pixar movie reviews

Coco (Emotionally charged, and definitely one of Pixar's more mature films in the recent years. Has a lot of dark themes and doesn't try to hide them, while having a message about family and generations. Biggest problem is the "family comes first" message thats pretty bullshit even in the film itself, and its weird treatment of one of Mexico's most famous artists. The world isn't as bright and colorful as I feel it should be, however, though I am mostly just comparing that to Book of Life. The villain is a much larger part of the movie than most twist villains are, and has a personality and some pretty good scenes, but his defeat feels like they just ripped it from Waternoose wholesale, and his final fight is pretty garbo. If you don't like mariachi music you probably won't like this movie. 8/10)

Cars 3 (What a weird movie. The first two acts are entirely about McQueen's old man problems and about how convenient and useful training methods are bad because technology and millennials. Its pretty insufferable to watch, with the only highlight being the demolition derby section because it has anything interesting going on. Literally the entire thing is old man and technology bad jokes, it can't seem to pick a side. Lighting McQueen is never likable at any point during any of this. Cruz, the female sidekick, is much more likable, and the entire last part of the movie where she's in the race is more tense and meaningful than any other part of the movie, but that's mostly because there is any stakes or tension added, which the rest of the film doesn't have. Of course to do this they make a character that was previously reasonable into a sexist asshole who just really hates Cruz racing for some reason? This is the closest thing we get to a villain. The only other villain is Johnny Millennial, the most archetypal millennial parody you can think of who gets basically nothing beyond that. He's kind of a jerk and not in a fun way. I really just did not like it. 4/10, bordering on 3/10)

Finding Dory (A very fun romp, even if it isn't as emotional or mature as most other good Pixar movies. The film manages to have some emotional moments though, especially for those with neuro-atypical disorders. Disabilities are a theme of the movie, as only one character doesn't have one. Hank the octopus is a very good character and I love him, I too want to spend most of my life locked away in a tiny room and do whatever i want. There's some fun ocean facts, even though some of them are probably wrong, like i'm pretty sure bioluminescent squids don't live in California. Also the climax is fucking ridiculous and I love it. The film doesn't have a villain, since its mostly a character piece and doesn't really need one. 7/10)

The Good Dinosaur (More like the hideously mediocre dinosaur amirite. This movie has basically nothing going for it other than a decent message about fear, really beautiful backgrounds, and the fact that it actually lets a dead character stay dead. The rest is pretty nonsensical and boring, as its just another buddy film like most Pixar and Disney films are, but its made worse because they can't talk to each other. People have memed on the character models a lot, and it deserves it because they are really terrible, and clash with the highly detailed backgrounds. The entire thing feels like a tech demo for a really impressive background program with a very light story over it. For some reason the film is heavily steeped in old-west, rustic Americana theming, to the point of nonsense, and none of it is clever enough to really be excused. Then suddenly ghosts show up at the end for some reason. Most scenes during the second act don't have a point to them, most notably the scene with the highly offensive triceratops. The only scene that made me feel anything was the bizarre drug trip sequence, and that feeling was abject terror. True, it was the only part of the film that attempted anything with the actual animation, but it wasn't funny enough to actually bother being there and is blatantly padding. The villain shows up in two disconnected scenes, has a Minnesotan accent for some reason, and then dies by being hit with a stick. Very low 3/10)