But thatās only about your favorite and least favorite Pixar films. This one is about every single one.
Good idea for a thread IV!
I actually thought about that too, but I think they wanted some symbolism in him going ādownā and Carl going āupā.
Toy Story
Like: The suburban setting and memorable dialogue
Dislike: Iāmā¦ honestly not sure. I guess Iāll also just put the human animation, though that couldnāt be helped much
A Bugās Life
Like: The nature setting, flight scenes and score
Dislike: The largeness of the antās eyes somewhat bothers me, maybe also the lack of emotional momentsā¦
Toy Story 2
Like: The Roundup Gang, and how Woody and the rest of Andyās toys are separated most of the film
Dislike: Hmmā¦maybe the settings in some places? Probably just because I liked the neighborhood in Toy Story
Monsters, Inc.
Like: The monster designs, imagination of the story, and heartfelt moments
Dislike: I donāt feel as emotionally attached to the non-Mike and Sulley characters.
Finding Nemo
Like: The look of the ocean, Nemo and Marlin moments, The Tank Gang.
Dislike: Some of the jokes are really a bit embarrassing (memorable and quotable as they may be)
The Incredibles
Like: The stylization, believable family characterization
Dislike: I donāt think thereās really anything I donāt like about this movie.
Cars
Like: Lightningās character progression, the country setting, and some of the music they used.
Dislike: A lot of the jokes and some of the slowness of the plot.
Ratatouille
Like: The dreamlike music and setting, the fact that I can identify on Remy a lot on his struggles, and many other things
Dislike: Hm. Another film I canāt really pick apartā¦
WALL-E
Like: The incredible designs of the robots, PIXAR upping the emotional ante, and a truly inspiring message carried through the movie without being excessively āanviliciousā (Tropers probably know what I mean by thisā¦)
Dislike: Kind of confusing when I first saw it, a little slow in some spots
Up
Like: Yes, everything!! The character design, the music, the amount of flying scenes (Ghibli fan here, you can probably guess why I love them so much), the shockingly real and emotional context of certain scenes/characters, etc etcā¦
Dislike: I watched the living heck out of it, so now I have everything memorized. ;D Kidding.
Toy Story 3
Like: The new toys fit in great, the spirit of the series is deeply felt, a satisfying ending is reached.
Dislike: Maybe the fact that some music is reused, but otherwise, I canāt exactly complain. Maybe a tad too melodramatic in some parts.
Toy Story:
Like: The conflict between Woddy and Buzz
Dislike: How the humans look, but thatās also part of the beauty of it too I guess
A Bugās Life
Like; The characters and jokes
Dislike: Too similar to The Three Amigos
Toy Story 2
Like: The characters and story
Dislike: Jessieās Voice
Monsters, Inc.
Like: The whole world they created
Dislike: Celia
Finding Nemo
Like: Everything, I love all the sea life
Dislike: The fart joke
Incredibles
Like: The kid on the bicycle, and Kari
Dislike: Mr. Incredible
Cars
Like: The Route 66 theme, and the history they give on the Motherroad
Dislike: Some of the songs
[i]Ratatouille[/i
]Like; The Culinary Aspects of the movie.
Dislike: I always thought that Alan Rickman would of made a great Anton Ego
WALL-E
Like; The romance between WALL-E and EVE
Dislike: The one scene with the spaceship landing in the beginning. Even my eyes waterup, itās so dust like!
Up
Like: Well, Everything basically! Especially the music
Dislike: Well, I like what Bryko said about Muntz floating up, instead of the cliche ending he had
Toy Story 3
Like: The Ending
Dislike: Jessieās voice
Toy Story
Like: Buzz and Woodyās relationship arc from one of jealousy to one of friendship
Dislike: Well, the design of the humans as already stated, to be fair though this was the early days, but itās rather strange looking back.
A Bugs Life
Like: A story related to feeling youāre not āone of the crowdā. Flick in general. Also doing the right thing DESPITE the idea it would possibly make you unpopular.
Dislike: Too many characters really I think in some ways.
