Breaking records already in China. 1 billion worldwide shouldn't be out of the question imo.
Breaking records already in China. 1 billion worldwide shouldn't be out of the question imo.
A Pixar classic.
Was not expecting much because of the previews, but this movie is so fucking good.
Everything about this movie is just... So well done.
Its at the top of my list next to Ratatouille and Toy Story 3.
Everyone, go watch this.
Was not expecting much because of the previews, but this movie is so fucking good.
Everything about this movie is just... So well done.
Its at the top of my list next to Ratatouille and Toy Story 3.
Everyone, go watch this.
My best friend growing up is Hispanic. I often went to his house and his mom would be delighted to feed me. She didn't speak a word of English, but she knew "no" after I get stuffed from all the food she would feed me and she wants to serve me more. Just like the grandma in this movie, she would get pissed that I would dare say such a thing, and then when I reluctantly agreed to have more food, she would smile and fill up my plate again. Loved that scene so much.
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What, really? That's awesome!
I was concerned, because I saw the movie on opening night and my room was half-empty. I guess that was because of the unusual time and date.
Looking at the same theater right now, most of the screenings seem to be full, so I guess word of mouth is spreading.
China Is Cuckoo For 'Coco' (So Far) With $2M Friday And Promising Weekend Pre-Orders
With its latest animated release, Coco, Pixar may finally have a shot at breaking the curse that has relegated it to a distant last place among US animation studios releasing their features in China.
The Mexico-set tale of a boy who defies his family to pursue his dream of a musician's life is off to a rapid start in the U.S. and overseas, and hopes are high that the picture will finally get Pixar its first hit in the Middle Kingdom. On Friday, though the film's results were relatively modest with a $2.0 million debut, exceptionally strong word-of-mouth and robust pre-sales for the rest of the weekend may signal a good future for the toon.
MORE @: https://www.forbes.com/sites/robcai...nd-promising-weekend-pre-orders/#26c066ef3926
I wasn't aware of this, this is hilarious and posibly the best casting idea and joke ever made.
I really liked this movie, it's definitely ranking high on my list of favorite Pixar and animated movies in general.
Damn. I grew up with Vicente Fernandez being everywhere - just like De La Cruz. To see his analog dragged hit pretty close. I'm also pretty surprised at the amount of Spanish is spoken in the US release, especially with some slang. I looked at gf when Miguel said "no manches". Needed a "guey" to be TRULY authentic.
I just closed my eyes. So I wasn't visually spoiled at least. I get why they're doing it; they want to help the audience appreciate the work the designers put into the film rather than just having it wash over them, but there has to be a way of doing it without spoiling some of the most impressive visual beats of the movie before you see the movie.
Ima have to go back and watch it in Spanish. Definitely in my top 3 Pixar movies
i pointed out cantiflas to my gf because she doesn't like him. That whole bit was great.
I'm guessing in this day and age they just excpect everybody has watched all 3 trailers and the 10 minite preview piece.
I always try to limit my exposure to trailers/promotionals so I'm at least a bit suprised so yea it sucks. Especially for Coco which seems to be getting a good bit of word of mouth so many people who show up might not know much about it. Our theatre on opening day had 200 people max. Now its at full capacity for almost every showing (420 seats) so I have good hopes for it.
We also don't have the Frozen short sounds like we dodged a bullet.
So happy to see this movie being so well received among the public and the critics. Kinda proud too since I'm mexican. When the Pixar crew were doing their research job for the movie, they came to visit my hometown, Guanajuato! I believe that video is somewhere on YouTube and I fanboyed so hard when I saw some footage of the Universidad de Guanajuato shown in there and watching Lee Unkrich, the director, walk between the streets of the city. Damn too bad I never knew when they came I could have taken a pic with the film crew!
They were there? Wonder if they took the idea of a shoemaker family from my city Leon hahahaha
1. San Andrés Mixquic, Ciudad de México
2. Pátzcuaro, Michoacán (Obviamente)
3. Pirámides de Teotihuacán / Templo Mayor
4. Plaza del Ropero, Guanajuato
5. San Juan Parangaricutiro, Michoacan
6. Panteon Jardín / Tumba de Pedro Infante, Ciudad de México
7. Las calles de Guanajuato (Doble, obviamente)
http://www.huffingtonpost.com.mx/20...mexico-que-inspiraron-la-pelicula_a_23262485/
I just finished watching Coco and I absolutely loved it. Coco has definitely become one of my favorite Pixar movies <3
Well it makes sense... because only the ones who are still remembered on earth are "alive" in the world of the dead. So if everyone who remembered them on earth dies/forgets then they disappear from the world of the dead too... i think?
