Animated film giant Pixar has produced a staggering number of smash hit films.
In the process, it has also changed the entire family entertainment landscape by redefining the possibilities of computer animation and storytelling.
So far, even their worst film can reach the box office numbers and praise that most other animation companies dream of.
Pixar has launched a number of truly iconic films, which are widely acclaimed and regarded as modern masterpieces by film critics and audiences.
The “Toy Story” series is still the benchmark for animated film production, and this is just one of Pixar’s many successful works.
Today I will take a look at Pixar’s 10 worst films for everyone. The ranking order is from low to high on the foreign scoring website IMDb, as well as the serious reviews of these films by film critics.
NO.10 “Cars 2”
IMDb User Rating: 6.1
Despite having a loyal fan base, this spy-inspired sequel is not Pixar’s best moment.
Joe Morgenstern of The Wall Street Journal sternly stated that “it lacks the ancient charm of diversity, originality, subtlety, clarity and simplicity.”
NO.9 “Cars 3”
IMDb User Rating: 6.7
Lightning McQueen is one of the biggest underperformers returning to Pixar for the third adventure.
Critics rated this one better than the previous one, but don’t think that means there are not too many harsh reviews.
Roger Moore wrote for Movie Nation, calling it “the dullest and bleakest Pixar movie ever.”
NO.8 “Onward”
IMDb User Rating: 7.4
“Onward” found a home at the bottom of Pixar animation, but it is still an interesting story provided by Pixar.
This time it was two elven brothers who discovered magical abilities, and they tried to bring their dead father back to life.
AV Club’s AA Dowd pointed out that Pixar “made a movie about finding misplaced magic in the modern world, well, a bit of misplaced magic.”
Despite this, the film is a veritable landing, Dowd writes, it “behaves very well when it matters, and the ending provides an unlikely and unintuitive advantage at the critical moment of catharsis.”
NO.7 “Monsters University”
IMDb User Rating: 7.3
The studio itself has made great strides between “Monsters University” and “Monsters, Inc.”, showing a clearer animation style.
Nonetheless, these advances are not enough to please everyone.
“What hasn’t improved is the plot,” critic Bob Mondello criticized in his comments on NPR.
NO.6 “The Good Dinosaur”
IMDb User Rating: 6.7
Compared with Pixar’s other creations, imagining a world where dinosaurs have never been extinct, “The Good Dinosaur” combines an overly familiar partner premise with stunning scenes.
Olly Richards wrote, “Unfortunately, the story that happened before it is so familiar and safe.”
NO.5 “Brave”
IMDb User Rating: 7.1
This Scottish-based fantasy novel about the adventures of a wayward princess and her kind but traditional family is still a controversial work.
It was released after “Cars 2”, which prompted critic Mike Scott to claim that “magic is back to Pixar.”
Keith Uhlich of Time Out took an unpopular approach, calling it “Pixar on a preaching autopilot.”
NO.4 “Luca”
IMDb User Rating: 7.5
Pixar’s latest work is a low-key growth story set in the Italian Riviera, between the beautiful animation and valuable moral information about friendship and success.
NO.3 “Cars”
IMDb User Rating: 7.1
The beginning of the “Cars” series is full of hope, even if the film is not as full of emotional impact as other Pixar works.
William Arnold of Seattle Post-Intelligencer expressed great concern about this, calling it a “knockout.”
Other critics were equally impressed, even though most people thought the film was a noticeably lower grade than its predecessors.
NO.2 “A Bug’s Life”
IMDb User Rating: 7.2
Pixar’s second trip was not a complete failure, but it did not reach almost the same critical or commercial height as “Toy Story”.
Richard Collis of “Time” magazine borrowed these two films in his pun review, writing: “Pixar’s Dream Work” and “When “A Bug’s Life” strides forward, this marvelous.”
NO.1″ Finding Nemo”
IMDb User Rating: 7.3
In the sequel to the 2003 “Finding Nemo” blockbuster, a forgetful fish named Dory takes center stage.
“Finding Nemo” global box office revenue exceeds 1 billion U.S. dollars.
However, although the reviews are generally favorable, the film has never fully reached the status of the original.
Critic Lou Lumenick particularly admired DeGeneres’s dubbing performance, saying that it “even surpassed Robin Williams in “Aladdin”.”
Which one of these Pixar movies do you think is the worst? Feel free to leave a comment.
