Topic: The Magically Flawed World of Disney (Read 32740 times)

McDohl · « **Reply #220 on:** October 11, 2009, 05:02:09 AM »

In the first movie: "Virtual Realty Real Estate Brokers"

Lady Duke · « **Reply #221 on:** October 11, 2009, 05:15:39 PM »

They shouldn't be making a Toy Story 3 ever if we're lucky. The first was my favorite for years, and I watched it more times than I can count. The second I only saw twice, but that's only because I just never cared to buy it. I didn't like it as well because it's much more depressing and if I want to feel sad while watching a film, I'll go watch fucking Boogie Nights or Requiem for a Dream or something, geez.

TA · « **Reply #222 on:** October 11, 2009, 05:29:12 PM »

And yet!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gZrNW8nAiuM

I'm not entirely sure why it is that a Toy Story 3 is seen as an inherently terrible thing. I mean, Pixar has yet to make a bad movie.

Lady Duke · « **Reply #223 on:** October 11, 2009, 05:51:20 PM »

yyler · « **Reply #224 on:** October 11, 2009, 06:43:34 PM »

I was really hoping this was Toy Story 3: Buzz and Woody Go To College.

also

Quote from: Lady Duke on October 11, 2009, 05:51:20 PM

:barf:

Detonator · « **Reply #225 on:** October 11, 2009, 06:46:37 PM »

I seem to remember trailers for TS2 looking bad... I'm remaining cautiously optimistic.

Mongrel · « **Reply #226 on:** October 11, 2009, 06:46:58 PM »

I dunno, hitting both the 'target character gets a reset and forgets who they are' plus 'hilarious cultural stereotype!' seems like a red flag to me. Pixar haven't made any bad movies, sure, but they've made some that are merely okay.

Anyway, I'm not going to play doom and gloom, I'll just do what I always do when I'm not sure about a movie: wait for it to come out and see what other people actually have to say after watching it.

Miss Cat Ears · « **Reply #227 on:** October 11, 2009, 06:52:39 PM »

I don't remember liking or disliking Toy Story 2, but didn't they make a big deal out of how rare Woody was in that one? Why is he in a daycare now? I find this very offensive.

Misha · « **Reply #228 on:** October 11, 2009, 06:57:15 PM »

he was super rare but they also made it pretty clear neither the kid nor his mom had any idea what his value was

Mongrel · « **Reply #229 on:** October 11, 2009, 06:57:46 PM »

Quote from: MCE on October 11, 2009, 06:52:39 PM

I don't remember liking or disliking Toy Story 2, but didn't they make a big deal out of how rare Woody was in that one? Why is he in a daycare now? I find this very offensive.

I dunno, I thought the thing was that the family doesn't know how rare he is.

EDIT: Dreth beat me to it.

In any case, the thought comes to mind that this movie is going to retrace thematic ground that the second already did, with the you grow up things change, love and loss, etc. Which would be kind of a disservice to the second movie.

But again, I'll wait and see what they do.

Miss Cat Ears · « **Reply #230 on:** October 11, 2009, 07:09:01 PM »

That makes sense, but I know if I see this movie I'll find it insanely frustrating.

It looks like a mashup of the first and second without any particularly new material (I know, that preview doesn't really show enough for me to make that call but whatevs). Buzz is an asshole who nobody likes but they want to convert, and they need to find their way back to what's-his-name.

If he really loved his toys, they would have had the same fate as my Real Ghostbusters... played with until they fell apart beyond repair.

Mongrel · « **Reply #231 on:** October 11, 2009, 07:17:58 PM »

Quote from: MCE on October 11, 2009, 07:09:01 PM

If he really loved his toys, they would have had the same fate as my Real Ghostbusters... played with until they fell apart beyond repair.

Actually doing that as a Toy Story movie would be hilariously grim.

Brentai · « **Reply #232 on:** October 11, 2009, 07:19:39 PM »

Basically predicting that this movie will be terrible involves, by all of your own admissions, contradicting 14 years of empirical evidence. So no, I'm not going to predict Toy Story 3 will be bad.

I can however predict that I'll continue to not be excited about it.

Miss Cat Ears · « **Reply #233 on:** October 11, 2009, 07:21:27 PM »

The Velveteen Rabbit is horribly depressing but still a classic.

And I'm not predicting that it will be bad or good, I am just not crazy about the series altogether so I don't see myself caring much about this one. Whatever it was about the first one that people loved wasn't quite there for me.

Lady Duke · « **Reply #234 on:** October 12, 2009, 08:06:54 AM »

I love the Velveteen Rabbit ;-;
It was my favorite when I was little.

Niku · « **Reply #235 on:** October 12, 2009, 03:53:19 PM »

Re: Pop Cultural References in Toy Story 2: There was also a Jurassic Park reference and some other reference that was so benign I have already forgotten what it was like an hour later. But damn, those movies really do look spectacular in 3-D, and I still love them both so much that picking a favorite would be impossible.

I think most of the dread regarding Toy Story 3 is an emotional memory of when it was originally announced during the Disney / Pixar split, where Disney immediately decided to make Toy Story 3 without Pixar's talent (in both senses of the word, presumably). Otherwise, what Brent said. Except that I am super excited for it because I am pretty much excited for every Pixar movie that doesn't have Cars in the title (and even Cars wasn't bad, once I finally saw it. As the only Pixar movie I never saw in the theater, I might still catch the sequel when it comes out.)

Royal☭ · « **Reply #236 on:** October 12, 2009, 04:04:43 PM »

Also it's just kind of ensaddening that they can make a third Toy Story but can't give us an Incredibles sequel.

Niku · « **Reply #237 on:** October 12, 2009, 04:06:29 PM »

11 year gap between Toy Story 2 and 3.

We've got time.

plus i am stoked for the bear and the bow

Niku · « **Reply #238 on:** October 12, 2009, 04:32:00 PM »

<Niku> God
<Niku> I was just like
<Niku> "I will put on Incredibles because it was mentioned and I love it and I can leave it on and do other things"
<Niku> not even five minutes, rapt attention
<Niku> fuck you, pixar

fuck you too, constantine

Mongrel · « **Reply #239 on:** October 12, 2009, 05:05:13 PM »

Quote from: Niku on October 12, 2009, 04:06:29 PM

We've got time.

Nice one, Niku.

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