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Pixar Finally Offers Animated Shorts on Pixar.com

Posted by chrisd on from the chess-or-self-hatred dept.

NicerGuy writes "Today I was bored and decided to check out pixar.com. I hadn't been there in a long time, but was pleasantly surprised to find that they have finally made all(?) of their animated shorts available for download. The films, which are in QuickTime format, include my favorites: Geri's Game and Luxo Jr."

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  1. Shorts? by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 3, Funny

    The first time I read this I thought to myself "Why would I wanna see someone's animated undergarments?"

    If it hadn't been for the Luxo Jr. mention, I would have not been enlightened for quite some time.

  2. Ooh, so confusing by at-b · · Score: 5, Funny

    I just dunno. My value system is mightily screwed up here, guys.

    Pixar == Disney distribution == Disney == bad.

    but

    Pixar == nifty films == good!

    but

    Pixar == Steve Jobs == Apple == bad!

    but

    Apple == iPod == lame?

    (this is where it gets confusing)

    Pixar (also) == Linux == geeky == GOOD!

    but

    Linux == Pixar films == more money to MPAA == BAD!

    but

    Linux == less money to Bill Gates == GOOD!

    but

    Pixar == Apple == Sorenson Codec == BAD!

    but

    Sorenson Codec == Good Quality at Reasonable Size == GOOD!

    but

    Pixar == Apple != Linux == BAD!

    but

    Apple == OSX == BSD == GOOD!

    AAAAAAAAAAAAAaaaargh!

    Thinking in more than one direction is really confusing. Someone post something about MS embracing and extending something, even if it's just an elastic band. Please? I need my world to be set right again.

    Maybe a frogurt?

    Alex

    1. Re:Ooh, so confusing by SLOGEN · · Score: 5, Funny

      Since already the 2 statements:

      1. Pixar == nifty films == good!
      2. Pixar == Steve Jobs == Apple == bad!

      Prove that (since == is transetive):

      • good == bad

      And it's a generally accepted axiom that:

      • good != bad

      When we apply the usual axiom of negation:

      • A == B !(A != B)

      We get:

      • !(good == bad)

      We can now invoke the usual definition of && to prove:

      • (bad == good) && !(bad == good) -> false

      Establishing that your proof-system is not sound and thus you should expect it to be confusing, since it can prove any statement what-so-ever.

      I suspect, that if you remove the "transetive" property from your definition of "==" your system may become sound, but unfortunatly not as funny.

      Logic is not easy, but it's good clean fun

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  3. I doubt Pixar will turn a profit this year... by Shaheen · · Score: 3, Funny

    Because their bandwidth bill is going to sky rocket today.

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  4. Anyone else think this is funny? by dimator · · Score: 5, Funny

    http://dailynews.yahoo.com/h/eo/20011101/en/_quot_ shrek_quot_stalks_quot_monsters_inc_quot__1.html

    Disney/Pixar most definitely do not like DreamWorks, and vice versa. Ever notice how Farquad (the villain in Shrek) looks amazingly like Micheal Eisner, and that saying "farquad" fast enough sounds a lot like "fuck wad"? These guys dislike each other on a personal level.

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  5. perhaps we do by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 1, Funny

    I think we need to start using fuzzy logic...

    I can say with 76% certainty that the answer to this suggestion is "maybe".

  6. No one else can have my movie clips! by BELG · · Score: 3, Funny

    "I hadn't been there in a long time, but was pleasantly surprised to find that they have finally made all(?) of their animated shorts available for download."

    Uhm, yeah. You found them, decided no one else could have them, so you submit it to Slashdot knowing that it's the best way of ensuring that their servers will die and that they will remove them again? :)

    Hosting a movie clip of any size and having it posted on Slashdot must be like the ultimate punishment.

  7. THIS IS NOTHING COMPARED TO HAMSTER HAVOC! by z84976 · · Score: 1, Funny

    I find it funny the way these Pixar "professionals" tend to go about making their little animated shorts... well I say more power to them but they could never hold a candle to the original, the best, HAMSTER HAVOC!!!!!

  8. Re:Pixar kicks ass by donglekey · · Score: 3, Funny

    Very true except that Monsters Inc. was produced by John Lasseter and directed by one of the previous top pixar animators. A minor detail.

    I really like the Phantom Menace commentary because it has so many different people talking about how they made the movie, not just George Lucas. That is what a commentary should be I think. The only thing that could have been better would be to have some of the actors on it. How cool would be to have the actor who did the voice of Jar Jar justify himself or Natalie Portman talking about what it was like. Moderators please note that this is actually a contexual use of Natalie Portman.

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  9. Re:Monsters on warez by robson · · Score: 3, Funny

    Its already on the net.
    But the quality is much lower than
    you get in theatre.

    That's the worst haiku I've ever read.

  10. Re:quick, write a letter to quicktime@apple.com by F452 · · Score: 2, Funny

    Inform them that their lack of quicktime support for linux is hurting their bottom line.

    Because a bunch of geeks can't freeload short movies off their server? This is hurting their bottom line?

  11. At first read... by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 1, Funny

    Animated shorts on the web? Now if only I could get my wife to wear them...

    Oh wait... maybe I should read the article first.