My understanding is putting the picture up gives them life too, even if no one is alive to remember them.
Coco - the last living person to remember Hector - dies before the next Dia de los Muertos, but she remembered Hector long enough to put his photo up, and he's still seen with the other ghosts next year.
My understanding: picture = can cross over on Dia de los muertos, but doesn't inherently mean someone isn't forgotten. For that, you need someone alive who remembers you or people remember the stories told about that person.
It's a hit in China?!
I thought it would be shunned on it being so drenched in Mexican culture or are they more fascinated by the lore than I gave them credit for?
I thought it would be shunned on it being so drenched in Mexican culture or are they more fascinated by the lore than I gave them credit for?
looks like ill need to remember to bring a pack of tissues to the theater
As a 31 year old with no children, i'm just not interested in going out to a theater to pay money to see this. Can I not wait until its on Netflix? Is that a problem? Yes the movies you listed all share similarities IMO. But I never said they weren't creative. Is it that crazy that some people don't like the same movies as others do, or to the same extent?
There is a line about that in the movie that addresses the idea.
When Chicharrón disappears, Hector tells Miguel it eventually happens to everyone, so I think the implication is that eventually all the people who remembered you in life will eventually die themselves. It is also why people like Hector and Chicharrón despite them all not having family to put up their picture and visit since there must be people who still remember them somewhere to keep their memory alive.
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China has a holiday similar to El Dia de los Muertos and they are very family oriented like us so the theme of the movie hit them hard
And lmao at possibly the most adult joke I've ever heard in a PG movie
When Hector is singing the song to his friend in the hammock, "and her... tetas/tits ....knuckles, they drag on the floor"
"Those aren't the words!"
"(there are children present..!!)"
"Those aren't the words!"
"(there are children present..!!)"
That's what I say. They had a marathon on tv during thanksgiving I think and she didn't want to watch it lol
Yup, that's the original point i was trying to make. But i am not good with words lol.
Why do we assume that a Chinese kid can grow up watching Hollywood movies about high school proms set in Nebraska or anime about ninjas or a girl getting lost in Wonderland on acid (Spirited Away) but not about Mexico's Día de muertos? If it's good it's good and it can resonate worldwide.
Do they mention that stories passed along the generations also work to keep someone alive? If they did I missed it or just forgot.
They said that doesn't count - Miguel only met Hector in the afterlife. You have to be remembered as you lived.
I'm 90% sure that's the reason Hector's still "alive" after Coco dies. After she came back from her semi-coma, she finally told the family about Hector instead of disowning him.
I got what you were trying to say, I just happened to remember the line in the movie that mentioned the rules for how the Land of the Dead works in reference to what you were saying.
stories passed down do count. At the end when miguel sings to coco and she remembers, the whole family is there and she tells them stories about her papa used to sing her that song every night, so his story got passed down to everyone in the family. That's why Hector is still there in the afterlife even when coco passes.
Hector also may still be "alive" because of the stories of him actually writing Ernesto de la Cruz's songs had people keep his memory alive in the same way it looked like Ernesto received all sorts of gifts in the afterlife due to his popularity among the living, or at least that is the way I took it, but I do think that since the emphasis of the movie is people being kept alive in the memories of family, it would make sense that passing down that memory of family is also what keeps them "alive".
That's ridiculous. Just arrive 20 late or spend those buying popcorn or something. Do not skip the main movie because of a 20 min short you can skip by knowing about it.
Yeah, no. Go see it. You can show up late if you really don't want to see the Frozen short. You're denying yourself a great movie that absolutely is worth the big screen experience.
The thing that threw me off the most about the Olaf "short" wasn't really that it was so long, it's just we didn't know that it was going to be that long. We all went in expecting the usual 4-5 minute Pixar short in front of the film, so when you're expecting to see something that's only a few minutes long, anything longer just seems to go on forever.
