I had been meaning to see "Tokyo Mater" for a while and it did not dissapoint. Though…seeing that BnL cameo for "Lugnuts in a Cup" just made me a bit eerie. (sort of like seeing Buzz's batteries in Toy Story 3...Pixar really did a good job making a corporation as scary as Wal-Mart)
Meanwhile, seems like all we're getting next year is Brave, since Monsters U has become the 2013 movie instead of the second 2012 one...just as well I guess to make one centerpiece movie a year from the studio.
A new international trailer for Cars 2 is out:
I think Jon Turturro (sp?) is having a blast playing Francesco. And it looks like the Italy segments are going to be fun.
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The fuck is with this character design
Did they really have to add clothes to a car to make sure it looked as much a "JAPPO" as possible, why is this distinction necessary
Regardless I can't stop laughing at it because it's just an awful design as a car character and it's funny looking as fuck.
Edit: I just saw the trailer and I forget if other cars had things like hats in the original, but man it's goofy looking.
well 'she's" all dressed up to look pretty. :D
They're cars
No other car wears big gaudy ethnic dressup
At worst I think the french cars get berets and bagets
Then GEISHA car
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I can't even figure out what the top part of that is
Does she have a spoiler on her head or did they flat out say "fuck it" and just add human concepts like HAIR to cars, except plastic
How the fuck is she holding the fan.
lol i think they said screw it. anyways, geisha put on a lot of stuff in reality, so for me it doesn't bother me that the geisha car is extra dressed up. did you know for some of those hairstyles, they actually shaved some of the hair on top so they could sit a little "stool" like contraption ontop to raise the hair up. some of those hairdos get really complicated.
Did they really have to add clothes to a car to make sure it looked as much a "JAPPO" as possible, why is this distinction necessary
I think they had normal japanese car designs in the previous movie
I think this car is specifically supposed to be a geishia and not represenative of the entire jap cars population
the workings of Cars Universe gets denser and more convoluted
Cars 2 Cars Harder
Cars 2: Automotive Boogaloo
Heh, I just ignore the implausibilities and enjoy with Cars. It took a couple viewings for me to realize that about the first movie. I mean the first movie had a cameo by Elvis…so a geisha car is probably sane compared to that. (then again I like the joke that all the Japanese females have huge eyes...anime parody much (unless it's Miyazaki), Pixar?)
Cars 2: Detroit Strikes Back
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They're cars
No other car wears big gaudy ethnic dressup
At worst I think the french cars get berets and bagets
Then GEISHA car
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I can't even figure out what the top part of that is
Does she have a spoiler on her head or did they flat out say "fuck it" and just add human concepts like HAIR to cars, except plastic
Dude, chill. It's ONE car, not every Japanese car out there. And it's a geisha, they wear wigs and tons of other stuff.
Will the Japanese Racer Shu make you feel better?
… Chill over what
It's funny that it wears clothes
Sorry, I was under the impression that you were pissed about it.
you're a nice person sgt. satsuki
Of course cars is gonna be racist
the main character is a RACE car
Yuk yuk
Booooooooooo.
I'm wondering how well Pixar will merge the racing bits with the spy bits.
Let the red car handle em races, let the smart truck handle the spying.
The first image of Brave hits the web (from the movie, not just the concept art):
http://collider.com/brave-movie-image/93192/
Looking nice, Pixar. LOVE the hair. The Gingers of the world will be thanking you after this film, I think.
Gah. Still don't know anything about the movie but every image they release makes me think more that I'm going to love it. Love the trees.
And whats this about Lion King 3-D in theaters? Wha huh?
the best thing about that image is the blood in it
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also http://www.latimes.com/entertainment/news/la-et-women-animation-sidebar-20110525,0,3676956.story
 
Bleh. The whole Brenda Chapman debacle is souring the excitement for this.
Right now it's the only big blot on Pixar's record (that I can think of).
Well, its not the first time a director has left mid project because the heads thought it wasn't going well enough. Brad Bird took over for Ratatouille, after all.
But considering that, near as I can tell, it was her concept and baby, it is really irksome. Kind of like when Chris Sanders was taken off of American Dog so it could be turned into Bolt.
I don't suppose we will ever know the real reason why she was let go, but I suspect it's probably to do with her directing style (going off of PoE here). Pixar's only the flaw (if you can call it a flaw) is that they seem to be so over protective of their story and making sure that it's quality that sometimes it feels like they are missing out on particular directing styles, different (perhaps darker) shades of emotion, and maybe just that thrill of artistic leaps of faith
Like pixar movies are high Renaissance and Brenda is a bit more art deco
as long as the movies are still the highest quality, I can't complain though. Hopefully Brenda will get a job soon after this, perhaps at Dreamworks.
I know Chris Sander's version of Bolt was going to have mobsters and zombies and a cat with an eye patch.
It was going to be pretty significantly different from the much more average and by the numbers film that we got. No telling WHAT it was going to be… and it might have legitimately been too crazy and unmarketable for a proper numbered Disney film... but it was going to be different.
So, it might be some of the same here.
the best thing about that image is the blood in it
On her face? That looks like more of her hair to me.
On her face? That looks like more of her hair to me.
Yeah, its a loose strand casting a shadow.
Though I thought it looked like blood at first too.
Looks like bloodddd
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Reminds me of 'Old Disney' for some reason…and I can't say for sure what Old Disney really is. I like the look of it, though.
Didn't they show blood in Up when the old man decked the guy who wrecked his mailbox with a cane?