Toy Story 2
Like: Buzz and Woody friendship while unfortunatly reduced still remained feeling important. Emotionally answered some questions reguarding towards when kids grow out of their toys. Good additions to the cast. (Jesse, Stinky Pete etc.)
Dislike: The Chicken Man. I guess?
Monsters Inc
Like: A world filled with possibilities to explore, and characters which you can see existing in human forms in many ways. THE WATERNOOSE REVEAL IS AMAZING (plus makes sense). Some unintended things were inferred but that makes everything more interesting than it might have been. Boo and Sulleyās friendship.
Dislike: Incomplete protaganist arc from Randallās unorthadox exit. Missed opportunities in several areas. (But then to make them all you might need multiple movies).
Finding Nemo
Like: The father-son bond arc, the difficulties of single parenthood and the fears which come with it. Dory, Bruce and the sharks, and emotional sucker punches along the way. Also the Tank Gang- especially Gil and Peach.
Dislike:ā¦ I canāt think of anything actually. Maybe the fact it wrapped up things so well the only thing I can really say is that I couldnāt stand it if a sequel came out for it? Heh. I guess it did screw around with biological facts here and there.
Incredibles
Like: Mirage is generally interesting to me and also had the best line of the movie regarding strength and respecting life. Bob/Helen is also my Pixar OTP. The idea of supers being persecuted also isnāt all that original (but then neither is M.I.s concept), but they generally pulled it off very well. Also Dash and Violet really did act like kids their age. Syndrome at times was chilling. And it was heartbreaking when Bob thought they were dead as well as terrifying when he started choking Mirage. Fascinating world possibilities in making supers affiliated with the government.
Dislike: Iā¦ , I sometimes got from this film that it was saying if you werenāt ābornā talented you should just roll over and deal with it. I know thatās what they werenāt really saying but it left an unfortunate impression. Granted Syndrome did show he was an adequate threat without āTheir special giftsā, but still, if they ever had a sequel, Iād like them to show someone without powers who manages to save the day. I feel this is still something Bob has to learn myself.
Cars
Like: Most of the characters, and general plot. A redemptive arc was just what the docter ordered. And my favourite scene has to be where Lightning helps āThe Kingā across the finish line, showing how he realised what really matters in life.
Dislike: World Building Twitches. I canāt believe very well that this world exists unlike other Pixar movies.
Ratatouille
Like: A story about a rat, being the lowest you can in society trying to follow his dreams. The animation of the humans was pretty cool in this too, I really liked how Lingini looked for instance- he seemed more ārealā to me than how some of Pixars humans had looked before. Anton Ego was great.
Dislike: I guess Remy was kind ofā¦ cocky at points. It kind of bugged me occasionally.
WALL-E
Like: WALL-E is adorable and I really enjoyed seeing EVE realise how much WALL-E had done for her and him helping her to have fun. She also almost realised too late what she could lose as well, which was great to see emotionally speaking. Itās odd that little robots with only a little āfacialā expression and limited speech managed to convey so much. Also Stanton proves once again heās perhaps Pixars best world builder in keeping to his own universes rules along with Bird. The use of the word āAxiomā was particulary clever when you think about it (look up the definition!). Some of the space scenes were wonderful.
Dislike: Umā¦ I guess the whole thing with the antagonist was unfortunate, he was doing what he was programmed to do after all. Though I guess there was no other choice.
Up
Like: Carl/Ellie, Carl bits in general. He was a good character in general and felt very real to me as well as situation before he decided to tie balloons to his house.
Dislike: Umā¦ Iām going to get flamed for this. I mean Dug was funny at first but it got old. Same with Russell unfortunatly (at points). The universe broke its OWN previously established rules and a lot of what was thrown in there seemed like stuff simply thrown in there to stop kids from getting bored. Also Muntz was disappointing. The sterotypes surrounding the dogs was also aggravating. (Though at least they ended up okay- but it still bugged me. Dug didnāt have to be a retriever). Up honestly elt like something which would have been their best short film if theyād instead simply cut Russell- just done a wordless montage and ended with Carl smiling as he sat in his flying house.
