"I Want" Moments

I read this interesting article posted on Animated News. In it Andrew Stanton outlines five "don'ts" of Pixar animation:

1) No Songs
2) No "I Want" Moment
3) No Happy Village
4) No Love Story
5) No Villain

No villain? Hopper? Stinky Pete? Hmmm.... But seriously folks, IMHO, Pixar is turning out the best consistent CG animation at the moment. I initially liked Shrek over Monster's Inc. for pure entertainment value. But I'd watch Monster's Inc. again. I hate to see what Disney is going to do with their non-Pixar Toy Story sequels. Yes, sequels! Ecch!

Here's another interesting article on the state of CG animation from the NYT.