# Which of these Pixar releases are you particularly fond of? **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [November 3, 2017, 8:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-of-these-pixar-releases-are-you-particularly-fond-of/800621 "2017-11-03T20:35:09Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![Face\_Intentionally\_Left\_Blank](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/face_intentionally_left_blank/32/288_2.png) [@Face\_Intentionally\_Left\_Blank](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Face_Intentionally_Left_Blank)\ **Post date:** [November 4, 2017, 6:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-of-these-pixar-releases-are-you-particularly-fond-of/800621/21 "2017-11-04T06:13:34Z")
> [@Robot\_Arm](#): > > I’ve never understood the hate for _Cars_ among the Pixar oeuvre. It’s the tale of a pampered, spoiled athlete who learns to give a damn about somehing other than himself. The references to car culture are well understood and well done (although not everyone’s cup of tea, I’m sure) and the animation is as gorgeous as anything they’ve done. The drive in the mountains and the night scenes of Radiator Springs with all the lights on are fantastic. And it’s got Katherine Helmond and Paul Newman doing voices. And Bonnie Hunt, sigh. > > I do remember the first time I saw it I noticed how much of a jerk Lightning is at the beginning. Most movies of this sort will start with the main character kind of roguish, but you know he means well or is misunderstood. I thought it was rather brave of Pixar to make their hero so genuinely unpleasant at the beginning; it makes the redemption part of the story that much better. It did not interest me. I tried 3 times, and never made it more than 15 minutes in before my attention wandered and I gave up. In contrast, the first 15 minutes of Wall-E and Up pulled me in. ---
**Author:** ![Merneith](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/57b2e6/32.png) [@Merneith](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Merneith)\ **Post date:** [November 4, 2017, 6:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-of-these-pixar-releases-are-you-particularly-fond-of/800621/22 "2017-11-04T06:53:53Z")
> [@Johanna](#): > > _ **Brave** _ is my favorite. > > Fun fact: Q. Why is Merida named after a city in Spain? > A. She isn’t. It’s a name the writer Brenda Chapman derived from the Scots Gaelic form of the name Brenda Chapman based her character’s name on is Mèrida (/ˈmʲɛːrʲidˠa/ MERRY-dah), a variant form of the Scots Gaelic name Maighread (/maːrʲɛːtˠ/ MAH-ret) (in Irish: Máiréad /ˈmˠɑːrʲeːdˠ/ MAW-raid), which means Margaret, from Greek _margarites_. The resemblance to Spain’s Mérida (/ˈmeriða/is coincidental. The Spanish city gets its name from Latin _Emerita (Augusta)_, meaning the veterans (from the army of Augustus). I always figured it was just a variant of Meredith … which is a name I’ve always loved. ---
**Author:** ![Mean\_Mr.Mustard](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mean_mr.mustard/32/3865_2.png) [@Mean\_Mr.Mustard](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mean_Mr.Mustard)\ **Post date:** [November 4, 2017, 11:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-of-these-pixar-releases-are-you-particularly-fond-of/800621/23 "2017-11-04T11:19:39Z")
> [@Robot\_Arm](#): > > I’ve never understood the hate for _Cars_ among the Pixar oeuvre…And it’s got Katherine Helmond and Paul Newman doing voices. And Bonnie Hunt, sigh… Let’s not forget George Carlin As Fillmore, the VW bus! \*Cars \* was one of my selections (though not 2 nor 3 as I have not seen them). mmm ---
**Author:** ![Robot\_Arm](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/robot_arm/32/18280_2.png) [@Robot\_Arm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Robot_Arm)\ **Post date:** [November 4, 2017, 11:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-of-these-pixar-releases-are-you-particularly-fond-of/800621/24 "2017-11-04T11:28:33Z")
> [@Mean\_Mr.Mustard](#): > > Let’s not forget George Carlin As Fillmore, the VW bus! Cheech Marin, Tony Shalhoub, Tom and Ray Magliozzi, and Michael Schumacher; a lot of good folks lent their voices. ---
