Least Favorite Pixar Film?

[LOLSnuffles]

For the most part, almost all Pixar films are great. But then there's the few that are...not so great.
Out of all the Pixar films that have been released so far, which one is your least favorite?

Mine would have to be Ratatouille. A rat chef just doesn't appeal to me...:shrug:

[The Cartoon]

Loved every one of them. So it isn't easy to pick my least favorite. Honestly, I think I'd say "Up." As great as all of it was, I always felt like it was overrated. Never saw what it had the other Pixar films didn't. The characters weren't as appealing, and it wasn't quite as funny either. It was certainly touching, and I loved that about it, but that wasn't quite enough to make me like it more than any of the other films.

[PunkPhantom]

I'd have to go with Ratatouille too. I don't know why, it just wasn't as entertaining to me. I thought it was kinda boring. I think I just didn't care about the characters as much for some reason.

[KJ Styles]

I'd say "A Bugs Life". I liked it (as I do all Pixar movies) but it ranks at the bottom of Pixar flicks for me. It really lacks replay value as opposed to Antz IMO, which had superior voice actors and an overall better storyline.

And BTW I loved Ratatouille, it's probably in my Top 5 of Pixar flicks.

[Anthonynotes]

I'd go with "Ratatouille" as well. Don't care about fancy, pretentious cooking or some perceived "meaning of food" much, so found it all rather dull.

[Desensitized]

Probably Cars since it was pretty much Doc Hollywood with cars as characters.

[Monterey Jack]

I have to second Cars, the only Pixar film I have yet to own on DVD/Blu-Ray. It's not terrible, but it's the closest to a Dreamworks-style film Pixar has made to date. :shrug:

[wiley207]

Tie between "Cars" and "Finding Nemo" (Sorry! :sweat:)

[SpongeJosh]

I have to second Cars, the only Pixar film I have yet to own on DVD/Blu-Ray. It's not terrible, but it's the closest to a Dreamworks-style film Pixar has made to date. :shrug:
My sentiments exactly. My next least favorite is up for debate as I think I love the rest almost equally.

[Light Lucario]

I'm going with Cars as well. While it isn't a terrible movie to me and I can still enjoy watching it if nothing else is on TV, it just felt pretty dull with the typical hot-shot character getting into a rural area and changing his ways because of the town people. Outside of the characters being cars, it didn't really do anything too creative or unique with that premise and the characters weren't really that memorable for the most part for me. Compared to the other Pixar movies, it just came off as average, which still makes it enjoyable for me to watch, but still my least favorite movie I've seen from Pixar so far.

[Daxdiv]

A Bug's Life, for the reason that I can't seem to enjoy it as much as whenever I rewatch Toy Story 1-3, Up, Monsters Inc., The Incredibles, and even Cars. It may have been a while since I saw it, so maybe I should rewatch it.

[LOLSnuffles]

Tie between "Cars" and "Finding Nemo" (Sorry! :sweat:)

Out of curiosity, why Finding Nemo?

[Mandouga]

I would have to say A Bug's Life because of it's "darker and edgier" (to a degree, but still) story, as well as the dark nature of the comedy. Also Finding Nemo* because of it's focus on spur-of-the-moment screwball comedy (namely the short-term memory loss thing; didn't think it was needed) as well as being more for the parents than for the actual family...

*My mom and I watched this together, and after all was said and done, we had a brief argument about it. This was actually another reason why it's one of my two least favorite (Disney/) Pixar films...

[Doguineta]

I'm going with Cars as well. While it isn't a terrible movie to me and I can still enjoy watching it if nothing else is on TV, it just felt pretty dull with the typical hot-shot character getting into a rural area and changing his ways because of the town people. Outside of the characters being cars, it didn't really do anything too creative or unique with that premise and the characters weren't really that memorable for the most part for me. Compared to the other Pixar movies, it just came off as average, which still makes it enjoyable for me to watch, but still my least favorite movie I've seen from Pixar so far.

This. Exactly what I feel towards Cars.

