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BREAKING NEWS: Pixar Announced ‘Toy Story 4’ For Release In 2017!

"PIXAR HAS SPOKEN!"
“PIXAR HAS SPOKEN!”

In news that has taken fans, the Internet, and Twitter by storm, Pixar announced that they’re making Toy Story 4 and setting it to be released in 2017. It will be directed by John Lasseter and written by Rashida Jones…interesting.

For more information, see here:

What are my thoughts on this? I, along with mostly everyone else, don’t think it’s needed as the trilogy was wrapped up so well with Toy Story 3. I see this just as a resourceful way to make money. But, on the other hand, I don’t “hate” Pixar for doing this, although I’d rather they didn’t.

What are your thoughts on this?

My Thoughts: MR. PEABODY & SHERMAN (2014)

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As a guy who’s never watched The Rocky and Bullwinkle Show nor had much previous knowledge about who Mr. Peabody and Sherman were, I wasn’t too interested in this film when I first heard about it. But, when character art started appearing online as well as the trailer, I became intrigued by the film and was anxious to see it. It actually was on my top 5 films I was most looking forward to in 2014! So, did I end up liking this film as much as I had hoped? Short answer: Yes.

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The 87th Academy Awards Considers 20 Films For ‘Best Animated Feature’ Nominations!

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So, the Academy has announced that 20 films are qualified as contenders to be nominated for the Best Animated Feature Academy Award in the upcoming 87th Academy Awards ceremony. Due to there being 20, 5 of these films will actually make the nominations list. Which 5 do you think should make the list?

Big Hero 6

The Book of Life

The Boxtrolls

Cheatin’

Giovanni’s Island

Henry and Me

The Hero of Color City

How to Train Your Dragon 2

Jack and the Cuckoo-Clock Heart

Legends of Oz: Dorothy’s Return

The LEGO Movie

Minuscule – Valley of the Lost Ants

Mr. Peabody and Sherman

Penguins of Madagascar

The Pirate Fairy

Planes: Fire and Rescue

Rio 2

Rocks in My Pockets

Song of the Sea

The Tale of the Princess Kaguya

My picks are Big Hero 6, The LEGO Movie, How to Train Your Dragon 2, Jack and the Cuckoo-Clock Heart, and Song of the Sea.

2-Year Anniversary!

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Wow, it felt like just yesterday that I had my 1-year anniversary! I actually would have totally forgotten about this had it not been for WordPress themselves reminding me about it!

Anyway, thanks to all my amazing followers for sticking with me for two years! I feel I haven’t done as much with this blog as I did in the first year, but at least I’m still going!

So tell me in the comments something or some things that you like about this blog and about me, because I always love hearing about myself 😉 !

Take care!

Pixar-Forgotten/Minor Characters #6: Snug

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Pixar’s The Incredibles has quite a devoted fanbase and probably rightly so. The 2004 hit film from Pixar isn’t my favorite, but it’s a wonderfully made film. The fanbase so loved it that a sequel has even been planned by Disney/Pixar in the coming years.

For those who don’t know, The Incredibles tells the story of a family of superheros who has to go into hiding after the world doesn’t feel safe with them around.

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‘The Book of Life’ Opens In 3rd Place!

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Reel FX’s latest animated film, The Book of Life, opened in 3rd place over the past weekend. The film (which features the voices of many stars such as Zoe Saldana, Diego Luna, and Channing Tatum) grossed $17 million, which to my surprise was much less than what I thought it’d gross. But, it’s still early.

Did you see it? Did you like it? If you didn’t see it, do you plan to?

I definitely want to see it, although I’ll wait for it to come to DVD. I just can’t get over the fact that this colorful and creative film came from the same studios that made Free Birds!

My Thoughts: RIO 2 (2014)

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Wow, 7 months without an animated movie review?! Time to change that! The film we’re gonna look at today is Blue Sky Studios’ latest film, Rio 2!

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Pixar Releases ‘Inside Out’ Teaser Trailer!

Here it is, folks: the first teaser trailer for Pixar’s upcoming film, Inside Out:

Wow, that was one of those teasers that brings a smile to your face! I’m anxious to see a non-teaser trailer of this film though!

For those who don’t know, Inside Out is about five emotions inside of a young girl: Joy, voiced by Amy Poehler, Anger, voiced by Lewis Black, Disgust, voiced by Mindy Kaling, Fear, voiced by Bill Hader, and Sadness, voiced by Phyllis Smith. The film is due to be released on June 19, 2015.

So, are y’all excited?

‘The Boxtrolls’ Opens At #3!

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LAIKA’s latest offering (after Caroline and ParaNorman), The Boxtrolls, has opened up in the #3 spot in the weekend box office. The film about a boy who grows up with a bunch of trolls named the Boxtrolls, opened up with a $17 million gross in the US/Canada box office. Against a $60 million budget, the film may prove to be financially successful in the weeks to come. And with the reviews slightly leaning towards the positive side, that may happen sooner than later.

Have you seen the film? What did you think of it? If not, do you plan to see it?