Stars: 5 out of 5
Pros: Great ornament for Pixar fans
Cons: Nothing, really
The Bottom Line:
This
ornament is
Animation history
For your Christmas tree
It All Started with This Lamp
Walt Disney is famous for say, "It all started with a
mouse." Well, for Pixar, you might
say "It all started with a lamp" since their first computer animated
short was Luxo Jr., a film about a lamp playing with a ball. Much like Mickey, that lamp has become a
corporate symbol for Pixar. And now
Hallmark has commemorated it with the limited edition ornament A Bright Beginning.
Just like the short was simple, this ornament is fairly
simple. It consists of a small desk lamp
and a ball. The lamp is one of these
desk lamps that you can bend all around into the perfect spot for whatever you
need. The ball is mostly yellow with a
red star on two "sides" and a blue stripe down the middle.
As cool as it would be, the light bulb in the lamp doesn't
light up. However, it does have
pearlescent paint on it, so it does reflect the light a little bit.
Let's review. The
lamp is sitting on the ball. The ball is
round. I bet you can't guess how well
this one stands up on its own. That's
right, it doesn't. You can lay it down
so that it won't roll away before you put it on your Christmas tree, but this
isn't one you'll be able to display any way than on your tree.
The good news is when you slip a hook through the ring on
the back of the lamp, it hangs straight.
It would look nicer if the top of the lamp weren't facing down toward
the ball as much, but that's a minor complaint.
I'm not sure if this was intended as a compliment to the
Disney/Pixar legends series that Hallmark started this year, but it certainly
works that way. Either way, I'm enough
of a Pixar fanatic that I am thrilled to be able to get it. It captures an iconic image that launch a
great company. In fact, I'm surprised
that this limited edition ornament didn't sell out faster considering how many
fans Pixar has. Maybe I am geekier than
I realized. Either way, snatch this one
up quickly because it does appear to be going from the stores in my area.
Original Price: $12.95
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