[Choppasmith]

I'd say a toss up between Wall-E and Bugs Life. These aren't TERRIBLE movies, I just don't enjoy them as much as other Pixar Movies. Cars would be a distant third.

[Ricia]

I'd say "A Bugs Life". I liked it (as I do all Pixar movies) but it ranks at the bottom of Pixar flicks for me. It really lacks replay value as opposed to Antz IMO, which had superior voice actors and an overall better storyline.


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[Toonatic]

Looking back, I have to say Rataouille.

[Dr.Pepper]

I say A Bug's Life. It is still enjoyable it's just that if I had to rank the Pixar movies it would be at the bottom.

[KJ Styles]

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[Monterey Jack]

I'm surprised so many people cite A Bug's Life (which usually comes in second on most "Worst Pixar Movie" polls). I'm just curious...why? :shrug: I think that movie is terrific fun.

[Luna]

I'm surprised so many people cite A Bug's Life (which usually comes in second on most "Worst Pixar Movie" polls). I'm just curious...why? :shrug: I think that movie is terrific fun.Well,in my case,I love it,but I love the other Pixar films more (I've found ALL the Pixar movies enjoyable,actually,which is more than I can say of most other animation studios)...There really isn't anything wrong with A Bug's Life (I still really enjoy the scene where the young ants reveal their mural for the circus bugs,who they believe are warriors..."We drew one of you dying,because Teacher said it'd be more dramatic!"...as well as the scene where Flik stands up to Hopper),but if I had to put the Pixar films in order based on preference,it'd be on the bottom....

UP!
The Incredibles
Monsters Inc.
Toy Story 2
Toy Story 3
Toy Story
Wall-E
Ratatouille
Cars
Finding Nemo
A Bug's Life

[musicntoons15]

Definitley "Cars" and "Ratatouille" I just never got into Cars and my French teacher kept showing "Ratatouille" for like a week straight and I found it boring and fell asleep.

[Hordesman]

Cars. I've started to suspect it's always a bad sign when I watch a movie and come up with subtext or an alternate backstory. The one for Cars is still my worst- that pollution got so bad that it wiped out all organic life on Earth and machines mutated into what we see in Cars.

[Monterey Jack]

Cars. I've started to suspect it's always a bad sign when I watch a movie and come up with subtext or an alternate backstory. The one for Cars is still my worst- that pollution got so bad that it wiped out all organic life on Earth and machines mutated into what we see in Cars.

I think that's the main reason people can't get into Cars...the basic premise just beggars disbelief. I mean, if it were about living cars in the "real world" (with humans), it'd be easier to take, but...why do they have doors? Why do they need restrooms? How do they make buildings with no hands? With Toy Story, the charm lies in seeing "our" world from an unfamliar perspective, and playing into the fantasy every child has about his toys secretly being alive. But who fantasizes about a world where there are all cars and no human beings? When playing with their toy cars, kids imagine themselves behind the wheel, not the (sentient) car just driving around by itself.

[Anthonynotes]

Yes, the all-car world does seem a bit peculiar... and reminiscent of the one from 1970s Hanna-Barbera series "Wheelie and the Chopper Bunch," which was also an all-car (and -bike, plane, etc) world and no humans. We didn't get an explanation in "Wheelie" for how and why their world existed, either, though they seemed able to use their fenders, motorcycle handlebars (for the Chopper Bunch), etc. as flipper-like "hands" at least (one episode ends with the Chopper Bunch forced to sort mail by a mail truck for interfering with US Mail)...

That said (and despite "Wheelie" ultimately being inspired by Disney's own "Herbie"), I was hoping for a "wheelie" reference in "Cars"---maybe that gang could've been a gang of motorcycles instead... ;-) (Beats cameos by Jay Leno...).

[KJ Styles]

I'm surprised so many people cite A Bug's Life (which usually comes in second on most "Worst Pixar Movie" polls). I'm just curious...why? :shrug: I think that movie is terrific fun.

I don't dislike it, but it's my least favorite because I feel it hasn't aged all that well. The storyline and voice acting just isn't as capitivating as Dreamworks' Antz, which came out around the same time. Here's my Pixar rankings....

