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Re: Pixar's Coco
Posted: Sun Dec 03, 2017 2:39 pm
by Vlad
I saw it yesterday. I thought it was incredible. The story was touching, the animation was gorgeous, the characters were lovable, the music was absolutely beautiful.
The visuals were mind-blowing. Pixar's best, as of yet, in my opinion.
Re: Pixar's Coco
Posted: Sun Dec 03, 2017 4:39 pm
by unprincess
just saw this today and I loved it. Loved Miguel and mama Coco's close bond. This movie will be heart wrenching for just about anyone who has had close ties to an ailing elderly relative.
You will cry buckets. My glasses got soaked.
Liked the music, though I wish some of the songs were longer...
One thing I didn't like:
another Turbo/Hans-esque villain twist. 
Disney/Pixar needs to stop reusing this cliche already!
one more thing:
anyone notice the random cat that was hanging out with Dante at the end? I thought it might be Pepita(who was awesome!)...but that doesn't make sense b/c she's Imelda's spirit animal, why would she be in the living world?
Re: Pixar's Coco
Posted: Sun Dec 03, 2017 7:51 pm
by Sotiris
The music video of Jam Hsiao's rendition of Remember Me for the Taiwanese release of Coco.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t1J7T7D12SU
The music video of Mao Bu Yi's rendition of Remember Me for the mainland Chinese release of Coco.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q3juiWTV_DE
The music video of Andy Hui's rendition of Remember Me for the Hong Kongese release of Coco.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aNfiI9pcv2U
Re: Pixar's Coco
Posted: Mon Dec 04, 2017 9:38 pm
by D82
Coco is a surprise hit in China. In less than two weeks, it has already become the highest-grossing Pixar film there.
'Coco' Is Crushing Box Office Records (And Conventional Wisdom) In China
https://www.forbes.com/sites/scottmende ... 7086897a26
Re: Pixar's Coco
Posted: Mon Dec 04, 2017 9:43 pm
by JeanGreyForever
I was reading that Pixar films usually aren't a big hit there. Apparently the humor leaves Chinese audiences cold and indifferent, but something about Coco really captivated them.
Re: Pixar's Coco
Posted: Tue Dec 05, 2017 7:43 pm
by D82
JeanGreyForever wrote:I was reading that Pixar films usually aren't a big hit there. Apparently the humor leaves Chinese audiences cold and indifferent, but something about Coco really captivated them.
Yes, I didn't know they weren't big fans of Pixar before reading that article. It's curious how different their tastes in films are from the US, for example.
Re: Pixar's Coco
Posted: Wed Dec 06, 2017 2:10 pm
by Avaitor
Yeah, China loves WDAS and Marvel, but seems to not care for Pixar and Star Wars at all. It's really interesting.
Re: Pixar's Coco
Posted: Thu Dec 07, 2017 10:46 am
by Khonnor
unprincess wrote:one more thing: anyone notice the random cat that was hanging out with Dante at the end? I thought it might be Pepita(who was awesome!)...but that doesn't make sense b/c she's Imelda's spirit animal, why would she be in the living world?
To answer:
It wasn't a random cat. First you see Dante's shadow before he appears from the alley, being followed by Pepita's shadow, who appears as a small cat. I thought it was cute. Imelda was visiting the living world because of Dia De Muertas, so it figures her animal could too. Plus, Dante is also travelling both worlds. So I guess it's just something the animals can do. Although in the living world they appear as regular animals.
Re: Pixar's Coco
Posted: Sun Dec 10, 2017 3:27 am
by Sotiris
Sebastien Chato's Spanish-language rendition of Remember Me for the French release of Coco.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qgILvzI0kPk
Re: Pixar's Coco
Posted: Mon Dec 11, 2017 9:24 pm
by D82
• New video:
• Character designs by Daniela Strijleva:
• And artwork by Shelly Wan:
Re: Pixar's Coco
Posted: Tue Dec 12, 2017 1:13 pm
by unprincess
Khonnor wrote:
To answer: It wasn't a random cat. First you see Dante's shadow before he appears from the alley, being followed by Pepita's shadow, who appears as a small cat. I thought it was cute. Imelda was visiting the living world because of Dia De Muertas, so it figures her animal could too. Plus, Dante is also travelling both worlds. So I guess it's just something the animals can do. Although in the living world they appear as regular animals.
oh neat! I need to look for that when I watch the film again. Also I was looking at a picture book tie-in at a store, turns out Imelda had a grey cat name Pepita. Maybe when animals die they turn into alejibres? 
Re: Pixar's Coco
Posted: Tue Dec 12, 2017 9:54 pm
by Disney Duster
Oh, that's cool! The spirit animal thing! I mean I noticed the shadow before but the whole thing with them being former pets is so cute!
