It is a bold move to have a character who doesn’t speak on-screen, alone, for the first act of a children’s movie. You have to depend on the character holding the screen with no inner-monologue, no outer dialogue and purely on … Continue reading Pixar Month: Wall-E (2008) Review
Pixar are fantastic at taking an idea or concept and playing with it. The initial concept of “what if your toys are alive when you can’t see them” was a great one to develop, as was the idea of the monsters … Continue reading Pixar Month: Ratatouille (2007) Review
Pixar have managed to create animated movies that stay ahead of the curve. They have always been a step-ahead of the multiple animated releases which have cute furry animals learning lessons in “funny” adventures. Their films are never predictable and their … Continue reading Pixar Month: Cars (2006) Review
There is a genius to the way that Pixar crafts their stories. They made their name from building worlds around unique ideas full of potential (see Toy Story or Monsters Inc.) but The Incredibles shows that they can also take an … Continue reading Pixar Month: The Incredibles (2004) Review
This post was originally written on the 15th September 2016) Disney, and in some cases more specifically Pixar, know how to tread that fine line between comedy and tragedy. The opening sequence of Finding Nemo is done almost completely off-screen, letting … Continue reading Pixar Month: Finding Nemo (2003) Review (A Re-Post)
(This is a re-post of the original review I wrote on 22nd July 2013) The key to Pixar’s success isn’t the animation, the voices or even the comedy – it’s the original storytelling. The best of Pixar has the most … Continue reading Pixar Month: Monsters Inc (2001) Review (A Re-Post)
Most animated sequels struggle to find the spark of the original. Most of the time the original story is so insular that it is difficult to justify a sequel and even more difficult to put a coherent, logical story in place. … Continue reading Pixar Month: Toy Story 2 (1999) Review
Pixar remake the Seven Samurai but instead of people it is with ants and cockroaches. Instead of the Samurai being effective heroes they are actually circus animals who have misunderstood their roles. The template is there for a film which could … Continue reading Pixar Month: A Bug’s Life (1998) Review
Some ideas are so simple and so perfect that you wonder why they haven’t been done before. What better way to appeal to kids than tell a story in which their toys magically come to life whenever they are out of … Continue reading Pixar Month: Toy Story (1995) Review
There aren’t many studios that have been as successful as popular as Pixar. Making a name for themselves with Toy Story and then successfully following-up that critically acclaimed movie with the magical family favourites such as Monsters Inc, Finding Nemo and … Continue reading Pixar Month: The Launch!
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