It’s awesome that there is a Dug cameo (albiet brief) in Ratatouille.The only Pixar films I love are WALL-E and Brad Bird's films (Incredibles + Ratatouille). Toy Story 1-3 are also good. Luca is cute but not outstanding.
Any personal issues aside, Lasseter isn't the creative audience whisperer that some thinks he is anyways.Maybe they shouldn’t have fired Lasseter?
Any personal issues aside, Lasseter isn't the creative audience whisperer that some thinks he is anyways.
Just have to look at his offering after leaving Pixar, Luck. Didn't connect with audiences at all, has an even lower audience score than Wish does.
We'll see if any of his other films currently under production fair any better, but I'm not holding my breath.
The point is that he himself wasn't the key to Pixar's success, it was the entire team. Something that he so far hasn't been able to replicate since leaving. At least Pixar had some success after his leaving.Well I guess one lackluster movie negates his entire career then.
The point is that he himself wasn't the key to Pixar's success, it was the entire team. Something that he so far hasn't been able to replicate since leaving. At least Pixar had some success after his leaving.
As I said we'll see if any of the other 4 movies currently in production fair any better.
The point is that he himself wasn't the key to Pixar's success, it was the entire team. Something that he so far hasn't been able to replicate since leaving. At least Pixar had some success after his leaving.
As I said we'll see if any of the other 4 movies currently in production fair any better.
Not really, as some think that it was him that caused Pixar to be successful, that he had the golden touch (no pun intended). And that if you just bring him back all will be right with the company. I'm saying that isn't the case. As if it was really him that caused anything he touched to become audience gold that it would have been replicated at Skydance, didn't happen at least so far.Much different statement than the post I originally responded to.
Actually no, its like saying that if you stick Michael Jordan on any team he can take them to the final four every year. And that is not the case. Its all about the team around him, not one person.And also this is kind of like saying Michael Jordan can’t beat the 5 guys on the other team by himself. Obviously but that doesn’t mean he isn’t the best player on the floor or the leader of the team. It also doesn’t mean that his team would go 0-82 without him.
Actually no, its like saying that if you stick Michael Jordan on any team he can take them to the final four every year. And that is not the case. Its all about the team around him, not one person.
Did I say any of that?Ok you re right. Lasseter was NOT a huge part of Pixar and Disneys success in animation the last 30 + years.
Crazy, I really must be a Pixie Duster™.
Wish was by far my favorite animated movie since Princess and the Frog. And if that wasn't shocking enough, my biggest issue with it seems to be the one thing other people liked: Chris Pine. The writing for Magnifico is all over the place, and what he "sings" about in his song has very little reflection on his actions shown in the movie. You can tell that there were several rewrites of this story, and I think Magnifico's entire character shows it most obviously. Also, if they wanted to return to traditional villain songs, they should have cast someone who could actually sing it. It was way too speak-sing for me.
Outside of that? I think the movie was really strong. My only other critique is that we could have used a 'Welcome to Rosas (Reprise)' establishing the new kingdom a bit better. I'm seeing it for the third time tonight with a different group of friends, and I'm actively looking forward to it.
If you're on the fence on this one, I'd recommend seeing it for yourself and forming your own opinion.![]()
It wasn't that cheap, it was $140M, still pretty expensive for a streaming only movie.What people forget is Lasseter had a different corporation mindset to work with when creating Luck. I'm not sure if he was there from the beginning or just stepped into the project. How much control did he really have? It was a movie for streaming so it was done on the cheap.
Did I say any of that?
Look the man had and left his mark on Pixar and WDAS, no doubt. But he was part of a team. A team that while it has faltered recently still did find success without him, and I expect will again. He so far hasn't found that same success without that team. Maybe he'll find it again, I don't know. But bringing him back isn't somehow automatically going to make Pixar or WDAS successful again. As its he who needs the team, not the other way around.
A bargain compared to Elemental and Wish.It wasn't that cheap, it was $140M, still pretty expensive for a streaming only movie.
For me, I don't get the point of 90% of what happened.
The star was of such amazing power that the king was afraid of it before he decided to crack open the Red Witch's (Wanda's) darkhold and level up. The star was apparently able to make wishes come true as well as do his/its own magic at will and was powerful enough to make her a fairy god mother in the end. He/it was on her side.
Why go through all the crap to free the wishes?
Why didn't he/it just do it the moment that whole thing came up?
Principle?
She had to earn it for him/it to be willing?
He/it was cool with helping in the most basic ways including the use of magic in a manner that was relatively unhelpful most of the time and willing to risk dying and/or being permanently enslaved to force a journey that might fail spectacularly for no obvious reason when she was already of the right mindset and on the right "path" when he/it encountered her?
Before the power of music saved the day, he/it was almost toast because he/it didn't just do that from the start.
As soon as they showed he/it using magic to do spectacularly dumb/funny stuff but almost nothing helpful despite he/it being on her side, the whole thing fell apart for me.
The whole story feels like one big plot hole, to me.
How about we frame it a different way? Do you think Pixar/ Disney would be better off if he was still around?
Well that is debatable especially for a streaming only release.A bargain compared to Elemental and Wish.
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