Re: Pixar's Coco
Posted: Wed Dec 13, 2017 1:25 am
by Sotiris
'Coco': How Pixar Brought Its "Day of the Dead" Story to Life
https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/featu ... fe-1065932
Lee Unkrich on His ‘Coco’ Collaborators and Similarities to Live-Action Jobs
http://variety.com/2018/artisans/produc ... 202660066/
Adrian Molina & Matthew Aldrich: Cracking the Story of Pixar’s ‘Coco’
https://www.awn.com/animationworld/adri ... ixars-coco
'Coco' Filmmakers Explore The 'Connection To Loved Ones Past'
https://www.npr.org/2018/01/10/57701278 ... -ones-past
Not My Job: 'Coco' Director Lee Unkrich Gets Quizzed About Taco Bell
https://www.npr.org/2018/02/24/58842987 ... -taco-bell
‘Coco’ Scribes Matthew Aldrich & Adrian Molina Discuss “Transformative” On-Screen Representation
http://deadline.com/2018/01/coco-matthe ... 202230185/
Getting To The Heart Of ‘Coco’ – The Contenders Video
http://deadline.com/2017/12/coco-lee-un ... 202194082/
‘Coco’ Songwriters Talk The Emotional Impact Of The Heartwarming Tune “Remember Me”
http://deadline.com/2018/01/coco-robert ... 202232678/
How ‘Frozen’ Hitmakers Covered the Same Song Four Ways in ‘Coco’
http://variety.com/2018/film/features/f ... 202653986/
How the Oscar-nominated ‘Coco’ came close to being Pixar’s first full musical
https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/com ... l-musical/
Oscars 2018: Why ‘Remember Me’ from ‘Coco’ Will Win Best Original Song
http://www.indiewire.com/2018/02/oscars ... 201927835/
The evolution of an earworm: 'Coco' songwriters on how they came up with Oscar-nominated 'Remember Me'
https://www.yahoo.com/entertainment/evo ... 19572.html
Coco Songwriters on ‘Remember Me,’ This Year’s Best Song Front-runner
http://www.vulture.com/2018/01/coco-osc ... lopez.html
Bullseye with Jesse Thorn: Laurie Metcalf, Kristen Anderson-Lopez and Robert Lopez
http://maximumfun.org/bullseye/bullseye ... bert-lopez
Re: Pixar's Coco
Posted: Thu Dec 14, 2017 4:31 am
by Sotiris
A new Japanese
trailer and
TV spot have been released.
Re: Pixar's Coco
Posted: Fri Dec 15, 2017 8:29 pm
by D82
• New interview with Lee Unkrich:
http://deadline.com/2017/12/coco-lee-un ... 202194082/
• The script of
Coco is now available to download on the Disney Awards website:
http://waltdisneystudiosawards.com/coco/screenplay
• And Coco has passed the $400 million mark at the worldwide box office:
http://variety.com/2017/film/news/coco- ... 202639342/
Re: Pixar's Coco
Posted: Thu Dec 28, 2017 11:31 am
by Sotiris
Re: Pixar's Coco
Posted: Thu Jan 04, 2018 9:02 pm
by disneyprincess11
Coco was almost a musical. God, I wish it was.
So even before the opening of “Frozen” and the phenomenon of “Let It Go,” Unkrich brought the songwriters onto “Coco.” In its earliest stages, the director reveals, “we were kicking around the idea of doing a musical. As the story developed, it became a music-filled film but not a break-into-song musical. At that point they had already written ‘Remember Me.'”
http://variety.com/2018/film/features/f ... 202653986/
Re: Pixar's Coco
Posted: Thu Jan 04, 2018 9:43 pm
by Warm Regards
disneyprincess11 wrote:Coco was almost a musical. God, I wish it was.
So even before the opening of “Frozen” and the phenomenon of “Let It Go,” Unkrich brought the songwriters onto “Coco.” In its earliest stages, the director reveals, “we were kicking around the idea of doing a musical. As the story developed, it became a music-filled film but not a break-into-song musical. At that point they had already written ‘Remember Me.'”
http://variety.com/2018/film/features/f ... 202653986/
Interesting. I love a good musical but that's the last thing that Disney does that Pixar hasn't yet. At a certain point, the main difference between Disney and Pixar's films will be ... the logos at the beginning being slightly different.
Re: Pixar's Coco
Posted: Fri Jan 05, 2018 3:50 am
by Disney Duster
Disney will always have it's own identity and Disney magic. No two people are the same either even if they have the same genes like identical twins.
Re: Pixar's Coco
Posted: Fri Jan 05, 2018 4:10 pm
by rodrigo_ca
Finally saw it today. After being underwhelmed by Pixar year after year after year, I was not expecting much. At the end I was ugly crying and when the credits rolled over I couldn't do anything but look at my side (towards an empty movie room) and ugly cry for more time than I would like to admit. Where did Pixar went "wrong" that made this so good?