Where Does 'Up' Rank Among Pixar's Classics?

I think Toy Story is the best animated film ever made. And it's quite an introduction to Pixar, which hasn't really dropped the ball at all in the 14 years since. And the studio's tenth film is Up, the first one in 3-D. Up is, not surprisingly, getting fantastic reviews. I have it in my top five Pixar movies, bumping Ratatouille from the top half of the list. And last night, I got a text from a friend who said it's right behind Toy Story on his list of the best Pixar features. Where would you rank Up in that incredible group? Or if you haven't seen Up yet, what would you consider the best movies from the most consistent studio going? Here's my top five: 1 - Toy Story
2 - The Incredibles
3 - Wall-E
4 - Toy Story 2
5 - Up The top two are pretty set, but the others might shift over time. Let us know where you'd rank them, and if you've seen Up, give us your thoughts on that one, too.

Comments

[Vince]

My top 5 for Pixar films always seem to change, but I'm gonna stick with this list for now:

1. The Incredibles- not only awesome (the action's amazing!), extremely well-cast (Holly Hunter as Elastigirl! Jason "Brodie Bruce" Lee as the main villain! Samuel Mother-f'ing Jackson as Frozone!) and exciting, it also has some of the most biting, hilarious satire to come from any film in the past 10 years.
2. Toy Story- It's "Toy Story"- 'Nuff Said.
3. Wall-E- Everyone knows why this movie is amazing, so I'll move on.
4. Ratatouille- Honestly this is the Pixar movie I thought I would completely hate, and It's the most underrated one IMO. The animation is absolutely gorgeous and the characters are lovable, warm and friendly. Out of all the Pixar films, this is the one I'd most like to see a sequel to.
5. Finding Nemo- "Up" might take this film's place when I watch it again (either in theaters or on the inevitably gorgeous Blu-Ray), but overall "Nemo" is heartfelt, well-paced, sweet...and also hilarious.

"Up" comes in right around number 6. It's possibly the most emotional film they've done, but it's a bit all over the place for me. The "buddy comedy" of the film is amusing if unspectacular, but it's the relationship between Carl and Russell, and especially the beautiful, emotional flashback scenes with Carl and Ellie that make this film resonate with me. If the film only had scenes w/ Carl and Ellie, this might have been the best animated film ever. As it stands, it's only one of the best.

[Jon]

1. Wall-e
2. Finding Nemo
3. Toy Story
4. Toy Story 2
5. Ratatouille

[knives]

Not having seen up
The Incredibles
Wall-E
Rataouille
Monsters Inc
Toy Story 2

[Charcole]

1. Finding Nemo
2. Toy Story
3. Ratauille
4. Toy Story 2
5. Incredibles

Haven't seen up yet. And I must be one of the few that really didn't like Wall-E. I thought the animation was amazing... and that is all the good I can say.

[Jeff]

I haven't seen Up yet. I think my top five would be the same as yours and I'd throw in Finding Nemo in place of Up for now. Toy Story is easily number one.

[hnt523]

I still haven't seen Up, but here's how the other ones rank:
1. WALL-E (Best movie of 2008, best computer-animated movie I've seen)
2. Finding Nemo
3. Monster's Inc.
4. Toy Story 2
5. Toy Story
6. A Bug's Life
7. Ratatouille
8. The Incredibles
9. Cars

[Anybody]

Haven't caught UP yet... looks great though

1 incredibles
2 wall-e
3 toy story
4 ratatouille
5 toy story 2

[Sean]

Ugh I cant choose

Toy Story
UP
WAlle-E
Finding Nemo
Ratatouille
A Bugs Life
The Incredibles
Monsters Inc.