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Post by anthony11554 on Nov 28, 2020 13:14:28 GMT -5
Monsters inc gotta be number 3 right?
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Post by Deleted on Nov 28, 2020 13:16:12 GMT -5
Please let Incredibles win!!
I actually do love Nemo and Monsters Inc tbh, I would be alright with either of them winning. The more I remember the films, the more I remember liking them. I can see why they both did so well in this rd
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Post by Deleted on Nov 28, 2020 13:16:42 GMT -5
2 triumphs this all the way, but yeah, this sequel does have the series’ most emotional moments.
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Post by anthony11554 on Nov 28, 2020 13:17:01 GMT -5
This seemed like the most probable top 3 at the start
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Post by kamala 2024 truther on Nov 28, 2020 13:19:00 GMT -5
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Post by bboat11 on Nov 28, 2020 13:21:54 GMT -5
Like I said before the reveal, Toy Story 3 was our first big #1 contender, and honestly looked on pace to be a runaway #1 for awhile! I was kinda unhappy when it started to lose ground, because I figured it would be a really cool dark horse winner that people might not be expecting but would still be really happy with!
The brilliance of this movie is that it perfectly caters to its original audience, aka most of us. I was personally two years old when Toy Story came out, and then TS3 came out my senior year of high school. AKA, the children who grew up with TS were literally going off to college about the time TS3 came out. Seeing the toys reconcile with the fact that Andy is growing up and leaving absolutely WRECKS people!!! And something that I particularly love about this film is how dark it is. It is easily one of Pixar's darkest. Like, that scene of our beloved toys being falling into the incinerator is the stuff of nightmares. Lotso is also one of the most terrifyingly evil villains that Pixar has ever created. This is easily Pixar's best sequel, and imo holds its own against many of their best original movies, so I am thrilled to see us recognize it as such.
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Post by Deleted on Nov 28, 2020 13:24:41 GMT -5
Pete >> Lotso IMO. He even got his happy ending, even if the movie didn’t portray it like that.
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Post by Leigh on Nov 28, 2020 13:25:25 GMT -5
Like, that scene of our beloved toys being falling into the incinerator is the stuff of nightmares. The moment when they just give in, stop fighting and accept their fate....soul destroying.
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Post by kamala 2024 truther on Nov 28, 2020 13:28:35 GMT -5
I feel like I missed out severely on the Toy Story boat in terms of its catering to the audience. I was still five years out from even being born when the first one was released, still not here for the second one, ten years old for the third one and finally going into college during the fourth one.
I don't know if there's ever been any Pixar movies that have made sequels that catered to the audience of 2000s kids lmao
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Post by Deleted on Nov 28, 2020 13:29:38 GMT -5
Let’s just appreciate the final track of the movie (not the Spanish cover of Newman’s classic LOL):
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Post by Albie on Nov 28, 2020 13:29:38 GMT -5
Like, that scene of our beloved toys being falling into the incinerator is the stuff of nightmares. The moment when they just give in, stop fighting and accept their fate....soul destroying. Why did you have to mention this?! I didn't want to cry right this instant.
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Post by lady𝓐fan on Nov 28, 2020 13:32:27 GMT -5
That monkey in TS3 is nightmare fuel
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Post by Leigh on Nov 28, 2020 13:32:49 GMT -5
I feel like I missed out severely on the Toy Story boat in terms of its catering to the audience. I was still five years out from even being born when the first one was released, still not here for the second one, ten years old for the third one and finally going into college during the fourth one. I don't know if there's ever been any Pixar movies that have made sequels that catered to the audience of 2000s kids lmao There's a documentary about the making of Toy Story that you should try to watch some time (I don't believe it's on Disney+ though unfortunately). It provides a whole new level of love for the movie - they were literally inventing the technology as they went along, true pioneers. (Even though I think the storyline for TS1 is weak af).
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Post by Deleted on Nov 28, 2020 13:34:46 GMT -5
I’ll make you cry again.
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Post by Leigh on Nov 28, 2020 13:34:56 GMT -5
The moment when they just give in, stop fighting and accept their fate....soul destroying. Why did you have to mention this?! I didn't want to cry right this instant. This is "old people hugging goodbye in their bed in Titanic" level of sadness.
