10. A Bug's life
Every season, a colony of ants are expected to harvest food for a Mafia-like bunch of grasshoppers (or possibly just Locusts that are refered to as grasshoppers). One ant, Flik, is an inventor whose creations usually do more harm than good. While trying out a mechanical harvester, he drops his machine and on auto-pilot, it knocks the pile of food into a stream just before the grasshoppers arrive. Their leader, Hopper, gives the ants the rest of the season to make good on what they owe, but orders a double ration of food after Flik stands up to him in defense of the Queen's youngest daughter Dot. Flik is admonished by the colony's royal council. When Flik suggests that he try to recruit some "warrior bugs" to fight the grasshoppers, Princess Atta (Dot's older sister and the eventual successor to the Queen) allows him to do so, but only to keep him out of the way.
9. The Incredibles
A former superhero leads a family lifestyle, but he can't seem to leave his crime fighting ways, as super villains get in the way of his personal life. Before the film WALL-E, this was quite possibly the most realistic tale in Pixar history, but, surprisingly, it's still one of the more enchanting tales, too. Though a bit violent, The Incredibles' action scenes are unforgettably entertaining as the characters are very likable. The animation was well done, as was the voice acting. But what made this film so interesting was the bizarre premise, uncommon in most Pixar features, or even other animated features.
8. Up
This is a story of a seventy-something hero Carl Fredricksen who has dreamed of traveling the globe. He gets his chance when he hooks up with a clueless eight-year-old…and they both set off into the great unknown.
7. Monsters Inc.
Monsters, Inc. is a strange world, where Monsters run their city's power by scaring little kids at night time… sound familiar? Little kids are considered infectious in the monster city, Monstropolis. Sulley, a kind employee of this strange company, accidentally brings a little girl into Monstropolis. Strangely, this little girl is not afraid of Sulley the least bit, and together they form a father-daughter like relationship. Unfortunately, this creates desperate risks for Sulley. Monsters, Inc. is a film that sparks the imagination of kids and adults alike, it is creative and genuine. It's a movie that anybody can relate to. Monsters, Inc. was, indeed, a great film, but it still did not reach the full potential of other Pixar films. It's three main characters are memorably likable, but the rest of the characters lacked importance, which made the plot a bit bland. Even with a flaw like that, the film is still a classic.
6. Toy Story 3D
Quite possibly the most poignant of all three Toy Story films, and maybe even Pixar in general, Toy Story 3 follows the story of these beloved characters, as they desperately try to find a new home. But, escaping the evil clutches of Sunnyside day care seems to be a bigger priority for them. The characters have really grown on us, they have not changed at all after ten years, amazingly. Usually movie sequels that come this far become a bit tawdry; most notably Shrek 3 or Ice Age 3. But Toy Story 3 is anything but tired, as the entertaining plot keeps us hooked with suspense and it's brisk pace. The film feels as magical as ever, and the animation has improved over the first two films. While it may not be as fresh or enthralling as the first two, it's still a timeless film by Pixar.
5. Ratatouille
Remy is a rat who lives in the attic of a French country home with his brother Emile and a pack led by his father Django. Gifted with a keen sense of smell and taste, Remy aspires to be a gourmet chef, inspired by France's recently deceased top chef, Auguste Gusteau, but instead his talent is put to work in sniffing for rat poison. When the pack is discovered by the home's occupant, they flee into the sewers; Remy becomes separated from the others and ends up marooned underneath Gusteau's restaurant in Paris, conversing with a hallucination of the famous chef.
4. Wall-e
A story of a lonely, trash cleaning robot, WALL-E, left on a contaminated Earth to clean it, as the humans are away on the mother ship in space. This mother ship has then sent a female robot, Eve, to assist WALL-E, who quickly falls in love with her. But trouble abounds as Eve is called for an emergency on the mother ship. WALL-E desperately follows, in hopes of finding Eve again, even facing dangers in his quest. WALL-E is not only a classic animation film, but it also achieves success as a sci-fi film. It has some of the greatest visuals in animation I have ever seen. Due to the lack of verbosity, it's characters seem odd in Pixar films. Either way, they're still very intriguing, as the low dialogue makes the film even more charming. WALL-E's story was less interesting than it's visuals, but that didn't stop it from becoming one of the better Pixar films. WALL-E is a classic that adults seem to enjoy even more than children.
