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Post by kamala 2024 truther on Nov 28, 2020 17:41:55 GMT -5
Very deserving winner; and it's really neat to see that everybody had it in the Top 10! "Just keep swimming" is a piece of advice I continue to use today. Thanks for hosting bboat11; this was incredible ( ) fun! Pixar will never be topped; they truly are the greatest that ever was and ever will be.
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Post by Kanenrá:ke on Nov 29, 2020 17:31:12 GMT -5
Perfect top 2, beautifully animated movies and while Pixar has gone on to to more original ideas, these really stood out at the time imo and showed just how creative the studio can be!
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Post by .indulgecountry on Nov 29, 2020 23:44:53 GMT -5
Finding Nemo didn't even make my top 5 -- probably in part because I've just seen it more than probably any of these other movies at this point so I guess I'm a touch tired of it comparatively -- but it is a fucking masterpiece so it 100% deserves the win here.
This was a pretty solid rankdown overall, minus a few injustices along the way, namely Ratatouille just missing the top 10 that it belonged in. Harass me about the shorts and I'll get to them eventually.
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Post by bboat11 on Mar 6, 2021 15:15:39 GMT -5
Hey there everybody! We have some unfinished business to take care of When we finished the movie rankdown a couple months ago, I didn't have enough participants for the Shorts and I said I was going to give it a new deadline and see if I could get any more lists.
Well, I got bogged down in the year-end rankdown craziness, and never did end up setting a new deadline.... I did get a couple more lists though!!!! At this point I feel like I have enough lists to justify proceeding with results, especially because setting a new deadline might push us up to 10, lol.
So, if you would like to get in on the Shorts rankdown, you have exactly one week from today to get me a list! I will close this up and start revealing for those who are interested on Saturday, March 13th! Shorts Participant List (so far): 1. ClevelandRox 2. wrip 3. Abbaschand 4. castleoblivion26 5. @jadenlefranks 6. 14887fan 7. fireflies 8. @greento
Here is the list again, in case anybody needs it: 1. The Adventures of André and Wally B. 2. Luxo Jr. 3. Red's Dream 4. Tin Toy 5. Knick Knack 6. Geri's Game 7. For The Birds 8. Boundin' 9. One Man Band 10. Lifted 11. Presto 12. Partly Cloudy 13. Day & Night 14. La Luna 15. The Blue Umbrella 16. Lava 17. Sanjay's Super Team 18. Piper 19. Lou 20. Bao
***Shorts Deadline:*** Saturday, March 13, 2021
Movie participant list: (26) 9. @annebury 15. @jadenlefranks 16. @greento 21. @crapkuki23 26. @mirza
Following: LeighAlbieDaryl the BerylFireHouse LannisterNick Pwrip@trilogy samo🦕charmander78DistrictTwelve
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Post by CagedJuggalo The Third Tanker on Mar 6, 2021 15:26:50 GMT -5
YAAAAAASSSSSSSSSS I WAS JUST THINKING OF THIS
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Post by tim on Mar 6, 2021 22:47:16 GMT -5
Sent! This was a great way to spend my evening lol.
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Post by bboat11 on Mar 13, 2021 14:49:21 GMT -5
Alright, our final little submission window is about to close, and this will be the LAST CALL for the Shorts Rankdown!!!! If anybody else would like to submit a list for this, you'd better do it tonight so I can start reveals tomorrow!
If you would just like to be tagged in reveals, let me know!Shorts Participant List (so far):
1. ClevelandRox 2. wrip 3. Abbaschand 4. castleoblivion26 5. @jadenlefranks 6. 14887fan 7. fireflies 8. @greento 9. tim
Here is the list again, in case anybody needs it: 1. The Adventures of André and Wally B. 2. Luxo Jr. 3. Red's Dream 4. Tin Toy 5. Knick Knack 6. Geri's Game 7. For The Birds 8. Boundin' 9. One Man Band 10. Lifted 11. Presto 12. Partly Cloudy 13. Day & Night 14. La Luna 15. The Blue Umbrella 16. Lava 17. Sanjay's Super Team 18. Piper 19. Lou 20. Bao
***Shorts Deadline:*** Saturday, March 13, 2021
Movie participant list: (26) 9. @annebury 15. @jadenlefranks 16. @greento 21. @crapkuki23 26. @mirza
Following: Leigh Albie Daryl the Beryl Fire House Lannister Nick P wrip @trilogy samo🦕 charmander78 DistrictTwelve
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Post by CagedJuggalo The Third Tanker on Mar 13, 2021 14:51:34 GMT -5
LAST SECOND LIST TO THE RESCUE! Ill have it in tonight, scouts* honor
*Disclaimer: Scout is just a contestant on Survivor, her honor is up for debate
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Post by bboat11 on Mar 14, 2021 6:08:17 GMT -5
Pixar Short Films Rankdown: Results Time!
