I went with with the family yesterday to see the new Pixar film THE INCREDIBLES. Great film. Well written, well animated, well acted, etc. And probably the first Pixar film which really leaves the childrens film genre to be a full-fledged, fully formed action film. However, at the end, something was missing. "What?" You may ask. Well, at the end of just about every Pixar film since TOY STORY has been a series of "outtakes" to amuse the audience. You know, playing that the animated "actors" bump into mikes, misspeak lines, etc. Very cute and very funny and very much missed this time around. This coincides with my ire about the newest Jackie Chan film AROUND THE WORLD IN 80 DAYS which leave out their obligatory outtakes of Jackie hurting himself while filming his own stunts. This is one of the reasons to see a Jackie Chan film, and it was left out for no apparent reason.
Roger Ebert calls this "during the credits" extras credit cookies, bonuses for viewers who stay in the theater for the whole run of the credits, whether outtakes, extra scenes, or the creepy breathing at the end of the new Star Wars movies. The late 90s and early 80s were a bonanza of credit cookies, and they were loved and appreciated. But now, it appears budget-cutting is removing these beloved bits of extra mirth. This is shameful.
C'Mon Hollywood! C'Mon Pixar! Bring back the credit cookies!
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