Inbetweener
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Mar 19, 2008, 3:47 PM
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Could a Pixar flop be on the horizen?
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I recently saw a trailer for a new Pixar mvie It was something about a small robot falling in love with another robot. It looked really pathetic--but I'd said the same about the teaser for The Incredibles, and it was awesome.
I might really love this upcoming movie. Who knows? But it's been said that Pixar is one day going to release a flop. They've all been huge hits so far. It's been quite some time now. So is the time nigh? Could a Pixar flop finally be on the horizen?
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Directing Animator / Contributor
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Mar 19, 2008, 6:59 PM
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The statistical likelihood is that Pixar will release a bomb someday; after all, every studio does at some point. But it's not really fair to presume that Wall-E will be that film. After all, you can't judge a film solely by its' trailer. If you did, then you'd claim that The Incredibles was just about a guy trying to squeeze into a pair of tights.
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(This post was edited by Starburst on Mar 19, 2008, 7:05 PM)
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Supervising Animator
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Mar 20, 2008, 7:37 AM
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According to John Lasseter in a presentation to Disney corporate investors:
“ WALL-E is the story of the last little robot on Earth. He is a robot and his programming was to help clean up. You see, it's set way in the future. Through consumerism, rampant, unchecked consumerism, the Earth was covered with trash. And to clean up, everyone had to leave Earth and set in place millions of these little robots that went around to clean up the trash and make Earth habitable again.
Well, the cleanup program failed with the exception of this one little robot and he's left on Earth doing his duty all alone. But it's not a story about science fiction. It's a love story, because, you see, WALL·E falls in love with EVE, a robot from a probe that comes down to check on Earth, and she's left there to check on and see how things are going and he absolutely falls in love with her.[3]
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WALL-E is an acronym for Waste Allocation Load Lifter - Earth-Class.
That's what I found online-which may not be totally reliable. It suddenly makes sense though on why Wall-E was in love with the vaccum cleaner in the preview I saw-he's the last robot on Earth-and he was lonely.
Truthfully I haven't seen the last two Pixar hits "Cars" or "Ratatoui" to be able to judge how good they were and I still have to see them.
In my honest opinion though I was not happy with "A Bug's Life" as a child and only enjoyed the character of the hungry bird.
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Bugs Bunny cartoons are not supposed to feature a lisping Viking rabbit hunter enthusiastically professing his operatic love for a bunny in drag.
(This post was edited by Glowworm on Mar 20, 2008, 7:38 AM)
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Inbetweener
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Mar 20, 2008, 11:21 AM
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Sorry I was quick tom judge Wall-Ee before seeing it.
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Supervising Animator / Contributor
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Mar 20, 2008, 2:11 PM
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I can't predict how well Wall-E will be received at the box office(believe me, if I could, I'd make Bill gates look like he's homeless!). From the looks of the trailer, I can't say that this will be another The Incredibles, but it looks to be a fairly enjoyable film, if you like cute robots.
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Supervising Animator / Contributor
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Mar 20, 2008, 2:34 PM
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Every Pixar film is successful. I doubt they'll ever have a flop. Even their upcoming "Up" next year, which is most likely going to be done in 2-D ANIMATION, will still be a wild success.
But I'm not a total anti-Pixar person. I liked the Toy Story films and "The Incredibles" a lot, thought "A Bug's Life" was OK, didn't really like "Monsters Inc." (thought it was unoriginal), "Finding Nemo" (some rather annoying characters, especially that little girl) and "Ratatouille" (rather boring). Didn't see "Cars," due to hearing people say it wasn't their best film.
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People think I am crazy just because I didn't like "Ratatouille." Am I REALLY crazy, or do I see things differently?
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Inbetweener
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Mar 20, 2008, 2:50 PM
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Every Pixar film is successful. I doubt they'll ever have a flop. Even their upcoming "Up" next year, which is most likely going to be done in 2-D ANIMATION, will still be a wild success.
Ever? They've been riding high for some time.
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Supervising Animator
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Mar 20, 2008, 2:56 PM
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It's inevitable that Pixar will have a flop someday. It happens to all studios. When will it happen? We'll just have to wait and see.
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Supervising Animator
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Mar 24, 2008, 5:17 AM
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Saw another preview for "Wall-E" this time at the Disney Store. The cute little robot was looking at all the junk he was finding. I found myself giggling when he found a bra and put it on his head!
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Bugs Bunny cartoons are not supposed to feature a lisping Viking rabbit hunter enthusiastically professing his operatic love for a bunny in drag.
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Key Animator
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Mar 24, 2008, 10:34 AM
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Well at least it won't be about another talking animal. Perhaps they'll squeeze a few in, they always find room.
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Key Animator
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Apr 22, 2008, 9:19 PM
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Sometimes a studio will suffer with a flop, but I'm not sure with Pixar. It could happen...it could not happen.
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Thank God for kids who love obscure things-Lee Hazelwood (1929-2007)
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Supervising Animator / Contributor
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Apr 23, 2008, 6:59 AM
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I doubt it'll happen with Pixar. They'll become the most perfect animation studio in the world!
Disney had some huge flops in the past, with "Sleeping Beauty" in its original 1959 release, and "The Black Cauldron" in 1985 and then "Treasure Planet" in 2002. Am I the only one who noticed "Treasure Planet"'s bombing is similar to what happened with "The Black Cauldron?"
Pinocchio didn't do so well at first when released in 1940, but its reissues were rather successful, particularly the 1984 and 1992 reissues.
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People think I am crazy just because I didn't like "Ratatouille." Am I REALLY crazy, or do I see things differently?
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Key Animator
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Apr 23, 2008, 4:29 PM
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I can't believe that Sleeping Beauty was a flop! It was so different compared to everything else. The animation was stunning.
Anyways, I don't really know if this movie will appeal to me. It does seem kind of boring but I've only seen the teaser. I'll definitely go see it but I don't know if it will be AMAZING!!
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