Toy Story 3
Like: Well I guess it was nice to see what DID happen to them when Andy grew up, even if that had been sorted out emotionally before hand. Lotso was a genuinely interesting character, someone who both drew sympathy from me but also made me appalled by his actions. I honestly think heās the way Syndrome was wanted to be taken as by Pixar- only he succeeded more in this. . Like a mixture of Waternoose and Randall from M.I. he was rather fascinating all in all. Also the incinerator scene was excellent, displaying true friendship to the end. Also Woody saving Lotso before hand. Go Woody! This movie, along with HTTYD from Dreamworks was also welcome after being disappointed by other movies, as they were the only ones who helped me immerse myself in the movie and care about the characters. They made me forget this was a āfamily filmā and theyād probably be okay in various instances.
Dislike: Lotso was unfortunatly a missed opportunity to me- I would have given up the incinerator scene for him to be redeemed myself. Also the opening sequence? Dire, though it thankfully improved. Spanish Buzz was thankfully shortlived but should have been shorter. There were also some moments where it seemed more like a Dreamworks feature. Now I donāt consider that synonymous with ābadā like some necessarily but it didnāt feel very Pixar at some points. Plus the amount of Buzz/Woody friendship was unfortunatly thin on the ground. It didnāt feel as important as in the other movies.
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Letās seeā¦
Toy Story
Like: I donāt know why, but I found Woodyās temper to be funny.
Dislike: Mostly some of the way the humans looked, but it wasnāt too bad. and I donāt really care for the soundtrack, except I love the songs.
A Bugās Life
Like: I like the part in the sombrero! And, itās fun watching the movie zoomed in at a random part of the screen. You can see some really funny looking ants at some parts!
Dislike: Lack of emotion.
Toy Story 2
Like: The new characters were great, and I love Wheezyās version of Youāve Got a Friend in Me.
Dislike: I kind of wish they had showed the gang going home.
Monsters Inc
Like: I really like how the monsters and the monster world looked.
Dislike: Some of the characters used to annoy me.
Finding Nemo
Like: I like the scenery, the music, and the characters a lot.
Dislike: Like Toy Story 2, I kind of wish they had showed Dory, Marlin, and Nemo going home.
The Incredibles
Like: The music was really cool, especially during the 100 Mile Dash scene.
Dislike: I think itās on TV too often.
Cars
Like: I live in the part of the USA where the movie takes place, so I really like the setting.
Dislike: I sometimes grow bored at the end race scene for some reason.
Ratatouille
Like: The Paris scenes were gorgeous.
Dislike: This movie makes me hungry!
WALL-E
Like: The characters are pretty much all awesome.
Dislike: Hmā¦ not really anything. But POYSC is way too catchy.
Up
Like: The awesome doggies. And everything else.
Dislike: Nothing really, but some of those scenes on the blimp were pretty freaky on the big screen. (Well, theyāre freaky if youāre scared of heights, like me.)
Toy Story 3
Like: The opening and ending scenes were pure genius. But I really liked all of it except for the monkey.
Dislike: Thanks to Toy Story 3, I now am finding myself tearing up at movies I never thought were very emotional.
Wow. You guys posted a lot.
Toy Story
Like: Woody, the whole idea, Andy, Sid
Dislike: Buzz, Mr. Potatohead, and Bo annoy me at times, and again, the people look funny
A Bugās Life:
Like: the whole movie. I love Flik, Francis, and allo the bugs I can think ofā¦
Dislike:ā¦I guess the way Atta treats Flik at the start, even if it was necessary for the plot.
Toy Story 2
Like: EVERYTHING!!! Woody, Buzz stopped annoying me, I <3 Jessie, and Bullseyeās adorable, and ZURG!! <3
Dislike: Stinky Pete and Al if I must choose
Monsters, Inc.
Like: The whole movie, sorry
Dislike: Honestly, the only thing I donāt love about this movie is how all the fans defend Randall. It gets old.
