congratulations, Pixar!

Rating: 7/10 (31 May 2018)

And I mean that from the bottom of my heart. It took, I don't know how many Pixar movies that were released, and you guys knocked it out of the park, one right after the other. Great, great movies, movies that inspired, were emotionally charged, were great for children and adults of all ages. Toy Story, Cars, etc, your movies were the best. You only accepted the cream of the crop. And when I saw the trailers for Coco, I didn't waste any time, even before I went to see it at the theater, I automatically rated it 10 stars, because I knew it was automatically going to be great. After what I saw? Congratulations, Pixar, you created the very first Pixar movie I do not like. Let me explain. I've been around long enough on this planet to know, some films deserve hype, and some films don't deserve hype, but get hype. That's Coco, ladies and germs! It wasn't bad, but there's no way in any corner of this universe that you can convince me this is a 10 star winner. Please disregard those reviews, it just doesn't math up to what Pixar used to be, and this movie confirms for me the beginning of the bloodbath for Pixar altogether. ( Anything left for you to ruin now, Disney? My dinner is on the stove!) Generations after a musical legend has passed away during his concert, and he dies when....a bell falls on his head, crushing him. Yes, that's part of the movie. Generations later, and the musical love for his family has switched over to...making shoes. Instead of making money, let's make shoes. Makes sense. Let's watch further. We learn that the young lad, Miguel, is related to this sensation, and Miguel has a deep love for music, but every time he tries to pick up a guitar, he is shunned upon, mainly by his senile granny. When his guitar is broken purposely, he finds out at the same time that a concert is playing, and that he should audition. He would love to, but he doesn't have a guitar, so he sneaks off to the museum where the real legendary guitar is kept, and attempts to steal it for the audition. With no explanation on how it happens, he is transported to the land of the dead, where the movie itself falls dead in its tracks. I'm sorry, but I thought this was going to be a musical, and 45 minutes in, I only heard one song, "Remember Me", ironically sang by the victim of the bell. ( Bell not secure, the guitar not secure to the wall, do you guys secure anything in this movie?) The humor I was expecting fell flat, falling victim to recycled slapstick humor I used to laugh at in the 80's. The last half of the movie was dull, weak and boring, and too predictable. I was expecting a lot from Pixar, because of the reputation they have had. Land Of The Dead? Make sure Pixar is added to that graveyard, Disney.