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Post by bboat11 on Nov 28, 2020 13:35:22 GMT -5
Pete >> Lotso IMO. He even got his happy ending, even if the movie didn’t portray it like that. Nah, I think Pete is only like 30% as menacing as Lotso. I mean, for starters, Pete's villainy is only like 15 minutes of the entire movie, whereas Lotso terrorizes them for at least 45 minutes it seems. Also their motivations are way different. Pete is merely embittered by a lifetime of rejection and feels like being in a museum is his chance to finally be appreciated... Lotso is so hurt by rejection that he decides all toys need to be separated from their owners, and literally runs the daycare center like a prison as a result. That takes waaaaaaay more villainy than Pete's trying to imprison like 3 toys so that they could be a complete set imo.
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Post by anthony11554 on Nov 28, 2020 13:35:47 GMT -5
I wish we got the full movie of this
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Post by bboat11 on Nov 28, 2020 13:39:28 GMT -5
Pete >> Lotso IMO. He even got his happy ending, even if the movie didn’t portray it like that. Nah, I think Pete is only like 30% as menacing as Lotso. I mean, for starters, Pete's villainy is only like 15 minutes of the entire movie, whereas Lotso terrorizes them for at least 45 minutes it seems. Also their motivations are way different. Pete is merely embittered by a lifetime of rejection and feels like being in a museum is his chance to finally be appreciated... Lotso is so hurt by rejection that he decides all toys need to be separated from their owners, and literally runs the daycare center like a prison as a result. That takes waaaaaaay more villainy than Pete's trying to imprison like 3 toys so that they could be a complete set imo. Also, Pete is pretty much a one man show, whereas Lotso has literally amassed a troupe of armed guards to do his bidding...
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Post by Deleted on Nov 28, 2020 13:39:30 GMT -5
Why did you have to mention this?! I didn't want to cry right this instant. This is "old people hugging goodbye in their bed in Titanic" level of sadness. it was more big baby’s back story that got me 😢
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Post by anthony11554 on Nov 28, 2020 13:40:30 GMT -5
I gotta be one of the few people to not find Toy Story 3 sad, still loved it tho
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Post by Deleted on Nov 28, 2020 13:43:09 GMT -5
Nah, I think Pete is only like 30% as menacing as Lotso. I mean, for starters, Pete's villainy is only like 15 minutes of the entire movie, whereas Lotso terrorizes them for at least 45 minutes it seems. Also their motivations are way different. Pete is merely embittered by a lifetime of rejection and feels like being in a museum is his chance to finally be appreciated... Lotso is so hurt by rejection that he decides all toys need to be separated from their owners, and literally runs the daycare center like a prison as a result. That takes waaaaaaay more villainy than Pete's trying to imprison like 3 toys so that they could be a complete set imo. Also, Pete is pretty much a one man show, whereas Lotso has literally amassed a troupe of armed guards to do his bidding... IMO, Pete just felt so much a stronger villain for the story alone, as he fits the themes of it, being about a toys purpose, as he’s basically the opposite of Woody. Lotso, while also being a damn great villain, just felt the same as that, minus his happy ending.
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Post by bboat11 on Nov 28, 2020 13:43:56 GMT -5
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Post by anthony11554 on Nov 28, 2020 13:44:22 GMT -5
Also, Pete is pretty much a one man show, whereas Lotso has literally amassed a troupe of armed guards to do his bidding... IMO, Pete just felt so much a stronger villain for the story alone, as he fits the themes of it, being about a toys purpose, as he’s basically the opposite of Woody. Lotso, while also being a damn great villain, just felt the same as that, minus his happy ending. Sounds like something else i know
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Post by Deleted on Nov 28, 2020 13:45:28 GMT -5
The top 2 are great movies, yet still feels very ZZZZ...
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Post by kamala 2024 truther on Nov 28, 2020 13:45:37 GMT -5
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Post by Albie on Nov 28, 2020 13:45:48 GMT -5
Ok I'm here for this top 2 actually
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Post by anthony11554 on Nov 28, 2020 13:46:01 GMT -5
idk i'm kinda shocked Monsters inc made it this far tbh, it's fantastic tho it deserves
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Post by bboat11 on Nov 28, 2020 13:46:07 GMT -5
IMO, Pete just felt so much a stronger villain for the story alone, as he fits the themes of it, being about a toys purpose, as he’s basically the opposite of Woody. Lotso, while also being a damn great villain, just felt the same as that, minus his happy ending. Sounds like something else i know I swear if this is another Marlin/Carl shade moment...
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Post by wrip on Nov 28, 2020 13:46:32 GMT -5
The Incredibles is amazing, would've been cool to see it win, but the top 2 are also really good movies
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Post by Leigh on Nov 28, 2020 13:46:43 GMT -5
Ok I'm here for this top 2 actually Come thru Monsters Inc! 👑
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