The Incredibles
Toy Story 3
Finding Nemo
Toy Story
Toy Story 2
Ratatouille
Monsters Inc
Wall-E
Up
Cars
A Bugs Life

That said, being the worst Pixar flick is like being eliminated first in a Miss America Pageant. You might be disappointed with the result, but you were still pretty enough to qualify.

[Rainbow Sharpie]

Definitely have to say Ratatouille.

The only really positive things in the movie: The message was great. The animation is gorgeous. The acting is quite good.

The story was kind of dull and the characters came off as bland and really jerk-ish, I really didn't find myself rooting for any of them, yes even Remy.

[AnimatedSnow47]

My least favorite is WALL-E. I'm not fond of the subtle-as-a-sledgehammer anti-corporate message, nor the dystopian future it is set in. It's still an okay film, with some genuinely enjoyable moments, but it's the only Pixar film I didn't feel I needed to buy on DVD or Blu-Ray.

[Ed Liu]

I think that's the main reason people can't get into Cars...the basic premise just beggars disbelief. I mean, if it were about living cars in the "real world" (with humans), it'd be easier to take, but...why do they have doors? Why do they need restrooms? How do they make buildings with no hands? With Toy Story, the charm lies in seeing "our" world from an unfamliar perspective, and playing into the fantasy every child has about his toys secretly being alive. But who fantasizes about a world where there are all cars and no human beings? When playing with their toy cars, kids imagine themselves behind the wheel, not the (sentient) car just driving around by itself.
I've seen enough kids totally into Cars the movie to say I think you're waaaaay overthinking this, and/or projecting your own hangups on a larger population without much grounds for it. There's something hard-wired in little boys that really reacts to cars, well before they have any concept of what driving is or how to do it (and one of these days, the survival imperative that wired that into people will make sense to me -- at the moment, the best I got is that it's the "large predator" recognition software getting triggered). These little kids absolutely love the fact that these are cars that talk and have faces and they really don't care about any of the things that seem to bother you about it. $8 billion in merchandise sales so far (http://www.toonzone.net/news/articles/36347/cars-passes-8-billion-in-sales-cast-and-crew-discuss-cars-2) agrees with me, as do the many imitators out there like Tonka's Chuck & Friends (http://www.hasbro.com/tonka-chuck-and-friends/en_US/) or Trucktown (http://www.trucktown.com/).

Of course, Cars is probably my least favorite Pixar film also, which doesn't mean I don't like it (http://www.toonzone.net/news/articles/13344/cars-on-dvd-built-for-comfort-not-for-speed). I think it's a fine film and you could do a whole lot worse if it's your first time cinematic encounter with the "arrogant guy learns a lesson" story. I can re-watch it just fine with those kids who love it to pieces and I find I discover lots of little things hidden in there periodically. I just think it's not as much fun as most of their other works, let alone the real masterpieces like the first two Toy Story movies or The Incredibles or Monsters Inc. One of those kids I know loses interest in Cars in the middle part when they start getting all talky. The only thing that can pull his attention away from the first Toy Story is commercial breaks or the scary bit in the middle when you first meet Sid's toys.

And all THAT being said, I also have to admit that I think Cars 2 might be a significant step up from the first film. I have to say the trailers make it look like a lot of fun.

[wilbarr17]

Cars would have to be my least favorite. It just does not do much for me.

[Kool345]

I have liked every Disney-Pixar movie except for Ratatouille, A Bug's Life, and The Incredibles. Ratatouille just has a boring plot in my opinion, and the characters are not all that enjoyable. A Bug's Life was just seemed, boring, and not really funny at all. The Incredibles was didn't use as much creativity that it could've, and the story was dull at most parts of the movie. Other than those three movies, I have enjoyed all of the other Disney-Pixar movies.

[Evo]

Either A Bug's Life or Cars. I guess I just don't like Cars as much because my brother used to watch it all the time. I do like Mater, though. A Bug's Life was just kinda boring and forgettable.

