Presto

Presto

Presto

Moviecut—Presto

Included on the WALL-E (2008) DVD is another Oscar contender, albeit in the Animated Short category. Actually, it proved surprisingly even more satisfying than the occasionally maudlin main feature: 5 near-perfect minutes of non-stop hilarity involving an egocentric magician and his come-uppance during a stage performance by the proverbial rabbit-in-the-hat (when it is denied food). Highly inventive – especially funny is the struggle with the ladder, which recoils into the conjuror's groin – and (necessarily) fast-paced, it does that rare thing nowadays by genuinely evoking memories of the classic Looney Tunes cartoons from Warner Bros. While I have not watched the eventual Oscar winner in its category, I would say that PRESTO was equally deserving of the coveted statuette as WALL-E itself.

This short is simply perfect in my opinion. It is cute, amusing, and very well animated, having great CGI and a very appealing design of characters. Even when the plot from this short isn't something incredibly "complex" or "deep", that doesn't made this any less enjoyable. In fact, I think that the light-hearted tone from "Presto" balances very well the seriousness of "WALL•E", being something quite charming and delightful from beginning to end. "Presto" has all elements of a perfect crowd pleaser. It could be easily compared with the Disney's Silly Symphonies shorts, or seen at least as a modern equivalent for those classic animations. 10/10

Presto (2008) *** (out of 4) Animated short from Pixar, which was originally shown in front of Wall-E. A magician who specializes in pulling a rabbit from his hat forgets to feed that same rabbit. That night at the show the rabbit protests and refuses to be pulled, which leads to trouble. This film runs a short five-minutes and while it's not as attractive as the main feature it's still a nice little gem. There's some very funny stuff here as the magician has to do battle with his partner including a very good sequence where the rabbit keeps pulling tricks of his own. The animation is quite nice and the story work fine as well.

I usually do not care for Pixar cartoons, but I found this one somewhat enjoyable. Its obviously a homage of sorts to the Looney Tunes cartoons from Warner Brothers. Though it doesn't quite capture the sophistication of those cartoons, it wasn't that bad. Basically, a rabbit gets his revenge on a magician because the magician didn't give him a carrot. There are a couple of humorous gags and then its done. This cartoon was sort of funny, but I just thought it was kind of stupid. Looney Tunes cartoons are much more well-written than these short Pixar cartoons will ever be.

After watching the teasers and trailers of the upcoming movies the lights went out and i thought at last...but it wasn't the movie that i was waiting what started(wall*e)but this short animated film called presto.... and must say,its great just great,from the start to the end you cant stop laughing ,the characters are a magician and a bunny and they are perfect together. Even without any dialog at all it manages to keep the most serious ones at least with a smile in their faces at every moment,each different scene comes with a new situation between the two main characters and every situation is funnier than the last one.... Concerning the cg quality...well...its pixar what we are talking about so its flawless,well maybe a little less good than the films they have......nah.....its as great as every pixar creation.......so for the lucky ones that come across to this great short of the pixar studios be prepared to at least five minutes of non stopping laugh and even cry because this short can make that possible.

This is a wonderful homage/recreation of the kinds of shorts kids used to go ape over back in the 1940s. It starts off with the opening titles, which are a direct reference to those shorts of old (not like the usual PIXAR shorts). Then it thrusts into the situation with total glee: a magician is having trouble with his rabbit for a very simple reason- the rabbit wants its carrot NOW, and won't get it. Then a series of totally over the top gags occur, making the usual rabbit-out-of-the-hat trick seem like kid's stuff in comparison. While it's ingenious and clever and all that and a bag of carrots, it's also a good mini-homage to the spirit of Looney Tunes shorts. There isn't too much missing except to replace Bugs in place of the cute white rabbit. Its sweetness is quintessential Disney stuff though, and its a great little addition at the start of WALL*E. Don't miss it!