Tachyon
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« Reply #82 on: 03-18-2014 21:12 »
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“Rumor has it that almost every actor in the world has been cast in this movie, but so far, the official cast member that we’ve confirmed -- the only on [sic] -- is R2D2," said Iger on the call.
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DannyJC13
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So Pixar didn't take all that long to break their promise of focusing on original ideas instead of sequels/prequels...
I know they have one or two original ideas coming up, but other than that,
The Incredibles 2 ,
Finding Dory ,
Cars 3 , you get the picture...
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I'm not the only one here who's tired of sequels, am I?
If the plan was to only have one movie--and the movie was published with no further plans being made--it's done, and shouldn't be expanded upon.
There are a few exceptions, but none that I can think of on the top of my head.
Also,
It's A Wonderful Life: The Rest of the Story . (Haven't checked many sources, don't know how reliable the information is.)
Xanfor
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Incredibles 2 and Cars 3 confirmed. http://www.comingsoon.net/news/movienews.php?id=116154 The Pixar sequel everyone wanted and the Pixar sequel no one wanted, oh this is gonna be fun. This gives me a happyface. Not so much
Cars 3 , but
Cars 2 was an enormous improvement upon the original, so who knows?
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« Reply #93 on: 03-23-2014 16:50 »
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Cars is one of my favourite Pixar movies. I don't understand why it is so unpopular with so many people.Mind explaining why Cars was one of your favorites? As for why it's unpopular, I don't think people necessarily hated it (can't speak for the sequel, though), but it's viewed as one of the worst as it had one of the least original premises and most formulaic storylines of any of the Pixar movies. It suffers in comparison to their much more substantial works.
Pixar seems to be running out of their creative juices, whereas Disney are getting back on top. One or two pretty good movies doesn't necessarily mean they're "getting on top." Frozen was good but it still doesn't match any of Pixar's hits.
Cough cough, TNUK was right about how I titled the thread and it makes me sad. Seriously though, can a mod merge the threads?
Edit: Nicely done.
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« Reply #94 on: 03-24-2014 02:15 »
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The Incredibles has needed a sequel all along, so I am very excited for the sequel. I think The Incredibles is the most sequel-worthy of all the Pixar franchises, and I'm definitely looking foward to this... But, come on now, nothing ever
needs a sequel. Unless it ends on a cliffhanger or something.
Mind explaining why Cars was one of your favorites? As for why it's unpopular, I don't think people necessarily hated it (can't speak for the sequel, though), but it's viewed as one of the worst as it had one of the least original premises and most formulaic storylines of any of the Pixar movies. It suffers in comparison to their much more substantial works. I wouldn't personally call Cars one of my favourites, but I still enjoyed it immensely (and the sequel, for that matter). Most of the criticism I see seems to be directed at the concept, since the whole "world populated by nothing but sentient vehicles" thing is pretty dumb on paper, and I suppose makes it feel more like a kids' film as opposed to a family film. I just put that out of my mind when I watch it, and let myself be delighted by the film for what it is. Neither Cars nor Cars 2 are "bad" films by any means, they're just less sophisticated than some of Pixar's other work. I still don't understand why everyone seems to shit all them, though.
And, let's be fair - MOST Pixar films have pretty formulaic plots... Pixar seems to be running out of their creative juices, whereas Disney are getting back on top. One or two pretty good movies doesn't necessarily mean they're "getting on top." Frozen was good but it still doesn't match any of Pixar's hits.I haven't seen Frozen, but Wreck-it Ralph was pretty great. Though, like Josh said, it's a bit of a steep conclusion to jump to. My two favourite Pixar films (Up and Toy Story 3) both came out in the last five years, and though more recent efforts like Brave and Monsters University haven't exactly been landmarks of cinema, they're still damn good. Fuck, Pixar have 14 films under their belt and haven't even come
close to a single dud yet. Unlike Disney, whose hit-to-miss ratio is atrocious, save from the occasional gem.
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Most of the criticism I see seems to be directed at the concept, since the whole "world populated by nothing but sentient vehicles" thing is pretty dumb on paper, and I suppose makes it feel more like a kids' film as opposed to a family film. That was my main problem with the first film; the complete lack of biological creatures was so jarring. The sequel, however, fleshed out the world with enough detail and background that I was able to appreciate the story much more.
I haven't seen Frozen [...] It contains one of the most heartbreaking yet simultaneously uplifting scenes in Disney history. I would definitely say it is better than
Cars . Arguably, I would say it is even better than
Tangled , simply by virtue of actually being close to being an actual musical.
I get annoyed when people think that adding a few songs to a film is all that's necessary to make it a musical.
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Why won't Bay make Bad Boys 3 already? Shit had just gotten real! Presumably it's because Will Smith doesn't want to do it for less money than it will cost him to buy himself, his wife, and his no-talent, idiot, son superyachts with matching personal helicopters.
That's really the only logical obstacle at this point.
DannyJC13
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To say I'm excited about this movie is an understatement:
Tachyon
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I only watched half of it -- I don't want to see any more spoiler material.