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Looks cool and I'm looking forward to it…
I know it will be a completely different movie from HTTYD, but…At 1:40 the dude has a peg leg like Gobber:)
I remember another Scotsman with a peg leg in Samurai Jack. Maybe you should take a peek at the fellas that story boarded that show :)
Wasn't one of those board artists Mark Andrews?
Frank Ziegler
Waiting for the inevitable articles about how many hairs they can render on a characters head.
It really annoys me how girls still can't just be a hero, without being pointed out that they're girls.
Yes, I agree. Totally makes it uninteresting storywise for me.
What do you mean, "pointed out"? It's the story of a person who is in a particular situation, and part of the situation is due to the fact that she is a Queen's daughter. How she deals with the situation has nothing to do with "being a girl" but instead being a particular person with a unique personality.
She's just as heroic in any case.
no, it's because she's a girl. They even say it in the trailer. A line from the movie.
They don't say 'girl', they say 'lady'. They're using in in the old sense of someone refined and dignified. Like the old joke: "That was no lady, that was my wife!" I sense this may be as much about the class struggle as it is about gender issues.
Nah! It would be valid if they would have included more female warriors, but nope!
Ralph Kramden: "Men. They do it all. Men run this world, Alice. Men. They're responsible for the shape the world's in. Men."
Alice Kramden: "Well, I'm sure glad to hear one of you admit it."
That's a fine sentiment and all but, for the first- and second-grade girl who hasn't seen as many movies as you have, and who's just been told on the playground by some little asshole that she can't do something because she's a girl, this narrative is, for now, a good thing to re-visit from time to time.
Wait and see the film.
Me? I'm in agreement with you. I was responding to cijfer.
Ah! Sorry-misread your comment!
Girls are just as big or bigger than boys at that age and in my experience don't have any qualms about proving it.
= Kim Possible.
That sums it up exactly. I totally lost interest when i realized the hero of the story had to "overcome" being a girl. That's such a tired old plot device. plus, didn't we already do that in Mulan?
Yep, and after Mulan, there was never sexism again. No girls ever got told after Mulan that they couldn't do something because they were a girl.
The reason this story gets told again is because it's still relevant/important, and it's counter to the overwhelming majority of messaging girls get.
I think you misunderstood me. I'm agreeing with what cijfer said: "It really annoys me how girls still can't just be a hero, without being pointed out that they're girls."
Actually it does the opposite, it continues the assumption that everybody thinks women are useless.
And unfortunately even when the heroine does prove herself, she only does it by acting like a man.
It's also always a personal quest, she's not getting the women in her 'world/community' anything, just herself. The only thing a princess could want is for all the men to think she's 'Brave'.
Female or not though, what a dull looking film. Awkward/funny useless character gets to fight something and will win against the odds, because they learn to believe in themselves. Maybe the millionth time is the charm (I doubt it).
I've got cooties
How many times have we seen stories about a guy who had to overcome being small or nerdy or lower class? No one calls THAT overdone. We all watch it over and over.
Having to rise above the low expectations others have of you is universally relatable to everyone, and having to overcome the lowered expectations you face for being female is just as valid as any of the others we've seen over and over and over.
Well, "You're a girl! Girls don't do that!" and having to prove yourself in a man's world, which provides freedom from the trappings of the woman's world, is an old, familiar trope, and I kind of rolled my eyes at it in the trailer, but… it's an old, familiar trope for a reason, and it's still a very true story in many ways. I suppose it can't be helped.
I wonder if one of the reasons I feel the look is a little "off" is the otherworldly stuff that the trailer hints at? Like, this is a world of myth and legend, and thus the characters themselves (or at least the main character) should look that way.
But I still do want to see it. The trailer might feel a little formulaic (did Pixar hire new trailer people?), but nonetheless I want to know what happens! I'm into this sort of legendary thing!
One funny thing I have to admit is that whenever I saw a Pixar teaser, I'd kind of go "Really?" and wonder if the movie would pull it off, if I could relate at all to the characters and their designs, if the plot hinted at would be at all interesting… And then I'd see the movie and wonder how I ever questioned it in the first place. I trust there's something up this movie's sleeve.
Haha! I remember seeing the posters/trailer for Finding Nemo and honest-to-goodness scoffing. I think I even said something like "they MUST be running out of ideas". Boy did I ever eat my words later…
I agree 100% that Pixar does a mystifyingly bad job with its trailers, posters, etc.
Most recently I thought "Up" looked terrible – but went to it anyway on faith that it would be a lot better than the Pixar promotion indicated.
This trailer is pretty lame IMHO. It's very confusing – while its clear 'girl power' is the ultimate point, I didn't get (at least after one viewing) what the story is supposed to be about.
It's set in the olden days, it's kinda inevitable that she's not allowed to be a hero.
Really, some people here are just predisposed to complain. If you have a story set in the Middle Age and want your main character to be a heroine in an Errol Flyn sense, one way or another you are going to have to address the fact that she is female and the obvious problems that this entails.
Unfortunately it's the way things were and, to some extent, still are in certain areas. You can't just throw the character in there, have her do things only men did, and have everyone around her act like nothing odd is happening.
I don't remember people complaining about Eowyn in Lord of the Rings or Arya Stark in Game of Thrones. They were wonderful characters and there's no reason to believe that Brave's protagonist and her quest will be less interesting.
What you miss though is that Eowyn and Arya's stories do not revolve around their gender. Based purely on the trailer, which you can't take too seriously because it is only a trailer, one can assume that the story's only real focus is her gender. If you've read SoIF you'll see that Arya's story is just epic and revolves her understanding herself as a human being and not just as a woman. Eowyn's whole goal wasn't to prove that as a woman she can do something, her goal simply was to save her kingdom. Yes these stories have gender issues in them but they're subtle and you're preached without know you are. When you're hit over the head with an idea.. well, then this is the reaction you get…
Setting aside something like Shrek which uses its historical context as part of the joke, most (all?) of these modern animated films set in historical times don't go FAR ENOUGH in portraying the endemic bigotry which heroes/heroines have to overcome.
This is especially true for female characters, but you can also throw in tales of male 'commoners' who rise above the situations of their birth.
Women had no human rights. Most men had no rights. Children had no rights. A husband could kill his wife or child with a certain (not complete) amount of impunity – a nobleman could kill peasants or serfs living on his property without too much concern either.
Check out the recent German film "The White Ribbon" for a great presentation of this situation, even though it is set in the early 1900's it is about the powerful echoes that still remained from feudalistic times.
The good thing about older Disney films based on fairy tales is they stuck closer to the sources, which were more 'truthful' to the realities of the times they are set in.
It's exactly what I expected. Not better nor worse.
ooo hoo hoo!! Sign me up!! Im digging the main characters design now that Ive seen it in action and I have a strong feeling that this will much different from 'Dragon' in story and tone, and thats what Im really jazzed about: THE STORY….You know what I LOVE about Pixar trailers? They go out of the way to make sure that the story isnt given away! I understand the basic concept but so much of the story is left for us to discover at the movies!! Man, Im gonna watch this a couple more times today. Good stuff….
One critical note: i WOULD love to see pixar experiment more with different Character design styles in the future, so as to mix it up…..
There's just a bland sameness that's starting to creep into Pixar's human characters and is especially prevalent in this one. I think they're too comfortable or something.
How to Train Your Dragon's characters completely outshines this in terms of design and has some much bolder choices and bigger payoffs. Please Pixar, start mixing it up a little. It's OK to have a "look" I guess, but this is starting to feel kind of boring.
I agree with you that Pixar is starting to have a "look" for their characters, but I don't think it's necessarily a bad thing. Miyazaki's characters all have the same design and that doesn't distract me from enjoying his films. But yes, Pixar does need to be careful that they don't get too comfortable and get lazy about coming up with character designs they haven't tried before. i definitely love the way the girl's hair in "Brave" looks. And oh the way it moves! Will def see this when it comes out.
Also, there are no Pizza Planet trucks in old Scotland.
I hope they find a way :)
I've heard reports to the contrary from a reliable source.
It is scotland. stonehenge, the hills and highlands. i bet its going to be a stone pizza planet truck. oh and the more i think about it the more it works. people think all the stone work around there is alien. just saying.
Stonehenge is not in Scotland. It's near Salisbury, England.
same island
I wouldn't be surprised if a drawing of one is etched into a stone wall.
That and "A113".
hahhahahaaha Made my night!!!
Katella Gate
So… Mulan in Scotland?
wow what? no.
But (hopefully) without a love story.
With dragons.
Mulan has a dragon. This doesn't look like it does.
"The oldest son of every man in town"… oh McLord…
Saw the link online just a minute ago and immediately thought, "ninja'd by Cartoon Brew," and I go here and HEY! WHADDYA KNOW? :D
I'll watch it when I'm home tonight.
