Excellent characters and an involving narrative make up for a slightly flat visual look in this now timeless classic.
Its the latter thats the better movie.
Again, brilliant performances from Tom Hanks and Tim Allen, and Kelsey Grammer as Stinky Pete.
Even better animation and rendering, too.
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Monsters, Inc.Exceptionally underrated movie, built around a simple but uber-cool premise.
Beautiful colours, clever sight gags and amazing character design takes this to Pixars top shelf.
Finding NemoI know some people love this film, but it leaves me cold.
Ive given it three stars for the technical and voice work.
Its at its best in the fish tank, when its been less predictable and preachy.
It might seem heresy, but I enjoyedBugs Lifemore.
The IncrediblesIn my mind there is no comparison between this movie and anything else Pixar has created.
Its pretty much perfect in every respect.
I especially love the Barry-esque Bond incidental music.
Its bright and colourful but an ultimately soulless exercise.
Actually to be fair it was partly made before Bird took control.
The end result is delicious.The Shorts…
The Adventures Of Andre and Wally B (1984) More of a render test than an actual film.
Reds Dream (1987)A charming short story, about the dreams of a monocycle.
Tin Toy (1988)The origins of Toy Story, but not rendered as nicely as Reds Dream.
Sadly, the original is not on the Pixar Shorts DVD.
Grrr…
Geris Game (1997)Superb!
Simple idea but done wonderfully well.
The character turns up inToy Story 2as the toy repair expert.
For The Birds (2000)Simple sight gag, beautifully animated and designed.
Boundin (2003)Animated musical brilliance!
Jack-Jack Attack(2005)A short made using some footage unused fromThe Incredibles.
That doesnt sound enticing but its very funny indeed.
One Man Band (2005)Pixar showing off, as only it can!
Lifted (2006)A totally alternative take on alien abduction…weird.
Mater and the Ghostlight (2006)Short for theCarsDVD, not sure why they bothered.
