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They say that the city of New York has about nine rats for every person. Does that include the ones at Wall Street?

Wall Street is pretty much vilified by the rest of the world today, but apparently that doesn't stop them from making themselves look even worse. The New York Times recently published a story about certain Wall Street analysts who claimed Pixar's “Up” was going to be a commercial failure because of its originality.

What a bunch of dumb-asses.

It seems to me that the guys at Wall Street think they're authorities on everything, when the only thing they're really good at is making money at the expense of other people. It also seems to me that they have the 4-second memory span of goldfish – “Wall-E,” also an original story with unconventional plotlines and characters, managed to drop-kick a 'superstar' panda at the Oscars this year.

It's funny because over a year before its intended screening, “Up” had already received rave reviews from all corners of the film industry. The trailers were very much anticipated and appreciated, and the main characters are already well-loved by the moviegoing audience. But the “experts” at Wall Street still think it's going to be a flop for the following reasons:

• Younger boys may not be excited about a 78-year old protagonist

• There's no female lead

• Each Pixar film seems to be less commercially successful than the previous one (I think these experts need to Wiki more.)

I'm more inclined to think that these guys are just trying to exact their revenge on Disney/Pixar, especially for the money (in the billions) they lost when Disney bought Pixar three years ago. But then again, you can't really blame these guys for worrying about the money more than the art – it's the only thing THEY think they are good at, and in these uncertain times, you gotta stick to what you (somewhat) know.

All I ask is that these rats stop their well documented tradition of making jackasses out of themselves.