With Inside Out being released this weekend, I thought it would be appropriate to bring you my top 10 favorite pixar films. Now this is after seeing Inside Out last night, so it is eligible for the list. So without further ado...
List of films not included: A Bug's Life, Monster's University, Cars, Brave and Cars 2
10. WALL-E-
This is a really fun and emotional movie that proved how far Pixar is willing to go. After hundreds of lonely years of doing what he was built for, WALL-E (short for Waste Allocation Load Lifter Earth-Class) discovers a new purpose in life (besides collecting knick-knacks) when he meets a sleek search robot named EVE. EVE comes to realize that WALL-E has inadvertently stumbled upon the key to the planet's future, and races back to space to report her findings to the humans (who have been eagerly awaiting word that it is safe to return home). Meanwhile, WALL-E chases EVE across the galaxy and sets into motion one of the most exciting and imaginative comedy adventures ever brought to the big screen. WALL-E was nominated for 6 Academy Awards including Best Original Score, Best Original Song, Best Animated Feature, Best Sound Editing, Best Sound Mixing and Best Original Screenplay while winning the award for Best Animated Feature and it has a rating of 96% on rottentomatoes.com.
9. Ratatouille
While it doesn't have the stellar voice cast like other Pixar films, it still packs a really powerful punch with a lot of great themes. A rat named Remy (voiced by Patton Oswalt) dreams of becoming a great chef despite his family's wishes and the obvious problem of being a rat in a decidedly rodent-phobic profession. When fate places Remy in the city of Paris, he finds himself ideally situated beneath a restaurant made famous by his culinary hero, Auguste Gusteau (voiced by Brad Garrett). Despite the apparent dangers of being an unwanted visitor in the kitchen at one of Paris' most exclusive restaurants, Remy forms an unlikely partnership with Linguini (voiced by Lou Romano), the garbage boy, who inadvertently discovers Remy's amazing talents. They strike a deal, ultimately setting into motion a hilarious and exciting chain of extraordinary events that turns the culinary world of Paris upside down. Remy finds himself torn between following his dreams or returning forever to his previous existence as a rat. He learns the truth about friendship, family and having no choice but to be who he really is, a rat who wants to be a chef. Ratatouille was nominated for 5 Academy Awards including Best Original Screenplay, Best Original Score, Best Animated Feature, Best Sound Mixing, Best Sound Editing while winning the award for Best Animated Feature and it has a rating of 96% on rottentomatoes.com.
8. Toy Story 2
This is one the films on the short list of sequels that can be argued as better than the original and it also has one of the most heart-breking scenes next to the first 10 minutes of Up. When Andy (voiced by John Morris) goes off to summer camp and the toys are left to their own devices. Things shift into high gear when an obsessive toy collector kidnaps Woody (voiced by Tom Hanks) -- who hasn't the slightest clue that he is a greatly valued collectible. It's now up to Buzz Lightyear (voiced by Tim Allen) and the gang from Andy's room -- Mr. Potato Head (voiced by Don Rickles), Slinky Dog (voiced by Jim Varney), Rex (voiced by Wallace Shawn), and Hamm (voiced by John Ratzenberger0 -- to spring into action and save their pal from winding up a museum piece. There are plenty of thrills as the toys get into one predicament after another in their daring race to get home before Andy does. Toy Story was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Original Song and it has a rating of 100% on rottentomatoes.com.
