Sameer Callahan It really made me laugh, but for some moments I was tearing up because I could relate so much.

Maleeha Vincent It's funny, it's tense, it features two great performances from two actors and the director expertly creates a web of odd tension where you actually don't know what is happening for the majority of the run time.

Matho The biggest problem with this movie is it’s a little better than you think it might be, which somehow makes it worse. As in, it takes itself a bit too seriously, which makes most of the movie feel kind of dull.

Guillelmina The film's masterful storytelling did its job. The message was clear. No need to overdo.

Horst in Translation (filmreviews@web.de) I am a bit surprised that this is one of the highest and most frequently rated Pixar shorts on here, not only because it doesn't have a reference to one of their feature films, but also because I thought there wasn't really that much to it. Sure, the animation is nicely done as always, especially the rabbit, and here and there, there's even some wit to the duel between him and the magician, but all in all it was a rather disappointing 5 minutes sometimes even mounting in pointless over-the-top hubbub, especially towards the end. Still, I'm curious if Doug Sweetland, who did everything here, directing, writing and voicing, will ever get to direct his own feature. He hasn't worked for Pixar in the 5 years since this short, so it may not look too likely.In any case, I don't think this film was quality-wise on par with the Japanese more melancholic entry, to which it lost the Oscar. "Presto" is, in contrast to lots of other Pixar work, only one for younger audiences.

TheLittleSongbird I have always loved Pixar, and Presto- shown before the enchanting WALL-E- is one of my favourites ever from them. Pixar films and shorts always have had amazing animation and Presto is no exception. The colours have so much vibrancy and warmth and the backgrounds are smooth and elegant. The music is suitably rousing and dynamic with what's going on screen. Presto has some great and very funny humour, not through dialogue, but through slapstick and visual gags. In fact, for me Presto is one of the funnier Pixar short films, the slapstick and visual gags are not just funny and there are plenty of them but also very clever. I also love how much heart there is in the simple story and how engaging the characters are, especially the rabbit. Presto has humour and heart, but what makes it so good is also its sweet tone without making it cloyingly sweet. Overall, a superb short film, it really is 5 minutes of sheer joy. 10/10 Bethany Cox

agj8012 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.

Eumenides_0 Presto is a short Pixar movie that preceded Wall-E. When I first saw it I imagined it was just a clever piece of promotion, a teaser whetting peoples' appetite for some yet-unreleased major picture. But no; Doug Sweetland's five-minute short is all we'll ever see about a stage magician having his magic hat trick ruined by hungry rabbit that refuses to work until he's had a carrot.It's a lovely piece of slapstick, a la Buster Keaton and Charlie Chaplin, silent and all. But being animation, it can break the rules of physics and go a little step further than these two, creating a truly magical humorous sequence. truly worth watching.