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To be honest DreamWorks had been stuck in the sequel mud for some time before it's aqcuisition.

IMO, Dreamworks always seemed like Burger King to Pixar's McDonalds. They made some good films, but they always seemed a little more "gimmicky" (not quite the word I'm looking for, but it'll have to do) compared to Pixar's best films.

Pixar have made 18 films. Dreamworks Animation have made about 35 films, over roughly the same time.

I like most of the films from both of them. There's a lot of just terrible content for children, and these companies generally avoid that.

Of Pixar's 18 films Cars 2, Cars 3, Finding Dory, Monsters University, Toy Story 2, and Toy Story 3 are sequels. (6 sequels out of 18 films.)

The 2000s were definitely Pixar's golden age. They made great films before then (e.g. Toy Story), and they've made great films since then (e.g. Inside Out), but the 2000s were an incredible run of very original stories executed impeccably.

Interestingly, of the Toy Story series, Toy Story 3[1] is considered by many to be the best of them (and one of the best Pixar movies overall as well). Sequels can be done well, even if they often aren't.

1: Just thinking about the ending now is making me tear up a little. I think the older you are, the more aspects of your life it will likely relate to.

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