I wonder which way Brenda Chapman was taking it. Looks sweet though-reminds me of How to Train Your Dragon…
Not sure why, I'm just not excited for this. Trailer seems frenetic and has a butt joke. Queen is ugly. Designs look like a mix between One Man Band and Despereaux. Jokes landed flat. Feels like a Dreamworks film, not a Pixar film. *shrug*
Hair is awesome though.
i was looking forward to this and now all i can think is Cars 3………
…….. how does this make you think of Cars 3?!?
i am referring to the quality of jokes, the way they animate the people, and what i can take away from the trailer, what will be the story progression of the film( yes i know its just a trailer) it just seems the same thing is happening here as it did with cars 2, lots of talk and no substance. its a dreamworks calibur film, not a pixar.
yeah the queen is ugly, i hate this movie
True the Teaser had much more class than the trailer, but Hey Pixar and Disney need to sell it. ¨My Kid was scared at the Bear in the teaser¨, so let´s throw a bit of bland humour to sell the fact that this movie also has comedy.
The joke about the old guy´s huge son was also bad.
in the beginning i love her hair, its amazing, but i think for the whole film it will end up being a huge distraction, its all i look at in some of the shots. for me the coolest thing in the trailer is the horse. lives up too all of the fine animated horses in the past.
While her hair is impressive, I also agree that it will be a huge distraction. Plus, hair like that would get caught on every bush in the forest — very impractical for a warrior. I really don't care for the designs of the princess and queen at all.
Perhaps this trailer is just weak, but the film doesn't appear to be offering anything new. It appears to be just a standard fantasy-adventure story about a headstrong girl in a man's world. Yeah, Mulan in Scotland.
Also, it looks way too much like How to Train Your Dragon and the Scottish accents don't help.
Looks gorgeous, I'm sure it will be great.
I have to agree with Chris; I would love to see something different from Pixar. Almost every other studio produces films with different technique or style. Sony leads the way with "cloudy with a chance of meatballs", Ardman does a variety, Disney with "Emporers New Groove", even Dreamworks with Madagaskar. Pixar has experimented with shorts like "Presto" but I have yet to see a feature with any huge amount of style difference. Their films are amazing, their stories have a lot of heart but I'd love to see something "different" from a studio that pushes the art so much.
Oh and wouldn't it be interesting if Pixar did a live action, CG Hybrid…just to show how versataille the studio is. Maybe Chipmunks 4?
Either way, this film looks great, the mood, animation and designs seem spot on, and I'll definately be there on opening day. Thanks for posting!
"Oh and wouldn't it be interesting if Pixar did a live action, CG Hybrid…just to show how versataille the studio is. Maybe Chipmunks 4?"
Aren't they doing the animation for 'John Carter'?
I'm not sure, I heard it's being done in europe…MPC or DD…
Pixar has nothing to do with John Carter. The only thing they have in common is Andrew Stanton as a director and Disney as a distributor.
Okay thanks, for some reason I thought they were involved.
Hey, wasn't Pixar originally supposed to produce Andrew Stanton's John Carter of Mars movie (either as live-action or animation)? I'm pretty sure the film was announced as a Pixar project in the beginning.
Robert McAuliffe
The technical side is not being handled by Pixar, but the movie's creative influences are definitely Pixar-linked (Andrew Stanton as director, most of the producers are from Pixar). So calling it "Pixar's first live action movie" would actually be pretty accurate. I read a quote that it would have been done at Pixar if it weren't going to be rated PG-13. So, technically, no it's a Walt Disney Pictures film, not a Pixar film, but in spirit it should be more Pixar than Disney.
DreamWorks has an upcoming film that combines CG characters with their shadows being animated on paper in 2D.
Sony animated the Smurfs for an otherwise live-action movie.
Basically, every studio has experimented with this except Pixar! COME ON, PIXAR!
" Sony leads the way "
Good one! Meatball was a cute kids film, and I'm glad it did ok. But Sony is HARDLY groundbreaking on any level. Especially where the "writing," "design," and "effects" are concerned.
I gotta disagree. 'Cloudy with a chance of meatballs' and 'Surf's up' were some strong films. :)
Surf's up was awful–and a big flop. Meatballs was a cute diversion–but not much more.
I totally agree on Surf's Up but Meatballs was quick snappy and sincere, alot better then most of the current CG offerings and DEFINITELY better then the Christmas season cash in Cars 2.
I just can't get over Merida's model…there's something just not, gelling with it. I mean her hair is AMAZING! But this REALLY feels less like a Pixar and more of a Dreamworks film. It's not a knock against Dreamworks but that's how I feel.
Not to mention nothing in this trailer really WOW'd me, it's literally Mulan in Scotland as another commentor pointed out.
Hopefully later trailers do something for me, I'm just not impressed with what I've seen here.
Im really curious to know..what do people mean when they say that this feels more like a dreamworks film? I truly dont see where thats coming from….
It's not just the somewhat common theme of medieval junks, there's something in Brave that just echoes back to HTTYD. Similar voices, the somewhat crude jokes.
When I look at this trailer which I did more then a couple of times, I don't FEEL the Pixar magic, I feel Dreamworks….which is odd.
Hair looks good. Whole medieval era for me overdone (can we not think of new stuff?!?). Looks a bit like Helen of Troy Jr. I can imagine the colour-scripts where that hair sticks out loud and clearly.
I agree with above sentiment, humour seems more base and Dreamworks-like.
Mulan meets How to Train Your Dragon.
Or, "A group of some of the best artists working in animation meets the dismissive, premature cynicism of internet punters"?
pixar is losing and has lost a lot of it's "best artists working in animation" because of its hierarchical sexist fraternity caste system they have there.. and a lot of artists are getting fed up with it.. fucile, brenda, doug sweetland, lou romano, boulem..etc
they are losing a lot of their top talent and it's showing in this film.. CG animators can't rely on fucile or boulem to draw/fix their animation problems anymore.. (This is actually a step down from The Incredibles in terms of appeal) And better rigs don't mean anything if they are not art directed by people who know how to DRAW!
I could count the number of draftsmen/animators who know what they are doing with my one hand at the studio~
Pixar needs to value it's artists not just with compliments and free events, but with competitive salaries!
While Pixar has had great animators over the years, their true edge over their competitors have been great 'taste' in visuals and far superior screenplays.
While I see no falloff in the visual 'taste' (so far), they are getting in trouble with falling back on the same narrative tropes over and over.
I actually think they would do well to make a non-comedic dramatic film that does not rely on a bunch of 'little guys' teaming up to defeat a powerful villain.
Oh really?
Oh boy! IT'S A GIRL WHO WANTS MORE EXCITEMENT THAN HER BORING LIFE GIVES HER AND SHE GOES ON AN ADVENT–zzzzz…
This is the first female lead in a Pixar movie, and they've used the opportunity to create the first Pixar Princess. I'm completely for having a female main character, but why can't she just be an interesting character in her own right?
Also we should note that while this movie is trying to give the heartwarming "girls can be just as bold and awesome as guys!" message, the girl apparently still has to be cute. Every male character is funny-looking, but the women still have to be attractive and have the same body type. If Pixar was a bold as they think they are, they would have introduced the first goofy-looking female hero.
Looking nice, not very surprised, but tired of the jokes like at 01:40. Since The Simpson's Groundskeeper Willie's butt until now every time there's a man with a skirt in animation they make same old clever joke.
Well, this should quiet the the HTTYD commenters. Seeing as the two look NOTHING alike
Rick R.
They don't? Seems to me they live in the same universe, same voices, same pig headed people largely the same eyes and elasticity of the characters. And before you hit me, I really liked HTTYD and I won't mind watching this one.
Sant Arellano
The same argument could be made against watching both Seven Samurai and Zatoichi… same aesthetics…
LOL, I almost said the exact same thing. Good to see someone still has a little sense Arellano.
I've been something of a skeptic since the beginning when I heard that Pixar was going to do a film that was essentially another in a long string of "damsel in an ivory tower yearning for adventure" stories. But if anyone can pull it off, it's Pixar.
Clint H.
Looks incredible! As I said before, I can't wait.
I was very excited about this film from the teasers, I thought it would be darker and more mystical. After seeing this, I'm yawning.
That was EXACTLY what I was hoping for too, I was like 'AHHHHHHHH YEAH!' I saw this and was like 'What? So it's like THAT?'. Granted this is just a trailer and I'm positive that it will be better I hope but this was not a convincing trailer for me. I'm glad Pixar is finally doing a movie with a female lead…but this is just so, well…bland.
I still hold out hope..not alot of hope.
Ditto. Yet another movie of having to overcome your whatever. My interest has declined.
This trailer is probably focusing on the 3 lords, who are pretty much comedy relief. I'm hoping the rest of the film is dark.
I hope so, I don't want it to be grimdark, just a tad more serious…the mood from the teaser was greatly missed in the trailer.
Genaro Prieto
It looks like a new version of Mulan but in Scotland. Pixar is losing the magic. What a shame.
I'm missing the part where the princess dresses up like a man and adopts a silly deep voice to be able to prove herself in battle, which was one of the major elements of the Mulan story.
It probably doesn't seem fair to say but the thought "How To Train Your Grizzly Bear" leaped into my mind during the last shot.
