bboat11
Moderator
Pulse's Resident Martina McBride Expert
Joined: February 2013
Posts: 27,412
My Reviews
Pronouns: He/Him/His
Staff
|
Post by bboat11 on Nov 23, 2020 22:51:35 GMT -5
Also, and this is a HUGE selling point; this movie has literally THE best animation work of all time, from any studio. I will accept zero arguments against that sentiment. The water, the forests, the weather, etc... You would literally think you were watching a live action film if it weren't for the super cartoony dinosaurs in the foreground. I am in continuous awe of the way the river moves in particular. Animation these days is absolutely insane, and Pixar is always on the pioneering edge of it. One of the reasons why I love them so much Well I'm glad to see y'all have been talking about the animation quality already while I was writing my essay! 😂
|
|
bboat11
Moderator
Pulse's Resident Martina McBride Expert
Joined: February 2013
Posts: 27,412
My Reviews
Pronouns: He/Him/His
Staff
|
Post by bboat11 on Nov 23, 2020 22:55:36 GMT -5
I think I will do one more reveal for tonight!
|
|
bboat11
Moderator
Pulse's Resident Martina McBride Expert
Joined: February 2013
Posts: 27,412
My Reviews
Pronouns: He/Him/His
Staff
|
Post by bboat11 on Nov 23, 2020 23:01:23 GMT -5
|
|
anthony11554
3x Platinum Member
Joined: June 2019
Posts: 3,500
|
Post by anthony11554 on Nov 23, 2020 23:02:52 GMT -5
That's a shame should've beat Brave
|
|
Deleted
Joined: January 1970
Posts: 0
|
Post by Deleted on Nov 23, 2020 23:03:26 GMT -5
This seems a lot better than the second and it’s story and writing has its moments. But at the same time, and like I said they’re freakin cars talking about death and all these other themes
|
|
bboat11
Moderator
Pulse's Resident Martina McBride Expert
Joined: February 2013
Posts: 27,412
My Reviews
Pronouns: He/Him/His
Staff
|
Post by bboat11 on Nov 23, 2020 23:03:48 GMT -5
Piper is the best animation work that pixar has done tho Unfortunately nobody knows what you're talking about because nobody participated in the Shorts rankdown :'( Sad.
|
|
anthony11554
3x Platinum Member
Joined: June 2019
Posts: 3,500
|
Post by anthony11554 on Nov 23, 2020 23:03:57 GMT -5
This seems a lot better than the second and it’s story and writing has its moments. But at the same time, and like I said they’re freakin cars talking about death and all these other themes seems awesome to me
|
|
|
Post by castleoblivion26 on Nov 23, 2020 23:07:28 GMT -5
Piper is the best animation work that pixar has done tho Unfortunately nobody knows what you're talking about because nobody participated in the Shorts rankdown :'( Sad. Piper is incredible and it is a shame so few took part in the shorts rankdown because there are some gems there!!!
|
|
.indulgecountry
Diamond Member
Best Country Poster 2011, 2017, & 2018
"You left a mark on my face // And brought a dozen red flags in a vase"
|
Post by .indulgecountry on Nov 23, 2020 23:09:05 GMT -5
After Cars 2, my expectations for this couldn't have been lower, but this movie was actually surprisingly solid. The way the end turns out with him letting Cruz fulfill her dream *almost* made me cry... and for Pixar that's not quite good enough because as I said before I usually cry multiple times. Still better than expected tho.
|
|
|
Post by castleoblivion26 on Nov 23, 2020 23:10:05 GMT -5
I do feel like Cars 3 should be ahead of Cars 1 but that's my opinion. I just felt like the story was well rounded and had some depth to it that the first one was missing (and the 2nd but that one wasn't good at all so...)
I feel like Monsters University, The Incredibles 2, and Finding Dory have to be coming up soon. Maybe A Bug's Life but I love that one and hope it last further (not holding my breath lol). Also Brave and Ratatouille have to be in the mix to go sooner than later I'm thinking
|
|
Deleted
Joined: January 1970
Posts: 0
|
Post by Deleted on Nov 23, 2020 23:11:32 GMT -5
Two things: 1. The ending with Cruz makes total sense unlike what many complained about and 2. What the hell was with Nathan Fillion’s character turning against Lightning out of nowhere?
|
|
anthony11554
3x Platinum Member
Joined: June 2019
Posts: 3,500
|
Post by anthony11554 on Nov 23, 2020 23:18:34 GMT -5
Two things: 1. The ending with Cruz makes total sense unlike what many complained about and 2. What the hell was with Nathan Fillion’s character turning against Lightning out of nowhere? I don't think it made much sense that she beat a racer who was like on Lighting Mcqueen in his prime level and the fact that they let you switch drivers in the middle of a race which gotta be one of the bs things i've ever seen in a pixar movie, but besides that i don't think people like it cause it's cliche and predictable
|
|
Deleted
Joined: January 1970
Posts: 0
|
Post by Deleted on Nov 23, 2020 23:21:03 GMT -5
Two things: 1. The ending with Cruz makes total sense unlike what many complained about and 2. What the hell was with Nathan Fillion’s character turning against Lightning out of nowhere? I don't think it made much sense that she beat a racer who was like on Lighting Mcqueen in his prime level, but besides that i don't think people like it cause it's cliche and predictable She trained her entire life for racing and pretty much knew all the tips herself, not to mention she had the speed and was a newer model than Lightning. As for the backlash I’ve heard, I can sum it up as: both your former statement and the rest being the fact she’s beat all the boys.
