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Brave Little Toy Story
Jun. 19th, 2010 12:26 pmI have laughingly referred to myself as The Pixar Grinch since Wall-E, and was not really looking forward to Toy Story 3, which I called Brave Little Toy Story because of its apparent similarities to a certain early Lasseter film about a toaster. But as the release date approached, the buzz started to build, and the clever and appealing viral marketing took off, it started to look like it had possibilities ... Then the studio had a screening last weekend, and I came back from my mini-holiday to all my colleagues, even the ones who didn't like the last few Pixar films, nodding in glassy-eyed unison that yeah, it was pretty much the best thing ever, and all was forgiven. Gosh, I thought, maybe it is good after all! I sure hope so, because I like seeing good movies, and I don't like losing faith in the people who have been a guiding creative light for so long (and, more importantly selfishly, dictate the creative path of the studio for which I work).
So I don't think my reaction was determined before I went in; I had not made up my mind to continue in the role of Pixar Grinch. I wanted my heart to grow three sizes today. I'm not entirely sure why it didn't, but I may as well attempt to apportion blame ...
( Poking at Toy Story 3 for Fun and Profit )
I am sorry to come across so universally negative; if I were writing a review for a paper not only would I be sacked for being so long and rambly and off-the-point, but I'd probably give it 3 stars out of 5; it wasn't a bad film, it just wasn't great. Everyone else in the theatre seemed to be enjoying it immensely. To sum up my personal appraisal: I don't regret seeing it, but I can't imagine going out of my way to see it again, or even stopping to watch for a bit if I caught it playing in a room I was walking through. I wouldn't buy the DVD; that money's much better spent on How to Train Your Dragon, which will actually get watched. Repeatedly.
Brave remains the only Pixar film I'm looking forward to ... Brenda Chapman, it's all riding on you!
So I don't think my reaction was determined before I went in; I had not made up my mind to continue in the role of Pixar Grinch. I wanted my heart to grow three sizes today. I'm not entirely sure why it didn't, but I may as well attempt to apportion blame ...
( Poking at Toy Story 3 for Fun and Profit )
I am sorry to come across so universally negative; if I were writing a review for a paper not only would I be sacked for being so long and rambly and off-the-point, but I'd probably give it 3 stars out of 5; it wasn't a bad film, it just wasn't great. Everyone else in the theatre seemed to be enjoying it immensely. To sum up my personal appraisal: I don't regret seeing it, but I can't imagine going out of my way to see it again, or even stopping to watch for a bit if I caught it playing in a room I was walking through. I wouldn't buy the DVD; that money's much better spent on How to Train Your Dragon, which will actually get watched. Repeatedly.
Brave remains the only Pixar film I'm looking forward to ... Brenda Chapman, it's all riding on you!