**Author:** ![What\_Exit](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/what_exit/32/10652_2.png) [@What\_Exit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/What_Exit)\ **Post date:** [November 4, 2017, 1:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-of-these-pixar-releases-are-you-particularly-fond-of/800621/25 "2017-11-04T13:00:20Z")
> [@FoieGrasIsEvil](#): > > I am surprised at the lack of love for _Monsters, Inc_. Goodman and Crystal are brilliant in that movie. That is excellent. A great movie but probably 6th for me with Pixar. But to me Pixar has 6 movies I would give a 10 to. > [@GuanoLad](#): > > _The Good Dinosaur_ is underrated, and _Inside Out_ is overrated. And I don’t mind the Cars movies, and picked _Cars 2_. The Good Dino was not good to me, it wasn’t terrible but it wasn’t a good movie either. Not sure why it didn’t work for me but neither did Inside Out. > [@Robot\_Arm](#): > > I’ve never understood the hate for _Cars_ among the Pixar oeuvre. It’s the tale of a pampered, spoiled athlete who learns to give a damn about somehing other than himself. The references to car culture are well understood and well done (although not everyone’s cup of tea, I’m sure) … I think you nailed it, if you like Nascar, you probably like this movie, otherwise it is the worse things Pixar has done. It had zero appeal to me and I hated wasting my time watching it. Great cast wasted was my attitude. > [@Lobot](#): > > I don’t care much for most of them, but WALL-E and Up are glorious. Nothing before or since has come close, IMHO. After Incredibles, these are my 2nd & 3rd favorites. Then Toy Story & Toy Story 2 and Monsters Inc. The top 3 are movies that drag me in if I see them on. They are among my favorite movies of all time. On a scale of 1-10 they go to 11. Ironically Spinal Tap does not. ---
**Author:** ![Just\_Asking\_Questions](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/ba9def/32.png) [@Just\_Asking\_Questions](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Just_Asking_Questions)\ **Post date:** [November 4, 2017, 3:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-of-these-pixar-releases-are-you-particularly-fond-of/800621/26 "2017-11-04T15:09:29Z")
> [@Robot\_Arm](#): > > I’ve never understood the hate for _Cars_ among the Pixar oeuvre. Meh, it’s just a remake of Doc Hollywood. 🙂 I don’t want to watch them because I can’t get past the setting. Why are the cars the way they are? Why do they have eyes? Why do they have door handles? The set up just doesn’t make sense to me. Yes. I have no problems with interdimentional monsters, talking toys (who never die! Trapped with all your awareness in a landfill. Forever! :eek:), balloons that can carry your house to South America, women that can stretch beyiond reason, but yes, anothropormorphic cars are my limit! ---
**Author:** ![jz78817](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jz78817/32/1028_2.png) [@jz78817](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jz78817)\ **Post date:** [November 4, 2017, 3:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-of-these-pixar-releases-are-you-particularly-fond-of/800621/27 "2017-11-04T15:11:17Z")
I’ve only seen a couple of them (Monsters, Inc. and Wall-E) but I liked them enough to vote for them. ---
**Author:** ![Mean\_Mr.Mustard](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mean_mr.mustard/32/3865_2.png) [@Mean\_Mr.Mustard](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mean_Mr.Mustard)\ **Post date:** [November 4, 2017, 4:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-of-these-pixar-releases-are-you-particularly-fond-of/800621/28 "2017-11-04T16:29:16Z")
> [@jz78817](#): > > I’ve only seen a couple of them (Monsters, Inc. and Wall-E) but I liked them enough to vote for them. Stop the presses. You’ve never seen Toy Story? mmm ---
**Author:** ![Darren\_Garrison](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/darren_garrison/32/92_2.png) [@Darren\_Garrison](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Darren_Garrison)\ **Post date:** [November 4, 2017, 4:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-of-these-pixar-releases-are-you-particularly-fond-of/800621/29 "2017-11-04T16:44:47Z")
> [@Just\_Asking\_Questions](#): > > Meh, it’s just a remake of Doc Hollywood. You can tell that [from the trailer](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UT2lkVQqErk). ---