So… does the bear get whacked or is he just misunderstood? :/
Baron Lego
I wonder if the bear gets whacked then the lead character ends up taking care of its offspring, as evidenced by the three cubs in the hut at the 1:43 mark…
I bet the three bear cubs are Merida's three little brothers but cursed. The bear might even be a cursed version of her dad, though that one I'm less sure of.
That was my thought too about the bear cubs. The strong dad being the bear would be too obvious, my bet is on the mother, hence the conflict between the mother and the daughter. It's a spoiler-y trailer…
Question for Jerry or whom it may concern:
I´m a bit of a purist ,and a weirdo to some of my friends…since I refuse to watch Trailers online, I like to experience them on the big screen, any idea on which movie I will be able to find this here trailer?.
You will most likely find this trailer with HAPPY FEET TWO (Trailers are often placed with films by your local theatre manager. I recommend asking the manager at your local multiplex).
That´s a great tip, I always thought Trailers only came with a movie from the same distributor or studio, I thought the Muppets would have it since it is also a Disney film.
I´m not watching Happy Feet Two tho.
Most movies do come with an attached trailer that's required to be played beforehand, but not every single one. For each movie there's usually a list of trailers that are recommended – the list is usually made up by regional managers of the theater companies (or a particular division) based off of what info they're given from the studios and then is sent out to all the theaters. Sometimes there are strict requirements – for example, Disney almost always requests a Disney trailer to play right before the movie starts – but sometimes the recommendations are loose. Obviously the trailers are placed according to the type of films they'll be playing in front of (family films, sci-fi, horror, adult dramas, etc.).
You may not need to see Happy Feet 2 to see the trailer. Trailers are usually paired with those movies that match the target demographic, genre, or tone of the movie they're seeing, regardless as to which studio produced it.
Putting my skeptic's hat back on (for a moment), wouldn't it have been a more interesting premise to make Merida the blacksmith's daughter rather than the Queen's daughter? Better yet, the daughter of the Queen's chef? Well-worn ground aside, stories about privileged and powerful people overcoming odds just don't seem to carry as much punch as poor, powerless people doing the same, don't you think?
Tea Party Nutjob
^ Good storytelling has a well-known bias against the 1-pecenters.
I swear to god there just have to be some "create trailer" script in editing programs I've not been told about (probably including an "a hero will rise" checkbox). Well, blame the zeitgeist.
It was nice seeing those characters in motion; really looking forward to this.
I honestly can't decide whether PIxar is getting more and more "Meh," or if the other studios have finally caught up with them.
Or both…Pixar is still a great company and full of talented people. Brave is an experiment, I hope it pays off but I'm not going to put my blinders on and think that Pixar won't or CAN'T fail.
We'll just see.
I think the film will probably be lots of fun. Despite the foreknowledge that everything Lasseter/Disney does is distilled down to maximize shareholder value. That being said, the trailer is a terrible mess – as far as trailers go. Not to mention (as stated 20+ times before); the film's design, and feel, and tenor mirror HTTYD. That film worked, we really enjoyed it…it's stayed with us (as a good film should). And now PIXAR who we really want to root for, is releasing their Antz when we all still feel good about Dreamworks Bugs life. Like I said, the film will probably be lots of fun, and who knows…maybe we'll leave the theater thinking "how to train your…what?".
Looks pretty good, but I wonder what Brenda's version would've been. I was looking forward to seeing her film.
I guess we'll never know.
I cant get that thought off my mind too. And I don't think she has any rights to publish it in other media if the movie continued without her.
Oh look… people complaining as usual. Make something like this and it's "too much like How to Train Your Dragon" or "too much like Mulan". Make something more in the vein of Rango and it's "too weird and different".
You really can't please everybody can you? I think it looks awesome. It looks like Pixar is "back" (I enjoyed Cars 2 so I don't think they ever "left" to begin with).
The funny thing is that If BRAVE had come before DRAGON, then people would say DRAGON looks a lot like BRAVE.
In the same fashion that HBO´S Rome is a rip off of GLADIATOR…:S
Jim, the people you mention are not always the same people talking you know. The person who complains about this film may not be the very same person who complained about the ones you mentioned.
From the treatment, from the little jokes I've seen so far, that is, almost nothing I can say I'm not very surprised. I don't feel very intrigued. I don't know how far away you can go with each film, because I understand it's really tough, but don't you feel this is like a dèja vu?
Is it about the bear, known for old tales in the village and considered dangerous, like a legend? From the little we saw that seems to be the case. If that's so, then it's the same old story, even that.
damn. i loved the teaser but this full trailers is a huge disappointment. as many have said, the whole "girl who wants to do what the boys do" storyline has absolutely been done to death. there was a character like that in HTTYD and i doubt anyone's going to do it better than "Game of Thrones".
and i HATE the look/feel of the goofy side characters (the wimpy son, in particular). the look of the people, overall is a let down as well. the characters in The Incredibles had such great style…i'm sad to see Pixar regressing back to the Cabbage Patch doll look.
i guess, more than anything, the tone is a huge let down. so much more goofy and been-there-done-that than the teaser alluded to. i wasn't expecting a PG-13 drama, but i was hoping it would lean more adult than this..
it just looks like another middle-of-the-road Dreamworks flick.
I think it's silly to judge so much from a trailer. Pixar really soared when they picked up the "superhero movie" trope; I'm excited to see what they do with medieval fantasy.
Brian Kidd
Come now, folks. Haven't we learned by now not to judge a film by its trailer? Trailers bear little-to-no resemblance to a finished film. Yes, Pixar stumbled quite a bit with CARS 2, but they still have a tremendous track record and amazing people working for them. Let's all wait until we have actually seen the film before jumping all over it.
You may be right. But many were not wrong when complaining after having watched the trailer of Happy Feet (and part 2) or Madagascar, to name a few.
(not talking about this movie)
What's the point of having trailers if you not going to judge the film by it?
You know, terrible movies do exist, and sometimes people happen to put terrible scenes from the movie in the trailer. They didn't "come out of nowhere" like some people like to believe. So if you make a trailer with garbage, I'll expect the film to be garbage.
Trailers are supposed to show you what you can expect in a movie, so if the trailer doesn't do a good job of selling the movie to some people…who's fault is that?
Trailers are suppose to give viewers a glimpse, if we the viewer don't like what we see, we're suppose to keep quiet and just go see the movie anyway?
That dog don't hunt.
Yes, Pixar, when fans said they wanted a female protagonist, they meant they wanted an entire movie ABOUT being a girl. That's exactly what they meant. Well done.
OH MY GOSH GUYS WHY ARE YOU BEING MEAN TO THIS FILM?!? YOU CAN'T HAVE AN OPINION OF THIS TRAILER (unless it's mine, of course) UNTIL YOU ACTUALLY SEE THE MOVIE, YOU NEGATIVE NANCIES! GOD WHY DO I EVEN COME TO THIS PLACE ANY MORE IF WE'RE NOT ALL GOING TO SHARE THE SAME POSITIVE OPINION!
AND THERE'S NOTHING WRONG WITH THE GIRL CHARACTER DESIGN (even though i'm not an animator and can't judge a design objectively) SO STOP WHINING ABOUT IT!!!!!
As a professional animation artist myself (a modeler, not an 'animator' .. but, whatever), I am a bit taken aback by the VAST amount of negativity this trailer has attracted in these comments. o_O
I very much enjoyed the trailer, I think the characters and environments are amazing, and I'm looking forward more than ever to seeing the movie next year.
/just my opinion
laffs!!! =D
god this looks boring….the design especially….man will someone please do something different….man
Somebody did – it was called Rango. Did you go see it? You can even own it on video if you want :)
Never trust a trailer- Never!! Just compare this one with the teaser, and you have TWO entirely different feel.
Trailers editing can do funny things, hiding complete aspects of a movie.
Just based on the story synopsis, there are things that were not even glanced at in this trailer: a curse?
A witch?
I'm curious to see future trailers or even ones from other countries. I remember liking the Japanese ones for Finding Nemo better than the North American ones. In the meantime, I'm just glad to catch glimpses of it.
I have to completely agree with J.M. Urbina: if Brave had been out before Dragons, we'd be playing the comparison game in reverse.
I'll just make one wild guess: I bet there's a link between those 3 little bears and those 3 red haired kids.
Ugh. You know, while I'm not usually one to call out the bias the 'Brew has to certain movies, I feel I have to do it right now; this movie is NOTHING like Mulan or HTTyD. Take a look at the plots of those two movies (a young women who goes in the place of her father in war to keep him from dying, and a teenage viking befriending a dangerous dragon) and compare them to the plot of Brave (a young women who foolishly puts a curse on her villiage) you'll start to see how ignorant you sound.
That said, I don't really care about this movie.
Nathan Strum
Very disappointed at the butt joke. You guys can do better than that. It's a waste of screen time and talent to put something like that up on the screen, unless your intent is to make people above the age of 12 cringe. Here's hoping against hope they avoid the obvious "Does a bear poop in the woods" joke.
i thought it was an old guy junk joke.
a scotsman clad in kilt left a bar one evening fair…
It's not like PIXAR to EVER make butt jokes!
I think it looks great. I like how she's not a carbon copy pretty girl (seriously Disney, move AWAY from the Ariel), and how she seems very cheerful playing with her little brothers.
