Say goodbye to Pixar...

dahamsta

They've been going downhill slowly anyway imho, but here's the final nail in Pixar's coffin...

Disney Buys Pixar

adam

Basq

And this didn't belong as a nice shiny thread in Films?...

super_furry

Meh

Endurance Man

Hahah, "News for Nerds, Stuff that matters" , im so glad i dont give i ****e.

mickymg2003

They havent done anything good since toy story. I'm a dreamworks kinda man....as sad as that sounds!!!!

Sangre

Pixar now have more money to make movies?
Do you really think a multi-billion dollar company like Disney would be stupid enough to interfere with Pixar's work.
Well I suppose, its not like Disney have made some of the greatest classics of all time

IvaBigWun

Sangre wrote:

Do you really think a multi-billion dollar company like Disney would be stupid enough to interfere with Pixar's work

Eisner fooked up Disney. He'll do it with Pixar (if he's still there). A sham of a businessman.

R0ot

/me saw that one coming, pity though

senordingdong

Is that really going to make a difference?

So now Disntey gets the profits that Pixar would ahev gotten....it's still gonna be the same employess maiking the same movies.

segadreamcast

mickymg2003 wrote:

They havent done anything good since toy story. I'm a dreamworks kinda man....as sad as that sounds!!!!

*Chokes* A Shark's Tale? Madagascar?

Ugh! They are, on balance, the worst CG-based studio of the three! The third (or, rather, second) being Fox (Ice Age, Robots).

BrenC

Eh What about the incredibles? Toy Story 2, Monsters Inc?

They were all good movies, FINDING NEMO!!! was also great, no good movies since toy story?

The Song Thrush

A Shark's Tale and Madagascar were made by Dreamworks, not Disney/Pixar. (and they were crud)

There have been great movies by Disney/Pixar since Toy Story, as BrenC said above.

monkeyfudge

Cars does look like it could be a bit naff though.

But Pixar hasn't let me down yet... actually I think Toy Story 2 was their weakest effort.

Basq

monkeyfudge wrote:

... actually I think Toy Story 2 was their weakest effort.

"A Bug's Life" was a big steaming turd though!

But in my opinion.. the only Pixar film i truly love is the original (and truly timeless) 'Toy Story'

Really liked 'The Incredibles' also but everything else by them i just found too childish. 'Finding Nemo' got much funnier on repeated viewings though!

AARRRGH

I've read the history of Pixar.

1. They were always Disney's bitch anyway.
2. The company has always been a bit of a joke. The previous (to Disney) owner, Steve Jobs, never gave a **** about the place.

Nothing will change...

monkeyfudge

basquille wrote:

"A Bug's Life" was a big steaming turd though!

Good point... I'd actually forgotten about that one. It was probably their most Disney style film. It was still much better than Antz though.

the_syco

TBH, its being going down hill since Jobs took over it.

AARRRGH

the_syco wrote:

TBH, its being going down hill since Jobs took over it.

He's owned it since the start though...

I've thought all their films were ****. Just because you're using graphics doesn't mean you should get away with a crap story with crap laughs... (IMO)

segadreamcast

The Song Thrush wrote:

A Shark's Tale and Madagascar were made by Dreamworks, not Disney/Pixar. (and they were crud)

There have been great movies by Disney/Pixar since Toy Story, as BrenC said above.

Bravo. The guy I was quoting said he preferred Dreamworks, hence I was quoting Dreamworks films. Try to keep up, won't you? :rolleyes:

the_syco

dublindude wrote:

He's owned it since the start though...

He bought it from Lucas Arts. It was good then. When he got it, it started to go downhill.

The Song Thrush

NoelRock wrote:

Bravo. The guy I was quoting said he preferred Dreamworks, hence I was quoting Dreamworks films. Try to keep up, won't you? :rolleyes:

Oooohh, sorryyy. Who pissed in your corn flakes this morning? :rolleyes:

Goodshape

Huh. I thought Pixar were happy to get out of their [previous] contract with Disney. Didn't expect this to be honest, not that I follow what's going on with these companys.

Disney's a croc of **** these days anyway. Pixar's output has been consistently good at least (and great in some cases.. very much liked Toy Story and Monsters INC.) and a bit of a breath of fresh air when compared to the 'traditional' animated features Disney have been churning out in the past ten+ years.

I'd say they're very happy with their aquisition and I doubt too much will change too soon (ie. Pixar will continue to slide slowly downward, Disney itself will continue to wait for it at the bottom).


(and am I the only person who liked Antz? Far better than A Bugs Life imho).

segadreamcast

the_syco wrote:

He bought it from Lucas Arts. It was good then. When he got it, it started to go downhill.

...he bought it in 1986. 9 years before Toy Story or anything of note...