MartinHafer
Wow...what a great and thorough film. This is the story of Pixar Studio--from its earliest days to the present (which was 2007 at the time). It offers so much more than you might expect from such a film--wonderful access to the folks who built the studio who you might think were too busy or too important to participate--but they did. So, in addition to seeing lots of great films being made, you get to meet folks like John Lasseter and Steve Jobs and see them as people--very excited and creative people, but still people. Amazing access, however, isn't all. You also get a great sense of excitement and fun--and it's practically impossible to watch this film without feeling this and feeling inspired--and the music sure helps with this as well. For fans of CGI...heck, for ANYONE, this is a must-see film and you learn a lot and have a great time learning. See this film.
daallen
I love animated movies and Pixar reigns supreme, virtually uncontested. That said, The Pixar Story doesn't really do justice to the franchise or the quality of the films themselves.It's clear from the outset The Pixar Story is going to be more about commercial success than animation, more suited to an MBA graduate than the animation enthusiast. Very little emphasis on art, heavy emphasis on box office.The financial aspect could still be an interesting story to tell, but it rings hollow as mild adversity early on is portrayed as an epic struggle to get Pixar launched. And after each mammoth success is outdone by the next, the focus is solely on the financial aspect, and the stresses of each new director to make their film a bigger box office hit than the last.It's really a documentary about Pixar the business, not Pixar the animation studio. If you are an animation enthusiast, skip it.
jasper102011
Jasper102011 here to review The pixar story.Pixar is the company with a luxo lamp as a mascot and a cabinet full of academy rewards.This film shows that great movies and great story's can go through pain and hard work and even one of the best film company's can go through that.The man himself john lasseter has the idea for computer-animation or CGI but Disney dumps it with john stuck at lucasfilms and make very famous short films. A hard-core pixarfan would stare at the screen watching every step of the way because I am one and one word would move the story onwards.The pixar story is a overall brilliant documentary, the movie tells that its not the technology that makes the movies great, but its the people who make it.I really like the film with its interviews with famous Disney animators and tells you when pixar had a problem, it tells you how they solved it.i wish pixar make a sequel for the more modern movies.If your a really big fan or you just heard of pixar i highly recommend it so grab some popcorn and enjoy!
TheLittleSongbird
As a huge animation fan, I like the Pixar films very much. They are funny, poignant and are beautifully animated with lovable characters. In fact, while I prefer some of their films over others there is no Pixar film I hate. I saw this documentary by chance knowing little about it, and I loved it. The Pixar Story was so interesting and even moving. The interviews are well delivered and written, and I found them and how certain scenes were animated and done really intriguing. I also loved the music and the animated sequences featured especially for the door climax from Monsters Inc and the incredibly moving When Somebody Loved Me from Toy Story 2(Tom Hanks summed it up brilliantly). The Pixar Story goes along at a good pace and is a perfect length too. If anything though, I would have liked to have seen more of the Pixar shorts, as some of those are gems. But this is just nitpicking and doesn't take away from the fact that this documentary is wonderful. 9/10 Bethany Cox
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