But if it DOES fail, I hope people won't claim it's because "THEY MADE A FEMALE PROTAGONIST!1"
Oh hey, Pixar's character acting is still terrible. The characters are animated well, put they keep using the same expressions in other Pixar films.
It's not just the tone and look that's similar to How To Train Your Dragon.
The story of both: The stoic leader of an ancient Nordic village has a weak/unappreciated child who desires to prove themselves, who ends up messing up and putting the entire village at risk, then saves said village by befriending an animal their people had always feared.
I don't have a pony in this fight. I loved HTTYD, and I love Pixar. I'm just shocked that they seem so similar. Guess that's the risk when these movies take 4-5 years to make…
"If ye had the chance to watch the same exact movie only with cool dragons instead of a bear…wouldn't ye?"
looks really meh.
but Pixar has surprised me before…
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I have worries about this one. The reason it was made was to please the political correctness police. Not to mention, it doesn't look so good when you hire a female co-director and then fire her over creative differences. But don't worry, they are still crediting her. We wouldn't want Pixar to look sexist, would we?
*rolls eyes* Whatever. After Cars 2, I have a hard time rooting for Pixar. If it works, that's great. If it doesn't, then I guess that's another Pixar DVD I will not be adding to my wish list.
"The reason it was made was to please the political correctness police."
Of course, you have no PROOF to back that statement up.
You're only referring to articles, but not stating facts. Funny thing about facts. They're true.
Prove they made it to please the political correctness police.
Until then, it's just your OPINION.
Not a fact.
And where are your facts stating that the movie wasn't created in the name of political correctness?
Yeah, it's an opinion. Never said it was fact, genius. The funny thing about opinions is that I'm allowed to have them. And I will forever believe that this movie was created to fill a missing demographic that people have hounded Pixar for for ages. That's my OPINION and I'm sticking to it.
Your opinion is flat-out wrong, but if you "will forever believe that this movie was created to fill a missing demographic" etc there's little point in telling you that.
But you are still wrong in this case-totally.
God it must be so despiriting to work on a movie for years and then see it shredded here based on a trailer assembled to hit a marketing goal that may have nothing to do with the actual full feature. Seems fair to comment on look and character design, but a bit premature to try to extrapolate the whole plot from two minutes.
I looked back on some of the similar mix of comments to the Tangled trailer and found this prescient gem–
So I've seen most of the trailers and I still have no idea what this movie is about or why I should care.
Is there a villain, if so who/what are they? If the villain is a mystery, then you could at least explain what it is the protagonists are trying to accomplish.
What exactly does this girl want? Also, if she has a definite personality, it certainly doesn't come through in the trailer.
What does the 'hero' want besides getting rich (presumably)? Also, could the hero be any more like Alladin? I call the male lead the 'hero' because he seems like the only active force in the film. She seems to wait to be rescued and then seems to be dragged along through the rest of the film. Ariel, she is not.
Beyond personal motivations, what is this film as a whole about? I get nothing beyond "a bunch of stuff happens that we hope you think is either funny or entertaining"
There is no chance I'll see this in theatres. I wouldn't spend the bandwidth to download it either, but I concede that I am not the target audience. And since they didn't bother to provide anything to interest me in this film, I will simply spent my time and money elsewhere.
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Now you know how people feel working on something for so long and then going online seeing ONE PAGE of comments. Ironic, how one page can crush your spirits for days.
Good point re: snap judgments based on trailers.
I found the ad campaign for Tangled (including the title) kind of obnoxious and it didn't do anything to increase my desire to see the film. I of course was still interested in seeing it, primarily to see how well they pulled off the 2D-like 3D and to watch the actual story unfold. I enjoyed it more than I would have guessed if I had gone by the marketing alone.
I can see where a lot of the criticisms are coming from here, but I honestly didn't feel any of those things overwhelmingly after watching the trailer. It doesn't look as dark, moody or mysterious as I expected, but again, it's just the first *trailer.* I've long ago given up on relying on trailers for animated features to give me true impressions of those films, I'll reserve judgment until I see it in the theater.
That was awesome, Vic. Great job on putting it into perspective here. I thought about doing the same thing by going back to check on comments from previous Pixar trailer posts here on CB.
HTTYD had Vikings(Norway) with Scottish accents. Brave has Scots(Scotland) with Scottish accents.
Having said that, it's pretty cool that we all get to enjoy so many awesome animated movies!
It could be better, but looks like a much better film than Toy Story 3 was. That film had some pretty lame characters, the plot took boring turns, and it felt completely unnecessary. I'll probably see it, it's the best animated film to come to theaters in a while. Certainly looks better than Paranorman.
I laughed out loud twice so i'm in . Didn't see Cars 2 But i will see this.
Its not being a sequel to something i didn't like to begin with is a plus point.
Yeah..I like it. Pixar trailers have a tendency to surprise. I think there is alot of story that we are not seeing yet. Cant wait to see.
I'm not seeing much similarities, I mean this is nothing like HTTYD, unless she rides the bear.
Senor Verde
I am also surprised by the vehement negativity. What did I like? What did I remember?
I liked how visually deep the images seemed. I feel like there was a ton of dimension and atmosphere, and I liked how the characters moved. For Pixar, I actually think the characters look better than they usually do (humans that is!)
That said, with total honesty, the trailer didn't leave a lasting impression, and I did cringe at the kilt joke. So my verdict would be "looks pretty good visually, seems like a typical story, I'll reserve judgment for a future date." Getting too bent out of shape based on this trailer seems to hint at a general Pixar hater attitude that rears its head on the 'Brew forums once in a while.
looks beautiful. trailer's not too good, but hell if mark andrews is directing than this story is going to be beautifully told.
Not bashing on Mark Andrews, but I think Brenda Chapman would have done a better job, hopefully the story won't be as inconsistent as the lighting and character designs.
(I'm the other Ethan, the unstable and pissy one)
Did everyone just forget that the same thing happened to Jan Pinkava with Ratatouille. Why isn't anyone crying bloody murder for him?
Because we have a lot of information corroborated by some very high profile artists, and also some public information including interviews, about how Lasseter got rid of Brenda Chapman and Chris Sanders off their respective pet projects.
If you have anything to add about the circumstances of Jan Pinkava being booted out of his own Ratatouille, please share, because all I have right now is his official "no comment". The rest is conjecture and wild assumptions.
Was the new squash and stretch software (technology) developed for Tangled used on this film?
There was no new squash and stretch software on Tangled. Just good rigs and animation.
no, the squash and stretch software used on rapunzel was called glen keane..
Sant Arellano
Merida does not disguises as a man, and I'm sure the horse doesn't talk, so no… it's not like Mulan.
The horse in Mulan didn´t talk.
Maybe you´re mixing up Eddie murphy´s donkey and dragon participations in all this.
Sant Arellano
What I meant is that the animal sidekicks probably don't talk or aren't humanized… like the cricket and Mushu in Mulan
While the horse doesn't talk in Mulan, though oddly enough I'm hearing a rumor that John Ratzenberger will be voicing the horse in Brave.
He's the Narrator.
i hope there's lots of songs in it.
and a cute little sidekick who helps her out.
and a funny old man who fixes his merds… i mean hixes his birds… i mean Mixes his Words.
and most of all i hope there's a strong brave handsome prince, who rescues her and gives her a happy ending.
Jeffy Lube
If this is the bait…I ain't bitin'.
Animation of humans that look like 90's Disney characters is boring. In 2D they use simple familiar deigns to help the animator draw a faster and better performance. Right? Whats CGI's excuse? I thought CG was supposed to try to do the things 2D could not.
Why do CGI animated movies always have realistic color pallets? The sky is blur the grass is green
Not interested in anything from Pixar or Dreamworks Animation or any of them, I'd rather see something else
Jorge Garrido
I would have loved to seen Brenda's literary fairy tale take on this. It doesn't feel like it'll be a personal film, or feel like a Pixar film. I bet it's going to have tremendous action sequences and sword fights.
Let's hope Dreamworks snatches up Brenda and gives her reign over something great. Or maybe she left Dreamworks after Prince of Egypt for acrimonious reasons?
From this interview it almost sounds as if she's still at Pixar. Any idea what's up with that? And what's up with this film in general in terms of how the movie's changed from her initial vision?
Chuck P.
Doesn't sound like she's still there according to this.
Have you ever noticed that these days, whenever a staff member gets booted off of a film, he/she also quits the entire studio?! Coincidence?
I'm rather torn on this, on one hand I applaud Pixar for having a trailer which really doesn't give away the story. Though reading up on things, I was able to quickly see the connection of those three bears with the three kids.)
I like the background and animal designs, but I'm not a fan of the humans. To me they're bland or just ugly (Not in a good way.)
I was hoping for a darker film, now if it is darker…then the trailer sure ain't showing it. At the moment this just ain't pulling me in.
Looks and sounds so SUPER ordinary.
A butt joke. Is this really Pixar?
