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Post by tim on Mar 15, 2021 11:08:38 GMT -5
Welp I'm not doing very well. I enjoy the simplicity of "Luxo Jr." and like how they were able to make lamps relatable on a human level.
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Post by bboat11 on Mar 15, 2021 11:13:14 GMT -5
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Post by Deleted on Mar 15, 2021 11:15:58 GMT -5
I feel like this was trying to have an important message but it wasn't quite able to execute it well enough. I can see what they were trying to accomplish with this though. I expected it to go a bit further than this.
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Post by bboat11 on Mar 15, 2021 11:30:42 GMT -5
After sweeping out their first four shorts back to back in our bottom 4, we finish off the bottom 5 with a 180-degree pivot over to one of the newer short films!
Sanjay's Super Team is brilliant in all the ways that Pixar has come to be known for. The tension between a religious father and his young son who would rather engage with the modern world (specifically super heroes) than spend time praying makes for an interesting premise. The boy ends up having a spiritual vision though, and just when the father is starting to despair about his son's life choices, the son reveals that the three Hindu figures in his vision are just like the super heroes that he idolizes so much. The two of them reach an understanding, and all is right with the world.
This short is partly so remarkable for the different animation styles that Pixar plays with, especially when the boy is having his spiritual vision. I think this one suffers from accompanying one of Pixar's more forgotten modern films in The Good Dinosaur. But also there is just something so serious about this one that hampers it from being as great to me as most of their heartwarming short films that are intentionally funny or heartwarming.
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Post by fireflies on Mar 15, 2021 12:17:42 GMT -5
Good first set of reveals. All of these were near the bottom of my list.
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Post by bboat11 on Mar 19, 2021 21:01:52 GMT -5
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Post by bboat11 on Mar 19, 2021 21:08:10 GMT -5
Kicking off the top 15, we say goodbye to our favorite lamb and jackalope and gophers and rattlesnake and jumping owl! "Boundin'" is a moving masterpiece promoting positive body image and healthy self-esteem, telling people to do things that bring them joy regardless of what people think of them or what they think of themselves.
The toe-tapping song makes this unique among Pixar's shorts, as the vast majority of these films are filled with communication without actually using dialogue.
This has always been one of my favorites from them. It helps that it was paired with an incredible movie (pun intended, lol). But this one pretty much always fills me with so much nostalgia! I immediately go back to my childhood when I watch this short. I was hoping for it to do a bit better here, but nearly half of us found room for this in their bottom 5, which prevented it from doing any better than this.
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Post by CagedJuggalo The Third Tanker on Mar 19, 2021 21:12:11 GMT -5
The hubby always plays this one when Im feeling depressed about myself
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Post by bboat11 on Mar 19, 2021 21:52:25 GMT -5
Sorry y'all, I got distracted by Disney and Pam Tillis both finishing!!! I'll continue in a few minutes once they're both done
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Post by bboat11 on Mar 19, 2021 22:33:57 GMT -5
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Post by bboat11 on Mar 19, 2021 22:39:30 GMT -5
There's just something off about "One Man Band" for me, so I'm glad to see it didn't last too long after we got rid of the obvious bottom 4... I can't quite put my finger on it. I have never been a huge fan of this one.
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Post by .indulgecountry on Mar 19, 2021 23:04:59 GMT -5
I thought this one was cute, lol.
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Post by Deleted on Mar 20, 2021 2:27:18 GMT -5
Ok very happy with both of these being out now
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Post by ClevelandRox on Mar 20, 2021 2:40:20 GMT -5
There's just something off about "One Man Band" for me, so I'm glad to see it didn't last too long after we got rid of the obvious bottom 4... I can't quite put my finger on it. I have never been a huge fan of this one. Some of these shorts (even though I ranked this at #10) I'm just like, how can so much time and effort be put into something so... pointless.
