I don't think I ever said "If it's not Pixar it's crap." What I said was that, in my opinion, "Pixar seems to be the only company making CGI movies of true quality--well-written and well-executed." This is completely my opinion, but I still think it. I did not like Shrek, I only liked Shrek 2 because the references to pop culture made me laugh, but I don't think it has lasting value and one viewing was enough. I thought Ice Age was only passably funny--no repeated viewings please. All previews of Shark Tale and Robots drove out ANY desire to see the movies--and what I heard from other people confirmed this, so I never saw them. So, again, I don't mind being accused that this is my opinion--it is. I don't care if other people or statistics back me up or not--I think Pixar movies are the most appealing visually, as in that the computer graphics move the most gracefully (ie in the most realistic manner), and the backgrounds are the most convincing. Shark Tale looked so bland compared to Nemo. And I am also talking about the graphic design--I think the animation scheme/consistency in The Incredibles is fabulous art. But that is not the biggest reason I like Pixar movies. Even more important than the beautiful art is that they have great characters and unique stories. And they are funny without having the humor be the sole driving force behind the movie. AND they don't rely SOLELY on big names to provide their voices (which is always a red flag for me--"Come see the movie because it has X famous star's voice"--as if that is what makes me want to see an animated film. Riiiight. If you have to bulk up your poor story with big names, I'm not interested.)
Now, there have been times when big name actors/actresses have been a perfect fit for the role in animated films--Robin Williams as Genie in Aladdin, Eddie Murphy as MooShu in Mulan, Ellen Degeneris as Dory in Nemo. But when I saw the lineup for Robots, I thought to myself "Now, that movie has to suck. Why else would they need so many famous stars to bolster it?" Perhaps this is skewed thinking. But it's mine.
So I still maintain that I am not excited about Ice Age 2. Being a sequel is one strike against it, being a sequel of a movie I didn't like that much is another, so that's two strikes against it already. I actually am also NOT excited about Chicken Little--the previews have given me doubts. I will probably see it in theaters, though--after I have heard from others what they think.
I also think Cars, which is, I believe, the next Pixar movie, looks silly. The previews have been very uninformative, and if they don't give more indication of a story besides "cars race fast" sometime soon then I probably won't be seeing it. I'm not going to start going to movies just because they are Pixar's--Pixar still has to deliver.