7. Toy Story
This is the original film that started Pixar off on the incredible journey that it is currently on. Woody (voiced by Tom Hanks), a traditional pull-string talking cowboy, has long enjoyed a place of honor as the favorite among six-year-old Andy(voiced by John Morris)'s menagerie of toys. Quick to calm their anxieties about being replaced by newer arrivals, Woody finds his own confidence shaken, and his status as top toy in jeopardy, upon the arrival of Buzz Lightyear (voiced by Tim Allen), simply the coolest space action figure ever made. Woody plots to get rid of Buzz, but things backfire and he finds himself lost in the outside world with Buzz as his only companion. Joining forces to find their way home, the two rivals set out on an adventure that lands them in the clutches of Sid (voiced by Erik von Detten), a sadistic neighborhood kid who is notorious for dismembering and reassembling "mutant" toys in his bedroom. As "guests" of Sid and his dog, Scud, the two fugitive toys forge a genuine friendship and learn that only through mutual trust and respect do they have any chance of survival. Toy Story was nominated for 3 Academy Awards including Best Original Song, Best Original Screenplay and Best Original Score and it has a rating of 100% on rottentomatoes.com.
6. Up
This has arguably the toughest 10 minutes of film to get through because it is so emotional. 78-year-old balloon salesman Carl Fredricksen (voiced by Ed Asner), who finally fulfills his lifelong dream of a great adventure when he ties thousands of balloons to his house and flies away to the wilds of South America. But, he discovers all too late that his biggest nightmare has stowed away on the trip: an overly optimistic eight-year-old Wilderness Explorer named Russell (voiced by Jordan Nagai). Up was nominated for 5 Academy Awards including Best Picture, Best Animated Feature, Best Original Score, Best Sound Editing, Best Original Screenplay while winning 2 Academy Awards (Best Animated Feature and Best Original Score) and it has a rating of 98% on rottentomatoes.com.
5. Monster's, Inc.
This film is fantastic, it has a somewhat of a cliffhanger ending and it can help a lot of children conquer their fears. Hulking, blue-furred behemoth James P. "Sully" Sullivan (voiced by John Goodman) and his one-eyed assistant Mike Wazowski (voiced by Billy Crystal) are employed by Monsters, Inc., a scream processing factory. It seems that the denizens of their realm thrive on the screams of kids spooked by monsters lurking under their beds and in their closets. It's the job of Sully, Mike, and their co-workers, including sarcastic Randall Boggs (voiced by Steve Buscemi), crab-like CEO Henry J. Waternoose (voiced by James Coburn), and lovely snake-headed receptionist Celia (voiced by Jennifer Tilly) to keep the frights flowing. When Sully and Mike are followed back into the monster world by a very unafraid little human girl named Boo (voiced by Mary Gibbs), they are exiled to her universe, where they discover that such a modern-day mythological specimen as the Abominable Snowman (voiced by John Ratzenberger) is a fellow refugee. Monster's, Inc. was nominated for 4 Academy Awards including Best Animated Feature, Best Original Song, Best Original Sound Editing and Best Original Score while winning the Academy Award for Best Original Song and it has a rating of 96% on rottentomatoes.com.
4. Finding Nemo
This is probably the most quotable movie in Pixar's illustrious history. Marlin (voiced by Albert Brooks) and his son Nemo (voiced by Alexander Gould) -- who become separated in the Great Barrier Reef when Nemo is unexpectedly taken far from his ocean home and dumped into a fish tank in a dentist's office. Buoyed by the companionship of Dory (voiced by Ellen DeGeneres), a friendly-but-forgetful Pacific regal blue tang, Marlin embarks on a dangerous trek and finds himself the unlikely hero of an epic effort to rescue his son -- who hatches a few daring plans of his own to return safely home. Finding Nemo was nominated for 4 Academy Awards including Best Original Score Best Sound Editing, Best Animated Feature and Best Original Screenplay while winning the Academy Award for Best Animated Feature and it has a rating of 99% on rottentomatoes.com.
3. Inside Out
Growing up can be a bumpy road, and it's no exception for Riley (voiced by Kaitlyn Dias), who is uprooted from her Midwest life when her father (voiced by Kyle MacLachlan) starts a new job in San Francisco. Like all of us, Riley is guided by her emotions - Joy (voiced by Amy Poehler), Fear (voiced by Bill Hader), Anger (voiced by Lewis Black), Disgust (voiced by Mindy Kaling) and Sadness (voiced by Phyllis Smith). The emotions live in Headquarters, the control center inside Riley's mind, where they help advise her through everyday life. As Riley and her emotions struggle to adjust to a new life in San Francisco, turmoil ensues in Headquarters. Although Joy, Riley's main and most important emotion, tries to keep things positive, the emotions conflict on how best to navigate a new city, house and school. Inside Out has a rating of 98% on rottentomatoes.com.
