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Pixar has been one of the most successful studios since back in 1995 when they released the first Toy Story movie. It seems that every movie they have released has been ridiculously entertaining and brought in enough money to sink one hundred yachts. Pixar has only released eleven movies to date, but each one has been very memorable and brought smiles to the faces of children and, more impressively, their parents. Here are some of the best examples of Pixar movies.

Toy Story

Pixar released Toy Story way back in 1995, and the company couldn’t have had a better debut. Toy Story introduced us to Woody, Buzz, and the rest of the gang. What made Toy Story so successful was the fact that it proved animated movies could be enjoyed by both children and adults. In fact, Toy Story has become one of the best trilogies made. Each movie is fun to watch, but it was the original Toy Story that started it all.

Monsters, Inc.

Monsters, Inc. showed us the world of monsters. They hid in our closets and under our beds not because they wanted to eat us, but because they needed our terrified shrieks to power their cities. This system works well until top scarer Sulley and his friend Mike accidentally bring back a little human girl into the world of monsters. They do their best to protect her from other monsters and discover that a child’s laughter provides much more energy than their screams, prompting a change in monster tactics. The scene where Sulley takes the little girl home and has to say goodbye is one of the most touching in any movie.

Finding Nemo

Finding Nemo was a warning to overbearing parents. If you don’t let your child live their life then they will be kidnapped by Australian scuba divers, meet odd people, and have zany adventures. Of course, this only applies if you are a fish. Even with that moral aside, Finding Nemo was one of the best movies that Pixar has made. Ellen Degeneres’ character of Dory was particularly entertaining, but the best part was finding out that turtles aren’t slow, they’re just going with the flow, bro.

The Incredibles

The Incredibles was made back before superhero movies had started to gain popularity. This was no obstacle for Pixar though, as all they know how to do is make good movies. The Incredibles was somewhat of a parody of the Fantastic Four, and their were many allusions to famous comic book superheroes to please the fanboys. Adding Samuel L. Jackson as the ice powered hero Frozone was a nice touch.

Up

Pixar had a great amount of success with their movie Up. In fact, Up is one of only two animated movies to be nominated for an Academy Award for Best Picture. That is impressive by itself. Up is also one of the most touching movies Pixar has put out. The story follows an old man, Carl Fredricksen, following his dead wife’s last dream while being assisted by a young boy, Russell, trying to earn his Wilderness Explorer badge. Eventually Russell becomes the child Carl could never have with his wife.

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Chris Evans has been discussed a lot recently, mostly for his part as Jensen in the upcoming The Losers movie and his casting as Captain America in The First Avenger: Captain America. As you might have noticed, both of those movies are based off of comic books, which seem to be a recurring theme throughout Chris Evans’ career. Let’s take a look at some other comic book related roles Chris Evans has had over his career.

Johnny Storm/The Human Torch – Fantastic Four

Chris Evans broke into comic book movies with his role as Johnny Storm AKA The Human Torch in the Fantastic Four movies. Nobody will mistake the Fantastic Four franchise for good movies, but Evans was actually a perfect fit for Johnny Storm. He was a perfect mix of headstrong, playful, and loyal to pull the character off. Also, the ladies loved him. In his first comic book movie, Chris Evans was a bright spot in an otherwise mediocre film. He played Johnny Storm once again in the sequel, 4: Rise of the Silver Surfer, and while that movie was an improvement on the first, it still wasn’t good. Now that Chris Evans is going to be playing Captain America, don’t expect to see him around for any reboots of the Fantastic Four franchise.

Lucas Lee – Scott Pilgrim Vs. the World

Scott Pilgrim Vs. the World has not come out yet, but Chris Evans has jumped into this comic book movie as the character Lucas Lee, an evil skateboarder. This should be an interesting comic book role for Evans as we have not seen him play a villain yet, he’s always been one of the good guys. Scott Pilgrim Vs. the World is fairly lighthearted, so we should still be able to see Chris Evans’ playful side, especially considering the fact Lucas Lee is based off of skateboarder/actor Jason Lee. You might remember him from every Kevin Smith movie and My Name is Earl.

Nick Gant -Push

Push was not based off of a comic book, but it has super powered individuals and that is close enough for me. Push dealt with people who had powers like being able to see the future, yell loud enough to kill somebody, and move things with their minds. We actually got to see a more serious side of Evans in this movie as he played a more reluctant hero who didn’t have much of a sense of humor. Ladies still loved him. Push was enjoyable, not great, but it had plenty of scenes with Chris Evans either kicking ass or getting his ass kicked. It also featured Dakota Fanning being a creepy little girl.

Casey – TMNT

For those of you who don’t know, the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles didn’t start out as a Saturday morning cartoon, but rather as a comic book created by Kevin Eastman and Peter Laird. The comic book is quite a bit darker than the cartoons and movies, and as expected TMNT did not get very dark. One of the darker characters in that movie, however, was  Casey. If you don’t remember he was the guy with the hockey stick and old school hockey mask who helped the turtles beat up other ninjas. If that didn’t clear things up for you, he was the turtles’ human friend who didn’t have breasts. Alright, now that we are all on the same page we can all agree that he did a good job in the movie as the angry guy who wasn’t Rafael. TMNT was definitely geared toward a younger audience, but Chris Evans and everyone else made it enjoyable for all audiences.

Captain America – The Avengers

All of Chris Evans’ comic roles have been leading up to this moment. After The First Avenger: Captain America, Chris Evans will be playing Captain America in the biggest comic book movie event ever. The Avengers will take all of the characters from the various Marvel movies we have seen and put them together as a team of superheroes. Chris Evans has arguably the most important role as Captain America, the leader of the team. We will have to wait and see if his experience in various roles in many comic book movies has prepared him for this moment.

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The Losers is the latest comic book to be made into a movie, and it is shaping up to be an entertaining movie. Chirs Evans will be particularly interesting as he plays the character Jensen, a wise-cracking tech expert who can also kill you very easily. It’s like his role as the Human Torch in Fantastic Four, except less moody, more hilarious, and hopefully in a movie that doesn’t suck. Check out the trailer for yourself, it looks pretty good.

What makes this role particularly interesting for Chris Evans, is the fact that he will soon be suiting up as Captain America. Judging from the trailer, Chris Evans looks the part for Steve Rogers, but he might have to bulk up a little bit before he starts defending our freedom as Captain America. It also seems like he will have to reign in the comedy a bit, Cap is a pretty serious guy.

Getting back to The Losers, it will also be interesting to see Cougar, one of the coolest snipers ever. What most people are probably excited about, however, is the fact that Zoe Saldana will be playing Aisha. Zoe Saldana is pretty damn hot, even when she was a CG blue cat person in Avatar. I will probably go see any movie featuring this:

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According to The Hollywood Reporter, Marvel has made an offer to Chris Evans to play Captain America. Evans has some experience with Marvel, playing Johnny Storm in the Fantastic Four movies. He was also in the superhero type movie Push and will be in comic book movies Scott Pilgrim Vs. The World and The Losers. That sounds like a pretty good comic book movie resume, even if the Fantastic Four movies weren’t very good. Chris Evans definitely looks the part, and let’s face it, anyone who isn’t Channing Tatum playing Captain America is good news. Marvel has yet to confirm this report, but Chris Evans does seem like a good choice.

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