**Author:** ![Mean\_Mr.Mustard](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mean_mr.mustard/32/3865_2.png) [@Mean\_Mr.Mustard](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mean_Mr.Mustard)\ **Post date:** [November 4, 2017, 7:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-of-these-pixar-releases-are-you-particularly-fond-of/800621/30 "2017-11-04T19:32:22Z")
The tally so far. Any surprises?\* 62 The Incredibles 59 Toy Story 51 WALL-E 49 Up 46 Toy Story 2 40 Toy Story 3 42 Monsters, Inc. 41 Finding Nemo 32 Ratatouille 30 Inside Out 21 Aladdin 17 A Bug’s Live 13 Brave 11 Cars 10 Finding Dory 6 Monsters University 2 Cars 3 1 Cars 2 3 The Good Dinosaur \*(other than seeing Aladdin in a Pixar poll) ---
**Author:** ![Biggirl](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/biggirl/32/3294_2.png) [@Biggirl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Biggirl)\ **Post date:** [November 4, 2017, 9:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-of-these-pixar-releases-are-you-particularly-fond-of/800621/31 "2017-11-04T21:30:43Z")
> [@Mean\_Mr.Mustard](#): > > The tally so far. > > Any surprises?\* > > 62 The Incredibles > 59 Toy Story > 51 WALL-E > 49 Up > 46 Toy Story 2 > 40 Toy Story 3 > 42 Monsters, Inc. > 41 Finding Nemo > 32 Ratatouille > 30 Inside Out > 21 Aladdin > 17 A Bug’s Live > 13 Brave > 11 Cars > 10 Finding Dory > 6 Monsters University > 2 Cars 3 > 1 Cars 2 > 3 The Good Dinosaur > \*(other than seeing Aladdin in a Pixar poll) I’m surprised Toy Story didn’t make the cut! ---
**Author:** ![Biggirl](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/biggirl/32/3294_2.png) [@Biggirl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Biggirl)\ **Post date:** [November 4, 2017, 9:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-of-these-pixar-releases-are-you-particularly-fond-of/800621/32 "2017-11-04T21:36:33Z")
P.S., my DIL loves Brave so much, [I painted her this for her birthday.](https://i.imgur.com/JxrYDJf.jpg) Also, I was wrong. Toy Story is number 2. Don’t know why I didn’t see it. And I searched too. ---
**Author:** ![Tamerlane](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/tamerlane/32/7602_2.png) [@Tamerlane](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tamerlane)\ **Post date:** [November 4, 2017, 10:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-of-these-pixar-releases-are-you-particularly-fond-of/800621/33 "2017-11-04T22:43:27Z")
> [@Aspidistra](#): > > I downgrade _UP!_ quite a lot specifically for that long intro sequence that everyone else loves so much…it has a huge gaping plot hole in it! Why \*didn’t \* they go travelling? His job was portable, they had no kids, and exploring was Who She Was … what stopped them? It annoys me enough that I’ve never been able to re-watch that movie Money. It shows them repeatedly having to raid their savings jar to deal with everyday expenses like replacing a blown-out tire. This was a zoo docent and a balloon stand attendant, respectively. Cash would have always been tight and they just never got there. Also the fact that despite their lack of travel, relative poverity and inability to conceive that they were still a happy couple probably reduced the pressure to obsessively follow childhood dreams quite a bit. ---
**Author:** ![Johanna](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/johanna/32/8318_2.png) [@Johanna](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johanna)\ **Post date:** [November 4, 2017, 10:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-of-these-pixar-releases-are-you-particularly-fond-of/800621/34 "2017-11-04T22:46:00Z")
> [@Biggirl](#): > > P.S., my DIL loves Brave so much, [I painted her this for her birthday.](https://i.imgur.com/JxrYDJf.jpg) That is great! I love it and I bet she did too. ---