3. Toy Story 2
Woody prepares to go to summer camp with Andy for the weekend, but Andy rips his arm by accident while playing with his toys before leaving, forcing him to be placed on a shelf and stay behind. There he discovers that Andy's mother is having a yard sale, to where she takes a fellow shelved toy, Wheezy, an old rubber penguin with a broken squeaker, to be sold. Woody sneaks down to the yard sale with the help of Andy's pet dog Buster and saves Wheezy, but is accidentally left outside and found by an enthusiastic toy collector, who ends up stealing him when Andy's mother refuses to sell him. Buzz chases after the collector's car as he drives away, but quickly loses him. During an investigation back at Andy's room, Buzz and the other toys quickly determine that the thief is Al McWhiggin, owner of the toy company Al's Toy Barn. Buzz recruits Slinky Dog, Mr. Potato Head, Rex and Hamm to go out and save Woody.
2. Finding Nemo
An epic story of a widower clown fish who loses his son to humans. This film is the best adventure story in Pixar history, as it's placed on a grand scale, making it an epic. The characters were partially interesting, possibly not as great as other Pixar films, but entertaining throughout. Before Up, Disney had never really made long journey films. Finding Nemo was new for it's kind, and the setting being an ocean, they had a whole world of ideas to explore. This film was poignant and sad to a suitable level, while adding as much comedy as it could have. Finding Nemo is great for both adults and kids, great for both of them in a very different way. The emotional conflict makes it easy to relate to for adults, and the winsome attitude will have the kids attention.
1. Toy Story
The story follows a toy cowboy, Woody, who seems to be jealous of a new toy, Buzz, that takes his place as his owner's favorite. The conflict takes the duo into new heights of understanding friendship, jealousy and hate. The film is comedic, emotional, charming and very magical. Toy Story is a completely unforgettable film for it's fans. The way the two main characters are developed is amazing, though it mainly focuses on Buzz and Woody only, it's what made the film so powerful, not to mention more entertaining. The comedy between Buzz and Woody seems to be a stronger element than the emotional dynamic, but Toy Story is an, overall, entertaining film which will satisfy viewers of all ages. It's not only the best Pixar film of all time, in my opinion, it's the greatest animation film of all time.
Every season, a colony of ants are expected to harvest food for a Mafia-like bunch of grasshoppers (or possibly just Locusts that are refered to as grasshoppers). One ant, Flik, is an inventor whose creations usually do more harm than good. While trying out a mechanical harvester, he drops his machine and on auto-pilot, it knocks the pile of food into a stream just before the grasshoppers arrive. Their leader, Hopper, gives the ants the rest of the season to make good on what they owe, but orders a double ration of food after Flik stands up to him in defense of the Queen's youngest daughter Dot. Flik is admonished by the colony's royal council. When Flik suggests that he try to recruit some "warrior bugs" to fight the grasshoppers, Princess Atta (Dot's older sister and the eventual successor to the Queen) allows him to do so, but only to keep him out of the way.
9. The Incredibles
A former superhero leads a family lifestyle, but he can't seem to leave his crime fighting ways, as super villains get in the way of his personal life. Before the film WALL-E, this was quite possibly the most realistic tale in Pixar history, but, surprisingly, it's still one of the more enchanting tales, too. Though a bit violent, The Incredibles' action scenes are unforgettably entertaining as the characters are very likable. The animation was well done, as was the voice acting. But what made this film so interesting was the bizarre premise, uncommon in most Pixar features, or even other animated features.
8. Up
This is a story of a seventy-something hero Carl Fredricksen who has dreamed of traveling the globe. He gets his chance when he hooks up with a clueless eight-year-old…and they both set off into the great unknown.
7. Monsters Inc.
Monsters, Inc. is a strange world, where Monsters run their city's power by scaring little kids at night time… sound familiar? Little kids are considered infectious in the monster city, Monstropolis. Sulley, a kind employee of this strange company, accidentally brings a little girl into Monstropolis. Strangely, this little girl is not afraid of Sulley the least bit, and together they form a father-daughter like relationship. Unfortunately, this creates desperate risks for Sulley. Monsters, Inc. is a film that sparks the imagination of kids and adults alike, it is creative and genuine. It's a movie that anybody can relate to. Monsters, Inc. was, indeed, a great film, but it still did not reach the full potential of other Pixar films. It's three main characters are memorably likable, but the rest of the characters lacked importance, which made the plot a bit bland. Even with a flaw like that, the film is still a classic.
