Inside Out (Pixar)

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I think this film is superior to even Wall-E and Up which are great but pretty top-heavy films all the same. The boldness and emotion of the first half hour of those movies is sustained throughout this one in a really rewarding way.

Inside Out and Toy Story 3 are top Pixar for me.

5. Up
4. Wall-E
3. Ratatouille
2. Toy Story 3
1. Inside Out

All utterly fantastic movies.

pixelburp

Sleepy wrote: »

I read an article last night about how much the mental health profession is loving it. They've even started using action figures of the characters to help non-verbal children express their emotions!

Wow, that's a pretty inspired idea, I hope it works out really well and starts some sensible conversations about mental health. God knows there's a problem in this country with people shying away from serious talk about emotions, depression etc., I can't imagine it's any better Stateside. I love how films like Inside Out can go some way in demonstrating the true power of film is more than just pretty pictures or simple entertainment; that there is a value beyond mere bells & whistles.

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I can't imagine the amount of parents and kids who have been just a little more honest and empathetic with each other on account of this movie. I love how a big family movie like this encourages thoughtful conversation, neither talking down to the kids in the audience or pandering to the adults.

cloud493

I saw it again yesterday, and it works even better. I love it, and its so rare (feels so rare) a kids movie has such a great message and articulates it in such a way that isn't a dumbed down message.

shamrock55

pixelburp wrote: »

In a world where Cars and Cars 2 exist, I find that exceedingly hard to believe. C'mon, add some thoughts to that dismissal so a decent conversation can least be had. 'Worst evar' is no fun.

Tbh i didnt like the whole idea of it with the different emotions, i didnt find it fun,i thought it was boreing actually and a bit drawn out, i didnt think any of the characters stood out either,i couldnt wait for it to finish tbh

Hrududu

shamrock55 wrote: »

Tbh i didnt like the whole idea of it with the different emotions, i didnt find it fun,i thought it was boreing actually and a bit drawn out, i didnt think any of the characters stood out either,i couldnt wait for it to finish tbh

I found it boring too. I was really surprised to come out and see the universal praise it's getting. But then life would be dull if we all liked the same things

I still have Wall E as my favourite Pixar. Due a rewatch I think

gabsdot40

I took my 2 kids to see this today. I loved it. I laughed and cried. I thought it was genius really. Those clever people at Pixar have done yet another amazing piece of work here

constitutionus

have to admit to being a bit thrown by this too.

its NOT the comedy that its being touted at by the reviewers. in fact its incredibly dark in places.

i enjoyed it dont get me wrong, and im damn glad stuff like this is being made as by god they took a risk doing something genuinely different. its just its not something i can see doing as well as stuff like the incredibles or even cars as i dont think it has that broader appeal.

TBH the closest it got to stuff like that was at the end when they zipped into the other characters heads to see what they were thinking (my fav is the lad she gave the water flask back to at the hockey rink

i'd give it a 5/10 on the entertainment front, 8/10 on the artistic one.

thought the "lava" short that was on before it was a bit naff too but at least thats just a freebie.

johnny_ultimate

The whole idea of 'entertainment value' baffles me a bit I have to admit. It's such an abstract thought concept, and intangible. Some films are difficult, matter of fact they need to be difficult. Just because they don't offer a light night's entertainment should not be a black mark against it.

But in particular can't really understand it in the context of Inside Out. Like all great Pixar films it marries its more thematically challenging and surprising material with totally accessible delivery. It's something only they have proven themselves so capable of. Inside Out may deal with unusually weighty and emotionally raw material for a family film at times, but it does so in a universal, sympathetic and easily digestible way. Not to mention it's near endless stream of humour, visual flights of fancy, imaginative set pieces, breezy pace and colourful characters. If anything I'd suggest it was too keen at times to not lose anyone, with some of the concessions to wackiness potentially undermining some of its more provocative concepts (have always said I'd love to see a Pixar film in line with Ghibli's more adult-orientated works like Princess Mononoke, even though I know the studio has basically totally discounted that possibility). But mostly Pixar has a gift of making films that are wildly 'entertaining' without surrendering the artistry.

FunLover18

constitutionus wrote:

i enjoyed it dont get me wrong, and im damn glad stuff like this is being made as by god they took a risk doing something genuinely different. its just its not something i can see doing as well as stuff like the incredibles or even cars as i dont think it has that broader appeal.

I think it broke the record for opening weekend of an original film. Dunno how it's done since.

johnny_ultimate wrote:

The whole idea of 'entertainment value' baffles me a bit I have to admit. It's such an abstract thought concept, and intangible. Some films are difficult, matter of fact they need to be difficult. Just because they don't offer a light night's entertainment should not be a black mark against it.

Can't speak for others but for me the entertainment value is more my own personal feelings. I always rate a movie out ten; five marks go for entertainment which is completely bias towards my own interests and five for the film on its own merits from a more objective POV. So Inside Out is a 10/10 for me but something like There Will Be Blood would get a 7/10 from me because although I really appreciated it for what it was I didn't particularly enjoy it and I wouldn't be in any hurry to revisit it. But it's not because I only want a late night's entertainment, it's just that TWBB didn't particularly do anything for me.