**Author:** ![Biggirl](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/biggirl/32/3294_2.png) [@Biggirl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Biggirl)\ **Post date:** [November 4, 2017, 11:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-of-these-pixar-releases-are-you-particularly-fond-of/800621/35 "2017-11-04T23:07:43Z")
> [@Johanna](#): > > That is great! I love it and I bet she did too. Why thank you! Only posted it because Brave is so low on the list while that rat in the food movie ranked so high. And I seriously absolutely _adore_ Patton Oswald. But, again, GAH!!! ---
**Author:** ![Spice\_Weasel](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/spice_weasel/32/5435_2.png) [@Spice\_Weasel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spice_Weasel)\ **Post date:** [November 4, 2017, 11:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-of-these-pixar-releases-are-you-particularly-fond-of/800621/36 "2017-11-04T23:37:46Z")
I thought _Brave_ was pretty good, but maybe it didn’t resonate with me as much because my relationship with my Mom was less like that and more like _Tangled._ _The Incredibles_ is one of the best movies out there, I tend to love anything involving Brad Bird. There are so many great Pixar movies, how can you even pick? ---
**Author:** ![snfaulkner](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/snfaulkner/32/433_2.png) [@snfaulkner](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/snfaulkner)\ **Post date:** [November 5, 2017, 5:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-of-these-pixar-releases-are-you-particularly-fond-of/800621/37 "2017-11-05T05:32:39Z")
Incredibles is by far the best. I also voted for ratatouille. Fun fact, I help upgrade/install the render farm they used to make it. Up, wall-e, bugs life and monsters inc were ok, but I didn’t vote for them. Cars just creeped me the hell out. I would have voted for all three toy stories nut fat fingered my phone and accidentally hit the vote now button somehow. Oh, and I DID vote for Aladdin. ---
**Author:** ![MaxTheVool](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/9fc29f/32.png) [@MaxTheVool](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MaxTheVool)\ **Post date:** [November 5, 2017, 5:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-of-these-pixar-releases-are-you-particularly-fond-of/800621/38 "2017-11-05T05:43:35Z")
> [@Tamerlane](#): > > Money. It shows them repeatedly having to raid their savings jar to deal with everyday expenses like replacing a blown-out tire. This was a zoo docent and a balloon stand attendant, respectively. Cash would have always been tight and they just never got there. Also the fact that despite their lack of travel, relative poverity and inability to conceive that they were still a happy couple probably reduced the pressure to obsessively follow childhood dreams quite a bit. I just rewatched this scene a few days ago. It’s also implied that they were finally just about to go when the wife got (terminally) ill. ---
**Author:** ![jz78817](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jz78817/32/1028_2.png) [@jz78817](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jz78817)\ **Post date:** [November 5, 2017, 1:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-of-these-pixar-releases-are-you-particularly-fond-of/800621/39 "2017-11-05T13:03:07Z")
> [@Mean\_Mr.Mustard](#): > > Stop the presses. You’ve never seen Toy Story? > mmm Nope. ---
**Author:** ![Darren\_Garrison](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/darren_garrison/32/92_2.png) [@Darren\_Garrison](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Darren_Garrison)\ **Post date:** [November 5, 2017, 2:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-of-these-pixar-releases-are-you-particularly-fond-of/800621/40 "2017-11-05T14:08:13Z")
> [@snfaulkner](#): > > I would have voted for all three toy stories nut fat fingered my phone and accidentally hit the vote now button somehow. Yeah, that nut fat can really get in the way. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-of-these-pixar-releases-are-you-particularly-fond-of/800621.md?page=1) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-of-these-pixar-releases-are-you-particularly-fond-of/800621.md?page=3)