Wow…negative comments just keep on piling up. I am not a giant fan of every Pixar movie ever made but I won't make my judgement until I see the film. And I don't think its appropriate to compare films before you've even seen it. Why do people bring up Mulan so much… Just because there is one strong female character in an animation doesn't mean everyone is Mulan. And Mulan's story existed as a poem around the 6th century, so its like saying everything that come after Mulan with the same theme is being a copy cat. Then why don't people compare Joan of Arc to Mulan as well. ==;; Obviously there are still gender stereotypes in society, therefore it is still an issue that people explore. And those stereotypes works both ways, for male as well as for female. I've never seen feminine man protagonist in an animated film before.
And I know plenty of girls who are not allowed or are expected to do somethings just because they are a girl.
How to Train your Dragon is cute, and I enjoyed the movie. But it doesn't mean it stops me from enjoying other movies.
Man long rant.
So yeah it s not looking that superstrong in a few ways… but come on, whats the worst thing that can happen? someone else is getting the animated feature this year and not the pixar? now would that be all bad? wouldnt THAT be extraordinary?
the girl looks and moves awesome anyway.
Forget the gender crap when can we see a REAL action animated movie!?!?!?!? Oh well, at least I still have all 3 seasons of Avatar on dvd and "The Legend of Kora" is coming soon so I guess I'll just have to wait to see an actual action animated series. Come on Disney!!!
Avatar and "The Legend of Kora"? That's what you call a REAL action animated series? As bad as this trailer is, it is miles ahead of Avatar or The LEgend of Kora!
Really? In WHAT way? Not like in sarcastic way but out of honesty.
I guess the rock climbing is kinda action-y…
"Feast your eyes." Indeed.
In comparison to the beautiful teaser this trailer is a bit underwhelming. Some funny looking & sounding folk, odd shot choices & a cringe worthy gag or two, but I guess they're using the shots they've got. It's certainly not as bad as the mob here is making it out to be.
Similarities to other movies? Differences? Isn't everything akin to something? Anyway, we all HOPE this movie is BRAVE, and we'll see.
Andrew Kieswetter
Looking great. Very impressive bear(give him a barrel chest, please Pixar). John Ratzenberger's obviously the voice of one of the chieftains.
poor pixar. down da drain.
I hope to see the day mainstream animation gets over this compulsive obsession with detailed hair animation, Im sick of looking at high-definition ear hair… actually high definition anything. There's so many restricting banalities and conventions in contemporary feature animation, you wouldn't think it so difficult to give some space for ideas or techniques that break them once in awhile…
This is so NOT the movie I was expecting!!!!
The teaser gave me high hope.
Now it looks just like any typical cg films out there.
Just meh.
Have you even seen the character design paintings posted here a few months ago of the 3 lords (the funny-looking characters in this trailer)? You should've noticed "comedy relief" written all over that Braveheart-like guy's tattooed body!
Yes, I saw them.
And I was disappointed then too.
ฺBut I refused to face the reality and lived in my own little dream.
With this trailer, the reality hits me hard.
I agree with most that the trailer is disappointing – it's not advertising the film I wanted to see. But it should be clear to anyone even remotely film literate, that nearly all these scenes take place in the first 12 minutes, before the adventure really begins. So we still don't know what we're getting.
I'm definitely not engaged by some counter-feminist girl-becomes-boy story though, especially if its transposing modern, middle-class teenage self entitlement onto a historic setting for the umpteenth time. I really hope it isn't that.
What I can say objectively though is that I would have liked more fog. I thought they were going at least 10% more Shadow of the Collosus on this one. But they seem to have deliberately toned down the volumetrics again in favour of Pixars signatory deep focus and rainbow colours, which I've always felt is a concession. Hopefully all that stuff is on display in the other 90% of the movie.
Zach Bellissimo
Wait wait…where are the dragons???
HM, if it's a proper trailer, it will only show images from the beginning of the film. That could mean that the darkness can still enter the movie at some point. The trailer somehow seems to suggest that.
I didn't really care for How To Train Your Dragon, which I found had a very unbelievable setting and an all too formulaic story with way too modern characters, which, like in practically every Dreamworks films, were all of the wisecracking type. I hope Brave will be better, but, indeed, the trailer isn't too promising…
However, I suspect that the obligatory wisecracking character disease(a phenomenon that is annoyingly common in American animated films) will not be present in this film, as Pixar has been quite resistent to this trap.
Trailers are almost always awful-using bits and pieces randomly from the film (whatever's either finished, or stuff rushed through the pipeline for the trailer–which would explain the unfinished look of so many if the shots. A lot of the animation looks like it's rough or motion capture–something I never thought Pixar would use. I doubt it's finished work.
I really like the overall look of the film, but the queen looks like a background character from the first Shrek. This trailer disappointed me a little; especially with the kilt joke. But then again, I have found that most trailers for Pixar stories have been unimpressive. I usually just have to trust Pixar and see the film anyway. Only Cars has let me down.
Dana T
When something is set in YE OOLLLLDD SCOTLAND and your main character is a girl you kind of can't ignore the fact that she'd be getting crap for it. And it's still relevant to problems women face in other countries. Sorry if these issues are too 'boring' for you guys.
And that's why I totally felt disconnected with HTTYD, it was a perfect utopian society of Vikings where the men and women are equally badasses. A fun thought, sure, but they didn't even try to think of what it was like for women in viking days. I mean, hell, at least in Brave everyone speaks with the SAME ACCENT.
Cressida Cowell created that world. The presence of dragons is a little hint that it's not a BBC documentary. She created a world where all the children learn to fight, boys and girls equally, it's their way of life. I'm not sure where to fit your "She didn't even try to think about what it's like to be a woman in her world", it's condescending and ignorant. Read some of her interviews, along with the writers/directors of the adaptation, you'll see they all gave great thoughts to most aspects of that world, including their choice to create a world with that equality.
The film HTTYD is not a utopian society at all. Hundreds die in an ongoing war that lasted for dozens of generations, being too stubborn to understand they are the invaders, oppressors and racists. How is that utopian?
The accent was a great metaphor to represent the generation gap, the older accent are for the stubborn adults stuck in the past. The kids have a modern accent, representing the new generation who will end the war. It's not the mistake, it's deliberate.
I do not know about your assertion of accents being metaphorical, but he other aspects I agree on.
I would also like to point out how a lot of people who are bashing this movie for being "cliche" or too similar to HTTYD seem to know little to nothing about Nordic, Scottish, Celctic, and European societies as a whole. (not saying this about you) :B Would love it if people would actually do a little research before claiming something that is either no present or has a legitimate reason to do so.
Scandinavian women had a strong position in society. There were great differences between men and women in the Viking Age, but the Viking women had a stronger position than women elsewhere in Europe at this time. And they had a stronger position then what they gained later, when Christianity was introduced.
The social position and the work done by women were first and foremost connected with the family and the farm. But women could also have other occupations than those connected with the farm. They could be rune- masters, scalds, priestesses, traders and warriors.
There were several kinds of female warriors. Some were divine beings, like the valkyries sent by Odin to pick up the warriors that were slain on the battlefield. Others were half divine and half earthly. They were mortal women with supernatural power. We often meet them in the heroic poems as beautiful daughters of kings. Others again are described as just mortal female warriors that dressed and fought as men.
Brad Constantine
No Penguins…I Love It!!
As always, I will wait and see. It wasn't all that long ago that everyone on the CB forum was trashing Tangled.
Ugh… Mulan meets Brother Bear meets Bryce Dallas Howard
i WISH it was a Pixar How to Train Your Dragon
i wonder what will be the first Pixar movie to lose money?
Love all the people getting the vapors over the "butt joke."
The characters in this look really ugly
Why hey there, Dana! :D
To the other commenters:
Although people are tired of the "cliched" female having to fight for her freedom people have to remember that Celtic, Nordic, and Scottish treatment of women varied. In Viking (nordic) tradition women were allowed to battle and procure more masculine ventures. While, if I'm not mistaken, women in Scottish and Celtic belief systems were allowed only feminine ventures. IE, clean and make babies. HHTYD was realistic in its portrayal of Viking women. While Brave will be realistic with the "cliche" since the community is Scot / Celt. Location and tone develops story and purpose; here the sexism is understandable.
Personally I am excited for this movie. As some people pointed out the trailer is a bad representation of what's to come, I'm sure. I have a feeling, or at least hope, that this "fairy tale" will be a lot darker than is expected from Disney owned fare.
Pixar let me down with the entire cars franchise. But hopefully this film will be good.
Obviously we have not seen enough of Merida to actually know how she truly "looks", however did anybody notice how strange she looked at 1:54? Doesn't even look like the same character.
Ahhhh, I hate judging trailers before the movie comes out, but this is one where I'm not immediately hooked, despite the obvious winning nature and personality of the protagonist. Pixar movies always wowed me with their hooks (even Cars 2 hooked me a bit by being in Japan). This one feels like a Disney film from the 90's. And of course I will see it and love it and have a great time, and I know there are other high concept things in the pipeline… but still… seems imperfect. Should have kept Brenda Chapman on. At least then the imperfect vision would have been pure (like on Cars 2!)
