I just saw this last night and was simply amazed. It is the most ambitious and mature Pixar film yet and one of the greatest animated films I've ever seen. No, it didn't have as many inside jokes and one-line zingers as the usual Pixar fare, but then, I didn't think it needed it. Part of what made it special for me was that it really was set apart from the other Pixar films. The plot and the screenplay were more complex and mature than their usual stuff. To me, this was a lasting work of art that I'd rather see nominated for Best Picture than Best Animated Feature Film (which it has in its pocket right now).
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AudreyTwoTwo - I think you are thinking of David Ogden Stiers. He has done a crapload of animated voices including Beauty and the Beast, Hunchback of Notre Dame, Pocahontas, Lilo and Stitch, Atlantis, and Hoodwinked as well as a bunch of made-for-DVD sequels.
"What can you expect from a bunch of seitan worshippers?" - Reginald Tresilian