Diane and I loved Inside Out (2015), an animated film about a young girl, Riley (now voiced by Kensington Tallman), as she struggles to adjust to a family move from Minnesota to San Francisco. Pixar shows Riley’s emotions with characters: the voices of Joy (Amy Poehler), Sadness (Phyllis Smith), Anger (Lewis Black), Disgust (Liza Lapira) and Fear (Tony Hale). One of the noticeable changes from Inside Out and Inside Out 2 is the replacement of Bill Hader and Mindy Kaling, the original voices of Fear and Disgust, for other actors.
Where Inside Out mainly took place in Riley internal world, Inside Out 2 presents a mix of internal world and real world where Riley experiences a stressful time during a three-day hockey skills summer camp she attends with her two best friends, Grace (Grace Lu) and Bree (Sumayyah Nuriddin-Green).
The cruz of Inside Out 2 is the conflict between the old emotions and the new emotions that join and temporarily overthrow them: Anxiety (Maya Hawke), Envy (Ayo Edebiri), Embarrassment (Paul Walter Hauser), and Ennui (Adèle Exarchopoulos).
While Diane and I were struck down by Covid-19, Inside Out 2 earned over $1 billion at the worldwide box office faster than any other animated film. While we liked Inside Out better than Inside Out 2, the movie was a good Summer Movie. GRADE: B+
I agree with you – loved INSIDE OUT. I do want to see this one too. Who could argue with the perfect casting of Lewis Black as Anger?
Jeff, Lewis Black is the best voiced character in these movies in my opinion.
Alice saw 2 in a theater with another friend, and was moved to pick up the DVD of the first film, since neither of us had seen it.
Todd, we enjoyed both movies. INSIDE OUT 2 really rode the money train to a billion fast!
As a child and adolescent psychiatrist, she had a mild professional interest in the productions as well. (Works with adults as well, beyond the parents of her younger clients.)
Todd, I have a nephew who is a psychiatrist who specializes in treating troubled teens.
I took an 88 year old friend to the movie with me. She does not see many movies. When the movie was over, she asked, “Does the real movie start now?” She wasn’t joking. She remembered a time when cartoons ran before the feature film. It was okay but the number of emotions seemed excessive.
Patti, Diane and I felt that more emotions produced less entertainment. INSIDE OUT 2 is good, but not great.
Couldn’t stand the first Inside Out.
I’ll definitely pass on this one.