Customer Reviews
Visual Feast 
2008-08-25
My daughter received this for her birthday and loves it. She wants to watch it every day and it has quickly eclipsed her favorite movies. She is so tickled by all the shorts. While we own all of them with each Pixar movie, it really is a treat to have them all lined up together in one package.
I am really in awe of how good the early pieces are from the 80's. It certainly goes to show that it is the story that drives the films, even the earlier work with less finesse by today's standards still is amazing and endearing.
Brilliant. Simply brilliant 2008-08-12
If a feature-length animation corresponds in some way to a novel, then a cartoon like one of these corresponds to a short story - you know, five or ten pages, and you're done before the coffee gets cold.
In this case, you'll just forget the flippin' coffee. Each little featurette is a gem unto itself. "Luxo Junior" showed the absolute mastery of characterization over body - those two show more personality in that little interlude than Keanu Reeves has shown in his whole life. "Red's Dream" - well, words just don't do it justice. I saw it back on the Siggraph circuit, and its emotional impact has lost nothing in the decades since. "Jack Jack's Attack" just reminded me that being really funny means being real. Kari came across as real and more than real, down to her sprawling gestures in telling her story. And, it laces in nicely with "The Incredibles."
In terms of absolute volume, there's not a lot here. But it's dense, and that gives it the mass to warrant attention. Pixar has always been on the out-there edge of animation, and this shows the edge at its sharpest.
-- wiredweird
PS: I remember the original beach babe too. That was a nice bit of humor, but a different kind of humor. It's not worth getting upset over.
The evolution of Pixar 2008-07-20
"Pixar Short Films" is the technical and artistic evolution of Pixar. Hit 'Play All', and understand that you'll start slowly. By the third short, Pixar finds their legs and and accelerates. From a slow start in 1987 to a hilarious piece from 2007, this DVD spans 20 years, showing steady improvement in technology and concept.
Each piece stands alone, almost all are brilliant, and all are part of the DNA of Pixar as elements of older shorts continue to show up in the following pieces.
I loved it.
Van
Grand Kids Loved It 2008-07-13
My Grand Children thoroughly enjoyed PIXAR,
I might ad the Adults enjoyed it as well.
Fun to watch 2008-07-12
This Pixar shorts collection is even better than I expected. I thought I had seen them all, but there are several older shorts that I had never seen. Also, if you select to have the narration on during the animations, you hear all sorts of interesting facts about how and why they created the aspects of the animation. If you like Pixar animation, you should get this DVD.
Great Shorts 2008-06-21
Experience these masterpieces of storytelling from the creative minds that brought you TOY STORY MONSTERS INC. FINDING NEMO and many more. With revolutionary animation unforgettable music and characters you love these dazzling short films have changed the face of animation and entertainment and are sure to delight people of all ages for years to come.System Requirements:Running Time: 54 Mins. Genre: ANIMATION/ADULT SWIM Rating: NR UPC: 786936723489 Manufacturer No: 05333100
Go for it! 2008-06-20
I've always been intrigued by the creativity of Pixar. Thought I would try their Short Films Collection. I must say, it was an excellent choice. The Shorts are adorable. Can't wait to show it to the grandbabies.
pixar short films 2008-05-25
Some of the short films are familiar, but some were not.
Also the extras like the commentary were very good.
Future classic! 
2008-05-17
This collection of shorts shows exactly how Pixar's brilliance outgrew Disney's throat-grip contractual relationship. These are all the iconic bits that made Pixar famous: from the little desk lamp through Birds on a Wire (which will have me rotfl forever), to Jack Jack Attack --- the cute little back-story of "The Incredibles".
This is a must-have, if only for parties --- I love to hear the surprised laughter from those who've never seen these shorts, and the "No wait! No wait! Here it comes!" from the ones who have.
Pixar Short Films 2008-05-06
Thank you for getting this product to me as soon as possible. I have been a fan of pixar's movies ever since "Toy Story," and this will make a great addition to my collection.