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Post by CagedJuggalo The Third Tanker on Mar 20, 2021 3:17:02 GMT -5
There's just something off about "One Man Band" for me, so I'm glad to see it didn't last too long after we got rid of the obvious bottom 4... I can't quite put my finger on it. I have never been a huge fan of this one. Some of these shorts (even though I ranked this at #10) I'm just like, how can so much time and effort be put into something so... pointless. I don't care how low i Ranked it because of Pixar overall but to call One Man Band POINTLESS on a music board.....just how?
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Post by ClevelandRox on Mar 20, 2021 3:33:22 GMT -5
Some of these shorts (even though I ranked this at #10) I'm just like, how can so much time and effort be put into something so... pointless. I don't care how low i Ranked it because of Pixar overall but to call One Man Band POINTLESS on a music board.....just how?
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Post by Deleted on Mar 20, 2021 4:52:22 GMT -5
All the ones left are pretty good actually, just need Knick Knack out next
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Post by CagedJuggalo The Third Tanker on Mar 20, 2021 5:06:31 GMT -5
All the ones left are pretty good actually, just need Knick Knack out next Alexa play Daniel Bryan NO GIF....
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Post by .indulgecountry on Mar 20, 2021 15:44:53 GMT -5
Knick Knack has definitely overstayed.
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Post by bboat11 on Mar 21, 2021 19:10:23 GMT -5
All the ones left are pretty good actually, just need Knick Knack out next
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Post by CagedJuggalo The Third Tanker on Mar 21, 2021 19:36:23 GMT -5
It's just so charming and that ending depending on your mood could either be dark comedy or straight heartbreaking. It's awesome in my view
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Post by bboat11 on Mar 21, 2021 19:43:50 GMT -5
"Knick Knack" is indeed the next film to leave, much to @greento's joy and CagedJuggalo The Third Tanker's chagrin! This 1989 short was released "from the vault" to be featured alongside Finding Nemo, which makes it one of their more iconic and well-known early shorts! The music is catchy, and the plot is simple but enjoyable. Really not sure what there is to dislike about this one, but it ended up being one of our more polarizing shorts. CagedJuggalo The Third Tanker joins @jadenlefranks in the #1 loss club.
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Post by bboat11 on Mar 21, 2021 19:54:26 GMT -5
"Presto" always strikes me as one of Pixar's more forgotten short films, and this rank here seems to confirm that. It made it quite a bit higher than some of the films that are disliked by some or pointless/weird to others, but didn't manage to infiltrate the ranks of their more iconic and beloved classics that make up this top 10.
This short is noteworthy for it's over-the-top physical comedy, which is a bit of a new genre for them! It doesn't have a huge moral lesson that makes you think, like some of their best shorts are known for. It's literally just a magician being tortured by his rabbit for forgetting to feed him, and ironically putting on a hell of a show in the process! It's a little dark, but entertaining, and definitely some spectacular feats of animation.
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Post by bboat11 on Mar 21, 2021 19:55:40 GMT -5
Our final short to miss the top 10 is tied with our #10 film, so it only misses out on the top 10 due to losing the tie-breaker!
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Post by bboat11 on Mar 21, 2021 20:04:07 GMT -5
Bottom Half Recap: 20. The Adventures of André and Wally B. (220) 19. Red's Dream (196) 18. Tin Toy (167) 17. Luxo Jr. (166) 16. Sanjay's Super Team (159) 15. Boundin' (149) 14. One Man Band (136) 13. Knick Knack (126) 12. Presto (125) 11. Lifted (124)
The Top 10: Bao Day & Night For The Birds Geri’s Game La Luna Lava Lou Partly Cloudy Piper The Blue Umbrella
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Post by wrip on Mar 21, 2021 22:26:12 GMT -5
“Lifted” is so entertaining! Definitely one of their funniest shorts, and one of the more memorable ones for me
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Post by Deleted on Mar 22, 2021 2:40:45 GMT -5
Lifted was so funny! The top 10 is pretty much what I was expecting which is a good thing.
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Post by castleoblivion26 on Mar 22, 2021 9:42:14 GMT -5
Presto should have been Top 10 over Lava, something about Lava just doesn't work for me. I like it don't get me wrong but it is the only one that made the Top 10 that isn't in my top 10
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