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Yeah, though that was more to show how much he crossed the line.
There was blood in Finding Nemo also.
FINALLY got around to watching Cars! Not only did I have to do it before I go to see the sequel (2 weeks to go) but it always slightly bothered me, as a Pixar fan, to have watched almost all the movies but have just this one hole (now its become my only Pixar film I first saw in non-cinema format).
Aside from a few nitpicks, I think this movie is usual Pixar quality. Great visuals, funny and solid plotting and characters, I really liked it and am regretting not seeing it at the theater when it first released.
Also, not having any exposure to Larry the Cable Guy (I don't even know what he looks like) probably helped me appreciate Mater more than I should have (though still generally an unlikable character) and helped me shallow the movie down better.
Bring on Cars 2 (and the presumed Brave trailer).
The first two "Cars 2" reviews….looking good...
http://www.variety.com/review/VE1117945476/
http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/review/cars-2-film-review-203082
Pixar announced today that their next film, an untitled, original project, which won't be a sequel or prequel, will be released on November 27, 2013. No other indication of what kind of film it is at all from them.
That's… really vauge. But hey, at least it'll be an original thing and not a sequel!
Pure speculation on my part... Pete Docter is working on a project at this time, with screenwriter Michael Arndt. Could this be that project? Only time will tell.
^Monsters U? Doctor did make the first one after all
Also 3 days till Brave trailer
More Cars 2 reviews are trickling in. So far I can't tell if the bad reviews are because they really think it's a bad movie, or if they're just disappointed that it's not the usual Pixar Par Excellance. And some of the complaints seem to be from people who just can't accept that this is a cars-inhabited universe with no people.
^Monsters U? Doctor did make the first one after all
Nope, that's being directed by Dan Scanlon, who hasn't directed before, but has been a storyboard artist on a few things. Doctor doesn't have much anything to do with it, which was one of my disappointments/worries when it was announced.
Also 3 days till Brave trailer
Will be seeing that in the theater on Cars 2.
More Cars 2 reviews are trickling in. So far I can't tell if the bad reviews are because they really think it's a bad movie, or if they're just disappointed that it's not the usual Pixar Par Excellance. And some of the complaints seem to be from people who just can't accept that this is a cars-inhabited universe with no people.
The first one is the Pixar film most derided by critics to begin with, and this one seems waaaay more over the top and crazy. Of course this one was going to get hit by critics, and folks who keep wanting Pixar to fail or have a bad outing just for the sake of… not having a flawless record and being better than everyone else?
The all-car universe messes with adults, while it doesn't phase kids in the least. And while the original was low on my list for a while, its steadily risen through repeat viewings. It has a lot of heart and good stuff to it and was great to look at, and I'm looking forward to part 2... on Saturday.
I know its going to have good music, visuals, characters and heart, even if the actual story or premise is too out there to get really behind and its aimed a slightly lower age level. (Hell, Ratatouille is my all time favorite and it involves a mouse controlling a guy by pulling on his hair.)
And even if it is a miss, Pixar is allowed a couple at this point, and its going to be full of quality in a lot of areas. They're coming off Ratatouille, Wall-E, Up and Toy Story 3, of course comparisons are going to be rough.
Its going to make 5 billion in merchandise sales regardless of how the movie actually does, so its pretty bullet proof.
Yeah, I'm just shaking my head at some of the reviewers' whining. I never expected this to be Wall*E level, I just expect it to be fun and enjoyable. And this may be the only case where I can enjoy Larry the Cable Guy in earnest.
The all-car universe never bothered me. I mean, it's obvious from the get-go: This is an all-car universe, turn off your perceptions. Is that so hard?
I think its cause all the other movies are fairly grounded in our world, and Cars is just… its own thing. From a studio that gives us such a crazy ammount of variety (superheroes, french cooking, sci fi, jungle adventure, toys, etc.) I don't see whats wrong with something different.
No one complains about the ancient Warner Brothers or Disney cartoons with anthropomorphic cars...
Maybe they're taking newt off the shelf then
Not seeing this and not giving any kind of fuck, when's the next WallE/Up/Toy Story 3 thing that will make me cry and feel young and old and not be a bunch retarded redneck jokes cars pooooopppp!!! no fucks givem
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Was Cars 1 good? I want to see it since I like Pixar, but I'm scared of wasting my money. :(
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These things take 4-5 years to make usually, I'm sure they've always got a handful of things down the pipe in the works. I'm sure we'll see Newt in some form eventually (even if its just as the opening short to something) but I'd think if it was going to be that, they'd just announce it as back on the schedule.
Granted, the announcement of "yeah, we're a movie studio and we're making another movie" is reeeally vauge.
Taboo: What's NPC?
Was Cars 1 good? I want to see it since I like Pixar, but I'm scared of wasting my money. :(
cars 1 was a great dreamworks movie!!!
it was a pathetic pixar movie….:(
Taboo: What's NPC?
Was Cars 1 good? I want to see it since I like Pixar, but I'm scared of wasting my money. :(
It may not be your cup of tea, like any Pixar film. It is in fact the film that convinced me to stop doubting Pixar, and to always catch their movies in the theatre, since it was the one I went in with the most doubt and I was SURE I was going to hate it. But I enjoyed it far more than I expected I would, and have come to downright like it over the years and multiple repeats. (There was a period where it was airing on tv daily.) I'd put it ahead of a couple other Pixar movies at this point, but everyone's list is incredibly different.
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