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  • 6 months ago
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    I didn't love this movie when it first released, but I found the Spanish dub to be amazing. Highly recommend giving the dub a watch.
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  • 3 years ago
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    Finally worked up the courage to watch this. I wanted to avoid spoilers but had thought that the kid's dad died/was dead in the movie, which is a grief trigger for me since I lost my dad traumatically and even four years later, the wound feels somewhat fresh. Knowing what I know now, Onward actually errs more on the side of being a little "too real" iykwim. I can't overstate how much I love everything about this movie. I could be off base as a complete gringo, but it really seems like a heartfelt love letter to Mexican culture that seems like the creators actually consulted with people from that culture to ensure it was well done. The Spanglish peppered throughout the dialogue and soundtrack, the way the music actually emulates mariachi music, the GORGEOUS visuals, the way it introduces Mexican traditions to kids in an accessible and fun way... The concept and execution of the Land of the Dead and how it experiences Dia de los Muertos is so imaginative, and I love the whole aesthetic of the skeleton characters and the fact that eccentric and legendary artist Frida Kahlo was a somewhat prominent character. And so many great themes! Memory! Family! Forgiveness! Grief and healing! The impact of intergenerational trauma! I can see myself going back to this one again and again.
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  • 6 years ago
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    Check out this video if you want to go from liking a great movie to loving it. :D
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  • 6 years ago
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    I finally got the chance to see this in theaters (sans Frozen short). Man I cannot tell you how much I loved it. It is not an unconventional film at all, and I was able to predict (nearly) everything that happened long before it came up with barely any prior knowledge of the story, but I'll be dammed if it didn't execute everything flawlessly. Just a beautiful, heartfelt, emotional film that had me crying. It probably helped that I was in that stage of sleep deprivation where my defenses were lower but my observational skills/cognition weren't. My new favorite movie of 2017 so far and one of my favorite Pixar films period.

    Man Pixar has really been back on their game since Inside Out, and I am loving it.
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      Editing … "Man Pixar has really been back on their game since Inside Out" As someone who saw Cars 3 and the Good Dinosaur, imma say they still have a lot of cred to earn back, and I'm a huge defender of Finding Dory.
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      Editing … I think watching the Frozen short made me enjoy Coco more. It helped put everything in perspective. Sure, Pixar doesn't hit it out of the park every time, but you want to see what real shit looks like? Well strap yourself in for 20 minutes of cringey comedy and disposable musical numbers. "DEAR GOD, PLEASE LET IT BE OVER, I SWEAR I'LL NEVER POOH POOH BRAVE EVER AGAIN!"
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    • MrZAP
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      Editing … I actually enjoyed Finding Dory more than Finding Nemo, which has always felt like one of their weaker films to me, though still good. I think I could relate to Dory more with her troubles than I could with Marlin or Nemo.
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      Editing … I like Brave too. A really nice little mother-daughter story. Merida is fun, and it has some great humor, not to mention being absolutely gorgeous. There were a number of editing choices I might have changed, and a couple of plot holes, but nothing major.
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      Editing … I haven't seen The Good Dinosaur or Cars 3 yet but I want to. Honestly while the quality has ranged from average to amazing I've liked every single one of their movies so far, and I've seen them all besides those two. They just work for me. Lasseter is their weakest director, though.
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      Editing … The Good Dinosaur is actually a road trip movie.
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      Editing … Not a joke, it actually follows a road trip movie formula. It just doesn't have a car, because they didn't exist yet, because this is a movie about dinosaurs. But it's not a hiking trip movie. It's not just an adventure movie. These are specifically road trip movie tropes.
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    • MrZAP
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      Editing … I like how you had to think about it again and expand on your previous statement two hours later.
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      Editing … When you gave the first comment a like, I had to make sure you knew I wasn't joking.
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      Editing … <3
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  • 6 years ago
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    I forgot that this movie was going to be preceded by a 21 minute Frozen "short" film. The shorts for Pixar films are one of the most enjoyable parts of seeing them in theaters. Then the title "Olaf's Frozen Adventure" comes up and I pull a full-on Tim Allen "Oh no!" It was every bit as painful as I predicted. They cram four profoundly unmemorable songs with multiple reprises into its 21 minute length.

    From Wikipedia:

    "The week after Coco's release in Mexico, local media noted audiences' strong dislike for the length of the short film. A few days later, all the cinemas in Mexico offered apologies for it and removed the short film from exhibition."

    WHERE'S MY APOLOGY, HUH?!

    If you survive the short, the movie itself is a good time.
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  • 7 years ago
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    You can watch the trailer for Pixar's Spirited Away remake now https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AjtFJEN-g9I
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