Final Participant List: (12)
1. ClevelandRox2. wrip3. Abbaschand4. castleoblivion265. @jadenlefranks 6. 14887fan7. fireflies8. @greento 9. tim10. .indulgecountry11. CagedJuggalo The Third Tanker12. bboat11Well, we've pretty much doubled participation for this since the regular movie rankdown ended, so even though 12 pales in comparison to our original 26 for the movie rankdown, I'm still fairly happy with this turnout overall! There are enough of us to where the results at least seemed to start achieving some consistency, so while more participants might have changed the results by singular positions, I think we can feel safe knowing that no more massive jumps were going to happen. This is now officially closed!!!! I have already started graphics, so I will not be accepting any more lists. If anyone aside from the above people would like to be tagged in the reveals, let me know!
Questions to get us started:
1. What do you think will WIN?!
2. What will be last place?
3. What else will make the top 5?
4. Which short will be the most polarizing? Least?
5. How will Bao do, as the newest short?
6. What will be the biggest surprise to miss the top 10?
7. Of the four early shorts that were not featured alongside movies, which one will do the best? (Adventures of André & Wally B., Luxo Jr., Red's Dream, and Tin Toy).
8. Finding Nemo won the movie rankdown. How will its short (Knick Knack) do here?
9. Any other thoughts/predictions?
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Post by Deleted on Mar 14, 2021 8:08:54 GMT -5
1. What do you think will WIN?! There are a lot of contenders here, I think. Lava and The Blue Umbrella feel like the front runners in my opinion, but I can also see Piper and Geri's Game not being far behind.
2. What will be last place? Probably The Adventure's of Andre & Wally B. It was probably revolutionary at the time, but it's lack of story or any meaning will probably keep it from doing well here.
3. What else will make the top 5? Lava, The Blue Umbrella, Piper and Geri's Game I can all see making it. I think Day & Night, For the Birds and Bao all contend for the fifth.
4. Which short will be the most polarizing? Least? I think the most polarising will be something like Tin Toy or Knick Knack, due to some people's nostalgia for them despite the weaker animation and plot. The lowest SD's will probably come from ones such as Lava due to nearly everyone loving it, and The Adventures of Andre & Wally B. due to most people not feeling strongly about it.
5. How will Bao do, as the newest short? I think it'll definitely make the top 10, possibly top 5. I love this one's message and twist.
6. What will be the biggest surprise to miss the top 10? I can see something like Sanjay's Super Team missing the top 10 despite most people enjoying it but not enough to put it very high on their lists.
7. Of the four early shorts that were not featured alongside movies, which one will do the best? (Adventures of André & Wally B., Luxo Jr., Red's Dream, and Tin Toy). I think Tin Toy will do the best here, but Luxo Jr. might also have a shot due to how iconic it's characters have become.
8. Finding Nemo won the movie rankdown. How will its short (Knick Knack) do here? It definitely won't do as well as Nemo did, I can see it missing the top 10.
9. Any other thoughts/predictions? The newer shorts will do a lot better than the older ones, which is like the opposite of the full length movies.
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Post by .indulgecountry on Mar 14, 2021 11:40:41 GMT -5
1. What do you think will WIN?! Piper2. What will be last place? Andre and Wally B3. What else will make the top 5? Bao, Partly Cloudy, Lou, For the Birds4. Which short will be the most polarizing? Least? Most: Sanjay's Super Team | Least: Andre and Wally B5. How will Bao do, as the newest short? Top 56. What will be the biggest surprise to miss the top 10? Idk maybe The Blue Umbrella7. Of the four early shorts that were not featured alongside movies, which one will do the best? (Adventures of André & Wally B., Luxo Jr., Red's Dream, and Tin Toy). Luxo Jr. is the least terrible I guess, but really this should 100% be the bottom 4. 8. Finding Nemo won the movie rankdown. How will its short (Knick Knack) do here? #14-16 range9. Any other thoughts/predictions? So many of these were so boring. I only liked about half of them.
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Post by ClevelandRox on Mar 14, 2021 17:01:10 GMT -5
It's been so long since I've done this.... I can't really contribute to pre-reveal questions 😂 I will say I want Lava and The Blue Umbrella as the top 2.
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Post by bboat11 on Mar 15, 2021 10:08:27 GMT -5
Let's go ahead and knock out a couple of reveals real quick! I'm working, but I feel like taking a Monday Morning break already ;) Gotta love working from home!
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Post by bboat11 on Mar 15, 2021 10:18:58 GMT -5
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Post by bboat11 on Mar 15, 2021 10:24:32 GMT -5
Our very first elimination is (hopefully to nobody's surprise) Pixar's very first short film! "André and Wally B." was no doubt revolutionary at the time, but does not hold up at all in modern times. Literally the only reason this exists is to be like "look what we can do with our computers!" Lol. Out of 12 participants, 75% of us put this in last place, making this our lowest standard deviation of the list, and the easy last place contender for the entire rankdown.
