The Virtues of Wall-E far surpass some of it's story limitations
Added 11/23/2009
I must be in robot heaven (haha, I know, lame joke). With the use of CGI and today's technology, robots can really come to life like never before. Long sine the days of stop motion being used to show the first Terminator in the original movie (like most, the second one is the best to me). Or maybe it's my discovery of robots in the Transformers movies, I can't imagine why. While Terminator 2 and other robot movies still aren't dated at all, CGI can show that robots can do all kinds of things before. So leave it to Pixar to make a visually stunning blend of . Even if it is has (ugh!) love story moments.
First off, as a romance movie, it's passable. For the most part, I HATE (that's in ___________ caps for a __________ reason) romance movies, and all of their terrible, cliched, and hackenyed drawn out bull_______. In my opinion also, kissing and $#% scenes are the ultimate in third person syndrome. Wall-e had some really cringeworthy moments I thought, that made me roll my eyes, but aside from that, I'm going to have to say I didn't really mind the romantic moments as much as I do in other movies (Nicholas Sparks, ). And of course, it's way better than the classic Disney princess movies, with zero magic in their soulless trek of damnation to kill my soul. The robots themselves are all designed beautifully, as you believe that Wall-E is easy to love, EVE is sleek and has the coolest gun ever (seriously, that thing can do some damage), and the assorted robots, from Bern-E, the giant Wall-E's, and everything else, are all very memorable. Maybe the third rate Hal knockoff isn't the greatest in the world, other than that, robots everywhere, and damn cool ones at that.
However, even though there is some romantic moments, it still has plenty of Pixar greatness, as well as great entertainment, a Pixar staple. Morever, Pixar's latest is for kids and adults, like many other Pixar movies before. I'd say that this movie leans more on the adult side more than Up, Finding Nemo, or Toy Story, although there is no question kids will love this picture as well as the adults. Sure, some the humor is lame, but, for the most part, it's lighthearted story really works on many levels. People (even myself) will obviously love seeing a robot with many human qualities, romance lovers will love seeing two robots share love (meh), and some people looking for some message will love seeing the desensitization of the people on board and the effects of environmental problems. All the way being entertaining throughout.
Visually speaking, the world of Wall-E is stunning. When I first saw this in the theaters, I was pretty jaw-dropped at the barren landscape that first showed up. The world is so dry you could probably feel it on your tongue. Like many other Pixar movies, the world comes to life yet again, as that is always something Pixar does so well, is making a world believable and great to live in. MOving on from that, looking at the spaceship, it's design reminds me of the interiors in the 2001 movie, and being a fan of that look greatly, I appreciate it a lot. The spaceship actually looks pretty cool and grand, and the space scenes themselves are distant, massive, and seemingly endless, like space should be. Looking at all of their other movies, it's no wonder they are the masters of showing unique, different worlds . From a world populated by cars, toys, bugs, superheroes, sea animals, and monsters, they once again show that they do it so much better than their competitors (the "worlds" of Over the Hedge, Ice Age, and Madagascar has no imagination. *spits*).
While I was not impressed with Wall-e as I was with Ratatouille and Cars, I feel that Pixar still makes great movies. ANd while this movie is overrated in some senses, definitely not worth to be ranked within distance of Goodfellas, Taxi Driver, Seven Samurai, or Citizen Kane on the IMDB, I must say that Pixar continues to make great movies that really do so well in today's movies that are constantly released. Thank Pixar for making movies that actually stand out amongst most of the computer animated crap that is released this year.
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I Didn't Know We Had A Pool!
Added 11/20/2009
What a wonderful movie. I really didn't know quite what to make of the previews, I mean, very little dialogue to be heard, and the main leads were robots. After seeing the film, I love it. The lack of dialogue is actually a bonus, as you focus on the mannerisms and actions, however small, of the main characters, Wall-e and Eve. Visually the movie is stunning. The vistas of a barren Earth are amazing and desolate. Space is an incredible sight as well, with the best space travel scenes since Star Wars. The story has a superb point to it as well, as the eco-friendly message is very timely and to the point without being preachy. Wall-e's yearning for companionship is palpable, expressed in his repeated attempts to simply hold Eve's hand. Pixar continues to do the near-impossible, hold your attention and make you feel empathy and affection for robots and machinery. There hasn't been this sympathetic and lovable a robot character in a film since R2-D2 in Star Wars. The attention to detail is amazing. Everything is extremely well-thought out and designed. The growth and development of Pixar's art is incredible. They tell the best stories, with the absolute best in animation, on the most consistant basis. No-one can do it better, as their track record will attest. The ending is superb, with enough emotional sentimentality to catch you, without being too overdone. All in all, this is a fine film, one of the best films of the year. It certainly deserved the best animated feature oscar it received, and I think it deserved a best picture nomination as well, as it presented a timely message with enough humour and emotion to get the point across. Get this fine film and be carried away to another point in space with Wall-e.
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Movie for the Whole Family
Added 11/19/2009
I was rather dreading taking my kids to the movies, although I had heard that the movie was "cute". I also heard that there was little to no dialog, so that made my dread even worse. As I watched the movie, I couldn't believe it...Pixar has done it again, and even better than Toy Story. I laughed and cried along with my kids, and we all found something to love about this movie. It might sound corny, but this is a fantastic family movie that everyone will enjoy - and it covered science fiction to romance. I worry about adult themes or suggestive topics, even in children's movies, but I found nothing objectionable here. Even the littlest child will be entertained, and the adults will be as well. Good job, Pixar. We're getting the 3-disk edition for Christmas this year!
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spanish audio
Added 11/15/2009
weird thing the only thing this disc lacks is a 4 pages long spanish audio tack...
