Wall-E

[flippyshark]

Originally Posted by BDBopper

I'm not interested in paying 20 bucks to buy a DVD that I might only watch once. I'm not complaining (although you wouldn't blame me) - I'm just telling you what reality is for me

Is Netflix an option for you? I find it indispensable. I go to the theater about as often as you do, but I see about three movies a week via Netflix.

By the way, you chose very well your one summer movie, n'est ce pas?

[BDBopper]

Originally Posted by flippyshark

Is Netflix an option for you? I find it indispensable. I go to the theater about as often as you do, but I see about three movies a week via Netflix.

By the way, you chose very well your one summer movie, n'est ce pas?

Thanks! Netflix does sound like a good idea...especially in the (hopefully near) future when I have little more disposable income.

[Kevy Baby]

Just watched. I think Susan and I were the only couple there without kids.

Loved the 2001 Space Odyssey references. Also loved that they used the old Mac startup sound whenever Wall E rebooted.

And the mice. LOVED the mice.

And I am in strong agreement with LSPE: a timeless classic true love story.

[Cadaverous Pallor]

AA Wall-E spotted

[Kevy Baby]

Originally Posted by Cadaverous Pallor

AA Wall-E spotted

COOL!!!

[Pirate Bill]

Originally Posted by Cadaverous Pallor

AA Wall-E spotted

Cool! You can also build your own.

I saw Wall-E on Saturday and loved it. A very touching, whimsical, and beautiful film. My kids loved it too.

Now I want to rent Hello Dolly for my kids to watch.

[Cadaverous Pallor]

I want one that compacts trash. And collects objects.

[Alex]

I'm feeling kind of sad being a bit on the outside on this one.

The better half was transcendent and the other half almost pedestrian. Still very, very good overall but for me it is at best 3rd among the Pixar movies.

[Ghoulish Delight]

Originally Posted by Alex

I'm feeling kind of sad being a bit on the outside on this one.

The better half was transcendent and the other half almost pedestrian. Still very, very good overall but for me it is at best 3rd among the Pixar movies.

I've got at least one foot out the door with you.

Originally Posted by lspooreyeorick

Sure, the environmental message, the "stand up and make a difference" message, the "we're being lulled into complacency" message - they're all there. But as opposed to some who think that the message is too preachy, I actually buy what Stanton was saying about coming up with those secondarily to support the love story.

This was the point I was kinda trying to make earlier. It was like all those movies where you come out saying, "It was good, but man, they just slapped that love story together to move things along and pander a little," in reverse.

I think what's getting me is that I think the "preachy" side of the movie raised some really good questions, but fell flat on the exploration of those questions. It was just kinda shallow, a lot of it was left dangling, and yeah I'd agree with Alex's "pedestrian".

But I'm also aware that that part of the story suffers an unfair penalty in my mind being paired with the spectacular love story. It's still probably enough for me to not call it my favorite Pixar movie (as it once again gets incrementally more difficult to declare that winner), but I do really really love the movie despite those criticisms.

[innerSpaceman]

Much as I love lists, I don't see the need to compare it to other Pixar movies, as if Pixar is a genre. Just like the folks from Pixar will cringe if you call Animation a genre.


This was a science fiction film that happened to be computer animated and happened to be produced by the studio, and some of the creative team, that produced other movies I love.


Yes, I liked some of those more than Wall-E, and some less. But unless Pixar films are the product of one man and his lone art, I see no need to compare Wall-E to Finding Nemo any more than it's appropriate to compare Wall-E to The Love Guru.