2. The Incredibles
I'm a fan of superhero films and this one fits the bill as one of the best superhero films of all-time. Once one of the world's top masked crime fighters, Bob Parr (voiced by Craig T. Nelson)--known to all as "Mr. Incredible"--fought evil and saved lives on a daily basis. But now fifteen years later, Bob and his wife--a famous superhero in her own right--have adopted civilian identities and retreated to the suburbs to live normal lives with their three kids. Now he's a clock-punching insurance claims adjuster fighting boredom and a bulging waistline. Itching to get back into action, Bob gets his chance when a mysterious communication summons him to a remote island for a top-secret assignment. The Incredibles was nominated for 4 Academy Awards including Best Sound Editing, Best Sound Mixing, Best Animated Feature and Best Original Score while winning 2 Academy Awards (Best Animated Feature and Best Sound Editing) and it has a rating of 97% on rottentomatoes.com.
1. Toy Story 3
So ladies and gentlemen what are your favorite pixar films, what are your favorite pixar films, are you excited for Inside Out and what do you think of my list? Let me know in the comments section below and let your voiced by heard.
Jonah Sparks
List of films not included: A Bug's Life, Monster's University, Cars, Brave and Cars 2
10. WALL-E-
This is a really fun and emotional movie that proved how far Pixar is willing to go. After hundreds of lonely years of doing what he was built for, WALL-E (short for Waste Allocation Load Lifter Earth-Class) discovers a new purpose in life (besides collecting knick-knacks) when he meets a sleek search robot named EVE. EVE comes to realize that WALL-E has inadvertently stumbled upon the key to the planet's future, and races back to space to report her findings to the humans (who have been eagerly awaiting word that it is safe to return home). Meanwhile, WALL-E chases EVE across the galaxy and sets into motion one of the most exciting and imaginative comedy adventures ever brought to the big screen. WALL-E was nominated for 6 Academy Awards including Best Original Score, Best Original Song, Best Animated Feature, Best Sound Editing, Best Sound Mixing and Best Original Screenplay while winning the award for Best Animated Feature and it has a rating of 96% on rottentomatoes.com.
9. Ratatouille
While it doesn't have the stellar voice cast like other Pixar films, it still packs a really powerful punch with a lot of great themes. A rat named Remy (voiced by Patton Oswalt) dreams of becoming a great chef despite his family's wishes and the obvious problem of being a rat in a decidedly rodent-phobic profession. When fate places Remy in the city of Paris, he finds himself ideally situated beneath a restaurant made famous by his culinary hero, Auguste Gusteau (voiced by Brad Garrett). Despite the apparent dangers of being an unwanted visitor in the kitchen at one of Paris' most exclusive restaurants, Remy forms an unlikely partnership with Linguini (voiced by Lou Romano), the garbage boy, who inadvertently discovers Remy's amazing talents. They strike a deal, ultimately setting into motion a hilarious and exciting chain of extraordinary events that turns the culinary world of Paris upside down. Remy finds himself torn between following his dreams or returning forever to his previous existence as a rat. He learns the truth about friendship, family and having no choice but to be who he really is, a rat who wants to be a chef. Ratatouille was nominated for 5 Academy Awards including Best Original Screenplay, Best Original Score, Best Animated Feature, Best Sound Mixing, Best Sound Editing while winning the award for Best Animated Feature and it has a rating of 96% on rottentomatoes.com.
