"Onward" (spoiler-free) thoughts?

[tinkerhon]

So- just home from seeing Pixar's latest - really torn - I liked it, but it just didn't seem like a Pixar film to me - read one review that stated that it could have been made by any other studio - that's exactly how we felt - that is was more DreamWorks than Pixar. Holland and Pratt perfectly cast, and they do excellent work - just a heads-up - for any parents/guardians that plan on taking young ones - think about familiarizing yourself with the main storyline , and you might want to speak with the child before seeing the movie - My DD9 ( he loved it) had a ton of questions , and when I explained ( no spoilers here) why I could relate to the film, he was a bit upset -

In other news - the trailer for "Soul" was very good, and the Disney Meets the Simpson's short was fantastic!

 

[BrianL]

See, I thought it visually looked a bit more like a Dreamworks movie, but I felt that the story had all the heart-grabbing feels of a Pixar movie. No spoilers, but any other studio makes that and the ending is different. They did it right.

I also absolutely loved how right the Dungeons & Dragons references were - ha ha. They even had to mention Hasbro/Wizards of the Coast in the credits. I really loved that part.

 

[tinkerhon]

See, I thought it visually looked a bit more like a Dreamworks movie, but I felt that the story had all the heart-grabbing feels of a Pixar movie. No spoilers, but any other studio makes that and the ending is different. They did it right.

I also absolutely loved how right the Dungeons & Dragons references were - ha ha. They even had to mention Hasbro/Wizards of the Coast in the credits. I really loved that part.

Basically my thoughts - very "How to Train your Dragon" look to it -- liked the storyline as well, but I thought a few parts dragged - absolutely love everything that Spencer does, but didn't like the character - couldn't put a finger on it - Maybe too over-the-top? JMHO

Her scenes made me feel like I was watching "Madagascar"

 

[BrianL]

Basically my thoughts - very "How to Train your Dragon" look to it -- liked the storyline as well, but I thought a few parts dragged - absolutely love everything that Spencer does, but didn't like the character - couldn't put a finger on it - Maybe too over-the-top? JMHO

Her scenes made me feel like I was watching "Madagascar"

I can agree that it was a little long. I'd have probably cut some of the mom/Manticore stuff. I still think it delivered though and had more emotion than a typical Dreamworks or movie from any other studio really.

 

[Emie06]

Made me cry. The feels are definitely Pixar's. Tom and Chris did amazing too. Yeah it looks diff from the usual Pixar but I kinda like it