His name is Deez.
― schwantz, Tuesday, 13 September 2016 20:48 (seven years ago) link
More like Dis
― Al Moon Faced Poon (Moodles), Tuesday, 13 September 2016 23:34 (seven years ago) link
No thoughts yet on Finding Dory? Took my little one to see it at the weekend, think I enjoyed it more than she did.
― heaven parker (anagram), Monday, 10 October 2016 15:13 (seven years ago) link
There's a bit here - Pixar to Disney: Drop Dead - I liked the movie overall, but there was a scene at the end of Finding Nemo where they've lost Dory, and she's terrified and bewildered, and then they find her hooray the end. And I found that scene very affecting, and the ghost of that scene haunts the movie for me.
― Andrew Farrell, Monday, 10 October 2016 22:47 (seven years ago) link
I'm aware that I dodged the main concerns of FN by neither being or having a kid.
Also wandering around Sydney Aquarium yesterday, the kids are having none of the idea that those fish are called Clownfish and Blue Tang.
― Andrew Farrell, Monday, 10 October 2016 22:51 (seven years ago) link
So going back to the original post we've known about this for years:
UNTITLED DÍA DE LOS MUERTOSDirector: Lee UnkrichProducer: Darla K. AndersonFrom director Lee Unkrich and producer Darla K. Anderson, the filmmaking team behind the Academy Award®-winning "Toy Story 3," comes a wholly original Pixar Animation Studios film that delves into the vibrant holiday of Día de los Muertos.
Director: Lee UnkrichProducer: Darla K. Anderson
From director Lee Unkrich and producer Darla K. Anderson, the filmmaking team behind the Academy Award®-winning "Toy Story 3," comes a wholly original Pixar Animation Studios film that delves into the vibrant holiday of Día de los Muertos.
...and we finally have some details:
http://www.ew.com/article/2016/12/06/pixar-coco-cast-plot
First, the voice cast: Benjamin Bratt and Gael García Bernal will lead Coco alongside newcomer Anthony Gonzalez, who will voice the film’s main character, a 12-year-old Mexican boy named Miguel. Gonzalez was hired after serving as Miguel’s scratch voice during early development, proving himself indispensable to both the filmmakers and the character. Character actress Renée Victor also joins the cast as Abuelita, Miguel’s grandmother.However, to understand whom Bratt and Bernal are voicing, it helps to get a little context. What’s Coco even about?Coco follows the secret musical ambitions of Miguel, who resides in a lively, loud Mexican village but comes from a family of shoemakers that may be the town’s only music-hating household. For generations, the Riveras have banned music because they believe they’ve been cursed by it; as their family history goes, Miguel’s great-great-grandfather abandoned his wife decades earlier to follow his own dreams of performing, leaving Imelda (Miguel’s great-great-grandmother) to take control as the matriarch of the now-thriving Rivera line and declare music dead to the family forever.But Miguel harbors a secret desire to seize his musical moment, inspired by his favorite singer of all time, the late Ernesto de la Cruz (Bratt). It’s only after Miguel discovers an amazing link between himself and De la Cruz that he takes action to emulate the famous singer and, in doing so, accidentally enters the Land of the Dead.
However, to understand whom Bratt and Bernal are voicing, it helps to get a little context. What’s Coco even about?
Coco follows the secret musical ambitions of Miguel, who resides in a lively, loud Mexican village but comes from a family of shoemakers that may be the town’s only music-hating household. For generations, the Riveras have banned music because they believe they’ve been cursed by it; as their family history goes, Miguel’s great-great-grandfather abandoned his wife decades earlier to follow his own dreams of performing, leaving Imelda (Miguel’s great-great-grandmother) to take control as the matriarch of the now-thriving Rivera line and declare music dead to the family forever.
But Miguel harbors a secret desire to seize his musical moment, inspired by his favorite singer of all time, the late Ernesto de la Cruz (Bratt). It’s only after Miguel discovers an amazing link between himself and De la Cruz that he takes action to emulate the famous singer and, in doing so, accidentally enters the Land of the Dead.
― Ned Raggett, Tuesday, 6 December 2016 18:19 (seven years ago) link
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― Larry Elleison (rogermexico.), Thursday, 8 December 2016 05:10 (seven years ago) link
The next Pixar movie after that will focus on a streetwise East London paperboy Guvnor and his grandpa Old Geezer, and their comical attempts to avoid the Morris Dancing festival in Shoreditch.