I'm definitely looking forward to this. The trailer appears rather bland, with the same kind of "girl wants to be a warrior but is supposed to be a lady" plot… but the scene with the will-o-wisp in the woods and the talk about paying a price intrigues me. I think there is probably a lot more creepy mythology to this movie than the trailer is showing us. What IS the choice she has to make to change her fate, and what IS the price? I want to know.
Ross Bollinger
Get ready for Pixar's Treasure Planet! This movie looks like your run-of-the-mill showy Disney adventure piece of shit.
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Nice hotel in a Art Nouveau building in Riga Nov 30, 2007
Visited Riga last Advent with my wine tasting friends. Before traveling to Riga we were looking for a cheap hotel on the internet, not far from Riga centre. We found lots of hotels on Hotels.com. We decided to stay in Hotel Laine because one of my friends had stayed there last spring. He liked the hotels location, the service and the helpful staff.
The rooms is very clean, beds good and the bathroom very nice. The rooms have attractive interiors with a very special atmosphere. The hotel is build in Art Nouveau and is located in the historical centre of Riga.
The hotel has a nice breakfast room with a very good breakfast.
The hotel do also have a nice dining room, but we did not try it.
It is a short walk, about 5 minutes to the sentre of Riga.
One of my friends got friendly with one of the staff members, nice girl from just outside Riga, he went back visiting her several times. I do not know if there is "Love in the air", as he is secretive and tells us, we`ll wait and see.
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What are the similarities and differences in the goals and services of the ITTATC and AccessIT?
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ITTATC (Information Technology Technical Assistance and Training Center) and AccessIT (the National Center on Accessible Information Technology in Education) were both funded to promote the use of electronic and information technology that is accessible to people with disabilities nationwide. Outreach efforts of ITTATC focused on industry, state government, and consumers, whereas AccessIT reached out primarily to educational entities at all academic levels.


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JCPenney Takes Strategic Actions to Maximize Long-Term Growth and Profitability
Series of Steps Designed to Streamline Operations and Focus Investment on Highest Return Opportunities
Jan 24, 2011, 06:00 ET from J. C. Penney Company, Inc.
PLANO, Texas, Jan. 24, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- J. C. Penney Company, Inc. (NYSE: JCP) today announced a series of actions designed to build on its accomplishments in 2010 and allow it to focus on its highest potential growth opportunities by reducing investment in areas of the business that no longer contribute meaningfully to its financial performance. They include closing certain underperforming store locations, the wind down of its catalog and outlet operations, and streamlining its Call Center operations and Custom Decorating business.
(Logo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20101229/MM22866LOGO)
These actions follow an extensive review by JCPenney's Executive Board and Board of Directors of opportunities for enhanced profitability and sales growth within the framework of the Company's Long Range Plan.
Myron E. (Mike) Ullman, III, chairman and chief executive officer, said, "We are focused on increasing profitability and accelerating our growth. To achieve this, we undertook a thorough evaluation of our operations to ensure we are managing costs and allocating our resources to the strategies that will best drive both our top and bottom line, with the objective of delivering enhanced returns to shareholders."
Mr. Ullman continued, "The actions we are announcing today are significant steps in an ongoing process to ensure we are best managing costs and allocating our resources effectively to the strategies that will allow us to improve margins and drive profitable sales over the long term. We see significant opportunities ahead in our core department store and online businesses as part of our Long Range Plan and we are well prepared to capitalize on them in 2011 and the years to come."
The actions the Company is taking include the following:
- Closing five JCPenney department stores located in Morrow, Ga.; West Dundee, Ill.; Des Moines, Iowa; High Point, N.C.; and Culpeper, Va.; and one JCPenney Home Store located in Duluth, Ga. These six locations no longer meet the Company's profitability threshold.
- Completion of the wind down of the Company's legacy catalog business, including exiting its catalog outlets. This business includes a total of 19 outlet stores, which carry a significant amount of catalog merchandise. This will occur over the course of 2011 and 2012. Additionally, the Company will be consolidating its furniture outlet business, closing one store located in Rancho Cucamonga, Calif. Upon the closing of this store, the Company will have two remaining furniture outlet stores to handle the disposition of surplus furniture from its retail store operations.
- Realignment of its Call Center operations through closing its facilities in Grand Rapids, Mich. and Albuquerque, NM and consolidating all activity supporting its department store and online customers into three existing facilities in Columbus, Ohio, Pittsburgh and Milwaukee.
- Reorganization of its Custom Decorating business to redeploy resources that drive productivity and profitability while creating a more compelling offer for customers. As part of this process, the Company will close its Sacramento, Calif. Custom Decorating Fabrication facility, leaving one remaining facility in Statesville, N.C., where it will increase its staffing to support customer demand. Additionally, the Company will move from managing 525 individual, in-store custom decorating studios to supporting 300 studios in key markets.
The Company will initiate these actions over the course of 2011 and expects that they will result in a positive impact to earnings in 2012, the first full year of implementation, of approximately $25 to $30 million, or approximately $0.07 per share. Additionally, there will be estimated one-time charges of approximately $30 million, or $0.08 per share, in the fourth quarter of fiscal 2010 and approximately $20 million, or $.05 per share during 2011 to reflect the transition.
"It is always difficult to make decisions that impact our associates, and we are committed to treating them fairly. As we continue to position our Company for the future, we determined that these steps are necessary to capitalize on the growth opportunities we see ahead while we ensure we are managing costs appropriately and continually enhancing the profitability of our operations," said Mr. Ullman.
When it announces its fourth quarter earnings for fiscal 2010, on Friday, Feb. 25th, the Company will provide an overview of the initiatives it will undertake in 2011 to capitalize on its growth opportunities in its core department store and online businesses.
In a separate press release today, JCPenney announced that its Board of Directors has agreed to appoint two new members to the Board.
Investment Community Conference Call & Webcast at 9:30 am ET Today
JCPenney's management will hold a live conference call this morning at 8:30 am CT / 9:30 am ET to discuss its plans and take questions from the investment community. Access to the conference call is open to the press and general public in a listen-only mode. To access the conference call, please dial (877) 407-0778, or (201) 689-8565 for international callers, and reference the JCPenney Conference Call. The telephone playback will be available for seven days beginning approximately two hours after the conclusion of the call by dialing (877) 660-6853, account code 286, conference ID number 365060. The live webcast may be accessed via JCPenney's Investor Relations page at jcpenney.net, on streetevents.com (for members) or on investorcalendar.com. Replays of the webcast will be available for up to 90 days after the event.
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JCPenney, one of America's leading retailers, operates over 1,100 department stores throughout the United States and Puerto Rico, as well as one of the largest apparel and home furnishing sites on the Internet, jcp.com. Serving more than half of America's families each year, JCPenney offers a wide array of private, exclusive and national brands which reflect the Company's vision to be America's shopping destination for discovering great styles at compelling prices. Traded as "JCP" on the New York Stock Exchange, the $17.6 billion retailer is transforming its organization to support its Long Range Plan strategies to build a sustainable, profitable enterprise that serves its customers, engages its associates and rewards its shareholders. For more information, visit www.jcpenney.net.
This release may contain forward-looking statements within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Such forward-looking statements, which reflect the Company's current views of future events and financial performance, involve known and unknown risks and uncertainties that may cause the Company's actual results to be materially different from planned or expected results. Those risks and uncertainties include, but are not limited to, general economic conditions, including inflation, recession, unemployment levels, consumer spending patterns, credit availability and debt levels, changes in store traffic trends, the cost of goods, trade restrictions, changes in tariff, freight, paper and postal rates, changes in the cost of fuel and other energy and transportation costs, increases in wage and benefit costs, competition and retail industry consolidations, interest rate fluctuations, dollar and other currency valuations, risks associated with war, an act of terrorism or pandemic, and a systems failure and/or security breach that results in the theft, transfer or unauthorized disclosure of customer, employee or Company information. Please refer to the Company's most recent Form 10-K and subsequent filings for a further discussion of risks and uncertainties. Investors should take such risks into account when making investment decisions. We do not undertake to update these forward-looking statements as of any future date.
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Jimmy Fallon's hardcore viewership has some (let's put it delicately) extremely weird demands for what they want to see on his 'Tonight Show,' including one request replicate the Big Mouth Billy Bass that served as everyone's go-to white elephant gift a few years ago. There's no way that fan thought asking Fallon to include such a gag on his show would end with Lance Bass (of *NSYNC fame) replicating it in the most horrifying and true-to-life way possible. Yes, he's hanging above a fireplace.


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Suicide Attempts and Completions in Patients With Bipolar Disorder
Suicide Attempts and Completions in Patients With Bipolar Disorder
According to the CDC, in 2004, suicide was the 11th leading cause of death across all age groups and the 10th leading cause of death for persons aged 14 to 64 years; 32,439 people in the United States took their own lives.1 Women attempt suicide about 3 times more often than men, although men are 4 times as likely to complete suicide.2 Anderson and Smith3 reported that suicide was the eighth leading cause of death among men in 2001. Of the 24,672 completed suicides among men, 60% involved the use of a firearm (the use of a firearm was the means of suicide in 55% of all cases).3
Both "static" and "dynamic" factors have an impact on the rates of suicide. Static factors are associated with increased and decreased risks for self-harm. They are not causal but merely increase or decrease the probability of self-harm. Listed in the approximate rank order of risk, the static predictors of risk for a suicide attempt and completed suicide for persons with psychiatric illnesses, as well as some of the more important static protectors, are presented in the Table. Dynamic factors have to do with clinical states, which are subject to dramatic change within narrow time frames—hence, "dynamic."