6. Toy Story 3D
Quite possibly the most poignant of all three Toy Story films, and maybe even Pixar in general, Toy Story 3 follows the story of these beloved characters, as they desperately try to find a new home. But, escaping the evil clutches of Sunnyside day care seems to be a bigger priority for them. The characters have really grown on us, they have not changed at all after ten years, amazingly. Usually movie sequels that come this far become a bit tawdry; most notably Shrek 3 or Ice Age 3. But Toy Story 3 is anything but tired, as the entertaining plot keeps us hooked with suspense and it's brisk pace. The film feels as magical as ever, and the animation has improved over the first two films. While it may not be as fresh or enthralling as the first two, it's still a timeless film by Pixar.
5. Ratatouille
Remy is a rat who lives in the attic of a French country home with his brother Emile and a pack led by his father Django. Gifted with a keen sense of smell and taste, Remy aspires to be a gourmet chef, inspired by France's recently deceased top chef, Auguste Gusteau, but instead his talent is put to work in sniffing for rat poison. When the pack is discovered by the home's occupant, they flee into the sewers; Remy becomes separated from the others and ends up marooned underneath Gusteau's restaurant in Paris, conversing with a hallucination of the famous chef.
4. Wall-e
A story of a lonely, trash cleaning robot, WALL-E, left on a contaminated Earth to clean it, as the humans are away on the mother ship in space. This mother ship has then sent a female robot, Eve, to assist WALL-E, who quickly falls in love with her. But trouble abounds as Eve is called for an emergency on the mother ship. WALL-E desperately follows, in hopes of finding Eve again, even facing dangers in his quest. WALL-E is not only a classic animation film, but it also achieves success as a sci-fi film. It has some of the greatest visuals in animation I have ever seen. Due to the lack of verbosity, it's characters seem odd in Pixar films. Either way, they're still very intriguing, as the low dialogue makes the film even more charming. WALL-E's story was less interesting than it's visuals, but that didn't stop it from becoming one of the better Pixar films. WALL-E is a classic that adults seem to enjoy even more than children.
3. Toy Story 2
Woody prepares to go to summer camp with Andy for the weekend, but Andy rips his arm by accident while playing with his toys before leaving, forcing him to be placed on a shelf and stay behind. There he discovers that Andy's mother is having a yard sale, to where she takes a fellow shelved toy, Wheezy, an old rubber penguin with a broken squeaker, to be sold. Woody sneaks down to the yard sale with the help of Andy's pet dog Buster and saves Wheezy, but is accidentally left outside and found by an enthusiastic toy collector, who ends up stealing him when Andy's mother refuses to sell him. Buzz chases after the collector's car as he drives away, but quickly loses him. During an investigation back at Andy's room, Buzz and the other toys quickly determine that the thief is Al McWhiggin, owner of the toy company Al's Toy Barn. Buzz recruits Slinky Dog, Mr. Potato Head, Rex and Hamm to go out and save Woody.
2. Finding Nemo
An epic story of a widower clown fish who loses his son to humans. This film is the best adventure story in Pixar history, as it's placed on a grand scale, making it an epic. The characters were partially interesting, possibly not as great as other Pixar films, but entertaining throughout. Before Up, Disney had never really made long journey films. Finding Nemo was new for it's kind, and the setting being an ocean, they had a whole world of ideas to explore. This film was poignant and sad to a suitable level, while adding as much comedy as it could have. Finding Nemo is great for both adults and kids, great for both of them in a very different way. The emotional conflict makes it easy to relate to for adults, and the winsome attitude will have the kids attention.
1. Toy Story
The story follows a toy cowboy, Woody, who seems to be jealous of a new toy, Buzz, that takes his place as his owner's favorite. The conflict takes the duo into new heights of understanding friendship, jealousy and hate. The film is comedic, emotional, charming and very magical. Toy Story is a completely unforgettable film for it's fans. The way the two main characters are developed is amazing, though it mainly focuses on Buzz and Woody only, it's what made the film so powerful, not to mention more entertaining. The comedy between Buzz and Woody seems to be a stronger element than the emotional dynamic, but Toy Story is an, overall, entertaining film which will satisfy viewers of all ages. It's not only the best Pixar film of all time, in my opinion, it's the greatest animation film of all time.
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