Finding Nemo
Like: This is hard for me. Dory is really funny, and I like her personality, Marlin, the music
Dislike: Darla, Nemo, the movie does get boring near the middle
The Incredibles
Like: The family, the story, the theme I got from it
Dislike: Mirage, Mr. Huph, how everyone loves Violet
Cars
Like:Lightning, Mater, the story
Dislike: Sally kind of annoys me at the start(sorry)
Ratatouille
Like: Remy, Linguini, Colletteā¦yeah, I just like the whole thing.
Dislike: Nothing, but I agree that Alan Rickman should have been Ego
Wall-E
Like: Wall-E/EVE
Dislike: Itās a bit dry at times, and EVEās really mean to Wall-E for a while
Up
Like: Carl, Ellie, Dug, Russell
Dislike: I wanted Muntz and Carl to be friends.
Toy Story 3
Like: The crying scenes for me, Woodyās leadership, Bo Peepās absence
Dislike: Score, ending, the plot
TOY STORY
Like:How Woody get jealous of Buzz
Dislike:How old the movie is,Mr.Potatohead,Hamm;
A BUGS LIFE
Like:How funny it was
Dislike:How everybody treated Flikā¦Atta
TOY STORY 2
Like:Everything Pretty muchā¦
Dislike:The other Buzz
MONSTERS INC.
Like:Mike/Sulley Frienship
Dislike:Mr.Waternoose,Randall
FINDING NEMO
Like:Bruce <3 ā¦other charactersā¦
Dislike:How overprotective Marlin wasā¦seagullsā¦Darla,ectā¦
THE INCREDIBLES
Like:Mirageā¦I guessā¦
Dislike:Everything elseā¦
CARS
Like:LIGHTNING AND SALLY!!!Everything!!! <3 <3
Dislike:Materā¦The end of the movie,with the helecopterā¦ How everyone unfairly bashes this movieā¦
RATATOUILLE
Like:Some Charactersā¦
Dislike:Linguiniā¦Linguini/Coletteās relationshipā¦
WALL-E
Like:Everything
Dislike:How worrisome WALL-E is,AUTOā¦
UP
Like:How emotional it wasā¦
Dislike:Ellie diesā¦Charles Muntzās dogs and himā¦
TOY STORY 3
Like:Andyā¦ <3 Everything
Dislike:No Bo Peep,Mr.Potatohead,Lotsoā¦
Haha, I love how you and I love/hate the opposite things! You like Mirage, and sheās my least favorite character, and you dislike that Bo was gone. I donāt know why, but I find how our posts are like mirrors very amusing. XD
You know what I was just thinking of thatā¦that is funnyā¦I canāt stand Mater but you love himā¦You canāt stand Sally but I love herā¦
Well, I like Sally, and I understand why she does what she does. She just annoys me a bit in the beginning, like Atta, EVE, etc.
Yeahā¦out of all of them Atta annoyed me the mostā¦
Yeah, honestly, any love interest that behaves like that annoys me. Astrid is a good non-PIXAR example.
Well I can see if the main character was like Lightning or Naveen guys who need a reality checkā¦but guys like Flikā¦nahā¦
Naveen annoyed me really bad. I liked Tiana, though. She rarely annoyed me. And she was pretty, and I like her dress. <3
This is really, really long. I didnāt mean for it to get this long, but I got carried away. Donāt say I didnāt warn you, and read at your own risk.
Toy Story
Like: Everything about this film just oozes with nostalgia. Itās hard to imagine that anyone could not like it, and yet my best friend hates it! It tells such an original story, with wonderful characters and an incredible amount of growth in Buzz and Woody. I love all of the characters in this movie.
Dislike: I really canāt dislike the animation, because it needs to be understood that technology wasnāt as advanced in the late 80s, early 90s when it was created. It is choppy and plain compared to todayās computer graphics, but it doesnāt bother me. I guess I really donāt like how Woody was such a huge jerk, but it gets worked out of him by the end of the movie. And it was needed to properly tell the story. The only characters I donāt like are Bo Peep, Scud, and for whatever reason Ducky annoys me.
