The Incredibles!

[seawasp]

Pixar's done it again. A marvelous movie, combining superheroes with a "family under stress" motif, and the big villain... is the world's most obsessive fanboy. I loved the heroes, the plotline, and the animation. The major battle was really well done, and the earlier ones, showcasing the main characters, were just plain FUN. The nods to other comics and genres were extensive and marvelously well set up.

The next one, however, looks to be Pixar's first failure. Maybe they'll pull it off somehow, but I'm VERY unhopeful.

(unwillingly, I must say that the preview for Episode III Star Wars looked very cool. Of course, that was true of Ep I previews too. Undoubtedly the movie itself will suck like a black hole in a vacuum cleaner.)

Comments

[snippy]

Failure? I thought Cars looked interesting, and it will have widespread appeal in the "red states" since it's about NASCAR.

[sinanju.livejournal.com]

I'm not so sure. The preview for CARS (or whatever it's called) left me completely cold. But I only ever went to one NASCAR race (with my dad and my brothers when we were kids), and I found it mostly quite boring.

On the other hand, the preview for Episode III also left me with no interest in seeing the movie. It also left me scratching my head. Apparently, the empire rises to power, rules with an iron grip, and is overthrown all within one generation. Not much of an empire, if you ask me.

Well, that's the point, isn't it?

[seawasp]

NASCAR races aren't unfun to watch, but the reason they are interesting is that they're contests of HUMAN SKILL. And from the previews, unlike in Toy Story, there ARE no humans in this world. Somehow there's a whole world of talking cartoon cars.

My 3 year old might like it, and it's probably not going to be as horrid as Squidbob Cthulhupants and his ilk, but it's not likely to be something any adult would watch.

[snippy]

Didn't think of that...I'm not a car race fan, so I don't really understand the appeal in that much detail.

IS THIS YOU----RYK?????

[(Anonymous)]

IF IT IS YOU-----Great walk up to "THE PLACE" this AM!!!!
You are right----"She would have loved this stuff"!!!!!!

Re: IS THIS YOU----RYK?????

[seawasp]

Of course it's me. If it wasn't me, it would be someone else, but then they wouldn't be me!

Yes, mom would have loved this. It would've been the perfect outlet for all the stuff she wrote.

[james-nicoll.livejournal.com]

Cars does look awful.

What I saw of the Incredibles looked good but then events occured and I went home, somewhat smokier than when I set out.

[randallsquared.livejournal.com]

How... typical. For you. :)

Why, do you suppose...

[seawasp]

...did I see your name on the (emailed version) post, and immediately say to myself "he's going to tell me about a disaster that prevented him from watching the movie"?

Do you ever get tired of being at the center of strange disasters?

Re: Why, do you suppose...

[james-nicoll.livejournal.com]

My preferences do not seem to play a role so there is no point in caring one way or the other.

[rezendi.livejournal.com]

Good god. Department of Microscopically Tiny World Department: Are you the James Nicoll? Of Imperiums To Order?

[james-nicoll.livejournal.com]

Formerly of, yes. I freelance for various book and game companies now.

[rezendi.livejournal.com]

Huh. I strongly suspect you'd know me, were we to meet on the street. I was a customer of yours, off and on, from something like age twelve.

[corvidophile.livejournal.com]

agree with you .... i thought Pixar did a great job with the Incredibles! was funny, well animated, the whole bit.

and agree with you again on the nascar one. looked horrible. or maybe just for young young young kids? either way, won't be going to see that one.