Inside Out

[kevinknapman]

Pixar score another winner with the highly enjoyable and endlessly inventive Inside Out.
Much like Toy Story and Monsters Inc before it, Inside Out uses a simple idea as a springboard for a whole host of smart and creative ideas while never losing sight of the need for an emotionally involving story. So the idea that our emotions live as individual characters inside our own head allows the writers to explore the different areas of thought (subconscious, dreams, imagination etc) within an impressively realised world. Use of the importance of memory leads to a slightly sentimental feel at times but one that's also surprisingly moving too.
Of course being a Pixar film it's all beautifully animated and the contrast between the drab real world and the colourful world inside a young girl's head is effectively done.
The individual emotions are well realised thanks to some excellent vocal work. Amy Poehler and Phyllis Smith (Phyllis from The Office US) make a fantastic double act as Joy and Sadness and are well supported by Bill Hader, Mindy Kaling and Lewis Black (Fear, Disgust and Anger). Richard Kind amuses as an almost forgotten imaginary friend and no Pixar film would be complete without an appearance from John Ratzenberger.

Inside Out is Pixar at the top of its game. Colourful and engaging for the kids and inventive and smart enough to keep the adults involved (highlights include a Chinatown gag and a joke about bears in San Francisco that could even go over the heads of some of the adults in the audience).
Oh and stay for the end credits for something I won't spoil here.

This being a Pixar film there's a short beforehand but it's a fairly ropy twee one involving an unloved volcano. Well animated but nothing special sadly. I can't see this one troubling the Best Animated Short category at next year's Oscars. Still it doesn't last long and will be easily forgotten thanks to the quality of the feature.

[biggins]

Can't say more than what had been already said about it. Excellent Pixar film and I "larva" the sad volcano in the short before the main film.
Sadness with glasses and a high neck jersey reminded me of one of the characters in Scooby Doo but can remember what her name was.
Kids seemed to enjoy it apart from one who started to howl at a sad part in the film and another who played with Mum's mobile phone which lit up right in my line of vision!!!

[The Sparrow]

Can't say more than what had been already said about it. Excellent Pixar film and I "larva" the sad volcano in the short before the main film.
Sadness with glasses and a high neck jersey reminded me of one of the characters in Scooby Doo but can remember what her name was.
Kids seemed to enjoy it apart from one who started to howl at a sad part in the film and another who played with Mum's mobile phone which lit up right in my line of vision!!!

Velma.

[biggins]

Thanks I was thinking Veronica! At least I got the first letter correct. My daughters used to love Scooby Doo.

[Beate]

This BS made me laugh, especially as Sadness played an important role in the film:
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article ... d-Joy.html

I though the film was excellent.

9/10

[yogi]

This BS made me laugh, especially as Sadness played an important role in the film:
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article ... d-Joy.html

I though the film was excellent.

9/10

Thanks for the link though I almost missed the 'article' due to the deluge of photos of women in bikinis or getting out of taxis or 'flaunting their curves' or God forbid not wearing make up. Ridiculous double standards, but hardly surprising from the Mail.

As for the film, it was lovely, fittingly joyous and sad in equal measure. There was so much going on I'm very keen to see it again, not something I've thought of a Pixar film for a while.

I also thought the short was very sweet if slight, a bit like the recent umbrella one

Overall a welcome return to form 9/10

[David]

Loved everything about it. One of Pixar's finest http://moviefilmreviews.co.uk/2015/07/1 ... nside-out/

[raj101]

absolutely outstanding. apart from depicting American kids as brats. and it might be a bit much for little kids complexity-wise.


the short was similarly brilliant, so funneee.

[tonethestone]

Outstanding from start to finish, up there with Pixars best. Wonderful. 5/5.

[gump9452]

Agree with everything said here. Amazing film. One of the very best Pixar films.