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LM4sure said:
I've already seen this movie...........when it was called Flushed Away!! ZING!!!!!!!!!!!!!!1
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heh.. assuming that is either a bad joke, or that you haven't seen any of the trailers.
 
Mr. Spinnington said:
It almost seems that the motion picture industry is suffering the same fate as something like videogames, where heartfelt movies with actual talent put into them only appeal to a small crowd and aren't very highly desired by mass audiences who will gladly settle for the next star-packed, special effects-ridden picture on the scene.
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Uh, Welcome to Hollywood?
 
borghe said:
heh.. assuming that is either a bad joke, or that you haven't seen any of the trailers.
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prim and proper rat. check. forced to live in the sewer. check. oh wait! this rat is in france instead of england! OMG!!!!
 
LM4sure said:
prim and proper rat. check. forced to live in the sewer. check. oh wait! this rat is in france instead of england! OMG!!!!
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Flushed Away was about a pet rat that lived a posh existence and was then forced to live in the sewers with the rest of the rats, seeing how "the other half" lives. Through the course of the film the rat learns that there's more to life than having nice stuff.

Ratatouille is about a rat in Paris who wants to be a chef in a fine restaurant.

Other than both movies having anthropomorphic (to hugely varying degrees) rats as main characters, there are almost no similarities in the stories of the two movies.

Of course, you're probably just trolling the thread, but whatever.
 
SteveMeister said:
Flushed Away was about a pet rat that lived a posh existence and was then forced to live in the sewers with the rest of the rats, seeing how "the other half" lives. Through the course of the film the rat learns that there's more to life than having nice stuff.

Ratatouille is about a rat in Paris who wants to be a chef in a fine restaurant.

Other than both movies having anthropomorphic (to hugely varying degrees) rats as main characters, there are almost no similarities in the stories of the two movies.

Of course, you're probably just trolling the thread, but whatever.
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I think it's just the rampant Pixar dick-riding in these thread tends to bring out the contrarian in someone, even if they like Pixar movies.
 
J2 Cool said:
New footage from Ratatouille in an interview with Brad Bird on Good Morning America. Filmed a few months ago.

Curious, at the end of the report it mentions Bird moving to live action next. I know Bird's got other animated dream projects he's wanted to do and has always supported the medium of animation despite critics suggesting he could move away from it. He's always claimed he can do any type of story in animation.

I emailed Victor Navone about this, where I first found the link and he just said..



:/ Still, I doubt Bird would walk away from Pixar. Confirmation or not. probably a bunch of speculation by the reporter.
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Follow-up on this. While there isn't a direct quote, Brad Bird apparently confirmed to Daily Bulletin that his live-action film will be made under Pixar.

I'd believe it, considering the direct quote they do give: "The company is evolving into a place where all kinds of movies, not just animated ones, can come out."

Very interesting...
 
Yeah, I seen that. I also heard Pixar's got about 5 or 6 films in production. Directors ranging from longstanding Pixar contributors like Lee Unkrich and Brenda Chapman, to Gary Rydstrom who was a sound designer with a midlife crisis and begged Pixar who he knew well to make a film. Which became Lifted itself, and now reportedly he's getting to do a feature film. I don't know if I agree with all that though. It's going to be weird days in the future at Pixar.
 
I assume Pete Docter's film is the '09 one since that's the one we've known about the longest, and I believe he confirmed it had a human main character. I wonder if Unkrich had something different in the works before Toy Story 3 was put into motion. That'd leave 2011 and 2012 for the projects from Rydstrom and Chapman, assuming they're greenlit either already or in the future. After all, Pixar must have projects in development that never reach get going.
 
Not sure if I'm gonna watch this. Don't really want to spoil anything, and a 10 minute clips seems just a little too long.
 
Holy craps.

1. That was a fantastic cut after Linguine falls into the water. Once again Pixar proves not only are they great animators, they are fantastic ****ing filmmakers.

b) They NAILED Patton's mannerisms during Remy's monologue on the skylight. Just absolutely spot on.

III. This movie is going to own. There's like three minutes with no dialogue, completely carried by the pitch perfect animation.

