Loving this new "James Vs ____" concept, where you can be a little bit more of a casual viewer while setting aside the *filmmaker* lens to a degree. You're channel name is "James Vs Cinema," so having more video titles like this can really help the brand!

2007-2010 was an incredible streak for Pixar. They did RATATOUILLE, WALL-E, UP, and TOY STORY 3 all in consecutive years (all of them won Animated Film Oscars too). These (along with RANGO's Animated Film Oscar win in 2011) is probably one of my all-time favorite 5-year win streaks in any category at the Oscars.

You witnessed in its full glory Pixar's ability to make us cry with barely any dialogue in the opening scene. This was truly their golden age.

I LOVE the way this movie handles grief. It's hard to move on, but the people we've lost wouldn't want us to stay frozen in grief and give up on everything. "Thank you for this adventure, now go have a new one" always breaks me 😭

I'm a fan of this new concept of James vs _____ , the lowkey approach and casual commentary is refreshing. Love the variety you're providing, cool as hell

“That bird is Eric Andre” - best quote ever

My 11th grade science teacher played this movie during the last week of school, and that opening sequence from the hospital onward made a whole class of end-of-the-year rowdy teenagers go hushed and somber.

The first scene that really blew my mind as a child was the eagle flight scene in The Rescuers Down Under. I would use the frame-by-frame button on the vcr remote to see every frame of how they did it. I loved those Disney vhs tapes with rough drawing animatic trailers for the upcoming movies. The pencil work had so much richness in the animation.

James vs Grave of Fireflies. It's not Gibli's first, but it is where they really got everything broken in.

The open sequence is a master class in non verbal story telling.

I don't care if it was animated, that opening montage is a masterclass in film making!

I genuinely love that you - one of the chillest, most easygoing reactors on KZfaq - are looking for ways to bring an even chiller and more laid-back energy to your content. It's like an oasis of calm wholesomeness. Plus, I'm super intrigued to hear your thoughts on some more "mainstream" fare like this movie! :)

Whoever wrote that opening and the reveal with Ellie's adventure book _gets it_ - and movie hits differently now after losing my 'Ellie.'

I own this movie on Blu-ray and have for years. I watched the first 10 minutes and it tore my heart out so much. I’ve never watched the rest.😂

So glad you chose this movie! Has a special place in my heart and I'm sure the hearts of millions more.

Love the honesty you show in the first few minutes of the vid, James. Been subbed since 2020, found your channel through my love of film and have been an admirer since as I’m just all about movies, photography and art. Keep grinding and keep trying new things, this was a great vid to watch. This movie came out when I was seven, I must’ve seen it about that time although it wasn’t in the theaters. I can hardly remember life without Up, haha that’s how it is with a lot of movies for me. This one still gets me emotional today. The movie makes me think of that time when I was young, different houses and the radio playing in the car, ‘09 man… Your journey has been inspiring for years now, thank you 🙏♥️☮️

Carl’s character was voiced by the great Ed Asner. He passed in 2021, but not before reprising the role that year in a short film “Carl’s Date”, released in 2023.

I'm actually glad you're just going to be absorbing/experiencing this one. It's nice to just sit with the feelings sometimes. ❤ Shoutout to those beautiful pogo mixes 😊

James! That dog story and the phrase "throwing hands at a dog" has convinced me you'd fit in with the Always Sunny cast 💀

"that bird is chaos, that bird is Eric Andre.." is one of the best characterizations I have ever heard! 😆

The first part of this movie is actually inspired by a true story: about 20 years ago, an elderly woman in Seattle named Edith Macefield refused to sell her small century-old farmhouse to developers that were tearing down and rebuilding the whole area. Despite being offered $1 million to move, she insisted on staying in the home until she died a few years later, and it is still standing today, albeit surrounded by skyscrapers.

It’s crazy how a movie can be so entertaining for kids and so thought provoking for adults, brilliant work by Pixar. I like this content, please do more 🙏🏼

Especially excited to see you expand and share your chillness and creativity, James! Ooh Iron Giant would be wonderful as a reflection to how you see it as an adult vs how you appreciated as a kid.

Always brings a tear to my eye. They need to make more movies that tell stories like this. As for our favorite travel places, Turkey and Mexico City. We took a tour that circled the entire country of Turkey in 17 days, then added 4 days to explore southeastern Turkey. Felt completely safe, very welcoming country, very modern and yet the oldest settled place in the world.

I first saw Pinocchio in the '60s and it blew my mind... still does.

The first 10 minutes of this film is seriously better than 90% of the movies ever made.

