They must be paying the voice actors by the word because nobody spoke through all 11 of the short except Ducky and Bunny from Toy Story 4. Dory gasps and I think I heard her saying "Wow" but that is literally it. At first I thought they were doing it that way so they didn't have to pay them at all, but Ellen and Craig T. Nelson (at least) did get credited.
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Made me feel happy after my parents divorce
theduckimdbsmile17 February 2021
My parents have absolutely despised each other for as long as I can remember, screaming vulgarities at each other on the regular. That is why I'm happy Pixar popcorn has come to make me feel happy after my deadbeat father and excuse of a mother have finally split. Thanks, Pixar. You're my new parents from now on.
Fun but pointless
briancham199423 April 2021
When I first heard that Pixar would release some new shorts, I was expecting something along the lines of the five-minute shorts they usually produce. I was disappointed to find out that these are microscopic skits that don't really add anything to the original films. "Popcorn" is not a good title; perhaps "leftover crumbs" would be more accurate. My favourite was the Incredibles doing their chores with their powers. But even at its best, I feel that Pixar's labour would still be better spent just producing more great films instead of these harmless but pointless diversions.
Cute but cheaply made
CubsandCulture27 January 2021
This is a series of very short films that usually have a cute gag or two in them. I watched them all in about 30 minutes and none really stay with you. I think the problem is the shorts are left over gags from the films-apparently at least. The animation doesn't seem quite as polished as normal. Moreover, the shorts have very little dialog, voicework. That seem less a commitment to being cinematic than a budget decision to not pay Tom Hanks again.
Mostly Adequate
TheGreatNebber8 February 2021
Given these shorts are all only about two minutes long this is harmless enough project but you do keep asking yourself what the point is. The animation is of course excellent but the lack of voices on a couple of them is a real shame and a few seem like deleted scenes from the parent movie that were rightly excised.
For me the most interesting part was the popcorn themed variations on the Luxo Jr. opening logo.
For me the most interesting part was the popcorn themed variations on the Luxo Jr. opening logo.
Cute and funny Pixar mini-shorts!
G33KEd22 January 2021
Short, but mostly pointless and uninteresting
AdrenalinDragon28 January 2021
Not going to lie, this is very weak by Pixar standards. Even the animation felt a bit below par if you ask me. Only two of the shorts have proper voice acting, and as a result are automatically some of the better ones. The Incredibles shorts were my favourite of the bunch, because they kind of had a plot and gags that were fairly interesting for 2 minutes, but the rest? Completely pointless and mostly a waste of time. One plus side is you'll only need around 20 minutes to binge through all of them. Disappointing.
4.5/10
4.5/10
A new kind of experiment.
linkogecko22 January 2021
With new shorts series like Disney's Short Circuit and Pixar's own SparkShorts, it is refreshing to see these studios freed of the weight of their franchises to experiment both narratively and visually.
In Popcorn we see Pixar experiment once more with even shorter shorts and this time with the tricky proposition of playing within their best-known franchises. Not a studio to shy away from a challenge, it is very welcome to see that they are not content with telling stories in too straightforward a manner.
A majority of these shorts are dialogue-free, which is a great surprise. Wall-E showed that Pixar can work with silence, and that is cemented with the Popcorn shorts. Most of them are quite nice small scenes and gags.
Of these my favorites were the domesticity of the Incredibles ones, the silent comedy of the Coco one and the chill of the Soul one. This Soul short might be the most surprising one in its reflective atmosphere, tying to other left-field Disney+ projects like Zenimation and the Disney Park Sunrises.
In Popcorn we see Pixar experiment once more with even shorter shorts and this time with the tricky proposition of playing within their best-known franchises. Not a studio to shy away from a challenge, it is very welcome to see that they are not content with telling stories in too straightforward a manner.
A majority of these shorts are dialogue-free, which is a great surprise. Wall-E showed that Pixar can work with silence, and that is cemented with the Popcorn shorts. Most of them are quite nice small scenes and gags.
Of these my favorites were the domesticity of the Incredibles ones, the silent comedy of the Coco one and the chill of the Soul one. This Soul short might be the most surprising one in its reflective atmosphere, tying to other left-field Disney+ projects like Zenimation and the Disney Park Sunrises.
The four is for animation
pkmnsilver23 January 2021
Warning: Spoilers
I love pixar and the movies their studio has given us, but the lack of voices to characters that they don't have old noise voice for is a bit upsetting. The only ones they do have voices for, while funny, are the characters i was least looking forward to in these shorts (ducky and bunny) and it was for almost a minute. Granted it would have been tough, to animate the lips, but aside from the few visual gags, they weren't very nostalgic to me. Pixar popcorn seemed like a bunch of really-short, DISNEY short, rather then a collection of new Pixar shorts.
The animation, however, remains flawless and is the only save in my review
The animation, however, remains flawless and is the only save in my review
Pixar Popcorn is so good!
kalleanimatiomfan12 February 2021
Lifeless, without a clear audience
Breravin29 January 2021
It's always fun to see what Pixar is up to, and I appreciate their attempt to do something a little different, but these shorts don't really work. With virtually no voice work everything feels like a pantomime which really saps the life from the characters and thereby the shorts themselves. As a result they're too hollow for a more mature audience, and too boring for a younger one. Ironically, for the few episodes that do have voice acting, the short becomes entirely about the voice work, swinging entirely too far in the other direction. In short (pun intended), these are a swing and a miss for me.
Perfect for kids!
darcie-rioux8 May 2021
A Waste of popcorn
jbonenfant-5206127 July 2021
Peaceful
suyantiwelvynas22 January 2021
You can enjoy many short films of Pixar
MK_Movie_Reviews23 August 2021
Some are good, most are bland
JPHReviews5 February 2021
Some of these shorts are quite fun but most of these are quite bland and the lack of voices are really noticeable. The Soul one was particularly bad since it was literally trailer shots reused for the short. The Incredibles ones & the 2nd Ducky/Bunny one are particularly great.
Disney could do better
tom_brain2 February 2021
Should be called Silent Pixar Popcorn
rsna_mille29 January 2021
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