21st May 2009, 6:26 AM
I've never seen any of the Madagascar movies and their trailers (especially that annoying "I Like to Move It, Move It" song) do nothing but turn me away.
But yes, Pixar movies are great. I'm not a big fan of most CGI movies recently, but Pixar is still awesome. I'll probably go see Up when it comes out as Wall-E was great. I only recently saw Ratatouille for the first time on DVD and it was good too. I didn't care as much for Cars, but it wasn't bad. The only Pixar movie I haven't seen all the way through is A Bug's Life, so maybe I should rent it sometime. Pixar's never made a bad movie, that's for sure.
Another recent CGI movie that I found surprisingly good was Bolt, which I saw with my girlfriend this last November. It was a Disney film, though not a Pixar one. Nevertheless, it was good.
I doubt I'll ever watch the Ice Age movies. I've seen all three Shrek movies and the first one is the only one I care that much for. The second one is at least watchable though, good enough that I own the DVD. I saw the third one in the theatre and... yeah, it sucked. Bad. They weren't even trying. The jokes weren't even clever anymore. They were just dumb, predictable gags. I've pretty much avoided DreamWorks since then, with one exception: Kung Fu Panda. It was decent, I suppose. It was fun to watch, anyway, just not particularly hilarious. It felt like more of an action movie than a comedy.
But yes, Pixar movies are great. I'm not a big fan of most CGI movies recently, but Pixar is still awesome. I'll probably go see Up when it comes out as Wall-E was great. I only recently saw Ratatouille for the first time on DVD and it was good too. I didn't care as much for Cars, but it wasn't bad. The only Pixar movie I haven't seen all the way through is A Bug's Life, so maybe I should rent it sometime. Pixar's never made a bad movie, that's for sure.
Another recent CGI movie that I found surprisingly good was Bolt, which I saw with my girlfriend this last November. It was a Disney film, though not a Pixar one. Nevertheless, it was good.
I doubt I'll ever watch the Ice Age movies. I've seen all three Shrek movies and the first one is the only one I care that much for. The second one is at least watchable though, good enough that I own the DVD. I saw the third one in the theatre and... yeah, it sucked. Bad. They weren't even trying. The jokes weren't even clever anymore. They were just dumb, predictable gags. I've pretty much avoided DreamWorks since then, with one exception: Kung Fu Panda. It was decent, I suppose. It was fun to watch, anyway, just not particularly hilarious. It felt like more of an action movie than a comedy.