|
|
bboat11
Moderator
Pulse's Resident Martina McBride Expert
Joined: February 2013
Posts: 27,412
My Reviews
Pronouns: He/Him/His
Staff
|
Post by bboat11 on Nov 23, 2020 23:22:46 GMT -5
I confess to being waaaaaaay more into the Cars franchise than the typical Pulser seems to be. I still do not have much use for Cars 2, so I was quite trepidatious when they announced a Cars 3. But then.... The moment this freaking teaser trailer dropped, I knew this was going to be like 800x better than the second one I mean, HOLY s**t!!! The DARK animation... The way the camera bounces on the closeup shots just like it's in a real race car... The crystal clear details of all the lights shining on all the cars... The scratches on their paint up close... And then the hyper-realistic damage when Lightning McQueen suddenly wrecks and starts flying through the air... The way the sparks and the rubber chunks of tire fly down the race track... I literally get goosebumps. The way this one was designed and promoted to feel so much darker and more realistic than the first couple of Cars movies had me absolutely riveted to the concept of this film. It is very well done in that regard. Y'all were saying last night that this one feels a bit predictable, but honestly I did not think so. At least not unnecessarily so. And even if it is predictable, it absolutely ended the way that it needed to. For the big-name famous male racer to step out of the way and say "f**k you" to the norms of the industry, his sponsors, etc. and allow his female trainer a chance to shine in his place, is exactly the sort of action we should be praising Pixar for taking in the modern era. Think of all the little girls who will see that and believe that they too can do anything. And think of all the little boys who will see that and not have any second thoughts about what girls "cannot" do as they grow up. This representation is a good thing, no matter which way you look at it.
|
|
bboat11
Moderator
Pulse's Resident Martina McBride Expert
Joined: February 2013
Posts: 27,412
My Reviews
Pronouns: He/Him/His
Staff
|
Post by bboat11 on Nov 23, 2020 23:46:49 GMT -5
She trained her entire life for racing and pretty much knew all the tips herself, not to mention she had the speed and was a newer model than Lightning. As for the backlash I’ve heard, I can sum it up as: both your former statement and the fact she beat all the boys. I trained all my life as a basketball player....i think im gonna beat Lebron in a 1v1 now, also i'm gonna have to disagree with you it'd disliked cause she "beat all the boys" i think if anyone but Lighting had finished the race (male or female) there would will be backlash cause they kinda made it seem in the trailers he would finish the last race. Personally my problem is what i pointed out in earlier comments and i would've rather had Jackson Storm win the final race, however i still really enjoyed the whole movie and it only missed my top 10 cause of the ending Well part of the twist in the movie is Lightning realizing that Doc's career ending was not actually something he regretted because he got even more fulfillment from being Lightning's mentor than he ever did from being in the spotlight. So I have always interpreted this ending as Lightning finding his own closure and fulfillment and happiness. He suddenly realizes that happiness doesn't come from finishing the race, happiness comes from helping others to finish the race.
|
|
Deleted
Joined: January 1970
Posts: 0
|
Post by Deleted on Nov 24, 2020 0:00:14 GMT -5
Seriously though that fucking teaser. I can picture the kids crying their asses off thinking Lightning will die right before watching Moana.
|
|
anthony11554
3x Platinum Member
Joined: June 2019
Posts: 3,500
|
Post by anthony11554 on Nov 24, 2020 0:02:22 GMT -5
Seriously though that f**king teaser. I can picture the kids crying their asses off thinking Lightning will die right before watching Moana. Lighting Mcqueen dies and Matter becomes a new racer to avenge his friend should've been the plot to Cars 3 don't @ me
|
|
|
Post by CagedJuggalo The Third Tanker on Nov 24, 2020 0:03:29 GMT -5
I know its Pixar but was I the only expecting a Final Destination sized accident for Part 3
|
|
bboat11
Moderator
Pulse's Resident Martina McBride Expert
Joined: February 2013
Posts: 27,412
My Reviews
Pronouns: He/Him/His
Staff
|
Post by bboat11 on Nov 24, 2020 0:04:11 GMT -5
Seriously though that f**king teaser. I can picture the kids crying their asses off thinking Lightning will die right before watching Moana. Lighting Mcqueen dies and Matter becomes a new racer to avenge his friend should've been the plot to Cars 3 don't @ me He would be the ULTIMATE racer, since Matter can be neither created nor destroyed!