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constitutionus wrote: »

i'd give it a 5/10 on the entertainment front, 8/10 on the artistic one.

FunLover18 wrote: »

I always rate a movie out ten; five marks go for entertainment which is completely bias towards my own interests and five for the film on its own merits from a more objective POV.

I really don't get how people can compartmentalize their movie watching this way. You're only part rating it based on an honest subjective response and then forcing in some "objective" criteria that doesn't actually work. There's isn't some formula for a film to be a more successful artistically, it largely comes down to so many different factors and contexts (often from the view of the person watching).

"Entertainment" is often a pretty reductive term for what can be so amazing about a film too. That word to me means little more than "Weeelll it held my attention for 2 hours I guess.". Especially since so many of the best movies don't really go out of your way to accommodate or pander to the viewer. I mean I've had films that tested my patience that I ended up thinking about and coming to love hours, days, weeks after. I think for instance consitutionous would have appreciated Inside Out more had they not gone into it as light entertainment and then sort of dismissed it for not reaching that low bar. You have to give a film the benefit of the doubt to work on its own terms even if that means not sugarcoating some of the more serious and challenging aspects.

I for one love how instead of

offering an escape to Riley's increasing emotional distance with the more fantastical stuff the film instead chose to back it up. A less bold and confident team of animators would have just treated that stuff as happy fun time.

Also I've never understood how lack of broad appeal can be used against a film unless you're some money grabbing executive. It's maybe the one objectively wrong aspect you said here because the film has shown to be a huge success with audiences, even garnering an A cinemascore, 8.7 rating on IMDB and very good word of mouth. I think it's a great thing that movies as thematically focused and imaginative as Inside Out and Mad Max Fury Road are barnstorming the box office this Summer. Cancels out the low signal to noise ratio of something like Jurassic World anyway.

The Black Oil

I think, ultimately, because of childhood and so on my heart will always belong to Toy Story as being reflective of Pixar's best work. There's great affection here for a child's imagination and the general mish mash of growing up - including the crushing isolation of an awful first day in a new school. Parents will recognise some of the challenges of dealing kids and the secondary characters are good fun. There's nary a whiff of studio interference about it and there's enough going on that it's not just a bunch of characters stuck at the controls. Sadness was my favourite and the Triple Dent Gum gag was great.

Eh, broccoli pizza?! :pac:

NachoBusiness

Went into this blind and glad I didn't know, nor recognize, Joy's voice was that of Amy Poehler, as I can't stand her.

I thoroughly enjoyed this though. Haven't enjoyed an animated film as much since TS3. Seen it at a late night screening, so all adults and you could just sense that everyone was immersed and engrossed in it.

The Wizard of Oz meets Innerspace. Brilliant.

pinksoir

Just watched this and I thought it was an incredibly well done and poignant film. Pixar just seem to be able to play to the heart without ever being mawkish or soppy. Very subversive and done with great great knowledge of how to blend humour with the darker aspects of the human condition. As others have said here, it dealt with its issues in a way that didn't belabour or condescend and mixed in excellent set pieces and a couple of clever, out there ideas.

Two throwaway moments I loved: "there's no bears in San Francisco!" "Well, I saw a hairy guy who kinda looked like a bear..."

And the cat part of the end credits - absolutely hilarious and had me in stitches. Oh, and the kid at the hockey rink "GIRL! GIRL! GIRL!"

Well deserving of its rating on IMDB, it may even be a little bit conservative.

So does it rip off the few good ideas from Osmosis Jones?

PressRun

Saw this for the first time recently. While Ratatouille remains my all-time favourite Pixar film, this is very much up there for me as among their best work. An original and weighty concept beautifully realized and handled with sensitivity and humour. It really cut right to the heart of the little difficulties of growing up that never seem so 'little' at the time. Having been a kid who was uprooted at a young age myself, Riley's first say at her new school, in particular, hit my emotions pretty hard.

Tipsy McSwagger

Didn't like it, didn't like Riley, didn't like her parents, not a patch on wall-e, 2/5*.






PS - I will probably watch it again in a few months and realize I have failed to 'get it' just like I did with Taxi Driver.

Wahrheit

Brilliant Movie, the ending was beautiful.

Al_Coholic

enjoyed this movie a lot

blue note

Just watched this on Sunday night. Wow, what a brilliant film! I'm just glad I watched it on my own. Would have been so embarrassing if someone had been with me! Can't remember the last film I cried at before this.

castletownman

Finally caught this today and thought it was brilliant. Doesn't surpass TS3 as my favourite Pixar film but definitely up there. Found myself emotionally engrossed in many scenes in it, particularly the inner workings of a child's mind aspect (poor ould bing bong "sacrificing himself for Riley had me in bits).

Visually beautiful as is par for the course for a Pixar film.