[mdc]

http://www.apple.com/trailers/disney/the_incredibles/

omg, i can't wait. something tells me pixar has done it again. this one looks incredible (i couldn't help it).

[Ratm]

OMG OMG OMG!!!


haven't seen this trailer, thanks

[Superchicken]

Yey, a pixar movie that isn't "someone's been kidnapped, let's save them!" in some variation or another...

[wtf_reporter]

meh

[The Godfather]

Looks damn fine!

... and it would be the first time that Pixar makes a movie with an interesting plot (for me, that is).

It won't top Shrek, by the way.

[Stogieman]

Originally posted by wtf_reporter:
meh

That's more than what I can say for the Shark's Tale trailer.

[ManOfSteal]

Badass.

[cpt kangarooski]

Actually, I kind of suspect that this involves Mr. Incredible getting kidnapped, which is the impetus for the rest of the family to go after him.

Also the first trailer and the teaser were both better, IMO. This one seems loose.

[demograph68]

I see a blatant parody of The Fantastic Four and X-Men. I hope the plot isn't so obvious, as with the Mr. I kidnapped scenario.

[cpt kangarooski]

From what's been released in the trailers, promotional materials, etc. it looks like the plot is that there used to be a lot of superheroes. But they retired, probably because of the collateral damage involved. This just left supervillains, and what good is it being a supervillain without superheroes to oppose you? So, the movie's villain manages to kidnap Mr. Incredible (and eventually ends up with the whole family) in order to have someone to defeat and then put in regulation death traps, etc.

That's what I'm getting out of it, anyway. Could be something different.

[zachs]

I'll probably wind up seeing it. It should be pretty entertaining.

[Lancer409]

i love how they ended the first trailer .. haha ..

[MilkmanDan]

Must find way to see it in Japan.

[wolfen]

Definally looks cool.

[TailsToo]

Steve runs the two coolest companies there are!

[hayesk]

Originally posted by Superchicken:
Yey, a pixar movie that isn't "someone's been kidnapped, let's save them!" in some variation or another...

Someone was kidpnapped in Bug's Life? Even in Toy Story, it was more of an escape than a rescue.

[hayesk]

Originally posted by The Godfather:
Looks damn fine!

... and it would be the first time that Pixar makes a movie with an interesting plot (for me, that is).

It won't top Shrek, by the way.

Oh yeah, relying on celebrity casting, lame story, and obvious pop-culture references that will be meaningless in a few years is much better than superior character animating and refined classic storytelling.

[Lancer409]

Originally posted by TailsToo:
Steve runs the too coolest companies there are!

and you are one heck of a consistent person... either that .. or your "W" button has long been broken =P

[E's Lil Theorem]

Originally posted by hayesk:
Oh yeah, relying on celebrity casting, lame story, and obvious pop-culture references that will be meaningless in a few years is much better than superior character animating and refined classic storytelling.

I believe he meant it wont top it money-wise, as Shrek has made more than $400MM now.

EDIT: $400MM not just $400.

[TailsToo]

Originally posted by Lancer409:
and you are one heck of a consistent person... either that .. or your "W" button has long been broken =P

oops! See what happens when you are posting and trying to watch TV at the same time!

[hayesk]

Originally posted by E's Lil Theorem:
I believe he meant it wont top it money-wise, as Shrek has made more than $400MM now.

EDIT: $400MM not just $400.

Ah - possible. Wasn't thinking along those lines. I won't deny Shrek had good marketing.

[The Godfather]

Shrek 1 and 2 have better entertainment value than Nemo, Toy Story, Monsters, Ice Age, etc. I don't know how having a celebrity casting makes a movie bad. If anything, it should make a movie better.
I won't argue the animation quality, since I have only watched Shrek 1 once, in the theater. It was such a long time ago, but I laughed so hard

I think that Dreamworks has a bad reputation because it has links to Microsoft, while Pixar is in bed with Apple.

[Superchicken]

Shark's tale looks sooo dumb.

That said, if Mr. I is kidnapped I'm going to e-mail Jobs and say, STOP HAVING PEOPLE KIDNAPPED/RESCUED IN YOUR MOVIES! THERE IS MORE TO LIFE THAN RESCUING PEOPLE!

That said, I haven't seen Bug's Life.

[hayesk]

Originally posted by The Godfather:
Shrek 1 and 2 have better entertainment value

Why? The stories weren't better. They were loaded with pop-culture references which will cease to be funny in a few years (Sir Justin? Come on), and one-liners that get less funny each time you hear them. Shrek certainly wasn't awful or bad, it's just a step below what Pixar has produced.

than Nemo, Toy Story, Monsters, Ice Age, etc. I don't know how having a celebrity casting makes a movie bad. If anything, it should make a movie better.

Even a good screen actor doesn't mean good voice acting. (e.g. Titan A.E.). It only makes them better if they are good voice actors. Though I will say Eddie Murphy was good - Mike Myers and John Lithgow weren't bad either, but I think the Toy Story cast were better overall.

I won't argue the animation quality, since I have only watched Shrek 1 once, in the theater. It was such a long time ago, but I laughed so hard

I liked Shrek the first time I saw it. Subsequent viewings were ok, but weren't as funny. I can watch any Pixar film over and over again, because the best part is the story, not just the jokes.

As for animation quality, it's not an issue of which is more realistic, or looks cooler. That certainly helps, but it's the character animation that makes it or breaks it. Do the facial expressions and body language match the emotions, does the voice match the character design? Pixar is great at giving human characteristics to non-human characters. Dreamworks is not as good - they're not bad at some things - Shrek was ok for some of the characters. But in Shark's tale, it looks like the fish are wearing "people masks". Truly awful. It's like they realized they can't design good fish characters, so they slapped stupid people-like faces on them because they couldn't convey emotion with fish faces.

I think that Dreamworks has a bad reputation because it has links to Microsoft, while Pixar is in bed with Apple.

An easy connection to make, but not true. Ice Age was also really good too - had great voice acting, good character animation, and a good story.

[hayesk]

Originally posted by Superchicken:
Shark's tale looks sooo dumb.

That said, if Mr. I is kidnapped I'm going to e-mail Jobs and say, STOP HAVING PEOPLE KIDNAPPED/RESCUED IN YOUR MOVIES! THERE IS MORE TO LIFE THAN RESCUING PEOPLE!

That said, I haven't seen Bug's Life.

Toy Story didn't really have a rescue mission. They came up with their own escape plan - the other Toys abandoned them. But seriously - lots of great movies had rescues, escapes, kidnappings. The only Pixar movies where the kidnap/rescue was the main plot was Toy Story 2 and Finding Nemo - that's only two. It's almost like you looked for a commonality between all of the Pixar movies and chose to use that to find a fault just for the sake of finding a fault.

[cpt kangarooski]

Superchicken--

That said, I haven't seen Bug's Life.

There is perhaps a little kidnapping in A Bug's Life, but it's not the main part of the story. It's mostly yet another spin on The Seven Samurai.

hayesk--

But seriously - lots of great movies had rescues, escapes, kidnappings. The only Pixar movies where the kidnap/rescue was the main plot was Toy Story 2 and Finding Nemo - that's only two.

Well, the plot in Monsters, Inc. started going because there was a kidnapping attempt. And a good portion of it dealt with the fallout from that or attempt to rescue Boo. And in the end, there were two kidnappings in it (Mike and Boo). So I think we can give him that one.