Brad Bird Gets a Golden Tomato
Summary
On the heels of the film's five Academy Award nominations, Bird took some time out to speak with RT about the film, critics, modern animation, and his most recent mantle-worthy achievement -- The Golden Tomato Award. Back to Article
On the heels of the film's five Academy Award nominations, Bird took some time out to speak with RT about the film, critics, modern animation, and his most recent mantle-worthy achievement -- The Golden Tomato Award. Back to Article
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on Jan 28 2008 11:11 AM most overrated film of 2007... (Reply to this) |
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on Jan 28 2008 07:32 PM In reply to this comment (#1520235) brad bird is a genious, i say take that warner bros! (Reply to this) |
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on Jan 31 2008 09:06 PM I loved this movie. However, I loved No Country For Old Men, Juno, Knocked Up, and Bourne Ultimatum just as much. And I loved There Will Be Blood most of all. It is my opinion that a few percentage points of difference, especially between movies that are all 90 %, don't make a difference. Ratatouille only wins by technicality, but everyone should watch every movie with 90s tomatometers. (Reply to this) |
on Feb 02 2008 02:28 AM The way Bird describes the working process at Pixar, it doesn't seem fun at all. No time to sit back and enjoy the journey of making a feature. Pity. For anyone wanting to find out about Pinkava's involvment, even though he doesn't post there, Animation Nation's forum has industry pros who may know a bit more about the subject. I wonder if 1908 will either be in the Irwin Allen or more serious vein. (Reply to this) |
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on Feb 02 2008 02:50 AM In reply to this comment (#1530706) pianochess - I'm please to read that you're using these films to explain more complex adult issues to your kid, but I feel it's unfair to expect Pixar to adhere specifically to those rigid, historic topics while trying to tell more universal stories. With Ratatouille, "class and social strife" and "the nature of criticism" are other subjects touched upon, but so are more heartfelt ideas like "following your dreams" and "knowing the difference between a true friend and a friend of convenience", and Bird interweaves them all so well in this film, that when the ending comes it feels both realistic and just. A film this intelligent shouldn't be lambasted for simply being just that, despite how many kids' heads it goes over. Explaining these matters to them are parents are for. But then, I might be rare, considering when I was a kid, I actively sought out deeper and different fare in animation (and back then, it was extremely hard to come by - you youngins have it easier! :D ). (Reply to this) |
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on Feb 02 2008 03:01 AM bethehero - You... CAN'T... be... serious. So I guess that Hunchback of Notre Dame, Sleeping Beauty, Aladdin (almost), and quite a few others aren't your cup of tea because of a few curse words? REALLY? If so, you might want to know the difference between Felix the Cat and Fritz the Cat. Just a suggestion... (Reply to this) |
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