Amazing stuff.
 
BenjaminBirdie said:
Holy craps.

1. That was a fantastic cut after Linguine falls into the water. Once again Pixar proves not only are they great animators, they are fantastic ****ing filmmakers.

b) They NAILED Patton's mannerisms during Remy's monologue on the skylight. Just absolutely spot on.

III. This movie is going to own. There's like three minutes with no dialogue, completely carried by the pitch perfect animation.

Amazing stuff.
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Setting up shop for the next flick.
 
No way I'm watching that. I caved and watched one of the podcasts, but otherwise I'm on media blackout.
 
Wow. Pixar just keeps improving, as difficult as it may be, i thought that was noticeably a step up from The Incredibles.

10 minutes is quite a lot, but I can't wait until October for it to come out over here. I'm glad that the preview doesn't spoil anything we don't know about the story and I can watch that sequence again and again and enjoy it just as much. As you guys already said, it's not just the animation and the visual quality, I was really impressed with how we always have the sense of scale with such a difference in size between the characters and how we're orientated so that we never get confused in that franctic sequence through the restaurant.
 
Absolutely amazing. My most anticipated movie of the year. It doesn't spoil anything, and it's incredibly funny.
 
Personally, having watched it, it's not too spoilery. After all, we basically already saw much of the latter portion in the international trailer, and the beginning portion has been heavily featured in trailers and previews.

That being said? Bloody fantastic stuff. It has a sense of manic energy missing from Cars, unable to be portrayed through Nascar, and looks like a return to form, big time. I'm impressed.
 
holy crap. there was nothing in the incredibles that elegant or flowing, and incredibles is one of my favorite family films of all time.

this is turning out to be pixar's coup de gras. 12 years after toy story and they are still continually topping themselves.

and as benjamin pointed out, I'm not even referring to their animation. at this point it is mostly pointless to discuss pixar's animation. it is so perfect every time that it's impossible not to take it for granted. about the only thing that matters with pixar anymore beyond the story and acting is the filmmaking.
 
Phoenix said:
I'm really looking forward to this. I think this has all the makings of a classic.... unlike the forgetable crap that was Cars.
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Wow, Cars wasn't crap. The only Pixar movie that doesn't hit the bar is A Bug's Life.
 
wait, isn't that the guy from king of queens? i love that guy.

anyway, i just saw the preview and i'm hyped, it looks great.
 
Animation is the best I've seen yet from Pixar. It's the little touches, like when the rat drums his index fingers on a pot as he's torn between flight and deciding on the next fitting ingredient for the soup. It happens in a split second, but when there's hundreds of those special touches throughout a 10 minute segment, it just brings the whole thing to life. Can't wait for this.
 
There is a very good chance that this will be regarded as Pixar's best movie. Yes, even better than the Toy Stories. And the Best Animated Film Oscar is a lock.
 
Mr. Spinnington said:
Wow, Cars wasn't crap. The only Pixar movie that doesn't hit the bar is A Bug's Life.
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I love A Bug's Life. I'd rate it higher than Cars but yeah, Cars gets a bit too much shit simply because it's not a seven star movie like most Pixars. But a five star movie is still a five star movie.
 
Mr. Spinnington said:
Wow, Cars wasn't crap. The only Pixar movie that doesn't hit the bar is A Bug's Life.
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In my opinion A Bug's Life > Cars.

Seriously, I really didn't like cars. Such an awful, cliché and safe story. I didn't feel for any of the characters (no, it's not because they are cars), the whole movie made me cringe.
I should rewatch it btw, to see if I still think cars is average at best.

Edit: pixar short about street artists before the movie > cars
 
bud said:
wait, isn't that the guy from king of queens? i love that guy.

anyway, i just saw the preview and i'm hyped, it looks great.
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The new RatCast is all about Patton. Definitely worth a look. It's great. A bit spoilery about his role among the rats (SPOILER: It's amazingly hilariously done) but still, watch it.
 
I'm impressed by the animation, once again. But the setting looks a little boring to me, and I haven't laughed at any of the jokes in this 10 minute segment. I'm usually a Pixar whore and their movies have been highlights of the year for a lot of time now, but with Cars being a little disappointing, I'm not expecting that much, really.
 
