Originally Posted By DlandDug This topic is just too predictable to some of us. I believe it was commencing with Cars that the annual "Here comes Pixar's dud" discussions began. In general the arguments were: Cars are not cute or cuddly, so kids won't respond well to the film. Ratatouille is about rats in the kitchen. 'Nuff said. WALL-E will prove to be relentlessly depressing and preachy. And yet, each has been a big winner at the box office, and has a loyal following among film goers. Will Up actually be a dud? Who knows until we've seen it on the big screen... (P.S. If you want to type with a regular old keyboard, it's WALL-E.)
Originally Posted By Dznygrl ^^Actually, I believe it started with Finding Nemo. People were bellyaching that fish weren't "cuddly" enough and wouldn't have enough personality. Then when The Incredibles teaser trailer came out, people whined that it looked boring and uninspired. Well...you know how those went!
Originally Posted By TheRedhead I remember the rumor that Eisner was not pleased with Nemo and that he was telling everyone that it was going to be a dud. You know, because Eisner was so jealous of Pixar's success. Yeah.
Originally Posted By RockyMtnMinnie Well, of the previews I've seen so far it looks wonderful. I will be seeing it.
Originally Posted By SBSBelle22 mawnck- I always agree with you I like anime... even if I don't always understand the storylines
Originally Posted By Dabob2 Time has a rave review of UP just out: <a href="http://www.time.com/time/arts/article/0,8599,1896685,00.htm" target="_blank">http://www.time.com/time/arts/...5,00.htm</a>
Originally Posted By DlandDug And now, how does the analyst from the OP's article feel about UP? >>Analyst Admits to Being ‘Dead Wrong’ After Disney’s ‘Up’ Is Big Earner LOS ANGELES — A mea culpa, of a sort, came Wednesday from the Wall Street analyst who was the most prominent (but not the lone) prerelease naysayer about “Up,” the Disney-Pixar movie that over the weekend became the studio’s second-highest grossing film ever in North America, after “Finding Nemo.” “Dead wrong” is how Richard Greenfield of Pali Research put his related analysis in a research note. “The recent success of Pixar’s ‘Up’ (well ahead of our forecasts) has renewed investor confidence in Disney’s creative capabilities,” he added. “Up” has so far sold $265.9 million in tickets in North America and $35.4 million overseas, where it has only begun to arrive in theaters. ... Since the film’s release, other analysts have been heaping praise on Disney for allowing its Pixar unit to pursue “Up” despite the film’s commercial risk. “Continued affirmation of the Pixar acquisition as financially and strategically sound,” said Anthony J. DiClemente of Barclays Capital in a research note.<< <a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2009/07/09/business/media/09analyst.html?_r=1" target="_blank">http://www.nytimes.com/2009/07...tml?_r=1</a>