|
|
|
Post by CagedJuggalo The Third Tanker on Nov 24, 2020 0:05:01 GMT -5
Seriously though that f**king teaser. I can picture the kids crying their asses off thinking Lightning will die right before watching Moana. Lighting Mcqueen dies and Matter becomes a new racer to avenge his friend should've been the plot to Cars 3 don't @ me NO. If anyone should've trained and avenged a Fallen McQueen, it should've been Sally. Imagine the arc for a shy small town girl being pushed into the fast life. How will she react? How will her attitude change?
|
|
anthony11554
3x Platinum Member
Joined: June 2019
Posts: 3,500
|
Post by anthony11554 on Nov 24, 2020 0:08:00 GMT -5
Lighting Mcqueen dies and Matter becomes a new racer to avenge his friend should've been the plot to Cars 3 don't @ me NO. If anyone should've trained and avenged a Fallen McQueen, it should've been Sally. Imagine the arc for a shy small town girl being pushed into the fast life. How will she react? How will her attitude change? This would be the worst movie of all time
|
|
bboat11
Moderator
Pulse's Resident Martina McBride Expert
Joined: February 2013
Posts: 27,412
My Reviews
Pronouns: He/Him/His
Staff
|
Post by bboat11 on Nov 24, 2020 0:10:02 GMT -5
Seriously though that f**king teaser. I can picture the kids crying their asses off thinking Lightning will die right before watching Moana. One of the things that I like about it is the dark theme kinda follows the audience that the franchise was originally directed towards. People like me were children when Cars came out, and young adults by the time Cars 3 came out, and this really grabbed my adult attention in ways that the franchise had never done before! It's kinda like Toy Story being from my childhood, and then Toy Story 3 happening literally at the same time as people my age were graduating high school and leaving for college. The way Toy Story followed its audience is remarkable, and this trailer feels like Cars' attempt to do a similar thing. In other words, let the kids cry their asses off. They wanted MY attention, and they got it!
|
|
Au$tin
Diamond Member
Pop Culture Guru
Grrrrrrrrrr. Fuckity fuck why don't you watch my film before you judge it? FURY.
Joined: August 2008
Posts: 54,613
My Charts
Pronouns: He/his/him
|
Post by Au$tin on Nov 24, 2020 0:25:41 GMT -5
Shame this didn't beat out other B-tier Pixar films like Brave and the first Cars. This is actually surprisingly solid. I ended up liking this one way more than expected. Hell, I had very little interest in ever even seeing it, but my wife really wanted to and I'm grateful of that because this wound up being my favorite of the trilogy. The message it has is just so much more better structured than the first two films and I feel the story is on par with the first. That being said, it's still only #13 for me because, well, it's Pixar. Cars 3 is good, but it's not the incredible story telling meets exceptional animation powerhouse they're known for.
|
|
|
Post by CagedJuggalo The Third Tanker on Nov 24, 2020 0:32:46 GMT -5
NO. If anyone should've trained and avenged a Fallen McQueen, it should've been Sally. Imagine the arc for a shy small town girl being pushed into the fast life. How will she react? How will her attitude change? This would be the worst movie of all time Says the poster who wanted Mater as a racer
|
|
anthony11554
3x Platinum Member
Joined: June 2019
Posts: 3,500
|
Post by anthony11554 on Nov 24, 2020 1:01:19 GMT -5
This would be the worst movie of all time Says the poster who wanted Mater as a racer It was a joke
|
|
|
Post by CagedJuggalo The Third Tanker on Nov 24, 2020 1:14:05 GMT -5
Says the poster who wanted Mater as a racer It was a joke Ah forgive me. Usually when someone says Don't @ me, its over an actual opinion. To be fair, my idea was shit as well, so Potato Potahto
|
|
Deleted
Joined: January 1970
Posts: 0
|
Post by Deleted on Nov 24, 2020 2:21:54 GMT -5
On another note, Cars 2 gave birth to something: Weezer Sings the 80s.
|
|
Deleted
Joined: January 1970
Posts: 0
|
Post by Deleted on Nov 24, 2020 2:56:04 GMT -5
Whoop whoop, my bottom three is out!
This was also my predicted order of the bottom three. My little prediction of The Good Dinosaur not getting any top 10s was also right lol.
Yeah I don’t actually think any of these films are bad, I actually enjoy ALL Pixar films quite a bit. Even The Good Dinosaur was enjoyable for me. They are just weaker than the rest by quite a margin.
Now that these three are out, I’m really not sure what could come next. Cars, possibly Finding Dory or Monsters University seem most likely. Maybe even Brave or A Bug’s Life will leave soon. This is where it’s gonna get really messy lol.
|
|
|
Post by CagedJuggalo The Third Tanker on Nov 24, 2020 3:05:10 GMT -5
On another note, Cars 2 gave birth to something: Weezer Sings the 80s. WAIT A FUCKING SECOND THAT WAS WEEZER
|
|
bboat11
Moderator
Pulse's Resident Martina McBride Expert
Joined: February 2013
Posts: 27,412
My Reviews
Pronouns: He/Him/His
Staff
|
Post by bboat11 on Nov 24, 2020 18:01:02 GMT -5
Looks like we just need one more post to get to a new page!
|
|