Foreign Jackass said:
I'm impressed by the animation, once again. But the setting looks a little boring to me, and I haven't laughed at any of the jokes in this 10 minute segment. I'm usually a Pixar whore and their movies have been highlights of the year for a lot of time now, but with Cars being a little disappointing, I'm not expecting that much, really.
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I didn't really laugh at the preview either and I don'y know if I ever laugh out loud at Pixar movies. I don't think that's the point though, this isn't Shrek and I didn't see any blatant gags or failed attempts at jokes, this is about the characters and story and both of which I found charming.
 
I'm not sure I'd say A Bug's Life is better than Cars, but I'd definitely say I'd prefer to watch the former. I enjoyed Cars but it had a couple story problems and used too many pop culture references (what was it, Jay Limo? ick). The third act was incredibly rushed and anti-climactic as well.

Ratatouille looks phenomenal though, and I'm super excited by WALL-E.

Foreign Jackass said:
I'm impressed by the animation, once again. But the setting looks a little boring to me, and I haven't laughed at any of the jokes in this 10 minute segment. I'm usually a Pixar whore and their movies have been highlights of the year for a lot of time now, but with Cars being a little disappointing, I'm not expecting that much, really.
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It's Brad Bird. Everything this man touches is gold.
 
Dan said:
I'm not sure I'd say A Bug's Life is better than Cars, but I'd definitely say I'd prefer to watch the former. I enjoyed Cars but it had a couple story problems and used too many pop culture references (what was it, Jay Limo? ick). The third act was incredibly rushed and anti-climactic as well.

Ratatouille looks phenomenal though, and I'm super excited by WALL-E.


It's Brad Bird. Everything this man touches is gold.
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Agreed on all accounts. I'm still waiting for my loaded Cars dvd though. Ratatouille's here, and no release in sight. I really don't want to go the dvd barebones. I think I'd get more out of it with some documentaries and a director commentary/animator commentary. Just to see how they generally feel about the whole thing reading between the lines.
 
Yep, I'm waiting for the two-disc set as well. It's gotta be coming around sooner or later.
 
J2 Cool said:
Well.. It's not blind if the man has a 15-year track record of some of the best animated material in the business.
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IIRC, he only has done 2 feature film, Rats being the third.

I'm as big a fanboy of Brad Bird as I can be, but even if Iron Giant was awesome, it's not flawless. Same thing for The Incredibles.

I won't go into this debate right now, but It wouldn't be surprising to see Rats not being as could as everyone here think it will be. People tend to over hype Pixar stuff too often than not.
 
Littleberu said:
IIRC, he only has done 2 feature film, Rats being the third.

I'm as big a fanboy of Brad Bird as I can be, but even if Iron Giant was awesome, it's not flawless. Same thing for The Incredibles.

I won't go into this debate right now, but It wouldn't be surprising to see Rats not being as could as everyone here think it will be. People tend to over hype Pixar stuff too often than not.
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The Incredibles' only flaw was that it ended.
 
I said animated material. He also created the series Family Dog and worked on the Simpsons in their prime as an executive consultant, screenwriter, and director for a couple episodes. Also was on The Critic and King of the Hill for a short ammount of time.
 
J2 Cool said:
I said animated material. He also created the series Family Dog and worked on the Simpsons in their prime as an executive consultant, screenwriter, and director for a couple episodes. Also was on The Critic and King of the Hill for a short ammount of time.
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I knew all that (except Family Dog), but that's not an argument.

Ridley Scott did Gladiato, Alien and Blade Runner. He made A Good Year and Kingdom of Heaven.

High expectations can bring you even lower.
 
Littleberu said:
I knew all that (except Family Dog), but that's not an argument.

Ridley Scott did Gladiato, Alien and Blade Runner. He made A Good Year and Kingdom of Heaven.

High expectations can bring you even lower.
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True. I know what you're saying.. Just that I personally wouldn't doubt him until he dissapoints, and everything about this film I'm digging initially.
 
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