{"id":1958,"date":"2010-06-22T17:10:22","date_gmt":"2010-06-22T07:10:22","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/hifi-writer.com\/wpblog\/?p=1958"},"modified":"2010-07-05T18:48:14","modified_gmt":"2010-07-05T08:48:14","slug":"toy-story-3d-take-two","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/hifi-writer.com\/wpblog\/?p=1958","title":{"rendered":"Toy Story 3<\/em> – Take Two"},"content":{"rendered":"

Well, yesterday I made some remarks<\/a> about the new Toy Story<\/em> movie. Last night I watched the original Toy Story<\/em> on Blu-ray, and after not having seen it for several years, it still stands up very nicely, and looks gorgeous. Could this really have been the first ever computer-animated feature film? It looks far too mature for that.<\/p>\n

As to the new one, I predicted that the IMDB front page score would fall — it hasn’t yet, but give it time — and that there would be both upwards and downwards pressure on the weighted score, shown on the Top 250 list<\/a>. So far, the pressure seems to have been upwards. It has ascended to #11 with a weighted score of 8.8\/10<\/a>.<\/p>\n

I still think it will droop a little over the long term, just on the grounds of having watched the scores of many movies doing the same. But, then, I haven’t seen the movie yet.<\/p>\n

Someone who has, and who is always worth reading, is James Lileks. His discussion<\/a> makes me think it may well remain right up there. Read his next blog post<\/a> as well. The second half concerns the role of masculine role models in Pixar movies, and you can see why I love reading him. The construction of this section is brilliant.<\/p>\n

I think I may have to take my 3D glasses to the cinema next week.<\/p>\n

Update<\/strong> (23 June 2010, 9:35am): The front page has finally started to diminish (down to 9.3 from 9.4), while the Top 250 standing continues to rise (from #11 to #8), although the weighted score remains the same at 8.8, presumably due to rounding.<\/p>\n

Update 2<\/strong>\u00a0(5 July 2010, 6:44pm): Front page: 9.1. Top 250: #6 on 8.9.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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