Which Pixar movies do you feel doesn't get nearly enough love as it should? Which ones do you feel gets too much?
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Which Pixar films do you feel is the most underrated/overrated?
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The Good Dinosaur deservers all the hate it gets and some more.
Just wanted to throw that out there.
Just wanted to throw that out there.
Underrated: A Bug's Life
Overrated: Ratatouille
A Bug's Life is my fourth favorite movie of all time. Ratatouille was like, fine I guess.
Overrated: Ratatouille
A Bug's Life is my fourth favorite movie of all time. Ratatouille was like, fine I guess.
Agreed.
And I feel like Monster's U gets pushed under the rug a bit. It's better than Monster's Inc, if only by a hair. And we named our second pup Sulley after how much we love those two movies.
Underrated = Cars.
It's not anywhere close to the likes of Wall-E or the Toy Stories but as a kids film it's actually really good. It's basic by Pixar standards but it tells a solid moral tale with likable characters, it also has some clever visuals with parts of the landscape modeled on car parts . It's by far one of the more popular ones among actual children.
Overrated = Ratatouille
It's clever but I actually think it's a bit pretentious for a kids film.
It's not anywhere close to the likes of Wall-E or the Toy Stories but as a kids film it's actually really good. It's basic by Pixar standards but it tells a solid moral tale with likable characters, it also has some clever visuals with parts of the landscape modeled on car parts . It's by far one of the more popular ones among actual children.
Overrated = Ratatouille
It's clever but I actually think it's a bit pretentious for a kids film.
Wall-E is probably the most political film they've ever made. It gets more relevant every single day.
I legit like that movie.
This first half of Wall-E is a masterwork of film making. The 2nd half is simply good.
Cars 1 is super underrated. The designs kept me away from it for so long but I caught it on TV once and it quickly became one of my favorites. I haven't seen any of the sequels but that first one is hardly more kid oriented than any of the other Pixar movies I've seen
Overrated goes to Finding Nemo. I've really never liked that one, even as a kid when it came out
Monster's University rules too I agree with that
Overrated goes to Finding Nemo. I've really never liked that one, even as a kid when it came out
Monster's University rules too I agree with that
Cars 3 is underrated. I've got a toddler that's obsessed with the cars movies and I really like that one the best of the three (the 2nd one sucks). Seeing as I've seen it about a billion times now and still enjoy it, I'd say it's underrated. First one is also underrated.
As for overrated, I might say Inside Out? It's a good film, don't get me wrong, but I think had a ton more praise than almost any other Pixar movie when it came out and I didn't quite love it that much.
As for overrated, I might say Inside Out? It's a good film, don't get me wrong, but I think had a ton more praise than almost any other Pixar movie when it came out and I didn't quite love it that much.
Overrated: Incredibles. It's good and has the best villain, but I never really want to re-watch it. Some of the voices drive me crazy, also.
Underrated: Cars. Like so many, I drank the koolaid and thought it was bad initially. After watching it a few hundred times with my son I've come to realize that it's amazing.
And yes, Monster U is also awesome.
Underrated: Cars. Like so many, I drank the koolaid and thought it was bad initially. After watching it a few hundred times with my son I've come to realize that it's amazing.
And yes, Monster U is also awesome.
A Bug's Life is the most underrated. It's one of the best Pixar movies but is always overlooked.
Are we finally at the point where people think Cars 1 is good? Always been a fan of it because I like cars and car culture and all the references the movie makes to it. Glad the tides are turning.
Cars 2 is whatever, just a weird attempt to make a Bond movie for kids.
Need to watch Cars 3 again and get a better grasp on it, I watched it once but didn't really think much of it.
Cars 2 is whatever, just a weird attempt to make a Bond movie for kids.
Need to watch Cars 3 again and get a better grasp on it, I watched it once but didn't really think much of it.
I've heard from critics suggesting that Onward isn't one of Pixar's strongest showings and I respectfully disagree. I feel like this movie will age like fine wine due to the theme being so universal and relatable and in spite of its simple plot, it's a fun action/adventure movie. Brave is often cited as being amongst the company's "worst" films and while it had its share of problems, production and storywise, I find the characters charming and the mother/daughter dynamic very refreshing. Again, it's one of those films that will hold up well.
Wall E and Up overrated as hell. Brilliant openings that fall off a cliff in quality. Though I do enjoy the credits number for Wall E.
Ratatouille underrated.
Ratatouille underrated.
You take that back you heartless monster..... It's my favorite movie....omg so many of you hate it. Oh I'm heartbroken
Underrated: Brave, is very charming, does away with the trope of princess needs saving, lovely soundtrack, visuals and it's funny
Overrated: Incredibles, I liked it, but the fever that people have over this movie, that people clamored over it until it got a sequel, uh yeah, it just was ok?
Imagine being this wrong. Imagine being so fragile that rural families are dare shown in a positive light.
It's a fine movie with some generally great scenes. Not Pixar's best, but not soulless like Findy Dory or Toy Story 4. Speaking of which it's a wholly original story, which is rare in this age of sequels and adaptions.
I enjoyed it, and so did my kids.
Overrated: Coco. The visuals, themes, and emotional moments are great, but on a minute-by-minute basis the movie is not very interesting to watch.
Underrated: ....maybe Monsters Inc? I don't feel like any of their movies are necessarily underrated, but a strong case could be made for Monsters Inc. being the most tightly written Pixar film ever, and it doesn't get quite enough love considering that.
Underrated: ....maybe Monsters Inc? I don't feel like any of their movies are necessarily underrated, but a strong case could be made for Monsters Inc. being the most tightly written Pixar film ever, and it doesn't get quite enough love considering that.
Yeah, my answers match yours. Inside Out is good, but I didn't think it was that great.
As for Cars 3--and this might also be because I watched it a billion times because of my kid--but I thought it was really well executed and entertaining. The new characters are endearing, and there's no multi-plot bullshit with Mater. It's definitely the best of the Cars movies.
That said, to be clear, I don't think Cars 3 is better than Inside Out or anything, but it's better than I thought it would be by a longshot.
This. It's too cutesy in the first half and too screwball in the second.
Underrated, Inside Out.
Concurring with the Cars posts. I honestly think people just wanted to hate that movie on sight because so many others were doing it at the time. It's a fine film and its underlying themes of life as you age as well as abandonment/neglect are woven into the plot quite well.
Overrated goes to Up and Inside Out easily.
Overrated goes to Up and Inside Out easily.
My dislike of the film doesn't come from what you said (I live in a rural area myself), but rather it wasting a lot of potential it had. There was an absolutely fantastic setting and world there but so much of it is squandered from what it really could've been. I'll always give it points for being something original rather than another sequel, but the film really could've been so much more.
Cars and Cars 3 are dramatically underrated. I guess it's because the toys sell a lot, so people think they're just projects to push merchandise, but they're actually really touching movies, if simple. They're for kids. But they're eminently watchable. Fucking Michael Keaton as Chick Hicks in Cars is so good.
Up is overrated. I think its a fun time, but lets be real the only reason people talk about it is because of the emotionally resonant opening, and the rest of the movie does not carry that tone at all.
Cars 1 and 3 are legit good stuff.
Yeah that opening is fantastic.
It goes downhill fast after that unfortunately.