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The Good Dinosaur
Posted on 12/1/15 at 8:06 am
Posted on 12/1/15 at 8:06 am
Took my 3 year old to see it this weekend and it was one of the best Pixar movies I've sat through. Enough adult humor and a good story without any singing. I really enjoyed it and my kid loved every second. Kinda made me nostalgic remembering The Land Before Time. I usually dread going to these movies because the stories are garbage but I really enjoyed it.
Posted on 12/1/15 at 8:11 am to Clark W Griswold
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dread going to these movies because the stories are garbage
Pixar movies are usually pretty solid.
Posted on 12/1/15 at 8:18 am to musick
Pixar is always better than the rest but the stories are hit or miss. This one was great. I still haven't seen Inside Out but I hear Santa is bringing it. The Zootopia movie preview for 2016 had me crying at the sloth DMV scene.
Posted on 12/1/15 at 8:20 am to Clark W Griswold
taking my 2.5 year old for the Sunday matinee this weekend
she is so excited...I'm kinda excited too
she is so excited...I'm kinda excited too
Posted on 12/1/15 at 8:21 am to Clark W Griswold
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I still haven't seen Inside Out
It might be my favorite Pixar movie. It kicked me hard in the feels.
Posted on 12/1/15 at 8:21 am to Clark W Griswold
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I still haven't seen Inside Out but I hear Santa is bringing it.
be ready to cry
Posted on 12/1/15 at 8:35 am to Clark W Griswold
quote:What? Disney/Pixar is pretty darn legit.
I usually dread going to these movies because the stories are garbage but I really enjoyed it.
ETA: I was not a big fan of Inside Out. It's good, but there was something about it that didn't make it stand out. Although I'm a huge fan of Bing Bong.
This post was edited on 12/1/15 at 8:37 am
Posted on 12/1/15 at 8:43 am to Clark W Griswold
Good to hear, this looks pretty fun.
Posted on 12/1/15 at 8:45 am to Freauxzen
I liked it alot better than inside out, not that inside was bad. It was a really good movie. This just had a lion king type feel without the singing.
Posted on 12/1/15 at 8:55 am to Clark W Griswold
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Enough adult humor and a good story without any singing.
Pixar hasn't once made a musical.
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I usually dread going to these movies because the stories are garbage but I really enjoyed it.
Yeah, Pixar makes complete garbage, which is why 10 out of their 16 films are above a 95% on Rotten Tomatoes. The Good Dinosaur is not one of them. It looks fine for what it is, but no one is really saying it's brilliant. I will give it the benefit of the doubt that it had the misfortune of directly following Inside Out, which may be their most brilliant work yet and has a good shot of being nominated for Best Picture. But Pixar has followed up brilliant work after brilliant work in the past that would be hard to follow.
I think the problem is it is obviously a kid's movie. It looks like a good kid's movie, but a kid's movie nonetheless. Most the reviews I've read have confirmed this suspicion. Just Pixar has done such a damn good job dissecting the psyche throughout their years as a studio that there are very few of the films they make that don't directly try to appeal to the adult audience as much as the younger audience. Cars is really the only series they've made that I think is completely guilty of pandering to kids.
This post was edited on 12/1/15 at 9:31 am
Posted on 12/1/15 at 9:10 am to Clark W Griswold
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I still haven't seen Inside Out but I hear Santa is bringing it.
You will enjoy it more than your kid will.
Posted on 12/1/15 at 9:59 am to OMLandshark
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t looks like a good kid's movie, but a kid's movie nonetheless.
We went on Sunday to see it and took our 2 1/2 year old. We all enjoyed it very much. The quoted above is exactly the case. It also felt like the movie was meant to show off the strong animation, particularly the water and landscapes, as opposed to being a strong story. That is not meant to suggest the story is lacking, but it's a story we have seen before with other Disney movies. I think there are some clever devices used in telling the story that makes this one a bit unique.
Posted on 12/1/15 at 11:08 am to OMLandshark
I wasn't just comparing Pixar but more so all of Disney movies.
Posted on 12/1/15 at 12:15 pm to Clark W Griswold
Saw it last Saturday. It was good but not great. Like Lion king with no songs and dinosaurs instead of lions. I think almost all Pixar movies are great so wen I say I would put this in the bottom half of Pixar movies its still good.
Also, ZooTopia preview was funny stuff.
Also, ZooTopia preview was funny stuff.
Posted on 12/1/15 at 1:19 pm to creolechef
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Like Lion king with no songs and dinosaurs instead of lions
so did the Good Dinosaurs dad get murdered by his brother?
Inside Out was a good movie for adults. Don't see how any kid enjoys watching that movie except for the Bing Bong parts. The entire story is over the head of any kid under age 8 or 9.
Posted on 12/1/15 at 1:21 pm to TeddyPadillac
quote:But pretty colors and Bing Bong and rainbows and glass balls.
Inside Out was a good movie for adults. Don't see how any kid enjoys watching that movie except for the Bing Bong parts. The entire story is over the head of any kid under age 8 or 9.
Posted on 12/1/15 at 2:19 pm to The Sad Banana
My 5 and 6 year old loved Bing Bong (my 5 year old cried when he sacrificed himself)
But they also like the idea of all the emotions being characterized. They loved anger, sadness, and joy. They got it for the most part.
Inside Out was a great movie.
But they also like the idea of all the emotions being characterized. They loved anger, sadness, and joy. They got it for the most part.
Inside Out was a great movie.
Posted on 12/1/15 at 2:29 pm to musick
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But they also like the idea of all the emotions being characterized. They loved anger, sadness, and joy. They got it for the most part.
I have a very hard time believing you that a 5 year old understood the idea of all the emotions, or even understood that all of those characters and the movie for the most part was happening inside Riley's head.
Posted on 12/1/15 at 2:35 pm to Clark W Griswold
Good Dinosaur is bottom-half on the list of Pixar movies, but it is by no means a bad movie. It might be the most beautiful Pixar film ever with the photorealistic landscapes. The story was just pretty standard stuff. Not really any risks taken. I think if they'd have taken a few chances, it could've been elevated from a good movie to a great one.
Posted on 12/1/15 at 4:45 pm to jackwoods4
There were some scenes that looked real. And not "CGI real" either.
And I agree with your review. Bottom half of the Pixar group. Still good. Standard story.
Also, Zootopia and Secret Life of Pets previews had me laughing harder than any point in the movie
And I agree with your review. Bottom half of the Pixar group. Still good. Standard story.
Also, Zootopia and Secret Life of Pets previews had me laughing harder than any point in the movie
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