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[JasonFox]

My least favorite is WALL-E. I'm not fond of the subtle-as-a-sledgehammer anti-corporate message, nor the dystopian future it is set in. It's still an okay film, with some genuinely enjoyable moments, but it's the only Pixar film I didn't feel I needed to buy on DVD or Blu-Ray.

I can understand where you're coming from but Wall-E is actually my favorite animated film of all time. I just loved a Pixar film that had IMO genuine themes and symbolism.

My least favorite would be Cars as many have said.To me it felt like something Dreamworks came up with my but nonetheless an enjoyable movie.

[Andrew T. Hingson]

Gonna be between Cars and A Bugs Life for Me. Not because they are bad movies, they're quite charming and enjoyable to watch but I like the other Pixar movies better.

[Tobias]

A tie between Cars and Wall*E. I'm sorry, I wanted to like them, and I definately don't hate them, but they're just not movies I could ever get into like I have the other Pixar films.

[Bw_Kaleidescope]

I'll probably get a lot of disagreement for this, (since that's people's usual reactions when I say this) but the one Pixar movie I just never liked was always The Incredibles.
I just always found it so very overrated, and a little annoying too. Its been years since I've seen it so I can't cite specific reasons why I don't like it, but of all the Pixar movies I've seen, that's always been the one movie I just never liked at all.
But I guess that for LEAST FAVORITE, I'd go with Up. Another movie that although, it was very moving, was just really overrated. I remember people swearing to me that it was the saddest story ever (I thought Toy Story 3 was sadder imo) and that I would just be a different person after I saw it...I genuinely liked it up until the dogs. It was like really? You've got a great story going on, some pretty interesting characters, some funny running gags; and then you throw a high-pitched talking dog villain at me? Sigh. And even though, I really like Up, its not a movie I'd go out of my way to watch.

[TheGunheart]

Okay, I'm going to admit this: my least favorite Pixar films are also three with the most acclaim.

Right, Finding Nemo, I didn't really give a fair chance. But what I saw on TV just didn't do anything for me.

I was so hyped for The Incredibles, but I can honestly say the darker elements didn't really jive with me. I don't know why: I normally love it when a film gets dark unexpectedly, but something about all the heroes being so okay with killing rubbed me the wrong way with this one.

And also, I really didn't like Up. Again, I was really hyped for it. But I just found it tedious to watch, and while I know it wasn't intentional, there were some undertones that really didn't help matters.

[Doguineta]

Lisa Simpson liked all of Pixar movies except for Cars.

[Silverstar]

Hm, I actually enjoyed The Incredibles. It had a nice story, appealing characters and was one of the few CGI animated films which centered on humans rather than animals or inanimate objects come to life, so that was a definite plus in my book.

The only Pixar films that really didn't gel with me were Cars and Up. The former's story I just found dull, not to mention my logical side had a hard time grasping an entire planet full of living cars with no organic life and even little flying car insects. I kept wondering where these car people supposed to be mutants, aliens or what? And how did they build all of the structures they lived in without hands?

Similarly, Up didn't click with me because again, while the introductory moments were nice and sentimental, the film as a whole bored me. I just couldn't get interested in the story or any of the characters, plus the whole thing was too much of a boys' club for my tastes. I prefer there to be at least 1 female character involved in the main plot, and Up didn't have any. (The wife doesn't count because she had to die in order to set the story's events into motion.)

[Monte]

I think that's the main reason people can't get into Cars...the basic premise just beggars disbelief. I mean, if it were about living cars in the "real world" (with humans), it'd be easier to take, but...why do they have doors? Why do they need restrooms? How do they make buildings with no hands? With Toy Story, the charm lies in seeing "our" world from an unfamliar perspective, and playing into the fantasy every child has about his toys secretly being alive. But who fantasizes about a world where there are all cars and no human beings? When playing with their toy cars, kids imagine themselves behind the wheel, not the (sentient) car just driving around by itself.
I end up focusing less on the "how's" and more on just the "why's"... WHY was cars made with talking cars? it added nothing to the film at all except for maybe a few car jokes. In fact i can't help but feel it may have lowered the potential of the animation in the film since Cars have some obvious limitations. Sure pixar did well with that they had to work with, but in the end it felt like they were just animating a bunch of talking heads for the most part. Ther is a lot that can be said through body language and action alone that can really add to a scene

But i could forgive Cars for the silly premise if the story and characters were really good... but they weren't. I found the story to just be kind of average; it was a story i felt like i've heard before and played out in a pretty predictable fashion...