A Bugās Life
Like: Absolutely everything. I really canāt say a bad word about this movie, and I canāt understand where the lack of appreciation for it comes from. It has such a touching and endearing story. I suppose I love it so much because it was such a huge part of my childhood. <3
Dislike: Ugh, thatās hard. P.T. Flea can be a bit annoying, but I find him to be more hilarious than annoying most of the time. I do hate how at the end, he thinks his circus troupe is in danger and tries to ākillā the bird, which completely foils the antsā carefully crafted plan that had been working smoothly right up until then.
Toy Story 2
Like: I love the touching moment near the middle of the movie where Jessie is recalling memories of Emily. The song by Sarah McLaughlin moves me to tears every single time.
Dislike: Itās my favorite of the three, but I donāt find the plot as appealing as the first TS. (Figure that one out. ) And thereās times where I just wanna strangle the Prospector. What an idiot.
Monsters Inc.
Like: The introduction of this movie is probably my favorite out of all the Pixar movies. Itās such a departure from the norm, and yet gives the vibe of a Disney short film while still maintaining originality. The whole concept of the film and the plot line are gems. Not to mention itās just outright hilarious.
Dislike: Randall and Waternooseās selfishness and willingness to hurt an innocent human child for their own gain. Donāt tell me otherwise, you canāt dice it any other way. On that note, I agree with IV that the rabid Randall defenders can really rub me the wrong way, especially the fact that they defend his selfish actions and try to justify them. I also donāt like how much flack Mike gets. He too gets selfish near the middle of the movie when theyāre banished, but that simply shows that heās a character with flaws, who doesnāt take to change well. I mean, imagine if you were thrown out of everything youāve ever known and made to accept this as your future? Youād be a little angry, too! xD
Finding Nemo
Like: I canāt pick apart this movie. I really canāt. Father-son relationships in movies hit a chord with me, and the opening sequence never fails to bring tears to my eyes. Marlinās sheer determination to find his son, and press through adversity until he gets there is something to be admired of a character. His overprotectiveness is simply a result of hurt and tragedy, but by the end of the film heās learned to let Nemo āswim in the deep endā. The music is phenomenal, the characters are so full of personality, and of course the story is beautiful. Not to mention, itās one of the most-quoted Pixar movies I know.
Dislike: Not much. It bothered me a bit when Marlin didnāt take Doryās word not to swim over the trench, but it was rooted in doubt and he didnāt want to take the word of someone who usually forgot what she said, which is understandable.
The Incredibles
Like: Thereās a few funny jokes in it, and that kid on the tricycle at the end makes me laugh every time.
Dislike: The rest of the movie. Sorry. The characters arenāt at all relatable, which is partly why I canāt enjoy it. Bob is selfish enough to put himself before family and Violetās overly closed-off self is painfully annoying. I donāt find the plot to be all that engaging, either.
Cars
Like: I have so many great memories of this movie. Sometimes just hearing certain phrases or bits of music from it cause surges of memories to come flooding back. I love the Radiator Springs crew, especially Red, Luigi, and Guido. But my favorite character in the entire movie was Doc Hudson. Hands-down.
Dislike: Most of the rest of it. Lightning makes my skin crawl most of the time. Heās so stuck up and arrogant itās not even enjoyable. Even though he ālearned his lessonā by the end of the movie, I canāt find him to be appealing as a character at all. Well, I guess the correct way to say what I mean is, he feels āfakeā, I guess. Thereās nothing about Sallyās personality that makes her shine. The movie is unbelievably slow in all the places where it shouldnāt be, especially since all the commercials and podcasts jacked it up to be this action-packed, fast-paced film, which it really wasnāt. I really, really hate the disrespect Lightning has for Doc. I canāt even put it into words. Nothing bothers me more than the young showing no respect for their elders. Mater can get quite annoying, too, but I donāt hate him entirely. I also dislike how over-merchandised it is.
(Now donāt tell me I donāt like this movie at all. I do have some very fond, nostalgic memories of it, but I just canāt get into it or enjoy it anywhere near like I did when I was younger.)
