Poor Jeremy Heilman.
The film critic had the audacity to give “Toy Story 3″ a “Rotten” rating over at rottentomatoes.com, helping spoil the film’s 100 percent fresh rating.
Pixar Nation isn’t pleased.
The review has generated 222 comments so far, and few are complimentary enough to tack on Momma Heilman’s refrigerator.
But that’s nothing compared to the wrath felt by The New York Press’s reliably contrarian critic Armond White. His slam netted more than 700 comments so far.
What is is about Pixar films that generates such loyalty?
It’s simple. They make great films. And when their films aren’t great, they’re merely very, very good.
And while “Star Wars” fans rally around a single space opera, Pixar Heads cling to a study which strives for greatness every time out.
I share my love for all things Pixar over at Big Hollywood.
What’s your favorite Pixar film – or even Pixar sequence? It’s hard to select just one, but the romantic montage which kicks off “Up” is pretty tough to beat.
(Photo: “Toy Story 3″ has drawn near universal praise from critics, but a few contrarians are spoiling the film’s Rottentomatoes.com “Fresh” rating. Walt Disney/Pixar)
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My favorite Pixar film thus far is Toy Story 2. It’s about as close to perfect as animated films get.
As for my favorite sequence, I’d have to go with the Shark Recovery Group scene from Finding Nemo. Very funny stuff.
“Up” had so many. The opening newsreel to the silent montage. Opening the book and finding he pictures, then finding Dug on the porch. Eating ice cream on a curb, then a long shot of the house by the falls. A perfect movie.
One scene that rivals Up’s opening montage for pure heartbreaking beauty is Jesse’s flashback scene from “Toy Story 2″ which shows how Jesse’s beloved owner Emily grew up and lost interest in playing with her. Accompanied by the beautiful song “When She Loved Me” sung by Sarah McLachlan, you have to be made of stone not to tear up a little!
My favorite Pixar movie has to be “Finding Nemo”. In addition to being an incredibly beautiful looking movie, it’s also very funny. I just love the seagulls that seem incapable of saying anything other than, “Mine!”
I *do* love it when a critic seemingly must exercise dusty Lit 101 skill sets in order to present the only criticism to an otherwise universally well-received work…if only there actually were greater validity to the exercise. (Comparing “TS3″ unfavorably to “Transformers”? Really? REALLY?)
I likely have noted these previously, but my favorite Pixar theatrical release thus far is “The Incredibles,” and my favorite Pixar sequence remains Anton Ego’s gustatory flashback to a childhood of mother’s cooking in “Ratatouille.”
That I have separate favorites speaks well of Pixar as a production company, IMO.
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Their short subject “Presto” is as perfect as can be…it matches or surpasses the manic insanity of the classic Warner era…
I’d be hard pressed to choose between the frantic scene in Ratatouille when Remy is trying to get out of the restaurant kitchen and the all around beautiful opening sequence of Up. The Ratatouille scene was a stand out in a movie which, like The Incredibles, was one amazing scene after another. But the opening scene from Up is unparalleled. Of course when I think about it I am reminded of at least dozen more bits of brilliance that set Pixar on a tall pedestal. I’m so glad my kids get to grow up with Pixar. It makes it easier to avoid Shrek and other Dreamworks-style garbage.
FINDING NEMO is my favorite.
Followed by RATATOUILLE.
FINDING NEMO is, as Paula said, utterly beautiful in its look. Also very funny. The best is probably the Dory scenes, (though every scene is amazing especially the EAC scenes) but Dory’s best moment was her “When I’m with You” monolgoue.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dTb8MVevWbE
Thomas Newman also did an excellent score.
Ratatouille had Anton Ego’s speech and the scene where the rat Remy first looks on Paris.
Trying to find one’s favorite scenes is hard. There are so many.
FINDING NEMO:
-Crush’s intro. “First you were like whos! Then we were like Whoa! Then you whoa . . . you got serious thrill issues dude.”
-Dory’s introduction. One of Pixar’s Top 5 Most Memorable Characters her introduction establishes her personality. Cannot remember a thing. But funny.
-Dory’s “When I’m With You” monologue. After Marlin decides to leave Dory’s monologue expresses is great with some wonderful voice acting.
UP
-Married Life. Can’t say anything that has not been said already.
-First meeting Dug “Squirrel!”
-When Carl comes back to his house and looks at Ellie’s “Adventure Book” and sees her adventure: Their Marriage and tells him to have some more adventures.
-Carl gives the “helping a senior” badge to the kid.
WALL-E
-The opening scenes with WALL-E in the dump. Cleaning.
-Wall-e cares for Eve after she goes “catatonic” or whatever the term is. Wall-E’s devotion is very moving
-”Define Dancing”. Wall-E and Eve dance around the Axiom (after their first “kiss”) while the captain hears the definition for Dancing. Very romantic scene.
-End Credits. The Axiom lands and the people plant food and build buildings while Peter Gabriel’s “Down to the Earth” plays.
RATATOUILLE
-The escape from the house.
-Remy looks on Paris for the first time.
-Anton Ego’s speech/review after eating Remy’s food.