I’m glad the Incredibles is getting some votes, I really enjoyed that one too, even though I voted for Monster’s Inc.

Finding Nemo is my least favorite, and Wall-E might be my favorite, both of which i think are minority opinions, but really, i love almost all of them the same.

My five year old son was sitting here with me and Cars received the most overwhelmingly positive response, so that is what I voted for. How about the listing “The Pixar Shorts” as a potential response. I have the disc that collects all of those (outside of Wall-E) and enjoy watching the progression of the medium from the mid-80s through 2007.

If you were asking kids, you’d probably get a whole different set of results. Kids like cars. Kids like cute fish. Adults, on the other hand, like other things in movies - clever writing, characters they relate to, jokes about marriage, children, and the every-once-and-a-while-doldrums of the daily grind. Hence, “The Incredibles” is on top rather than “Cars” or “Finding Nemo” (both of which are fine movies themselves).

At least that’s why I voted for “The Incredibles”…

Having a hard time deciding between The Incredibles, Cars, and Ratatouie. We just got Cars, and my son (2) loves it so much we’ve seen it four times in the last week. Also just got Wall-E, but haven’t watched it yet, so that may make the decision even harder for me.

Monster’s Inc….but The Incredibles are a verrrrry close second! Oh - but Toy Story was so good, too…..So HARD TO DECIDE!! I haven’t seen Wall-E, either, but think I’ll rent it tonight with the girls! Thanks for the post, Tim. :-> B.

I cast my vote for Ratatouille, but it was really a toss-up between that and The Incredibles (so I cheered for the underdog). Sanitation concerns aside, the amateur chef in me appreciated its slightly more adult appeal.

When A Bug’s Life was first released, it was easily one of the funniest things I had ever seen; everyone in the group I saw it with was in stitches constantly. A few years later, when I began to appreciate Japanese cinema, I found a new reason to like it: it’s another retelling of Kurosawa’s classic Seven Samurai.

The Incredibles, to me, is still the best, mainly because I dig superheroes and they did a great job of making a real family movie out of it. That said, I was very tempted to vote Ratatouille or WALL-E the best. WALL-E blew me away with its genuine heart and storytelling fashion and adorable main character. Toy Story & TS2 are still primo movies. Really the only non-great Pixar film so far, IMO, has been Cars. It was good, but not as great as the others.

I have to go with Cars. Raised in the south, I grew up around racing and they did a great job with the physics and details. The message about small towns and the James Taylor song bring a tear to my eye nearly every time.Monsters Inc. with its wonderful message of joy is greater than fear is a close second.

By the way, second for me is Finding Nemo. And to round out my top three I’d probably pick either Toy Story 2 or Monsters, Inc.. It’s a toss-up between those two.

Like others, I thought Wall-E was wonderful. But in my opinion, it was kinda imbalanced: it started off far better than it ended. And I absolutely loved the romance between Wall-E and Eve. :-)

A Bug’s Life was my very favourite Pixar film until recently — when it was toppled by WALL-E. The Incredibles is another of my favourite Pixar creations.

“One reason we got rid of Incredibles is because of the swearing(blasphemy), ”

I don’t recall any blasphemy. Where is that exactly?

donsands said, “”One reason we got rid of Incredibles is because of the swearing(blasphemy), ”

I don’t recall any blasphemy. Where is that exactly?”

When the mom(Elasti girl) goes to see the little woman that made the incredible suits. About 63min in, she says,” What are you talking about? You are elasti girl, my God, pull yourself together…”

How do people not notice when Gods name is used as a swear word?I wonder if people would notice if these movies used their wifes or childrens names as a swear word. Something to think about.

I vote for The Incredibles. The premise of the movie is brilliant. The public tries to make those who are truly exceptional just like everyone else, and they almost succeed. (They do this first by pulling the supers down to the level of everyone else.) Further, the supers’ excellence is just something they have — as if by a special grace. The badguy comes along and tries to acquire all of their super powers by technology, a kind of cheap imitation of what the supers actually have. (He tries to destroy the supers by making himself as great as they are. And I love that his name is Syndrome. Our culture has used “syndromes” to make unusual, but otherwise ordinary, people “special.”) But in the end, the technology fails and the supers save the day because they are truly great. Best line that captures the essence: “When everyone is special, no one will be.” Welcome to 21st century American education.

