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Patrick McNamara wrote:
>> Anyone here seen it yet?
Saw it after work yesterday.
It's flippin' brilliant; easily the animated film to beat. Pixar
seems to have earned free reign and blank slates to do whatever the
heck they want, and they got to do a 90%% silent film about a rusty
robot, his cockroach pet, and a dystopian garbage heap Earth, with
heavy-set humans that aren't conventionally attractive, and a iMac-
looking "female" bot that carries a plasma rifle.
If the Japanese did it, it's probably be more deliberate, less kawaii
(believe it or not), and be tosed off as an interesting but
unwatchable foreign flick. Pixar gets a pass, and their art will get
more respect for it.
Mark this moment in your animation history books, folks. This could
be the weekend where ANYTHING seemed possible for the art form, in the
eyes of the animation seculars :-)
> I don't think it's out yet. I did see the Ebert (in name only) and Roper
> review and both reviewers liked it
Michael Phillips loved it even more than Kung Fu Panda, which was one
of his favorite films of the year so far. Roeper dittoed that, but
seemed to approach it from the "kids will love it" vein.
> It does promise to do well, although the
> first half-hour might be a bit slow.
It's not. The film is actually rather quick with the dissolves and
montages. Frankly, I would have preferred a more deliberate pace,
like Miyazaki's best stuff, or Vexille. I know adult folks get antsy
about restless, jittery underage gaming zombies in the audience.
Knock it off. THIS IS PIXAR!!!! They'll sit still and shut up for
Pixar. And they don't need chatty stuffed animals, either.
Take THAT, Iron Man :-)
Terrence Briggs, told you so
Peace to you...