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Post by bboat11 on Mar 15, 2021 10:28:23 GMT -5
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Post by Deleted on Mar 15, 2021 10:33:58 GMT -5
Aha i think we all saw that last place coming.
Red's Dream could have been anywhere between 17 and 19 for me. I didn't really feel anything towards my bottom 4.
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Post by wrip on Mar 15, 2021 10:38:25 GMT -5
“Andre & Wally B” definitely helped pave the way, though the fact that nothing like actually happens made me rank it last
“Red’s Dream” gave me weird vibes if I’m being honest
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Post by tim on Mar 15, 2021 10:38:50 GMT -5
Despite the dated graphics design and lack of quality in "André and Wally B", I still find it cute and it made me chuckle. Not surprised to see it out first though.
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Post by tim on Mar 15, 2021 10:39:48 GMT -5
“Red’s Dream” gave me weird vibes if I’m being honest Same! I don't know what it was about it, but it very much weirded me out.
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Post by bboat11 on Mar 15, 2021 10:40:55 GMT -5
Unfortunately, our bottom 2 brings us our first #1 loss!!! :( Poor @jadenlefranks slotted "Red's Dream" in at the top of his list....and even that was not enough to save it from being our #19 contender for the entire submission process! Lol
This short was revolutionary in a lot of ways. This was the first time anyone had ever attempted computer-animated rainfall, as far as I know. Then there was the flashing lights of the traffic signals and the bike shop sign. And the juggling animation! On top of all that, it was also the first time Pixar animated someone who was supposed to be human. The makeup on the clown probably helped that process to be a bit less awkward, but the end result still looks pretty terrifying nowadays lmao.
This one, while revolutionary for its time period, still definitely came before Pixar had perfected their craft, so it feels like a very fitting bottom 2 imo.
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Post by tim on Mar 15, 2021 10:43:35 GMT -5
This short was revolutionary in a lot of ways. This was the first time anyone had ever attempted computer-animated rainfall, as far as I know. Then there was the flashing lights of the traffic signals and the bike shop sign. And the juggling animation! On top of all that, it was also the first time Pixar animated someone who was supposed to be human. The makeup on the clown probably helped that process to be a bit less awkward, but the end result still looks pretty terrifying nowadays lmao. I think this is what weirded me out about the short! I don't like clowns as it is, so I think I found the one in this to be a little creepy. I still have to give it props for the juggling animation though!
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Post by bboat11 on Mar 15, 2021 10:49:12 GMT -5
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Post by tim on Mar 15, 2021 10:51:11 GMT -5
Speaking of creepy, there's no denying that when I first watched "Tin Toy" I found the baby to be what nightmares are made of. That said, I watched this a few more times and ended up really enjoying it.
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Post by bboat11 on Mar 15, 2021 10:53:26 GMT -5
The baby in Tin Toy is fucking terrifying!!!!! This short tells a pretty compelling story, and is certainly a great precursor to the avenues they would explore with Toy Story when they got to making feature films. But that baby................
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Post by Deleted on Mar 15, 2021 10:57:11 GMT -5
I have a bit of nostalgia for this one and it actually made me laugh so it ended up a bit higher than the other older shorts. The baby is definitely creepy though but I think that adds humour to the short haha
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Post by bboat11 on Mar 15, 2021 10:57:46 GMT -5
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Post by tim on Mar 15, 2021 10:59:57 GMT -5
The baby in Tin Toy is f**king terrifying!!!!! This short tells a pretty compelling story, and is certainly a great precursor to the avenues they would explore with Toy Story when they got to making feature films. But that baby................ Lol yea it was pretty hard to get past that initially and if I had only watched this once it wouldn't have been in my top ten. Given how long ago this was done, I was able to look past that and I ended up liking this more once I did.
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Post by Deleted on Mar 15, 2021 11:00:57 GMT -5
Ok I’m glad Luxo Jr didn’t overstay as much as I’d thought it would.
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Post by bboat11 on Mar 15, 2021 11:06:45 GMT -5
Luxo Jr. is ICONIC in Pixar's history! The imagery from this short would go on to define their entire brand, in multiple ways (The playful lamp jumping on the "I" in "Pixar" in the starting scene for all their future releases, as well as the blue and yellow ball with the red star on it)!
This short had humble beginnings in the fact that Pixar's main early visionary John Lasseter was looking around his office for inspiration, and then ended up choosing to animate his desk lamp. Animating the lamp, and then figuring out how to make it come to life in a believable way, is an early harbinger for what Pixar was going to be so great at doing in the future.
The short is kinda simple, and has no doubt been eclipsed by several of their more modern shorts from a plot standpoint, but I'm still glad to see it be the highest out of their early pre-theatrical-release shorts :)
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