Pixar have done it again

Rating: 9/10 (10 January 2006)

All the hype you've heard about this movie - all the people who've seen it and talk about how great it is - it's all completely justified. It seems that Pixar can do no wrong at the moment (although I'm a little dubious about the upcoming 'Cars', but we'll see). They've produced another movie that is so much more than mere animation.
The animation itself is breathtaking. They somehow manage to make it look very cartoony but remarkably real at the same time - almost like a cross between CG graphics, claymation and real materials. The way they handle hair, fire and water in this is simply unbelievable.
Setting the visuals aside, though, this film would be great if no animator had ever come near it. The script is genuinely funny and beautifully timed, the characters are good, the story is very simple but it works really nicely and the action sequences are magnificent, flowing displays of computer generated brilliance. All in all, you can't really fault this movie. It stands as one of Pixar's very best.