“You are elasti girl, my God,”

That’s something that slipped by me. I guess she should have said, “my gosh”.

I agree, to say my God is very common today, and is inappropriate, but I’m not sure about blasphemy. I’ll have to think on that one.

Was there any other portions where they used God, that you recall?

Folks, use discernment when viewing Pixar films.

Doesn’t this go without saying for any film, regardless of its “intended audience”? Do you have suggestions for better fare?It seems to me that a lot of more “family friendly”/Christian films are poorly made (obviously there are exceptions), but can we justifiably balance quality and message? Are both of them relevant? Pixar movies are well-made by virtually any standard, and the objectionable content is pretty slight.

For what it’s worth, I think The Incredibles is rated PG, the only Pixar movie to get more than G.

Tough decision. Having seen them all but Wall E, which we do have and has been viewed by the family several times, I had to go with the 6 year old grandson who has watched CARS 90-12 times. He did the same with Nemo when he was just little. I like Monsters Inc and Ratatouille .. did not care much for the Incredibles .. hard to stay with the story line.Overall I feel I can trust Pixar with my grandkids’ attention.

Loved the Incredibles—sharp, clever, and exciting. Like they took the essence of comic book stories and made a superior product. It’s a little bit too sophisticated for my seven and nine-year-old girls IMO, but it’s one of their favorite movies (they got started watching it with someone else.)

I never got attached to the characters in Nemo. And I was annoyed by the dad’s big apology to the son in the end—for being protective of a six-year-old. Come on! It reminded me of the dad apologizing to Ariel at the end of Little Mermaid. It makes me wonder whether the creators of the movie have any kids. (Anyone with me on that, or is it just a quirk of mine?) So anyway, to me, Nemo was a lot more eye candy than substance.

Though not a Pixar, I thought the animation in Polar Express was simply amazing - tops.

BTW, I voted for Toy Story 1 … . our first introduction to Woody & Buzz; and you’ve gotta love the line “you’ve been chosen”

Thanks Tim for the light fare.

Correction on my spelling - euphemisms -

Vicky, a few years ago, before I was a Christian(though I thought I was) I used to use Gods name in vain, though not intentionally to blaspheme, I thought I loved God but I was a false convert. Now since becoming a Christian, though I no longer say things like Oh my God, or GD, or JC in vain, I catch myself saying gosh, or jeez and the like, and I must say I am far more convicted now with those terms than I ever was years ago with the more obvious terms. Is it blasphemy? I think so, but even if someone doesn’t I think if we are treading on a fine line and we should just avoid it altogether, why must we try and sound like the world? As far as I’m concerned “God” is one of Gods names, His name is any name used to express the character and nature of Himself, may times you find God used to refer to the Father, Son or Holy Spirit, and I think everyone knows gosh, jeez and such are euphemisms for the name of God in whatever form it is expressed.

Anyways sorry for once again taking this thread off topic, but I think what I’ve discussed is far more important than a pixar movie. I think what it comes down to is if you ask yourself the question, “Is this (fill in the blank) honoring and for the glory of God?” you will find if something is really worth your time.

Interesting that the question is “What is the best Pixar movie so far,” but the responses have drifted toward “What Pixar movies are OK for kids to watch?” I suspect that there is quite a difference. One of the things I love about Pixar movies is that the best ones (Monsters Inc., The Incredibles, Cars, etc.) have several layers — kids would enjoy them (whether they should or not), but adults appreciate a whole different level of humor. For example, in Monsters Inc. there are a lot of comical references to the stereotypical (and not-so-stereotypical) workplace that working adults would find funny, but kids wouldn’t understand — kind of like the comic strip “Dilbert.”

For my part, I would probably not show several Pixar films to my kids until they were a certain age, but then I wouldn’t show a lot of other Disney films either.