Wall-E

[Fox]

Not really sure why there isn't already a thread for this movie.

Went to see it after some of my fellow film school classmates raved that it was "the best movie ever."

It's definitely one of Pixar's best and certainly a great accomplishment on pretty much every level. The characters are cute, and I give Pixar huge credit for making me actually care about a protagonist who has no real dialogue, using only his "facial" expressions and actions to build up the character.

It's not your usual child-fare, with fart jokes and over the top silly characters. It's definitely got the adults in mind with some more subtle humor reminiscent of older Dinsey films. They use older, classic music, which just gives the entire movie a different feel from what Hollywood usually spits out at us.

It's incredibly detailed and beautiful to look at. There isn't a single frame that's not phenomenal graphically.

The story is the only place where I have my hang ups. I love that they have assaulted consumerism and I loved the way they played both sides of the fence on the subject of the goods and bads of technology. My problem with the 2 hour movie is that there just isn't enough depth in the story to make me want to go back and watch it a second time.

Still, a very nice movie and one that has its touching, funny and powerful moments, with a few seconds of brilliance scattered throughout.

7/10.

[FakeLaser]

I liked it

[Shaggy]

I thought it was a good childrens movie....

I would never watch it again...I didnt find it as interesting.

[Triple A]

Everyone is saying it is incredible. Gonna see it tomorrow prolly

[FakeLaser]

I can't see kids liking it that much. The whole movie is wayyyyyyyy over their heads. Also, the first 45 minutes has basically no dialogue. Way too deep for kids.

[Blitz]

It is really really super sweet and melancholy. Damned good film.

[Jeritron]

It's damn good. Def was for an older audience mainly. unlike some of the others which gear to kids and wink at adults/parents. I think this one was more geared at adults masquerading as a kids film.
In any event it was great and one of the best Pixar movies I've seen in years/period.

The one I really want is Toy Story 3 though in 2 years. Should be great. Hanks and Allen and everyone else are returning and Lasseteer is directing again, same crew. The cool thing about this one too is that the guy who wrote the screenplay for Little Miss Sunshine wrote it.

[PorkSoda]

Looks like a kids movie, but thats the thing. Kids movies are awesome cause theyre hilarious.

The trailer of this was seemed funny cause Wall-E put a bra on his face.

Blah blah blah, I'll probably end up seeing this.

[Triple A]

I can't see kids liking it that much. The whole movie is wayyyyyyyy over their heads. Also, the first 45 minutes has basically no dialogue. Way too deep for kids.
Saw it tonight. I don't think this is true. It was really kid friendly I thought. Had the basic kids movie formula. Of course it had a lot of subtle stuff only adults would get, like the underlying message or whatever, but I def see kids liking it a lot too. It was very "cute".

[FourFifty]

It was worth going out of my way for over an hour drive, and going to work the next day on only a few moments of sleep, just for the cartoon Pixar showed before the flick.

[Requiem]

Incredible movie. Nothing not to like about it.

[Triple A]

http://thinkprogress.org/2008/07/01/right-wing-hates-wall-e/

Right-Wing Apoplectic Over Pixar’s WALL-E: ‘Malthusian Fear Mongering,’ ‘Fascistic Elements’ (http://thinkprogress.org/2008/07/01/right-wing-hates-wall-e/)»
http://thinkprogress.org/wp-content/uploads/2008/06/wall-e.jpgThis weekend, Pixar’s latest film “WALL-E” debuted at No. 1 (http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/25440946/), earning $65 million at the box office. The film has been hailed (http://movies.nytimes.com/2008/06/27/movies/27wall.html) by (http://www.slate.com/id/2194322/) critics (http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/the_big_picture/2008/06/pixar-defies-gr.html), scoring a whopping 97 percent “Fresh” rating (http://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/wall_e/) on RottenTomatoes.
The film portrays a lonely robot’s quest for love, as he is left to clean up a trashed earth. Meanwhile, the over-indulged humans wait it out aboard gigantic spaceships run by a monolithic corporation-turned-government that “resemble spas for the fat and lazy (http://rogerebert.suntimes.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20080626/REVIEWS/963071290).”
Somehow, this touching love story has outraged the radical right (http://opinionator.blogs.nytimes.com/2008/06/30/another-brick-in-the-wall-e/):
Shannen Coffin (http://corner.nationalreview.com/post/?q=ODBmN2FmNjIwNmUxMDBkZDc5MjUxYWIwYjBjODExNzQ=): From the first moment of the film, my kids were bombarded with leftist propaganda about the evils of mankind. It’s a shame, too, because the robot had promise. The story was just awful, however.
Greg Pollowitz (http://planetgore.nationalreview.com/post/?q=OTYxNmIxZjNiYzRhZDYyYWVhODI1YzVmMGQ0ODViMGQ=): It was like a 90-minute lecture on the dangers of over consumption, big corporations, and the destruction of the environment. … Much to Disney’s chagrin, I will do my part to avoid future environmental armageddon by boycotting any and all WALL-E merchandise and I hope others join my crusade.
Glenn Beck (http://www.glennbeck.com/content/articles/article/198/11941/): I can’t wait to teach my kids how we’ve destroyed the Earth. … Pixar is teaching. I can’t wait. You know if your kid has ever come home and said, “Dad, how come we use so much styrofoam,” oh, this is the movie for you.
Dirty Harry (http://dirtyharrysplace.com/?p=2127): Have we lost Pixar? Have we lost the wonderful studio who brought us The Incredibles and Ratatouille to Bush Derangement Syndrome? Here you have a winning streak going back ten-years, enormous amounts of public goodwill, equal amounts of credibility as serious storytellers, and they stop things cold, yanking you out of the story with the liberal nonsense. Quite a disappointment.
Jonah Goldberg (http://corner.nationalreview.com/post/?q=M2E2NjdhYjJiYTI4ZTBlM2IzZDFlMjZkNjg3N2Y3N2Q=): I agree with the charges of hypocrisy. I agree that the Malthusian fear mongering was annoying
Goldberg posted a lengthy letter from a reader decrying the film’s “fascistic elements,” which apparently include the movie’s discussion of the environment, a character “getting in touch with her emotional, passionate inner self,” and the use of the color red (http://liberalfascism.nationalreview.com/post/?q=NDQ2NTBiMzhhYjM2MjJmYTM4ODA5NTIwYThlMmM1YWQ=).
Now we can add a critically-acclaimed and universally-beloved cartoon character to Goldberg’s enormous list of evidence of “liberal facism,” which already includes vegetarianism (ttp://www.sadlyno.com/archives/8263.html), love of animals (http://www.alternet.org/story/72960/?page=1), and Captain Planet (http://transcripts.cnn.com/TRANSCRIPTS/0802/22/gb.01.html).

[Requiem]

LOL wow.

[Dave Youell]

I have a 4 year old, I can go to the cinema and watch all of these CGI films and not feel wierd, hurrah.

BTW Kung Fu Panda was suprisingly good

[Requiem]

^Funny thing is that when I went and saw it, I don't recall seeing a single child in the theater. It wasn't packed, but there was a decent crowd.