8. Toy Story 2
This is one the films on the short list of sequels that can be argued as better than the original and it also has one of the most heart-breking scenes next to the first 10 minutes of Up. When Andy (voiced by John Morris) goes off to summer camp and the toys are left to their own devices. Things shift into high gear when an obsessive toy collector kidnaps Woody (voiced by Tom Hanks) -- who hasn't the slightest clue that he is a greatly valued collectible. It's now up to Buzz Lightyear (voiced by Tim Allen) and the gang from Andy's room -- Mr. Potato Head (voiced by Don Rickles), Slinky Dog (voiced by Jim Varney), Rex (voiced by Wallace Shawn), and Hamm (voiced by John Ratzenberger0 -- to spring into action and save their pal from winding up a museum piece. There are plenty of thrills as the toys get into one predicament after another in their daring race to get home before Andy does. Toy Story was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Original Song and it has a rating of 100% on rottentomatoes.com.
7. Toy Story
This is the original film that started Pixar off on the incredible journey that it is currently on. Woody (voiced by Tom Hanks), a traditional pull-string talking cowboy, has long enjoyed a place of honor as the favorite among six-year-old Andy(voiced by John Morris)'s menagerie of toys. Quick to calm their anxieties about being replaced by newer arrivals, Woody finds his own confidence shaken, and his status as top toy in jeopardy, upon the arrival of Buzz Lightyear (voiced by Tim Allen), simply the coolest space action figure ever made. Woody plots to get rid of Buzz, but things backfire and he finds himself lost in the outside world with Buzz as his only companion. Joining forces to find their way home, the two rivals set out on an adventure that lands them in the clutches of Sid (voiced by Erik von Detten), a sadistic neighborhood kid who is notorious for dismembering and reassembling "mutant" toys in his bedroom. As "guests" of Sid and his dog, Scud, the two fugitive toys forge a genuine friendship and learn that only through mutual trust and respect do they have any chance of survival. Toy Story was nominated for 3 Academy Awards including Best Original Song, Best Original Screenplay and Best Original Score and it has a rating of 100% on rottentomatoes.com.
6. Up
This has arguably the toughest 10 minutes of film to get through because it is so emotional. 78-year-old balloon salesman Carl Fredricksen (voiced by Ed Asner), who finally fulfills his lifelong dream of a great adventure when he ties thousands of balloons to his house and flies away to the wilds of South America. But, he discovers all too late that his biggest nightmare has stowed away on the trip: an overly optimistic eight-year-old Wilderness Explorer named Russell (voiced by Jordan Nagai). Up was nominated for 5 Academy Awards including Best Picture, Best Animated Feature, Best Original Score, Best Sound Editing, Best Original Screenplay while winning 2 Academy Awards (Best Animated Feature and Best Original Score) and it has a rating of 98% on rottentomatoes.com.
5. Monster's, Inc.
This film is fantastic, it has a somewhat of a cliffhanger ending and it can help a lot of children conquer their fears. Hulking, blue-furred behemoth James P. "Sully" Sullivan (voiced by John Goodman) and his one-eyed assistant Mike Wazowski (voiced by Billy Crystal) are employed by Monsters, Inc., a scream processing factory. It seems that the denizens of their realm thrive on the screams of kids spooked by monsters lurking under their beds and in their closets. It's the job of Sully, Mike, and their co-workers, including sarcastic Randall Boggs (voiced by Steve Buscemi), crab-like CEO Henry J. Waternoose (voiced by James Coburn), and lovely snake-headed receptionist Celia (voiced by Jennifer Tilly) to keep the frights flowing. When Sully and Mike are followed back into the monster world by a very unafraid little human girl named Boo (voiced by Mary Gibbs), they are exiled to her universe, where they discover that such a modern-day mythological specimen as the Abominable Snowman (voiced by John Ratzenberger) is a fellow refugee. Monster's, Inc. was nominated for 4 Academy Awards including Best Animated Feature, Best Original Song, Best Original Sound Editing and Best Original Score while winning the Academy Award for Best Original Song and it has a rating of 96% on rottentomatoes.com.
