Toy Story 4 (June 21, 2019)

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‘Toy Story 4′ Will Open June 2017

The toys are back in town one more time. In an announcement we’ve been expecting for a long time, the CEO of Disney Bob Iger has revealed that Pixar will release Toy Story 4 on June 16, 2017. John Lasseter will return to direct.

3's ending was great closure but Disney can't get enough of that sweet moolah so we get a fourth movie the same year we get Star Wars Episode VIII.

[Ksandra]

Since Lasseter is still going to direct it, I have hopes it'll at least be decent enough.

[Xno Kappa]

I'm not sure how I feel about this. 3's ending was phenomenal because of the way it encapsulated the feelings of everyone who grew up with the movies. Disney should respect that theme and realize it’s time to let go.

[Silenka]

It's not just time to let go because 3 ended it so well, it's time to let go because Toy Story has basically run itself dry. Come on Pixar, make something different. The endless parade of sequels needs to stop somewhere.

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Since Lasseter is still going to direct it, I have hopes it'll at least be decent enough.

Lasseter also wrote and directed both Cars films so....

[Fhloston]

Sigh

[Ksandra]

Lasseter also wrote and directed both Cars films so....

What is wrong with Cars 1?

I never understood the hate on that. Cars 2 wasn't great, but my daughter is suuuuuuuuuuuper obsessed with it. Disney really had a void for boy-oriented kids cartoons, too.


[edit] And my daughter is at that age she wants to watch things ten million times. Cars is definitely on the list of not-as-annoying. Barney and Thomas are on the list of, OH GOD KILL IT WITH FIRE ALREADY.

[Skai]

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What is wrong with Cars 1?

It's not horrible but it feels flatter compared to the imagination on display with the films that surround it. It was the follow up to The Incredibles and...well, everything feels much more by the numbers. And then Ratatouille comes out and you're wondering what the hell went wrong during the making of Cars? Did Brad Bird's team suck all the oxygen out of the room?

[Rulke]

Come on Pixar, make something different. The endless parade of sequels needs to stop somewhere.

I blame Disney, not Pixar.

[Ksandra]

It's not horrible but it feels flatter compared to the imagination on display with the films that surround it. It was the follow up to The Incredibles and...well, everything feels much more by the numbers. And then Ratatouille comes out and you're wondering what the hell went wrong during the making of Cars? Did Brad Bird's team suck all the oxygen out of the room?

ehhhh I mean yeah sure it didn't push the limits of some of the other films, but I think it was still solidly made. Idk, seeing my daughter's eyes light up everytime she gets to see them at Disneyland makes me think they did something right.

I think it's a film more kid-friendly than family-friendly. But to each their own.

[Boyiee]

I feel like kids are going to react the same to any and every animated movie depending on their age. Kids that are older now and adults now loved Toy Story and Shrek, younger kids loved Ice Age, even younger kids Cars and Planes as shitty as those are. Whatever is the big animated movie is what kids are going to go crazy over as they appeal to that age group.

Then you get movies that sort of transcend age groups and are enjoyable to everyone. What makes or breaks these movies to me is how well they do with adults. I love Ice Age, the first Shrek or two, Toy Story, LOVED How to train your Dragon and I really enjoyed Ratatouille. Cars is shit. Planes is shit. Most of these movies are just garbage and cash cows trying to sell to children who don't know any better. But then you get those those few movies that are good no matter your age... When you get movies like Frozen or How to train your dragon that have come out in recent years as we are adults and we still enjoy them, that's what makes them good.

This Toy Story frightens me, but there are kids in my family I'll find an excuse to go see it with.

I'm at work and its late, sorry if that came out like crap and made no sense.

I need to watch The Brave Little Toaster and Fievel Goes West and cry myself to sleep.

Omg and The Rescuers Down Under, someone hold me.

[synistar]

Didn't Pixar take the end of 2013 to 2014 off to do some creative brainstorming after Monsters University? Sure as hell doesn't feel like it. I think the only Pixar film I'm hyped for is Incredibles 2.

I hope though that Pixar can find their touch again to make original movies. It's why I liked Up, Wall-E, and Incredibles so much; they were fresh concepts.

[Dantrag]

I agree, they should have left this alone. Toy Story 3 did a really good job of wrapping things up, no need to reopen it. I like movies like Big 6. It may not be a new concept completely but it takes a different approach. Wreck-it Ralph was one of my favorite animated movies in the past few years. It was original and definitely hit the nostalgia button pretty hard with the characters.

[Corrderio]

Just... why?

[Insanecyclone]

Toy Story 4: Age of Extinction

[Salodin]

ehhhh I mean yeah sure it didn't push the limits of some of the other films, but I think it was still solidly made. Idk, seeing my daughter's eyes light up everytime she gets to see them at Disneyland makes me think they did something right.

I think it's a film more kid-friendly than family-friendly. But to each their own.

Seems to be you like it so much because your children do. It's no Shark Tale, but it was pretty...mediocre.

[Rulke]

The quality of Disney films skyrocketed after their acquisition of Pixar. Coincidence? I think not.

Also, on the point of "shit" vs "good" movies. I always thought Ratatouille was very lack luster. I felt Cars was a much stronger film overall. /shrug Frozen was entertaining but that story was so full of plot holes it shows it was made for kids. Tangled was a better film imo.

[Salodin]

Maybe we should just let it go.

[Ksandra]

Seems to be you like it so much because your children do. It's no Shark Tale, but it was pretty...mediocre.

I see it a lot more because of her, it's true. But we liked it even before she was born. We even bought it before she was born.