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Pixar's Next Three Films Will Be Sequels
brumgrunt writes "Should we be worried? As Pixar, with Up, once more proves itself to be home to some of the most original and daring blockbusters on the planet, the news that its next three films are likely to be sequels — with the confirmation of Monsters, Inc. 2 — gives cause for concern. Are commercial pressures catching up with one of our most inventive movie companies?"
I know their audience isn't exclusively kids. That's obvious. However, it would be nice if they made a bit of effort toward that direction, because frankly, the less kid-friendly aspects of their newer movies are crap.
The folks at Pixar should be commended for their (mostly) quality work, but the whole "we're not making kids' movies" line is a steaming pile of shit when you're making movies featuring cute talking animals and selling the toys with happy meals.
I mean, really, how adult is a movie about a cute talking rat that wants to learn to cook? Is this the kind of cinema we all crave? When was the last time you got an Anthony Hopkins figure with a cheeseburger and fries?
And while I'm bashing Pixar, would it have killed them to shave about twenty minutes of scenes from Cars, Wall-E, and Ratatouille that don't serve the story at all? Finding Nemo has so many "peril" scenes I want to shoot myself by the end of the fiftieth act, and they're all scary for kids. That movie in particular would lose nothing if the violence were toned down and edited by someone who's not in love with every scene.
Be that as it may, there is an overall dearth of quality movies for families, and Pixar is the best it gets for now. What makes the situation really odd is that when anyone makes a movie for kids that's even close to being good, it's inevitably one of the highest grossing movies of the year. You'd think we'd be flooded with these things.
If moderation could change anything, it would be illegal.
Are you professionally retarded or do you still have your amateur status?
Finding Nemo has so many "peril" scenes I want to shoot myself by the end of the fiftieth act, and they're all scary for kids. That movie in particular would lose nothing if the violence were toned down and edited by someone who's not in love with every scene.
My 2-year-old niece has yet to be frightened by anything in Finding Nemo over the 20+ times she's watched it.
Perhaps your kids are just pussies?