4. Finding Nemo
This is probably the most quotable movie in Pixar's illustrious history. Marlin (voiced by Albert Brooks) and his son Nemo (voiced by Alexander Gould) -- who become separated in the Great Barrier Reef when Nemo is unexpectedly taken far from his ocean home and dumped into a fish tank in a dentist's office. Buoyed by the companionship of Dory (voiced by Ellen DeGeneres), a friendly-but-forgetful Pacific regal blue tang, Marlin embarks on a dangerous trek and finds himself the unlikely hero of an epic effort to rescue his son -- who hatches a few daring plans of his own to return safely home. Finding Nemo was nominated for 4 Academy Awards including Best Original Score Best Sound Editing, Best Animated Feature and Best Original Screenplay while winning the Academy Award for Best Animated Feature and it has a rating of 99% on rottentomatoes.com.
3. Inside Out
Growing up can be a bumpy road, and it's no exception for Riley (voiced by Kaitlyn Dias), who is uprooted from her Midwest life when her father (voiced by Kyle MacLachlan) starts a new job in San Francisco. Like all of us, Riley is guided by her emotions - Joy (voiced by Amy Poehler), Fear (voiced by Bill Hader), Anger (voiced by Lewis Black), Disgust (voiced by Mindy Kaling) and Sadness (voiced by Phyllis Smith). The emotions live in Headquarters, the control center inside Riley's mind, where they help advise her through everyday life. As Riley and her emotions struggle to adjust to a new life in San Francisco, turmoil ensues in Headquarters. Although Joy, Riley's main and most important emotion, tries to keep things positive, the emotions conflict on how best to navigate a new city, house and school. Inside Out has a rating of 98% on rottentomatoes.com.
2. The Incredibles
I'm a fan of superhero films and this one fits the bill as one of the best superhero films of all-time. Once one of the world's top masked crime fighters, Bob Parr (voiced by Craig T. Nelson)--known to all as "Mr. Incredible"--fought evil and saved lives on a daily basis. But now fifteen years later, Bob and his wife--a famous superhero in her own right--have adopted civilian identities and retreated to the suburbs to live normal lives with their three kids. Now he's a clock-punching insurance claims adjuster fighting boredom and a bulging waistline. Itching to get back into action, Bob gets his chance when a mysterious communication summons him to a remote island for a top-secret assignment. The Incredibles was nominated for 4 Academy Awards including Best Sound Editing, Best Sound Mixing, Best Animated Feature and Best Original Score while winning 2 Academy Awards (Best Animated Feature and Best Sound Editing) and it has a rating of 97% on rottentomatoes.com.
1. Toy Story 3
This film is the pinnacle of Pixar and to be honest for me it will take a masterpiece to knock this off the top of the mountain. Toy Story 3 welcomes Woody (voiced by Tom Hanks), Buzz (voiced by Tim Allen) and the whole gang back to the big screen as Andy(voiced by John Morris) prepares to depart for college and his loyal toys find themselves in... daycare! These untamed tots with their sticky little fingers do not play nice, so it's all for one and one for all as plans for the great escape get underway. A few new faces-some plastic, some plush-join the adventure, including iconic swinging bachelor and Barbie (voiced by Jodie Benson) 's counterpart Ken (voiced by Michael Keaton), a thespian hedgehog named Mr. Pricklepants (voiced by Timothy Dalton) and a pink, strawberry-scented teddy bear called Lots-o'-Huggin' Bear (voiced by Ned Beatty). Toy Story 3 was nominated for 5 Academy Awards including Best Picture, Best Animated Feature, Best Adapted Screenplay, Best Original Song and Best Sound Editing while winning 2 Academy Awards (Best Animated Feature and Best Original Song) and it has a rating of 99% on rottentomatoes.com.
So ladies and gentlemen what are your favorite pixar films, what are your favorite pixar films, are you excited for Inside Out and what do you think of my list? Let me know in the comments section below and let your voiced by heard.
Jonah Sparks
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