I really hope he would reconsider retiring.  He could always try getting foreign investors; elder statesmen filmmakers have been taking that route for a while.  

In terms of both sheer artistry and story I have to agree. 

I caught it on the tail end of its theatrical run and almost didn’t because Pixar hadn’t had a home run in so long and I didn’t really think they still had it in them. Low and behold, I was blown away and I think it’s one of the five best films they’ve made.

I really have a hard time watching this movie, because I find Hector’s fate and what Ernesto did to him so tragic and monstrous.  That murder, for such banal reasons, ruined so many lives.   

I wish I’d seen this in the theater, too.  But even streaming on Netflix it left a lasting impression.  So much so that when I finally ponied up the dough for a 4k/HDR Blu-ray player (my home internet connection isn’t quite good enough for reliable 4k streaming), this was my first movie purchase.

I took my oldest to see it, she would have been... six? when did this come out?

Es una palabra cromulenta!

One thing about this movie that isn’t talked about very much is that Miguel is a rare Disney (or even animation in general) protagonist with both parents still alive. And the movie doesn’t even make that big a deal over it.

Quick story: the end of this movie, when he sings the song to Coco, made me burst into tears, which is pretty embarassing when you’re surrounded by children and their parents. So I sat in my seat and waited for everyone else to leave before I got up, and because of that I missed my bus.

Yeah, that’s been my issue with them as well.  They aren’t about that “moment” so much as they are general ruminations on the movies themselves.

Thanks - definitely much better now. I even managed to see Coco at the cinema again and managed to be a bit more dignified! (Which was lucky as it was a Kids' Club screening and I was with my 4 year old). 

Anyone else feel like the “pick one scene from the movie to write about” thing isn’t working as well for this Pixar series as it did for the Marvel one? Most of the articles in this series, including this one, don’t really dial down into the given scene very much; they mostly talk about the movie in general.

I’m Mexican, so this one really hit home often. Not only is this a joyous, visually stunning, emotionally resonant (that last reprise of "Remember Me"!) movie, but I also enjoyed the moments of "Oh, yep. That's definitely my family!"

am I just gullible or was that one of the best narrative twists that Pixar/Disney have pulled off? Really didn’t see it coming. 

oh yes, I know *that* scene. It was tough for all of us, but can’t imagine how hard it would have been for you. Hope you’re doing well now. 

This movie is stunning. We didn’t see it in theaters, but I wish we had - the light, the color, it’s so beautiful. And then you add a really wonderful and emotionally resonant story. It’s one of my favorites.

It wasn’t “strum the wrong guitar” it was Ernesto (er, Hector)’s guitar specifically, and ON Dia de Muertos. The whole ancestral connection thing. Come on. It’s magic.

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Cars 3 is the one Pixar movie I haven’t seen all the way through.

I’d been on anti-depressant medication for a few months prior to this film coming out, one of the side effects of which was numbing my emotional reactions slightly, so I’d found it much harder to cry during films. This was the first film I watched after those effects wore off and, during *that* scene, it was as if a…