Part of me wants Pixar to fail. The really evil, jealous part of me.
I went to see WALL-E on opening weekend with my wife and two boys half expecting to be overjoyed, but ... also somewhat suspicious with a different type of twisted anticipation. I mean their latest concept ... movie about robot ... couldn't really be that creative or good, could it? I mean, eventually, these Pixar guys have to start phoning it in, right? That much success that many times in a row CAN'T be good for quality control.
Not only was I happily surprised at how good it was ... the movie sort of transcended my every expectation. Visually stunning, heartwarming, with interesting background thems on everythign from consumerism vs. the enviorment with what it means to be human.
And the kids really liked it, too.
Now, I'm left with both the joy you get after seeing a really good piece of art that stays with you ... and the sadness I get from realizing I will probably never work for a company that is as creative and amazingly successful as Pixar.
If you haven't yet, go see the movie, with or without kids. I can't recommend it highly enough.
And then, go check out the website for buy-n-large, the fictional mega corp in the movie.
http://www.buynlarge.com/
Their EULA is particularly entertaining.
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I went and saw it this weekend, partially on your recommendation and also because I hadn't seen the last couple of Pixar movies and I was curious about how the graphics has progressed.
The movie was good but it didn't strike me as great. I did like that it was very original and didn't really follow the classic hero/villian pattern. After getting home, the Tina watched Toy Story and I was reminded that Toy Story was just more involving for me.
With respect to the quality of the animation, the differences are getting subtle but the ability to render zillions of objects at high detail is apparent in a few scenes. One in particular was when Wall-E was racing to the spaceship when on Earth. The torn up streets and crumpled buildings that he was racing through were very impressive.
I saw it at Cinetopia which is great for digitally produced features.
Now I'm worried about the Mad Dog. Mad dog I know never wished ill upon another (company) due to jealousy or feelings of inadequacy (or inability to spell). Time for the Doctor to take some advice from the patient, and I'm recommending beer. Time for Ponce to find the beer fountain of youth. WUHH-AHHHHH-LEEEE!!!
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