Static factors associated with suicide1
History of a suicide attempt(s)
History of a psychiatric disorder, particularly a mood disorder
History of alcohol and/or drug abuse
Family history of suicide or exposure to the suicide of another person, especially a person
to whom one is emotionally attached
Family history of childhood verbal, physical, or sexual abuse
Feelings of hopelessness
Barriers to accessing mental health services (including poverty)
Loss of a significant relationship (including bereavement), one's job, financial status, "face" (ie, humiliation)
Easy access to lethal methods
Severe to extreme stressors
Unwillingness to seek help because of stigma of psychiatric illness
Social isolation or interpersonal impoverishment
Effective treatment for psychiatric disorders, including substance use disorders
Easy access to a variety of clinical interventions and the availability of support for those
with help-seeking propensities
The existence of an empathic, high-quality doctor/patient relationship
Support of nuclear and extended family
Strong support outside of one's home (eg, deep-seated friendships and support provided
through relationships within the structure of one's religious community)
Possession of the skills to solve personal problems, resolve interpersonal conflicts, and
handle disputes nonviolently
Cultural values that discourage suicide
Internalized (not merely professed) religious beliefs that affirm the dignity of human life,
promote life-preserving values, attitudes, and confer meaning on human existence
In clinical samples, about 50% of persons with bipolar disorder (BD) were found to have a history of a suicide attempt.4 In the largest epidemiological study on the topic to date, the suicide attempt rate in persons with BD was twice that of individuals with unipolar depression.5
Estimates of the fraction of unipolar patients who commit suicide are subject to considerable variance. Sources of variance include, for example, whether one focuses on outpatients or inpatients, the type of patient studied (eg, those with psychotic versus nonpsychotic depression), and the purity of the composition of the sample. It is not at all unlikely that the results of many studies have been contaminated by the inclusion of subjects with unrecognized bipolar illness.
Miles6 reviewed studies of the prevalence of suicide in patients with various psychiatric disorders and estimated that 15% of those with "primary endogenous" depression committed suicide. Interestingly, the results of this study also indicated that 15% of those with so-called neurotic depression also commit- ted suicide. Avery and Winokur7 also estimated that 15% of those with unipolar disorder committed suicide.
In 1990, Goodwin and Jamison8 presented the results of an exhaustive review of the literature on the relationship between manic-depressive illness and suicide. The findings of the review, which included 30 reports published between 1936 and 1988, showed that 19% of the deaths of 9389 persons with BD were caused by suicide.
The reasons for the seemingly higher rate of suicide in persons with BD compared with those who are unipolar are not known. However, new data provide hints. Simon and colleagues9 studied the relationship between current and lifetime comorbid anxiety disorders and suicidal behaviors. Lifetime anxiety disorders were associated with more than a doubling of the risk of a suicide attempt. Recent research indicates that persons with BD have a much higher comorbid anxiety disorder burden than persons who are unipolar.10-12
This substantially contributes to the higher rate of attempted and completed suicide among persons with BD compared with those who are unipolar. Individuals with BD are many times more likely to suffer from panic disorder, obsessive-compulsive disorder, social phobia, and posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) than individuals with major depressive disorder (MDD).10-12
There is a highly significant dose-response relationship between loading for comorbid anxiety disorders and the probability of having had a suicide attempt; the more anxiety disorders one has, the greater the risk for attempted suicide.10,11


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Donald Trump isn't happy about the election results, and he let Twitter know about it! Speaking of Twitter, what's up with the social media rumors Diane Sawyer was drunk during last night's coverage?? Find out about these stories and more in today's Dirty Laundry!
Donald Trump isn't happy that Barack Obama won last night and he expressed it on Twitter last night. He said that Barack's victory is "a total sham and a travesty."
"Well, back to the drawing board!" the bitter Trump tweeted. "We can't let this happen. We should march on Washington and stop this travesty. Our nation is totally divided! Lets fight like hell and stop this great and disgusting injustice! The world is laughing at us. This election is a total sham and a travesty. We are not a democracy!"
"Our country is now in serious and unprecedented trouble, like never before," he wrote. "The electoral college is a disaster for a democracy. Hopefully the House of Representatives can hold our country together for four more years… stay strong and never give up! House of Representatives shouldn't give anything to Obama unless he terminates Obamacare."
Best response from a celebrity would be from Alec Baldwin, who wrote to him, "You trust the voters when they choose The Apprentice. But not now?"
Was Diane Sawyer drunk or tired last night while covering the election? Twitter was going crazy with people thinking she was drunk.
Lady Gaga has pledged $1 million to the American Red Cross to help with Hurricane Sandy relief in New York.
Did JLo get a maid in Germany fired for asking for an autograph? According to Jennifer she says that she would never do that. Sources say there was an incident involving a maid, but it didn't involve an autograph. The told the maid had "barged" into the room unannounced … and the singer's security immediately gave her the boot out of concern for the singer's safety. Hotel management said she wasn't fired but relocated to another property.
The woman accusing Cee Lo Green of drugging and sexually assaulting her was not on a first date with the singer. Sources connected with the case say the two met at the Super Bowl in February, 2012 and have dated on and off. Sources say they went to the restaurant and afterward both took Ecstasy and stayed up all night. One source says, "No one was unconscious."
Lindsay Lohan still claims she wasn't driving at the time her Porsche slammed into a truck last June on the Pacific Coast Highway. She's saying the cops are out to get her.
Whitney Houston's daughter, Bobbi Kristina, doesn't have luck with cars. Few months back she and her boyfriend crashed a Mustang and she bought him a new one. And now she crashed into her boyfriend's new car!!! It happened inside the parking garage at the couple's apartment complex in Georgia. She was trying to park her car and smashed it into his!
Kristen Stewart was on the Today show this morning promoting the new Twilight movie. Savannah Guthrie asked her if she was back with Robert Pattinson and she responded: "Funny you mention that," she responded shyly. "I'm just going to let people watch whatever little movie they would like to think our lives are and keep them guessing, I always say."
According to Billy Ray Cyrus he's saying that his daughter, Miley Cyrus and her fiancé Liam Hemsworth will have three weddings!!!
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Bill Radke: Ikea is a popular spot for cheap and stylish furniture. It's also got a play area called Smaland, where you can leave you kids for a bit while you shop. That's the idea. Well, it seems attendance is up at Smaland. It's sort of a free babysitting service. Here's Ashley Milne-Tyte.
Ashley Milne-Tyte: Ikea says some of its stores are taking in 10 [percent] to 15 percent more children at Smaland this year.
One of those stores is in Brooklyn. Monica Willis is a regular there. She says childcare is expensive, but Ikea makes it easy to deposit her two kids for an hour or so of play without having to pay $15 to $20.
Monica Willis: It's a really, really comfortable place to be. You know, and it's safe. The kids love it, there's so much to do in the Smaland ball pit. You can't really go anywhere, it's like an indoor play space and it's free.
It's also supervised. The number of staff members goes up along with the number of kids they have to watch. Willis's 7-year-old daughter, Polly, loves it.
Polly: You can either play in like a ball pit or this giant shoe, or you can watch a movie.
But while Polly and her brother are plunging into a sea of plastic balls or parked in front of a DVD, their mother is often slumped in a chair just out of sight, reading. Or making some phone calls, free of interruptions.
Milne-Tyte: Do you ever use it as an opportunity to actually shop at Ikea?
Willis: Umm, with the kids, no, usually. We might buy a few small things while we put them in there, but actually mostly we just go to hang out.
Ikea says if a parent chooses to skip the store's aisles, that's fine. The company says it's glad to introduce people to the Ikea experience.
Patricia Pao is a retail consultant. Sitting in the cafeteria at the Brooklyn store, she says Ikea is doing well while other home stores suffer -- and it's partly because it offers cheap food and free childcare.
Patricia Pao: Every retailer now is desperate to provide their customers for a reason to walk in the door and spend money. And Ikea has done exactly that with a relatively little amount of money and investment.
Pao says other retailers with space could benefit by having drop-off play areas.
Pao: Especially someone like Target, who is really struggling. I think this kind of service is a great way for Target to kind of increase their value to the kind of customer that they want to reach.
Of course, the kind of customer most stores want to reach is one who stays on the premises, even if they don't buy anything. Monica Willis says she knows one parent who parks her child at Smaland, then sneaks off to shop at a nearby supermarket.
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ABC News says George Stephanopoulos will remain as host of 'This Week,' its Sunday show, at least through 2013.
"The show has great momentum and he's really enjoying hosting both [Good Morning America] and This Week," Heather M. Riley, an ABC News spokesperson, told POLITICO. Asked if he would be staying "through 2013," Riley confirmed that he would.
