"Wall-E" and "Up" both have absolutely brilliant beginnings. Then, about halfway through, they degenerate into little more than a herd of characters chasing each other around for way too long. It's most of the remaining running time, actually. They're still terrific films in the end, but they miss the mark when they launch into these overextended antics.
Their plots basically stop while they run after each other for 40 minutes. It's the illusion of activity when nothing is going on.
Most animated movies today are little more than elongated chase scenes, so thankfully that puts the majority of the Pixar films way ahead of the pack.
But, of all their movies, I think I like Ratatouille the best. A rat who wants to be a chef? Loved it. Plenty of running around in the kitchen, sure. But I didn't feel the story dying out in the process.
"Jaws is the Citizen Kane of movies."
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