Ratatouille
Like: Absolutely. Everything. About. This. Movie. If it hadnāt been for the release of this film, I would have never pursued art in the way that I did, nor would I have grown to love it and develop a passion and skill for drawing and writing, as well as film as a whole. I would have never been the artist I am today if it werenāt for the passion that was fueled in me after seeing this movie. It has so many beautiful, encouraging messages, and every time I watch it to this day, Iām uplifted and reminded of my purpose in this world. It hits home with me on a personal level, because I come from a very small town with small mentalities. So to hear the phrase, āNot everyone can become a great artist, but a great artist can come from anywhereā has always been especially encouraging to me. On another note, Alfredo Linguini is still one of my favorite animated characters ever. Thereās something so endearing about his awkward, yet innocent, personality. <3
Dislike: Some of the characters are quite annoying, like Skinner. I absolutely hate the way he unfairly treats Alfredo, and how utterly selfish he is; that heās willing to ruin this poor, unstable young manās life only so he doesnāt have to give up a position of power. The lawyer, Talon Labarthe, the Health Inspector, and Francois the frozen-food concept guy are just plain irritating. Iāve also lost all respect for Colette, and despise how she gets Alfredo wrapped around her finger when she clearly doesnāt love him for who he is. Ugh, I could rant on that forever, but I wonāt. -___-
WALL-E
Like: Everything. Iāve written so much that I almost canāt come up with adjectives I havenāt used already. This is another one of the Pixar movies that stuck with me, and grabbed a hold of my heart in that same gripping way that Ratatouille did. The music, the scope of the film, the beautiful character arcs, and the unlikely romance of two sentient machines - who later teach wayward humans how to do the same - somehow is just so captivating and enchanting. I give lots of credit to the character development of Captain McCrea, too. He doesnāt get enough love or attention, and I really see him as an integral part of the story. WALL-E stumbled across his path, and left things in his wake that helped McCrea to discover his forgotten past on his own. It wasnāt the robots who brought them back to Earth, it was their captain, who made the decision in his heart and knew it was the right thing to do.
Dislike: GO-4 is such an obnoxious, bratty little robot. I didnāt feel bad for him at all when he ādiedā. XD
Up
Like: It is without a doubt one of Pixarās most emotional films ever created to date. Carl and Ellieās relationship is beautiful, and reminds me of my own grandparents and their timeless relationship. Russell is such a cute character, too. You canāt help but just love him.
Dislike: There was just something about this movie that doesnāt connect with me. Despite it being emotionally appealing, it doesnāt stick with me. I never liked Muntz or his dogs, for some reason. I canāt even explain why because Iām so burnt out from writing so much. Dā:
Toy Story 3
Like: Iām not going to make this long and drawn-out like the rest of themā¦ simply because Iāve been sitting here for over an hour typing. xDD I guess what I really like about TS3 is Bonnie and Spanish Buzz. And Mr. Tortilla Head. Not kidding, thatās pretty much it.
Dislike: It wasnāt as amazing as I expected it to be, for many reasons which Iāve explained before elsewhere. Woody was unusually selfish and gloom-and-doom, which I hated. The ending was far too melodramatic, I didnāt find the characters relatable at all, Lotsoās a jerk, Ken is justā¦ eughhā¦ and the music. Ugh, the music.
The end. Omg Iām tired. Dā:
little chef
trying to resist urge to reply
Wow. But yeah, the way everyone defends Randall annoys me. And Mike is awesome, if not perfect.
I donāt know how to answer the rest of it. But, why do you think Collette doesnāt love Linguini? I donāt follow. Iām not arguing, I just donāt understand.
(psst!! Is Woody, by any chance, your favorite TS character? )
rubs temple at the Ran comments Easy peopleā¦
I wasnāt talking about you, if that makes any difference, because you donāt argue with me
Or attack me for not loving Randall. I was talking about someone who has constantly given me issues since I joinedā¦
Wasnāt particularly your comment alone IVG. At least your starting to get an understanding of thingsā¦
And yes Iāmā¦aware of who your talking about. I regret theirā¦ermā¦some-what aggressive methodsā¦sometimes, sure, facts have to be presented in such a manner, but not all the time and not in drovesā¦