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Our inquiry follows a report from Huffington Post's Michael Calderone, who wrote that Stephanopoulos was staying with the show "into 2013," despite rumors he might leave the post following the 2012 election. The news means that ABC News White House correspondent Jake Tapper, who was widely viewed as being in the on-deck circle, will not get the hosting duty for at least another year, if ever.
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Leukemia. The word still makes me lose my breath. A single word that changed our lives forever. Stephen was 4 years old last fall when a relentless fever ravaged his little body. After 9 days, tests showed that he only had 1/3 of the blood he needed to survive. We frantically went to Hasbro Children's Hospital where we met Dr. Peter Manley in the ER. His name tag read
Pediatric Hematology/Oncology. I immediately explained, almost pleading, that this doctor was in the wrong room. We did not need oncology. This was not cancer. This could not possibly be happening to our son.
The very next day, every parent's worst nightmare became our reality. On October 27, 2005, Stephen was diagnosed with Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia, a date that will forever represent devastation and strength for us. We fell apart, we put ourselves back together, and we began the most difficult and powerful fight of our lives....saving Stephen.
Information flowed like a river, and to our surprise, Leukemia was a very treatable and curable cancer. We were advised that the goal was to have Stephen in remission in 29 days with three years of chemotherapy treatments to follow. Treatment began immediately with surgery to place a port in his chest, blood transfusions, spinal taps, injections and chemotherapy drugs that were extremely intense and carried possible side effects as damaging as the cancer itself.
We spent several weeks in the hospital consumed with uncertainty. How were we going to get through the next three years of treatment? Expenses were accumulating quickly and my husband and I were both on unpaid leave form work to care for our family.
In the midst of this turmoil, we were handed books full of information, as well as emotional support and financial support to help with the overwhelming expenses. Once we were able to sort through the chaos and question where this help was coming from, we learned about The Tomorrow Fund – an organization that we knew nothing about, but were soon to be tremendously grateful for.
The Tomorrow Fund is the only local, non-profit organization that provides daily emotional and financial support to children with cancer and their families.
We are now one year into our 3-year treatment routine and we are fortunate that Stephen's prognosis is excellent. The Tomorrow Fund Clinic has become a second home for us and the people who make The Tomorrow Fund what it is have become members of our extended family. This is a battle that we are going to win and behind us is the support of The Tomorrow Fund.
Update on Stephen—Four Years Later
Four years ago today (October 27, 2009) Stephen was admitted into Hasbro Children's Hospital and tomorrow will mark his 4-year "Crapiversary"...(10/27/05) the day he was diagnosed with cancer, the day that has ultimately changed our lives forever in so many ways. I won't go on and on about it because at this point you all know our story and you all know how we have fought our way through the years of pain and anguish...you all know the obstacles we faced and how at times we felt defeated....and it's because of all of you who have supported us that we found the strength to keep fighting.
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Does anyone install the new WiiU firmware v3.0 on top of vWii softmode ? Is the vWii hack still working after the update ?
Hi, I did this guide, but it doesn't work, I have a HDD 250gb on FAT32, was is it the problem ?
I put HDD and I launched USB LOADER GX, but my HDD not found and I did the same thing with wiiflow, but my HDD not found as well. What part this guide, could I make a mistake. Thanks
Question to the others, not to MAFIA_Pao ... Are the d2x's that are installed in the vWii process also limiting to one USB port like on the Wii? Or should either work?
@ everyone, the update did not affect the vWii softmod in any way, everything is still fully functional.
@ mafia - make sure your drive is plugged into the rear usb port closest to the center of the console.
@llaffer - the above should answer your question :)
I have sure, I formated my WiiU system and I did all again, but continue it doesn't work.
Did the drive ever work on a regular Wii?
Then follow the instructions in the troubleshooting spoiler on page 1 post 1 in this thread.
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Bully-fest against the truth
-People of faith are watching the world turn to darkness before their very eyes. There is a huge bully-fest gang up on the truth. The extreme and radical leftist political spectrum is relentless in making unsubstantiated claims while at the same time calling their opponents names, accusing them of malicious intent, and labeling them as societal outcasts and haters. They are vocal that if you support this issue or that politician, you are not intelligent, not sane, not American, not right, not really a human being, but rather a sub-human. This has gone so far that these activists are unable to recognize any facts except that if you disagree with them you are wrong and deserve no voice in the public square. BILL WILSON*
The bully-fest gang
Is 5:20 Woe to those who call evil good and good evil, who put darkness for light and light for darkness, who put bitter for sweet and sweet for bitter.
2 Tim 3:1-4 But mark this: There will be terrible times in the last days.2 People will be lovers of themselves, lovers of money, boastful, proud, abusive, disobedient to their parents, ungrateful, unholy,3 without love, unforgiving, slanderous, without self-control, brutal, not lovers of the good,4 treacherous, rash, conceited, lovers of pleasure rather than lovers of God—
2 Tim 3:7 always learning but never able to acknowledge the truth.
John 8:44 "You belong to your father, the devil, and you want to carry out your father's desire. He was a murderer from the beginning, not holding to the truth, for there is no truth in him. When he lies, he speaks his native language, for he is a liar and the father of lies."
John 10:10 "The thief comes only to steal and kill and destroy; I have come that they may have life, and have it to the full."
Rom 1:18-20 The wrath of God is being revealed from heaven against all the godlessness and wickedness of men who suppress the truth by their wickedness, since what may be known about God is plain to them, because God has made it plain to them. For since the creation of the world God's invisible qualities--his eternal power and divine nature--have been clearly seen, being understood from what has been made, so that men are without excuse.
James 4:4 You adulterous people, don't you know that friendship with the world means enmity against God? Therefore, anyone who chooses to be a friend of the world becomes an enemy of God.
Prov 1:29-32 "since they hated knowledge and did not choose to fear the Lord.30 Since they would not accept my advice and spurned my rebuke,31 they will eat the fruit of their ways and be filled with the fruit of their schemes.32 For the waywardness of the simple will kill them, and the complacency of fools will destroy them;"
Rom 1:32 Although they know God's righteous decree that those who do such things deserve death, they not only continue to do these very things but also approve of those who practice them.
2 Pet 2:18 For they mouth empty, boastful words and, by appealing to the lustful desires of sinful human nature, they entice people who are just escaping from those who live in error.
Luke 17:1-2 Jesus said to his disciples: "Things that cause people to sin are bound to come, but woe to that person through whom they come. It would be better for him to be thrown into the sea with a millstone tied around his neck than for him to cause one of these little ones to sin."
Gal 6:7-8 Do not be deceived: God cannot be mocked. A man reaps what he sows. 8 Whoever sows to please their flesh, from the flesh will reap destruction; whoever sows to please the Spirit, from the Spirit will reap eternal life.
Col 3:25 Anyone who does wrong will be repaid for his wrong, and there is no favoritism.
People of faith
Ps 119:152 Long ago I learned from your statutes that you established them to last forever.
2 Pet 1:4 Through these he has given us his very great and precious promises, so that through them you may participate in the divine nature and escape the corruption in the world caused by evil desires.
1 John 3:7 Dear children, do not let anyone lead you astray. He who does what is right is righteous, just as he is righteous.
Eccl 9:17 The quiet words of the wise are more to be heeded than the shouts of a ruler of fools.
Col 2:8 See to it that no one takes you captive through hollow and deceptive philosophy, which depends on human tradition and the basic principles of this world rather than on Christ.
1 Pet 4:4-5 They think it strange that you do not plunge with them into the same flood of dissipation, and they heap abuse on you. 5But they will have to give account to him who is ready to judge the living and the dead.
2 Tim 2:24-26 And the Lord's servant must not quarrel; instead, he must be kind to everyone, able to teach, not resentful. Those who oppose him he must gently instruct, in the hope that God will grant them repentance leading them to a knowledge of the truth, and that they will come to their senses and escape from the trap of the devil, who has taken them captive to do his will.
1 Thes 5:21-22 Test everything. Hold on to the good. Avoid every kind of evil.
Titus 2:11-14 For the grace of God that brings salvation has appeared to all men. It teaches us to say "No" to ungodliness and worldly passions, and to live self-controlled, upright and godly lives in this present age, while we wait for the blessed hope--the glorious appearing of our great God and Savior, Jesus Christ, who gave himself for us to redeem us from all wickedness and to purify for himself a people that are his very own, eager to do what is good.
1 Cor 16:13 Be on your guard; stand firm in the faith; be men of courage; be strong.
Eph 6:10-12 Finally, be strong in the Lord and in his mighty power. 11 Put on the full armor of God, so that you can take your stand against the devil's schemes. 12 For our struggle is not against flesh and blood, but against the rulers, against the authorities, against the powers of this dark world and against the spiritual forces of evil in the heavenly realms.
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1423. Staying alert and strong to avoid the world's creeping crud
1618. Choosing where to stand
1744. Standing against peer pressure
1746. A different drum
1940. Persecution now, inheritance and reward in the hereafter
*from his May 16, 2017, Rapture Ready article, "Pressured from All Sides"