Oscar: Monsters, Inc. VS Shrek

[James Harvey]

So, analysts say that the animated Oscar race will be between Shrek and Monsters, Inc. So - any comments on this? Or do you think there's a slim chance another film could win.

That is...assuming the Animated Oscar is a go...

[JustJack]

I say the award goes too.......OSMOSIS JONES! :D :p

ahahaha.....oh....funny.

But no, really. As far as story line n' such goes...I'd give it to Shrek. Proving a kids cartoon can still be grown-up. Yes...right? hmm...yeah. Although Monsters was great!

[Ruffian]

I have a feeling Shrek would win, it seemed more appealing to the adult audience in general I felt, moreso than Monsters, Inc. Personally, I like Monsters, Inc. better. I cracked up more in Shrek, but Monsters was more meaningful to me. :)

[Karkull]

Y'know, I saw Osmosis Jones over the weekend, and I thought it was pretty good. But my nod still goes to Shrek.

[LightAngel]

I haven't seen Shrek, nor do I care to, but I still have a feeling that Monster's Inc. will have a better chance. I'm probably not being objective, Okay I'm not, but I feel Monster's Inc is of more quality.

[Calhoun07]

My vote would go to Shrek. Both were very well done, but I feel Shrek just has that certain something to push it over the edge.

[joshualane]

If the Oscar for Best Animated Film is judged the way it should be judged then JinRoh: The Wolf Brigade should win. The writing, the dialogue, the animation, everything about the film screams Oscar, but it's a foreign film so I'm not sure what sort of chance it has. The film that probably has the best chance of winning would probably be Shrek given that it has a wider appeal than Monster's Inc.

[Bird Boy]

Shrek...

I loved monsters inc...but...it's shrek all the way..

-BB

[Joe Tully]

I wouldn't count the anime submissions out of the race. I haven't seen any of them, but I think that they could be important condenders. I think that the race will mostly be between Monsters and Shrek, though, with Shrek probably winning.

[BourgeoisBuffoon]

Shrek. Just seen it last week, and it's really the best film I've seen in quite a while. Besides, adults are running the show here, and Shrek's the adult favorite. :D

[The Clown Prince]

I really liked both films, but Monsters Inc. I liked just a little bit more. However though, I feel the Oscar will probably go to Shrek hands down. No doubt about it.

BTW, Twilight, I love your avatar! :)

The Clown Prince

[Cyclops]

Osmosis Jones. ( No joke.)

[runamuck]

Hmm. I Thought Final Fantasy was cool. Could it be in the running, too?

[James Harvey]

It could very well be...actually it's almost certain!

[runamuck]

Great. it gets my vote then.

[James Harvey]

You know, runamuck, it may get mine to...if we could vote. :)

I think that movie had the best animation, better than MONSTERS INC. or SHREK. It was more fluid and just looked spectuclar. I thought SQUARE PICTURES (now defunct) did an overall much better job.

[Killtacular]

More than likely Final Fantasy will win a technical award for something like Best Special Effects or whatnot.

Shrek would and should win Best Animated Film, because Monsters Inc. was a soulless production created by a company that desperately wanted to get out of its contract as fast as it could.

[James Harvey]

Originally posted by Matt Wilson
Shrek would and should win Best Animated Film, because Monsters Inc. was a soulless production created by a company that desperately wanted to get out of its contract as fast as it could.

Don't like PIXAR? Is PIXAR still in cohoots with Disney?

I heard MONSTERS. INC was really good...

[Joe Tully]

Pixar is contracted to make so many films for Di$ney (5 films, I think) after which the contract ends. Pixar has a reputation built up and wants to work for people other than Disney, and I guess Matt's P.O.V. is that this was cranked out to get them closer to working on their own. I remember that Disney and Pixar had to argue with each other about whether the originally-planned-as-DTV Toy Story 2 counted as part of their contract.

I haven't seen Monsters, Inc. yet so I can't really comment. I was gonna see it over Thanksgiving weekend but I was addicted to both my Phantom Menace game and sleep.

[Jowy Blight]

I never saw Monsters INC., I wasn't really interested. So I'm going to have to say Shrek, because I did see that one.

[DerekPowers]

i liked monsters inc way better than shrek. the story was better and the visuals were MUCH better. actually, i liked shrek but not all that much, one of these days i'm going to post my full thoughts on shrek, because i truely dont think it was the "animated film that appeals to adults" like everyone keeps saying, but i'll save that discussion for another date.

but personally, i think either "waking life" or "atlantis" should win. they were both excellent. i really loved atlantis, it was really good, in both story and animation. i dont know why it did so poorly, it was a great movie, it really was, much much much much much much much much much much much much better than shrek. hehehe, one of these days i will post on shrek and it wont be pretty (even though i did like it, sort of, im mixed on it)!!! Muhaahhahahahahahahahahahaha!!!!

[The Clown Prince]

Pixar is contracted to make so many films for Di$ney (5 films, I think) after which the contract ends.

You are correct in that Disney has a 5 film contract with Pixar. Toy Story, A Bug's Life, and Monsters Inc so far. Disney would not let Pixar have TS2 as part of it's contract deal cause the contract didn't say sequels, but I believe 5 original films, stories, whatever. Pixar's next film will be called Finding Nemo and will be out summer 2003. It's an under the ocean story about a fish named Nemo searching for his son or father, can't remember which is which though. :) As for their 5th film, your guess is as good as mine as to what they have planned, but I'm sure they already have it planning now. It's only a matter of time before we find out what it is.

Didn't Brad Bird (Iron Giant) have a film in the works about a super hero family? I know he does but I didn't know if it was for Disney, Pixar or another studio.

The Clown Prince

[James Harvey]

Has Pixar expressed interest as to where they set up shop next? I know PDI is hooked up with Dreamworks. So...Pixar will basically be able to go anywhere they want, or stay at Disney?

[Killtacular]

Wanna hear something juicy?

STEVE PURCELL is now working with Pixar on something.

But on what? I doubt it's Nemo.



...hmmmmmmm...

[Failure]

I saw Monsters Inc last week and I finally saw Shrek today. I thought both were very good, but if I had a vote I think it would go towards Shrek.

[The Mad Hatter]

Yup, Brad Bird is indeed doing something for Pixar... it's about a family of superheroes called "The Invincibles," if I'm remembering it right.

[James Harvey]

Anything Brad Bird does will rock. THE IRON GIANT remains one of the ebst animated films ever, so I can expect great htings from his next project.

[The Mad Hatter]

Oooooooh yeah. Pixar is a superb studio, and Brad Bird is incapable of making anything less than darn good. The two of them working together? The mind boggles...

[James Harvey]

I miss Brad Bird on the Simpsons, but that's a whole new can or worms...

I really hope Bird plays an intergal part in the upcoming special edition IRON GIANT DVD, which is on my list for sure. Sure, it'll have a snapper case, but still...I can't wait for it.

Oh...um...Shrek will win I think. (bad attempt to get back on topic. :))

[Maxie Zeus]

Sigh. I'm sure it will go to "Shrek," but I would prefer it went to "Monsters, Inc." or to something else.

[The Mad Hatter]

I thought Monster's Inc. was a smidgen more innovative, myself.