Attack-Free Unpopular Opinion Thread

[Philip J. Fry]

To not make my previous claim, you know, feel as empty, here's my top 10 animated films of the decade so far in alphabetical order (there are still several films worth a shot, so off-course it isn't definitive).

Anomalisa (C. Kaufman/D. Johnson, 2015)
Inside Out (P. Docter/R. Del Carmen, 2015)
Primal: Tales of Savagery (G. Tartakovsky, 2019)
Song of the Sea (T. Moore, 2014)
Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse (B. Persichetti/P. Ramsey/R. Rothman, 2018)
The Red Turtle (M. Dudok de Wit, 2016)
The Tale of Princess Kaguya (I. Takahata, 2013)
Toy Story 3 (L. Unkrich, 2010)
Wolf Children (M. Hosoda, 2012)
your name. (M. Shinkai, 2016)

[Peng]

Mine would be..

1. Toy Story 3 (2010)
2. It's Such a Beautiful Day (2012)
3. The Tale of Princess Kaguya (2013)
4. Batman: The Dark Knight Returns (2013)
5. Inside Out (2015)
6. Tower (2016)
7. The Lego Movie (2014)
8. The Wind Rises (2013)
9. Toy Story 4 (2019)
10. Song of the Sea (2014)

2013-2014 were quite a grand couple of years for animation.

[Philip J. Fry]

Good list! Now I gotta watch It's Such a Beautiful Day and Tower.

[Ivan Drago]

1. It’s Such A Beautiful Day
2. Spider-Man: Into The Spider-Verse
3. Inside Out
4. The Lego Movie
5. Shaun The Sheep Movie
6. Your Name.
7. Anomalisa
8. Tangled
9. The Peanuts Movie
10. Klaus

[TGM]

I’m glad to see at least Inside Out is getting some love here. I seem to recall that one also taking quite a bit of shit from the MC crowd when it first came out.

[Philip J. Fry]

I’m glad to see at least Inside Out is getting some love here. I seem to recall that one also taking quite a bit of shit from the MC crowd when it first came out.

It might be the best thing Pixar's ever done.

[TGM]

It might be the best thing Pixar's ever done.

I whole heartedly agree.

[Dukefrukem]

It was a joke. Hence the “ “.

Those emojis didn't show up on my phone.

[Skitch]

The Netflix Lost in Space show (now into season 2) is awesome.

[transmogrifier]

I guess this fits here now: Inside Out is one of Pixar’s weakest films.

[Skitch]

I recall people loving Inside Out with the consistent thread of "you will bawl your eyes out!" as a positive, which isn't a max positive for me, so I haven't seen it.

[baby doll]

From what I've seen (which is admittedly not a whole lot), Arrietty the Borrower is the only animated movie from the last decade I'd call "spicy," although Anomalisa is pretty warm.

For the record, I haven't seen any Pixar films since Up.

[Dukefrukem]

Pixar films have definitely lost a lot of the charm since Up. I feel less inspired to watch the new ones.

[Philip J. Fry]

Arrietty is pretty good, yeah. And although Pixar is a little more hit and miss than on the oughts, they're still capable of delivering. Inside Out, TS3 and Coco are on the level of their very best output and the rest this decade outside Monster's University and the Cars' sequels has been fine.

[Dukefrukem]

I didn't realize there was an 18-0 ratio in Coco. I'll move that up my queue.

Haven't seen that much of a consensus on MC since...

[megladon8]

Princess Kaguya is a magnificent movie for sure, but hot damn it hurts.

[Grouchy]

My top ten animated of the decade:

1. Anomalisa
2. The Tale of Princess Kaguya
3. The Wind Rises
4. Spiderman: Into the Spider-Verse
5. Coco
6. Toy Story 3
7. Justice League: Gods and Monsters
8. The Red Turtle
9. Batman: Assault on Arkham
10. Inside Out

HM: Missing Link, All-Star Superman, The Breadwinner

[Irish]

If we're talking animation of the decade, I'd like to heartily recommend the work of Sang-ho Yeon.

"King of Pigs," "The Fake," "Seoul Station."

(He also directed the live action "Train to Busan.")

[Irish]

The Netflix Lost in Space show (now into season 2) is awesome.

Haven't watched the second season yet, but I was surprised how much I enjoyed the first. It's one of the rare shows that gets better and more interesting with each episode, and probably the only "survival sci-fi" type of thing I've liked.

[Skitch]

Very curious your thoughts on season two, because it's much wider in scope and travel than season one. I loved both, but two even more because its multiple planets.

[Morris Schæffer]

Hey Irish and Skitch, into LiS S1 now. Definitely enjoying the family dynamic, sweet production values and sense of mystery and exploration. I did sort of feel that episode 1 went overboard with peril and especially immediately throwing in the robot. A few too many 'close call' escapes too.

[Skitch]

Oh theres lots more close calls in your future.

[Irish]

Very curious your thoughts on season two, because it's much wider in scope and travel than season one. I loved both, but two even more because its multiple planets.

Watched the first episode of the second season last night and I got really into it, to the point where I was bouncing in my seat and pounding the arm of my chair with my fist. I still haven't figured out how the show gets me that engaged.

Maybe it's the warmth of the cast, or those ace production values. I dunno. Somehow this show manages to routinely instill a sense of wonder in me.

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Turning a spaceship into a sail boat and sailing over rough alien seas! There's something I've never seen at the movies or read about in books.

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I promised myself this morning I'll only watch 1 episode a day and not binge it this time.

Hey Irish and Skitch, into LiS S1 now. Definitely enjoying the family dynamic, sweet production values and sense of mystery and exploration. I did sort of feel that episode 1 went overboard with peril and especially immediately throwing in the robot. A few too many 'close call' escapes too.

Keep watching for a bit. I rolled my eyes pretty heavily at the first episode too but by the end of the season I was all, goddamn, that was a surprisingly solid bit of television.

[Skitch]

Goosebumps and cheering...yep that was me during season 2.

[Dukefrukem]

Ok ok I'll give it a watch.