― Tuomas, Friday, 16 December 2016 07:58 (seven years ago) link
dude we're already used to Hollywood documentaries about Real England
― Rock Wokeman (Noodle Vague), Friday, 16 December 2016 09:39 (seven years ago) link
I'm so confused. Half of this sounds like a really lame version of The Book Of Life without the crazy supernatural stuff & framing devices that made that movie awesome
― a Warren Beatty film about Earth (El Tomboto), Friday, 16 December 2016 18:59 (seven years ago) link
The other half just sounds really stupid and terrible
― a Warren Beatty film about Earth (El Tomboto), Friday, 16 December 2016 19:00 (seven years ago) link
... how is this thing actually getting made? it sounds like a total rip off of Book of Life (which was great)
― Οὖτις, Friday, 16 December 2016 19:03 (seven years ago) link
As far as Day of the Dead cartoons go, I'd much rather someone adapt this:https://images-na.ssl-images-amazon.com/images/I/51gu6AB7%2B3L._SX342_BO1,204,203,200_.jpg
― Josh in Chicago, Friday, 16 December 2016 19:03 (seven years ago) link
oh god i didn't even notice this in Ned's prologue...
the vibrant holiday of Día de los Metrosthe vibrant holidaythe vibrant holidaythe vibrant holiday
i mean, for all i know this movie might not suck but the PR department can go fuck itself
― Larry Elleison (rogermexico.), Saturday, 17 December 2016 04:08 (seven years ago) link
Well, teaser trailer:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zNCz4mQzfEI
― Ned Raggett, Wednesday, 15 March 2017 15:38 (seven years ago) link
Seriously just watch The Book Of Life. Wtf Pixar
― SFTGFOP (El Tomboto), Wednesday, 15 March 2017 15:47 (seven years ago) link
"No, really, it was our own original story we borrowed from Corpse Bride. Wait, shit!"
― Ned Raggett, Wednesday, 15 March 2017 15:48 (seven years ago) link
this looks really bad
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6Zxj9q8Yjdw
― Number None, Tuesday, 7 November 2017 18:18 (six years ago) link
That might have been good if no-one had made The Book of Life (or Kubo and the Two Strings)
― Andrew Farrell, Wednesday, 8 November 2017 00:01 (six years ago) link
So Toy Story 4 is inexplicably great, for a movie that sounded completely unnecessary.
― akm, Friday, 21 June 2019 05:22 (four years ago) link
That's pretty much how Pixar sequels work
― Rory end to the lowenbrow (Noodle Vague), Friday, 21 June 2019 06:01 (four years ago) link
True. I guess this is the one series where each film really hits it out of the park. Most of the other sequels (Dory, monsters, incredibles) were enjoyable but not equal to the first.
― akm, Friday, 21 June 2019 13:35 (four years ago) link
Nah that's fair. Didn't like the first Incredibles so haven't bothered with the second but i usually sigh and roll my eyes when they bring out a sequel even tho they're very well-executed compared to the other US animation studios
― Rory end to the lowenbrow (Noodle Vague), Friday, 21 June 2019 14:23 (four years ago) link
God sitting through previews of upcoming animated movies last night was motherfucking painful. Trolls 2? Angry Birds 2? A bunch of other ugly horrendous looking shit. Frozen 2 trailer was lovely though (though I doubt I'll ever see that).
― akm, Friday, 21 June 2019 15:45 (four years ago) link
Non-Disney/Pixar animated multiplex fare is one of the purest expressions of unalloyed misanthropy I can think of.
― Morrie Antoilette (Old Lunch), Friday, 21 June 2019 16:09 (four years ago) link
Dreamworks bats .250 maybe, but the good ones are good
― Cecil replies to your e-mails (Sufjan Grafton), Friday, 21 June 2019 16:15 (four years ago) link
(arches eyebrow as smirk slowly spreads across punchable mug)
― Morrie Antoilette (Old Lunch), Friday, 21 June 2019 16:17 (four years ago) link
(twerks to the tune of 'Who Let the Dogs Out')
.250 is probably generous. you recalibrate after your 3 yr old exposes you to amazon prime shit like "Jeppy"
― Cecil replies to your e-mails (Sufjan Grafton), Friday, 21 June 2019 16:26 (four years ago) link
or "Learn with Jeppy" if you want to google
― Cecil replies to your e-mails (Sufjan Grafton), Friday, 21 June 2019 16:28 (four years ago) link
― Larry Elleison (rogermexico.), Saturday, 22 June 2019 00:56 (four years ago) link
oh man i expected to meh that Finding Dory and it made me cry SO MUCH, like heaving sobs by the end
― Squeaky Fromage (VegemiteGrrl), Saturday, 22 June 2019 02:02 (four years ago) link
same
― Nhex, Saturday, 22 June 2019 02:19 (four years ago) link
Yeah, Finding Dory was a solid film. It was no Coco though...
