Title: A rare Pixar misstep. And what a shame!
Review: What a missed opportunity - Pixar could have done so much better. It's like they went for the lowest common denominator. Think of great movies like "How to Train Your Dragon" and "The Incredibles" --- innovative films that don't rely on rehashed ideas from other cliche-ridden movies. Anything old, these movies reinvent and make new again. That is what Brave should have been. Instead we have a movie that should have been called "Brother Bear 3."Yes, my kid enjoyed the movie and that is what counts. But the truly great Pixar films have not been directed simply at kids; they are family films that can be enjoyable for anyone at any age. I can watch "Finding Nemo" annually and enjoy it each time. On the other hand, "Brave" is a movie I could have done without and will certainly never watch again. This one just didn't have the Pixar magic we have all come to expect.
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