The giant Kevin puppet at Disney World gives me so much glee and joy, I don't even have the words. Something about this giant fake bird interacting with people is amazing.

My great grandfather had one of those chairs that rides up and down the stairs. My sister and I used to think it was like an amusement park ride and beg to ride it when we were little. It's amazing how easily entertained kids can be and how marvelous some simple things are to them.

I was actually gonna ask why you chose such a child friendly family famous movie. But I watched your whole intro and I completely appreciate what you’re saying and the fact that you’re just adding more to your channel. Good on ya mate!

As a 02' baby, this was a staple movie for me growing up. Thanks so much for reacting mate. Love from Aus

Damn, even just that clip of "cross your heart?" made me tear up. This movie hits so hard in so many ways.

The Iron Giant is a movie me and my brother watched so many times we not only memorized the script we started watching it on mute and making up our own dialog, one which iteration focused on the giant's immense desire to find a lip-balm (specifically Chap-Stick) that works on metal lips, pretty sure we used a box fan to emulate a robot voice too. So to put it lightly, I would love to hear your thoughts and analysis of The Iron Giant! P.S. The culmination of my brother and I's story was (spoiler alert) the nuke that was going to kill everyone was the only thing that could be used as lip-balm for an alien robot. I'm in my mid 30's and just the mention of that movie came back so vivid!

What movie would you guys want me to VS? Want to vote on what I should watch next? Click here! www.patreon.com/jamesvscinema Have a great day!

damn James, really love the format. i follow you since you started Breaking Bad, cause i'm a fan ofc; really digged your vibe, loved the commentary and pov since the first time! it's so good to see you're making this more casual kinda thing and puttin' your heart in this new type of content. i really appreciate the good work whenever i see it. please keep it up with the VS videos! they feel like coming home from a cold morketid :) cheers from Argentina! 🇦🇷

Would love for you to react to Coco. The emotional depth and character growth throughout the movie is beyond words! My favorite Pixar film was Monster's Inc for years until Coco came out and absolutely blew me away!! I sobbed like a baby when I first saw it!

The dog is hilarious 😂 I also love your new concept James vs the film 🎥👌🏼

That first 10 minutes goes from happy to sad and is a masterclass in animated film making. Pixar knocked it out of the park with this !

Beauty and the Beast was the first to use the digital animation (i think?), and i was 14 or 15 when it came out. The ballroom scene was gorgeous on the big screen...Be our Guest was magical. Every frame was so well done.

I think either The Secret of Nimh or The Last Unicorn was the first animated film that I noticed the animation for its own beauty.

Im going to show my age just a bit here, but the first animated movie I saw that made me think, "wow, how beautiful." Was The Huntchback of Notre Dame, not many people these days have seen it, and most that have saw it as a child. It hits completely different as an adult, animation and story wise. The first thing most people think is, "wow, Disney, you made this for kids?!" But, it will always be my favorite Disney movie, you can just see the work and dedication that was put into that film, from the heart wrenching story, to the animation, and the music. If you haven't seen it, you should.

I’m here for all your reactions, love your perspective so much! And yes you are the chillest!

holy shit I haven't heard of Pogo in years!! you've just unlocked a whole bucket of memories for me

yep the composition using light in this one is so good

There were 3 dogs in the area I grew up that were scary af. Sweep, Bandit and Butch. A Border Collie, a Whippet and a Dalmatian/German Shepherd cross. I had to hurdle over fences, bushes and hedges to get away so many times. Good cardio though lol.

Loving the fresh air you allow yourself and the channel to have^^ And the transparency in which you communicate that. Subbed since 2020, here's to another 4 years! Much love from across the pond

I feel like the chair going down the stairs is a reference to something from the 80s. Like with the music and everything. I can't put my finger on it, but it's so familiar.

Pixar was on a roll around this time. I remember watching this in theaters as a kid.

6:13 Pogo is literally the heaven of music ❤

Loving the added commentary and slightly less talk about the technical. I enjoy hearing your professional thoughts but now i feel like i know you and your character better

The child actor you threw shade at is named Jordan Nagai. This was literally his 1st role out of the handful of voice gigs he got in his brief acting stint. The director, Pete Docter, described Nagai as very talkative but also very nervous during recording sessions. Out of 400 auditionees his voice was the one that fit, so Docter coached him through it with the patience a good director should have. Because you asked: for me it was seeing Treasure Planet when it was in theaters, gobsmacked at how they could paint such an immersive picture. Ironically this was what Disney execs *pretended* was the straw that broke their backs in supporting hand-drawn animation. (I'll spare you the tin-foil-hat rant on the subject.) Pixar does a lot of Star Wars references. The company started as a branch of Lucasfilm, until George Lucas sold it to Steve Jobs.