And all THAT being said, I also have to admit that I think Cars 2 might be a significant step up from the first film. I have to say the trailers make it look like a lot of fun.
I'm actually really skeptical about cars for pretty much that very reason...
When i look at pixar i feel what has made them so great and stand out above so many other films is that they are truly emotional and endearing films... they do more than just entertain you for 90 minutes they make you really feel something throughout the film. The trailers for cars 2 make the film like all it is meant to do is get a few laughs out of you; you'll enjoy it, you will laugh, but you won't remember it as fondly as you do other pixar films.



And also, I really didn't like Up. Again, I was really hyped for it. But I just found it tedious to watch, and while I know it wasn't intentional, there were some undertones that really didn't help matters.
not sure if i'd say UP is one of my least favorites, but i did spoil it for myself... i don't think it was the film so much as my own perception of it; i think this is one of the few cases where i ended up overhyping a film and thus got disappointed... going into the film i was really expecting a bigger adventure; I thought the talking dogs and funny bird was just a small part of something bigger. I was expecting them to visit a world that was more like something out of Journey to the center of the earth or the lost world... So really that's all on me though, i overhyped it for myself and thus got myself dissappointed

[DonkeyKongSong]

Definitley "Cars" and "Ratatouille" I just never got into Cars and my French teacher kept showing "Ratatouille" for like a week straight and I found it boring and fell asleep.

That's actually why I concur with A Bug's Life... in middle school I had to watch that, Grease, and the original Shrek too many times...

[Classic Speedy]

Finding Nemo. I still like its underwater visuals and some of the set pieces (particularly the jellyfish bouncing; gunking up the fish tank; being stuck inside the whale), but as a whole, I can't get into it like some of Pixar's other films. It isn't helped by what's probably Pixar's weakest score. I can't recall a single musical motif in the film, unlike most of the others.

Cars isn't too spectacular, either; it's probably the most conventional of the Pixar films in terms of direction. Outside of the fantastic race sequences, a majority of the film is shot in a very straightforward manner, and even though the animators managed to get some mileage (sorry) out of the restrictive car character models, they were still rather limited in movement. Much like A Bug's Life, it had the issue of too many characters (the citizens of the town) and not as much fleshing out/development for each one. Also, the story and themes are something we've all seen before. Done well, sure, but overall it did feel like a step backwards after The Incredibles.

(BTW, the "Cars" universe never really bothered me, since I just took it as a personification of the human world, or an alternate universe where everybody is a car. That is, until I saw cars as INSECTS. Then it was like, "OK, this is just weird." And yes, I get the beetle pun. Doesn't make it any less weird.)

[Michael JJ]

I'd have to say Ratatouille. It just doesn't appeal to me, and I found it hard to watch.

[Sanosuke]

I'm surprised so many people cite A Bug's Life (which usually comes in second on most "Worst Pixar Movie" polls). I'm just curious...why? :shrug: I think that movie is terrific fun.I know, right? That's not only my favorite Pixar film, but it's one of my favorite animated films of all time.

But anyway, with A Bug's Life being the best, Cars would have to be the worst.

[Philo & Gunge]

A Bug's Life. Still a fantastic film, though. In fact, I think of it as one of the most underrated movies of the last 20 years.

[Toon Master]

It's a tie between "Ratatouille" and "Cars." I can watch any other Pixar film, but for some reason those two are just impossible for me to sit through.

[TheGunheart]

Ironically, Cars and Ratatouille are my two favorites.

[Toon Master]

Ironically, Cars and Ratatouille are my two favorites.

I have nothing against those movies, and I'm sure if I tried I could watch them at least halfway, but I just don't think they match up to any other Pixar film made before them or after them.