― Mario Meatwagon (Moodles), Saturday, 22 June 2019 03:11 (four years ago) link
yeah Coco was the business.
― Squeaky Fromage (VegemiteGrrl), Saturday, 22 June 2019 03:42 (four years ago) link
i've forgotten every single thing about Finding Dory TBH
― akm, Saturday, 22 June 2019 04:03 (four years ago) link
Could be good?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x8DKg_fsacM
― chap, Saturday, 22 June 2019 17:24 (four years ago) link
Ha, that looks good!
― Josh in Chicago, Saturday, 22 June 2019 17:59 (four years ago) link
Will say, Pixar has been super hit or miss for me since ... Disney acquisition? I don't remember anything about Toy Story 3, didn't see Cars 2, thought Brave was OK, hated Monsters Inc 2, thought Inside Out was OK, didn't like Good Dinosaur, don't remember anything about Finding Dory (except Gerald, the goofy unibrow sea lion), didn't see Cars 3 (and didn't remember it existing?), loved Coco, hated Incredibles 2 ...
― Josh in Chicago, Saturday, 22 June 2019 18:18 (four years ago) link
neat!
― Squeaky Fromage (VegemiteGrrl), Saturday, 22 June 2019 18:46 (four years ago) link
(xpost)
There was way too much "wait, we have to go back for ...!" in this one, but otherwise I thought Toy Story 4 was surprisingly good.
― Josh in Chicago, Sunday, 23 June 2019 02:07 (four years ago) link
God sitting through previews of upcoming animated movies last night was motherfucking painful.
Unless you have children, there is no reason NOT to walk into movies 20 minutes late to miss the trailers.
― recriminations from the nitpicking woke (Alfred, Lord Sotosyn), Sunday, 23 June 2019 12:11 (four years ago) link
Independent Woman Bo Peep was good angle
― hollow your fart (m bison), Sunday, 23 June 2019 13:06 (four years ago) link
She was a survivalist!
― Josh in Chicago, Sunday, 23 June 2019 13:25 (four years ago) link
I heard/read a great take on the Toy Story movies as workplace comedies. Woody is established early on as sort of a manager, the guy in charge, barking orders and giving directions. The first movie is about the arrival of a new employee and how to integrate him into the team. The second movie is about Woody considering a promotion with better pay and fewer duties at a different company, but ultimately deciding to remain loyal to his team. The third one is about a hostile takeover leading to Woody et al. jumping ship to a new start-up (Bonnie). And the fourth movie is about Woody coming to grips with aging out of the workforce and embracing retirement.
― Josh in Chicago, Monday, 8 July 2019 21:57 (four years ago) link
there were a few moments that felt almost a bit Black Mirror-ish...Forky trying to kill himself, the defective and broken toys living in the antique store forever, the fact that a kindergartener can just create sentient life...I feel like the film's cuteness and humor was able to gloss over all that but the more of these they make the more it kinda delves into that world
I watched this with my kids (4 & 2) so I only got to pay half attention, but it was pretty funny. I assume I missed some good stuff while my kid was trying to climb over the seats. the stuffed toys played by Key & Peele were pretty good, I'm glad they did an ad ahead of time where they play the K&P valet characters cuz I was gonna say
― frogbs, Monday, 8 July 2019 22:08 (four years ago) link
Anyone have any thoughts on Onward? Doesn't seem to have been discussed here much, if at all. Haven't seen it yet but planning to rectify that soon.
Soul is out later this year and sounds v promising, looking forward to that one.
― joni mitchell jarre (anagram), Monday, 28 September 2020 08:30 (three years ago) link
Onward is remarkably unremarkable.
― Josh in Chicago, Monday, 28 September 2020 13:48 (three years ago) link
Onward was fine, my 9 year-old loves it and has watched it dozens of times. It's not top tier Pixar, but I also think it dropped from the conversation pretty quickly. I'm not sure a traditional run in a non-pandemic year would have improved it's rep all that much. But I think part of it is the curse of Pixar expectations, Onward didn't break any new ground in animation style/techniques (i.e. nailing Sully's hair in Monster Inc. or the underwater stuff in Nemo) and the story was pretty pat compared to say, Coco. All of which makes it sound like I'm lukewarm on it, but I'm not, I thought it was enjoyable.
― soaring skrrrtpeggios (jon /via/ chi 2.0), Monday, 28 September 2020 14:20 (three years ago) link