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[John Holmes]

Rented this a few days ago. This movie/story is well written. It's story worked hard at showing the values of loyalty, committment.

The sound is very, very good. Very aggressive use of the surround channels. The picture is typical of what we have come to expect from Pixar.

All in all, more than worth seeing.




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[Sonnie Parker]

This is one I've toyed with on purchasing as a family movie. I've read good reviews and bad reviews so I have mixed emotions about purchasing it.

Since we are short on family movies I am leaning towards getting it for our collection.






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[Robbie]

Scrat steals the show but I really enjoyed this movie. I thought the main plot was a little over the top though not bad. Remember it's a kids movie that adults can enjoy. The Scrat short is great too.

Worth buying IMO.

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[Brandon B]

"The picture is typical of what we have come to expect from Pixar. "

Are you comparing? You do know it's not one of theirs, right?

BB

[John Holmes]

Sorry for not being more specific Brandon. You make a good point.

The film is a "FOX" release with video that rivals "Pixar's" work.




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[Danbry39]

I bought it for my 10 year old daughter and enjoyed it, but not nearly as much as Shrek and Monsters, Inc. The sound and vidieo quality are excellent, but the story line didn't quite do it for me personally. And, as a sub lover, nothing outdoes Monsters, Inc. All of this, of course, is just the way I reacted to the movie. I will say that I've kind of become spoiled by the animation being put out these days. It is outstanding.




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[George Bellefontaine]

An old geezer like me just loves these movies for kids that adults can enjoy.




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[Brandon B]

I will say that I've kind of become spoiled by the animation being put out these days. It is outstanding.

It was interesting to see some of the commentary on the "Spirit" DVD. Katzenberg was talking about how with all this cutting edge CGI, old-style animation was suffering in popularity (Treasure Planet?).

On Spirit, they combined a lot of CGI in the form of 2D work meant to blend more naturally with the traditional hand animated stuff, to result in a look that, while still having the feel of hand drawn work, really upped the reaslism of the animation to where it compares favorably to things like Ice Age and MI.

I actually enjoyed this movie (Spirit) visually more than any of the other efforts out in the last year. Story-wise, I always think Pixar's stuff is tops though.

"Finding Nemo", their next, looks good too.

Anyone else have similar feelings about the animation?

BB

[George Bellefontaine]

I have to agree with Brandon. I really like the Pixar stuff the best.




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