I have the film taste of an eight- to ten-year-old

With the release of Wall-E last weekend, it seems that everyone is making a list of their favorite Pixar movies. So. Here’s mine.

9. Cars
This movie is, like, almost exclusively for pre-school aged boys. (I’m all for gender equality and stuff, but I have never met a four-year-old girl obsessed with machines. They must exist, though, right? Anyway.) It’s cute and all, and it’s Pixar, so it is good, but it’s just not the best.

8. A Bug’s Life
This is the only Pixar movie I don’t own, and I’ve only seen it once, so you’d think it wouldn’t be better than Cars, but… I like movies about living things better than machines. Uh, generally. Plus, the cast of voice actors in this movie is awesome.

7. Ratatouille
Okay, I bought this without even seeing it once—I don’t know how Mike and I missed it in theaters—and it was totally worth it. The only thing is that I fell asleep in the middle, which was more a reflection on my hectic lifestyle than it was on the movie. That just means I haven’t given Ratatouille the chance to rocket up the list yet, because it is seriously sweet and hilarious. And it’s about a rat who is a gourmet cook! It’s charming. Plus, the main human character’s name is Linguini. Like, for real.

6. Toy Story 2
Everyone says the sequel is better than the original, so maybe I haven’t given the sequel a fair chance, but… It’s good—I may have even cried—but the original Toy Story still bests it for me. Still, Sarah McLachlan singing “When She Loved Me”—I’d have to be made of stone not to be moved by that. I think I should watch this one again, probably.

5. Toy Story
Okay, for years I used to wonder what my toys would do while I was at school—or away on vacation—and this movie just brought my imagination to life in the most perfect way. And when I was ten or whatever, it was hilarious. And I still love the aliens in that claw machine at the pizza place. Toy Story was brilliant. Brilliant, I say, and it still holds up for me.

4. Wall-E
Right, so this is the movie about machines I liked better than a movie about living things. You guys. It is so sweet and so funny, and oh my god. I spent the whole movie wanting to grab Mike’s hand, but I didn’t because we’re not in love in that way. So. Sweet. And the animation is mind-blowing. I am definitely going to see this one again in theaters.

3. The Incredibles
Oh my god, this movie. When it was released in theaters, I had very little interest in it, so I didn’t see it until we were in Texas in 2005 when it was on the Pay-Per-View channels, and I think we watched it almost every night, because there was nothing else on, and I never got tired of it. And, yo. I know everyone says this, but I. Love. Edna. Also, Holly Hunter is hot even when you can’t see her.

2. Monsters, Inc.
This was another Pixar movie I didn’t see until long after it was out of theaters, and I don’t know why, because it slayed me. Billy Crystal and Jennifer Tilly are generally intolerable, but they were some of the best things about this movie. It’s just brilliant and all heart-warming, and I love the Abominable Snowman.

1. Finding Nemo
If you know me, and you know my favorite classically animated Disney movie is The Little Mermaid, you shouldn’t be surprised that Finding Nemo is my favorite Pixar film. I love anything that takes place in the ocean. Love it. Plus, Finding Nemo is far and away the funniest of Pixar’s offerings, and it features Ellen Degeneres’s best performance ever, as Dory, the forgetful, golden-hearted fish. As an added bonus, Allison Janney plays a starfish. I don’t think Pixar will ever top this one.

Oh! Plus, the animated short before Wall-E, featuring an adorable bunny rabbit, is probably my favorite short of Pixar’s. I would go see Wall-E again just for that.

So. Anyone wanna weigh in? Am I the only one out there who’s seen all of Pixar’s movies?