Man, you just gotta appreciate all these kids movies that kinda hit even harder when you're an adult. I was watching The Incredibles yesterday and realized the same

Ha! Funny - I'm watching this video while on my trip to the countryside of Italy, both Tuscany, Puglia, and (soon) the Dolomites. You'll love it, James.

James I found your channel with the Arcane reactions and have been watching ever since. Love the new idea for the channel. Sometimes a change of pace can be good for us mentally and recharge our love for the art form.

Shoutout to Pogo! Wow, that takes me back. It's been a hot minute since I've listened to his stuff, but it's great. His "Up" remix is classic, and his "Bangarang" for the movie "Hook" is a true banger.

The first time I saw the Aardman short "Wallce & Gromit:The Wrong Trousers" I was very impressed with how cinematic director Nick Park made it.

Dude this style of video is awesome. Im only 1 minute in and I can tell everything you try I will be all here for! Love the titles as well. Much love James 🙌🏻

I've had a few stories of needing to run from dogs. For 1 of them, my friends and I got off the bus and a guy was walking his 2 dogs, not on leashes of course. And he just let them chase after us. We ran as fast as we could to my house since it was the closest of the 3 and luckily were able to escape.

Love your videos bro, they get me thru work and eating lunch 😭 keep doing ya thing 💯

I like this new series of yours. I hope to see more episodes in the future. 7:20 Fantasy wise, I would love to travel to the fantasy world of Harmony. It has alien tech and ruins with paranormal talents galore. Plus, adorable creatures that are known as dust bunnies. (Picture a very miniature flying bison from AtlA that have a physic powered second set of eyes minus being able to fly and that's a dust bunny.) Reality wise, several places tbh, but first London over in the UK. So I can reunite with my best friend then to visit Baker Street and all the museums and everything. 11:10 The Great Mouse Detective. Some of its artwork just blew me away as a child. (I was like two when I first saw it on TV.) The artists captured that late Victorian atmosphere so perfectly. 14:04 You are probably right that there is some video arguing that view. I've seen some crazy cartoon theories out there. 28:09 I saw it around 2009/10 with my mom. It was within a year of my dad's passing, so it hit both of us hard yet it also greatly encouraged my mother and me to go do more adventures for adventure is out there.

After your intro I just want to say again, like I commented on another vid, you aren't trendy, you honestly seem to be the trend setter. Every time I see you react to a movie its always a week later I see a ton of other reactors watching the same thing. Not to diss other creators, but you are doing your thing and what you enjoy, no one can say different with your chill personality and insight. Much love James always appreciate hearing your thoughts and seeing your reactions!

The first animated thing i really noticed the art was Final Fantasy Spirits Within.. not that it was a great movie but the animation was incredible for the time, i remember seeing individual hairs flowing in the wind on a character's head and being wowed.

You should absolutely do the Spiderverse films with this new video lense. Those films are incredible

Lmao your glasses look a lot like mine. And yay! You know Pogo! I got into his music when I was still in college 2008 - 2012.

This and Train to Busan are the only movies that can make me cry everytime I watch them. Crazy cause they're on completely different sides of the spectrum

Underrated, but when I first saw The Good Dinosaur I was like “DAMN” because the rain and water was so close to photo-realistic

About the intro, dude you seem so chill we'd love you see your work and I love the vids (especially mr robot) but even the shows n films I've never seen

I don't care what people say about the intro. Russell getting the Ellie badge will always be, for me, the most emotional moment in this film.

The fact that a film coming out in 2009 makes you feel old, makes me feel old.

Finding Nemo was the one animated thing where I realized how GOOD it looks as a kid

One of my favourite animated movies where it looked amazing was rango with Johnny Depp

The utter wreck my friend and I were seeing this in the theater when it first came out. We were a mess behind those 3D glasses lol.

loved this small addition to the channel

That first 10 minutes in itself could have been a short film and it still would have been 10/10

You asked where we wanted to go or where our favorite place to go is. I was just online with some of our people in Syria. If it ever becomes possible to go there, I was to go spend time with them. I've been to Venezuela, but haven't been to Angel Falls, what this place is based on. You used to be able to go and get a visa upon entry. Then they started making us go to the Venezuelan Consulate to apply for visas. Each year there was more and more requirements to get a visa. Then they finally denied our visa and we weren't able to go back. Many Venezuelans were leaving Venezuela and we've helped some to immigrate to the US. So I love Venezuela. I'll be in London for the fourth time in a couple of months. Since I was deployed there, Saudi Arabia holds a special place for me. I was just there last year. India is an immensely fascinating place. My wife and I love to vacation in the Virgin Islands. My favorite place so far to visit has been Lebanon. It's so sad the strife there, but someday I hope to go back. I do want to visit the archaeological sites in Israel, Jordan, and Egypt someday.

