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So I finally saw Wall-E
« on: March 05, 2009, 08:19:07 PM »
My step-dad got the 3 disc DVD set a couple of days ago and we watched it last night. Definitely much better than Cars IMO.

The coolest thing though was a one and a half hour extra on the DVD that tells the story of how Pixar came to be. It had some very interesting info in it like John Lasseter being fired from Disney after he made a feature film based on the Brave Little Toaster. Some head of Disney came to screen the movie, never watched it, and stormed out after saying that there was no point to computer animation if it wasn't cheaper or faster than the old way. The movie was shelved and never released btw.

They also apparently did a massive do over on Toy Story 2 in a very limited amount of time because Pixar felt the movie sucked but Disney was going to release it as is. Lasseter hadn't been a part of the project and it was supposed to go straight to video but then Disney decided to release it theatrically. Thus the reworking of it occurred.

They showed a clip of Jessie's song and all the people they showed talking about that part of the movie (all men btw) were obviously emotional about it. Tom Hanks said that he and Tim Allen saw the movie for the first time together and there they were, two forty year-old men crying because of an abandoned cowgirl doll. I was right there along with him crying (again) because of just a short clip of the song.  ;)  As Lasseter emotionally summed it up, "At that moment you know that no one's thinking 'Well this is just a cartoon. This is just a bunch of pencil drawings on paper or this is just a bunch of computer data.' No, these characters are live and they're real."

And that is what makes Pixar movies so great.
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Re: So I finally saw Wall-E
« Reply #1 on: March 05, 2009, 08:23:58 PM »
To me Pixar has the heart of Old Disney. eg. Making great films for kids and adults.

Modern Disney just seems like yet another television studio. Maybe being oversaturated with Hannah Montana / American Idol / High School Musical 12 lately is souring me.

But I love Pixar. =)

Toy Story 3 is coming out next year.
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Re: So I finally saw Wall-E
« Reply #2 on: March 05, 2009, 08:33:50 PM »
Quote from: Doombot on March 05, 2009, 08:23:58 PM
To me Pixar has the heart of Old Disney. eg. Making great films for kids and adults.

Modern Disney just seems like yet another television studio. Maybe being oversaturated with Hannah Montana / American Idol / High School Musical 12 lately is souring me.

But I love Pixar. =)

Toy Story 3 is coming out next year.

I updated my OP with a bit more info as you posted this. Just wanted to be sure you saw.

They talk about why Disney 2D animated films fell off over the last decade and the people at Pixar are truly saddened by it. Apparently the success of CGI films caused a lot of old school animation talent to be cut at Disney and they sort of gave up on 2D after some lackluster films failed to make much money. The people at Pixar made it clear that they think 2D movies can still do well at the box office provided that they are good.
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Re: So I finally saw Wall-E
« Reply #3 on: March 06, 2009, 01:19:13 AM »
that link doesn't work, I wanted to cry, darn it! :D

I also enjoy Pixar.
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Re: So I finally saw Wall-E
« Reply #4 on: March 06, 2009, 01:28:54 AM »
Quote from: Sylvee Bee on March 06, 2009, 01:19:13 AM
that link doesn't work, I wanted to cry, darn it! :D

I also enjoy Pixar.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=natWIzL4gLg&feature=related

They didn't nerf that one yet.   ;)
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Re: So I finally saw Wall-E
« Reply #5 on: March 06, 2009, 03:19:53 AM »
Speaking of 2D... I can't wait for the Frog Prince.

It looks like Classic Disney. =)
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Re: So I finally saw Wall-E
« Reply #6 on: March 06, 2009, 10:26:43 PM »
Quote from: Brugdor on March 06, 2009, 01:28:54 AM
Quote from: Sylvee Bee on March 06, 2009, 01:19:13 AM
that link doesn't work, I wanted to cry, darn it! :D

I also enjoy Pixar.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=natWIzL4gLg&feature=related

They didn't nerf that one yet.   ;)

Yup - sad as hell.


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Re: So I finally saw Wall-E
« Reply #7 on: March 06, 2009, 11:45:07 PM »
Sometimes its the smallest things that makes a person that much more comfortable  :)


Speaking of movies, has anyone else seen Coraline yet? I know its not directly related buuuut..... then again, what is here after 5 posts? *shrug*
I have to say it was an AWESOME movie to see in 3D.
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Re: So I finally saw Wall-E
« Reply #8 on: March 07, 2009, 05:08:41 AM »
WALL-E ===> most adorable date movie ever!!!!!  saw it with the bf on opening weekend (i'm sure i've mentioned it), he knew that he it would take a miracle for me to come out of the adorableness high i was in

flamey boy====> i'm kinda scared to see coraline. i read the book in hs and thought it sucked. (part of it i think was that the book is not a hs reading level and i was expecting something at least 7th grade). do you know how much they keep with the book/changed?
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Re: So I finally saw Wall-E
« Reply #9 on: March 08, 2009, 04:41:02 AM »
Ive actually been planning on reading the book after this, just because im curious what it may have changed..... So no, I dont know just what may be different, but from what Ive heard its fairly faithful to the book.
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Re: So I finally saw Wall-E
« Reply #10 on: March 09, 2009, 08:53:41 PM »
Saw Coraline last night. In 3D. Great movie, but starts out a little slow.

I'm a fan of Gaiman, though. And I know he approved of how they did the movie. And even how they handled what were internal monologues in the book.
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Re: So I finally saw Wall-E
« Reply #11 on: March 09, 2009, 11:20:23 PM »
Hey Frood.... You ever see the BBC produced "Neverwhere" Miniseries? If so, what did you think of it?
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Re: So I finally saw Wall-E
« Reply #12 on: March 10, 2009, 01:59:51 AM »
Quote from: Desolo on March 09, 2009, 11:20:23 PM
Hey Frood.... You ever see the BBC produced "Neverwhere" Miniseries? If so, what did you think of it?

Nope. Never seen it.

My girlfriend may have, though. She owns most of Gaiman's books.
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Re: So I finally saw Wall-E
« Reply #13 on: March 11, 2009, 03:52:37 PM »
It is one of my favorite books, so when a friend came down from the raleigh area and brought down an odd miniseries box set claiming to be "neverwhere" I got a chance to see it as a TV miniseries.... It wasnt to bad in all honesty, I enjoyed it, but it seemed campy but not at the same time.
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