Inside Out

THE PITCH

WORTH

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THE VIEWING

"Take her to the moon for me, Joy."

     Inside Out was as innovative as I thought it would be and even more.  The people at Pixar knows how to perfectly pull at those heart strings.  They are experts at nostalgia. They also have a track record to impress so why would I expect anything less??  From UP to Finding Nemo, Monsters Inc, Toy Story just to name a few!!  I don’t think I could have been more impressed.  The ingenuity to come up with such a concept as telling a story through our perceived emotions should win an Oscar in the soon-to-be category: Cinematic Ideas.

   Before the feature even started we are privileged to yet another awesome and heartfelt short film called “LAVA”.  It has a very catchy song “I Lava You” and is sure to intrigue young and old.  I was very impressed with it.

 

 Inside Out was casted beautifully.

   I am not going to spend an inordinate amount of time breaking down everything I loved about this soon-to-be classic.  I will just say don’t be the last one to the party.  I recommend putting it on the top of your “To see” list.

   Very very very much Worth Watching.  One of those films you can’t go wrong with.

letter grade:  A

Rio 2

THE PITCH

WORTH

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THE VIEWING

 "I am going to the Amazon. Yay."

    Rio 2 was a very nice compliment to the original.  The story was very intriguing. The humor, music and colors were still vivid and fun.  The overall feeling felt like authentic Brazil. Last but not least the new villains met along the way are instant Hall of Famers.  Gabi is one of my new favorite villains.  She is the ultimate second in command antagonist.  Hopelessly in love with the main villain there is nothing that she won’t do for love.  That by itself is worth the price of admission.  Nevertheless we are treated to an extraordinary adventure with the Blu crew.

     Even more value for the buck we are treated to a bonus film called Almost Home.  Although Steve Martin’s character Captain Smek shined, this Dreamworks short was ‘cute’ but ultimately disposable.  

    If I had a gripe it would be that I thought the film ended too abruptly. I dunno… maybe something got cut in the editing room.  Maybe it simply was an excellent script all the way up to but not including the end… or just maybe I wanted more.  

This movie is definitely worth your buck and even the extra dollar(s) for 3D

letter grade:  B