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The Incredibles

March 17, 2014 by Felipe Rosa

The Incredibles: an immensely fun film. It all starts with the great story by director Brad Bird, which has recognizable elements but is also very fresh; it’s also rather layered. The sense of humor is low-key; it’s present in the dialogue, character design and in the frame, and much of it comes from references about culture in general, superheroes, Pixar itself. It’s extremely well-done, drawn in a clean, retro style that fits the story being told; the character design is […]

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Brave

January 13, 2013 by Felipe Rosa

Brave: nice little story, with a meaningful theme. Visually, it’s a beauty to behold, both in character design and in world design. If there is a weakness in the storytelling, it’s in the humorous moments; not because they are bad, but because they don’t fit the whole as well.

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Cars 2

January 12, 2013 by Felipe Rosa

Cars 2: once more, Pixar is dazzling with the visual creativity, with an expansion of the world seen in the original. As far as story goes, this is certainly more to the light side for their recent standards; also, thematically, it doesn’t feel right at home with what they did in Cars. That would be the main weakness in a very fun movie. (But still, incidentally, one lap ahead of both DWA and BlueSky).

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Cars

January 12, 2013 by Felipe Rosa

Cars: there are many great qualities to this film, not the least of them the heartfelt earnestness of the story (which is sorely missing from many of the recent films from DWA and BlueSky). The visual creativity is also sky high, particularly in the care for the background. And, of course, the genius casting of Paul Newman. (The discussion if this is the worst Pixar to date is immaterial. But I’m a assumed fan.)

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Toy Story 3 – Revisit

January 12, 2013 by Felipe Rosa

Toy Story 3: whatever I said before stands. Still the best movie of 2010, upon a review. It hits the same notes, packs the same emotional punch and the characters remain as rich as they felt the first time. I don’t think there is bigger compliment than saying I was breaking down all over again at the end. See what I wrote before: Toy Story 3

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Toy Story & Toy Story 2

January 7, 2013 by Felipe Rosa

‎‎‎Toy Story & Toy Story 2: seeing them together for the first time in many years. They remain great fun, and still resonate with me, thematically. And indeed, the way the arch is completed in Toy Story 3 makes me believe that this is one of the greatest trilogies of all time.

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Toy Story 3

January 7, 2013 by Felipe Rosa

Toy Story 3: remarkable. Fantastic. Brilliant. I really don’t know what to say. It has some amazing sequences, that can beat the hell out of most action movies released in this or any summer. Or winter. The characters are great, their conflict is sincere and well-put. Dang, really. Oh, and those tears at the end. Well, you know, hmm, the 3D glasses, hmm, still need some work done.

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