In the past everything looked good to me, even early 3D films like Toy Story. I'd say that Kung Fu Panda was the first 3D animated movie that I really noticed the beauty of.

I remember the animation style used in 101 Dalmatians (original) was just so different than the Disney princess movies. I loved it so much. But few animations compare to Bambi. That was an amazing achievement

I'm so excited for this new stuff you want to put out! And just by the quality and thought you put into all your videos, this new angle is going to be top tier. You're probably going to get all your suggestions from patreon but if you haven't seen it yet the live action one piece show it did a lot of cool stuff in its sets, acting, and the filming decisions. I'm sure a lot of us would love to see what you think!

For me the animated film that changed me, it was when I saw Finding Nemo in 3D. It was my first time watching the movie, and it looked beyond incredible.

Yooooooo!!!!! You watched this?! That's so great, this is my childhood! WALL-E has to be next!

"that bird is eric andre" I AM LOSING ITTTTT

"Be nice to these kids, man." *A FEW MOMENTS LATER* "Fuck you kid, I didn't see you trying to help Kevin." Lmao

Yes I second you watching the Iron Giant !!!!

I absolutely love New Zealand! It is beautiful there! UP! is one of my favorite animated films.

Tangled isn't one of my favorites, but IMO it's the first CGI feature from Disney that captured anything like the liveliness and energy of their hand-drawn animation.

Pogo's music is amazing. Pogo's actual personality and beliefs are very... interesting...

My kids were young when this came out so I saw this in the theater.

Fiji. I've been to a few places in Europe, enjoyed all of them. but the allure of an island nation on the opposite end of the earth is what make the explorer in me excited. Love all the content James, would love to find a casting notice I could fill if you have a new project!

You should watch Demolition Man! One of my all time favorite movies... well it's more of a prophecy really. Wesley Snipes plays one of the greatest action villains of all time in that one!

u put me onto thundercat bro probably another banger this ini

I cant remember exactly which one I saw first but the first animated film I saw as a kid and was in awe of the animation was either Antz or the first Toy Story.

I've come up with a sudden theory! Russel's dad wasn't as the ceremony because he's in a search party tracking the GPS Russel accidentally dropped at the beginning of the movie. Russel's parents, or maybe just dad (like seriously what about mom?), seem to be fairly well off overall. Just the design of the GPS makes me believe the time-frame of events is happening sometime from the mid 1980's to late 1990's, because a large unidentified object just simply would not fly (no pun intended) during the cold war or after 9-11. A beyond thrown to the wind theory, we don't know anything except Carl and Ellie met when they were kids, and maybe everyone who died, died; Carl outlived everyone he knew, so what about Ellie's family? Like no extended family? No friends? I think Russel might be related to Ellie

The SECRET OF NIMH was probably the first animation that I thought had remarkable elements.

6:20 - James knows POGO!!???? Bruh I absolutely love pogos stuff. His remix of Alice in Wonderland - called ‘Alice’ is one of my favourite pieces of music ever

YES! This format is great. I don’t know what film it was that I first saw and thought looked incredible but it for sure was not Toy Story lmao. I brought this home from the store and my then fiancé and I watched it together. Had to take a 30 min break after the ‘we can’t have kids’ section bc I had recently been diagnosed with PCOS and didn’t think we’d ever have kids. This movie made me so sad and then made me laugh, and as Truvy says in Steel Magnolias “laughter through tears is my favorite emotion.” Pixar never missed. I’m really sad they got bought out by Disney but that’s a whole other conversation.

Grew up in the 60's and watched season one of "Johny Quest", worth a watch.

please watch what you enjoy, its your ride not ours, we are just passengers, 1love keep up the good work, Thanks for the content.

Just to clarify, Pogo aka Christopher "Nick" Bertke never worked for Disney, didn't make any music for this movie (all of Up's music was composed by Michael Giacchino except the last 3 which were made by Skywalker Sound) and has a "controversial" history with topics such as feminism, and the gay community, among other things

honesty is hard man, I appreciate it just like others contents :) ready to enjoy another chill movie whit The Man

While watching the movie, i understood the old man's stand off ways, but if his wife were alive she'd grab him by the ear and have him rescue the boy and the bird. My wife was right too, I said im not going to cry at the beginning of this...😢dammit lmao

Thanks for the video. I enjoyed it.