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Romantic and Funny
Added 11/14/2009
Sometime I like any film that is not talking and just view their performance. The first part (around 30 minute) of this film just show the daily life of WAll-E and the story begin when he meet Eve. He get through alot of obstacle to meet Eve.
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The Virtues of Wall-E far surpass some of it's story limitations
Added 11/23/2009
I must be in robot heaven (haha, I know, lame joke). With the use of CGI and today's technology, robots can really come to life like never before. Long sine the days of stop motion being used to show the first Terminator in the original movie (like most, the second one is the best to me). Or maybe it's my discovery of robots in the Transformers movies, I can't imagine why. While Terminator 2 and other robot movies still aren't dated at all, CGI can show that robots can do all kinds of things before. So leave it to Pixar to make a visually stunning blend of . Even if it is has (ugh!) love story moments.
First off, as a romance movie, it's passable. For the most part, I HATE (that's in ___________ caps for a __________ reason) romance movies, and all of their terrible, cliched, and hackenyed drawn out bull_______. In my opinion also, kissing and $#% scenes are the ultimate in third person syndrome. Wall-e had some really cringeworthy moments I thought, that made me roll my eyes, but aside from that, I'm going to have to say I didn't really mind the romantic moments as much as I do in other movies (Nicholas Sparks, ). And of course, it's way better than the classic Disney princess movies, with zero magic in their soulless trek of damnation to kill my soul. The robots themselves are all designed beautifully, as you believe that Wall-E is easy to love, EVE is sleek and has the coolest gun ever (seriously, that thing can do some damage), and the assorted robots, from Bern-E, the giant Wall-E's, and everything else, are all very memorable. Maybe the third rate Hal knockoff isn't the greatest in the world, other than that, robots everywhere, and damn cool ones at that.
However, even though there is some romantic moments, it still has plenty of Pixar greatness, as well as great entertainment, a Pixar staple. Morever, Pixar's latest is for kids and adults, like many other Pixar movies before. I'd say that this movie leans more on the adult side more than Up, Finding Nemo, or Toy Story, although there is no question kids will love this picture as well as the adults. Sure, some the humor is lame, but, for the most part, it's lighthearted story really works on many levels. People (even myself) will obviously love seeing a robot with many human qualities, romance lovers will love seeing two robots share love (meh), and some people looking for some message will love seeing the desensitization of the people on board and the effects of environmental problems. All the way being entertaining throughout.
Visually speaking, the world of Wall-E is stunning. When I first saw this in the theaters, I was pretty jaw-dropped at the barren landscape that first showed up. The world is so dry you could probably feel it on your tongue. Like many other Pixar movies, the world comes to life yet again, as that is always something Pixar does so well, is making a world believable and great to live in. MOving on from that, looking at the spaceship, it's design reminds me of the interiors in the 2001 movie, and being a fan of that look greatly, I appreciate it a lot. The spaceship actually looks pretty cool and grand, and the space scenes themselves are distant, massive, and seemingly endless, like space should be. Looking at all of their other movies, it's no wonder they are the masters of showing unique, different worlds . From a world populated by cars, toys, bugs, superheroes, sea animals, and monsters, they once again show that they do it so much better than their competitors (the "worlds" of Over the Hedge, Ice Age, and Madagascar has no imagination. *spits*).
While I was not impressed with Wall-e as I was with Ratatouille and Cars, I feel that Pixar still makes great movies. ANd while this movie is overrated in some senses, definitely not worth to be ranked within distance of Goodfellas, Taxi Driver, Seven Samurai, or Citizen Kane on the IMDB, I must say that Pixar continues to make great movies that really do so well in today's movies that are constantly released. Thank Pixar for making movies that actually stand out amongst most of the computer animated crap that is released this year.
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I Didn't Know We Had A Pool!
Added 11/20/2009
What a wonderful movie. I really didn't know quite what to make of the previews, I mean, very little dialogue to be heard, and the main leads were robots. After seeing the film, I love it. The lack of dialogue is actually a bonus, as you focus on the mannerisms and actions, however small, of the main characters, Wall-e and Eve. Visually the movie is stunning. The vistas of a barren Earth are amazing and desolate. Space is an incredible sight as well, with the best space travel scenes since Star Wars. The story has a superb point to it as well, as the eco-friendly message is very timely and to the point without being preachy. Wall-e's yearning for companionship is palpable, expressed in his repeated attempts to simply hold Eve's hand. Pixar continues to do the near-impossible, hold your attention and make you feel empathy and affection for robots and machinery. There hasn't been this sympathetic and lovable a robot character in a film since R2-D2 in Star Wars. The attention to detail is amazing. Everything is extremely well-thought out and designed. The growth and development of Pixar's art is incredible. They tell the best stories, with the absolute best in animation, on the most consistant basis. No-one can do it better, as their track record will attest. The ending is superb, with enough emotional sentimentality to catch you, without being too overdone. All in all, this is a fine film, one of the best films of the year. It certainly deserved the best animated feature oscar it received, and I think it deserved a best picture nomination as well, as it presented a timely message with enough humour and emotion to get the point across. Get this fine film and be carried away to another point in space with Wall-e.
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Movie for the Whole Family
Added 11/19/2009
I was rather dreading taking my kids to the movies, although I had heard that the movie was "cute". I also heard that there was little to no dialog, so that made my dread even worse. As I watched the movie, I couldn't believe it...Pixar has done it again, and even better than Toy Story. I laughed and cried along with my kids, and we all found something to love about this movie. It might sound corny, but this is a fantastic family movie that everyone will enjoy - and it covered science fiction to romance. I worry about adult themes or suggestive topics, even in children's movies, but I found nothing objectionable here. Even the littlest child will be entertained, and the adults will be as well. Good job, Pixar. We're getting the 3-disk edition for Christmas this year!
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