Wall-E

[flippyshark]

Just got back from a showing. In addition to enjoying the numerous references to my favorite movie (2001), I also couldn't help thinking that Wall-E kind of plays as

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an unofficial but happy semi-sequel to SILENT RUNNING.

Edited to add: Also, PRESTO is my favorite Pixar short in quite a while.

[€uroMeinke]

Originally Posted by flippyshark

Just got back from a showing. In addition to enjoying the numerous references to my favorite movie (2001), I also couldn't help thinking that Wall-E kind of plays as

Spoiler:

an unofficial but happy semi-sequel to SILENT RUNNING.

Edited to add: Also, PRESTO is my favorite Pixar short in quite a while.

Definitely agree -

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and think the cruise line theme borrowed from Silent Running and Star Lost concept of leaving a dieing earth in hope of recollinization

[frodo potter]

The movie was just amazing. First and for most it was probably the most visually stunning piece of animation since Fantasia.

The score was perfect It really captured the feel of the movie without overpowering you the way that some composers try to do especially with epics of this scale.

I can't wait to see it again

[innerSpaceman]

Ok, that was fanfreakingtastic. Loved every second of it. Hahaha, so many references, and - like CP said - such a pleasant skewering of so much of society. Great love story. Fun and excitement, beauty and romance.

Great new ideas for a trash-tower Tomorrowland (and yes, the credits featured far more people in the Theme Park department than the Consumer Products dept.)

Oh, and the art history end credits were terrific, too.

[wendybeth]

Originally Posted by innerSpaceman

I'm the least excited about Wall-E than I have been about any Pixar movie. Not only does the design of the character SCREAM Short Circuit, which turns me off like a mechanical switch ... but I feel betrayed by the trailer which, to my surprise and disgust, gave away the entire movie.

Pixar trailers have been known to be deceptively sub-par. But they have never before, to my witnessing, given away every setpiece and plot point the way modern liveactioner trailers often do. So now I feel as if I've seen Wall-E and the element of surprise will be sorely lacking when I do see it.


And I do intend to. I do not expect it to be bad. It's Pixar. I expect it to be entertaining and enjoyable. But I'm sad it will be significantly less surprising to me than all the prior Pixar films.



B.A.H.

Still agree with this early assessment, iSM?

I'm glad you loved it, and I admit I fell into the same Pixar trap that you did, but for opposite reasons: I was entirely underwhelmed by initial trailers. The last one I saw piqued my interest, in that they fleshed it out plot-wise (instead of just showing a forlorn robot scavenging in the debris of a vanished humanity) and showed a few funny moments. Maybe Pixar realized their trademark underselling might be a bit too effective and decided to ramp it up a bit. Anyway, it's heartening to know that you and others who opinions I value like it so much- we will see it this week!

[innerSpaceman]

I'm glad I loved it ... because I would have loved it a lot more if I hadn't known, for instance, that

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a good part of the movie takes place in outer space.

But if I had just "liked" it, then perhaps the spoilerific trailer would have prevented me from "loving" it.


Anyway, it's all good now. And I just won't be watching any more Pixar trailers.




Oh, and the pre-show cartoon was great also!!!

[swanie]

We took the kiddies and saw it this afternoon, and we loved it.

Presto was fantastic. Wall-e was simply brilliant.

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To my surprise, our 4 year old was far more interested in the early Earth scenes than she was once they got on the ship. She really "got" the simple situational humor, but the more frantic action scenes didn't hold her interest.

Now, our 10 year old said it wasn't the movie she thought it was going to be but she still really liked it. Which brings me to wonder how well it is going to play to average America. I loved this movie for it's originality as well as the endless clever references, but what worries me is the kind of comment I got from a guy behind me in the ticket line. He said he didn't really like it and his daughter (I'm guessing she was 2) was squirley for a good half of the film. When I pressed him for more of an explanation he said, "Well, it is just kind of sad." I'm hoping he's not indicative of the greater population, because this movie is special and I'd hate for it to not have the special consideration it deserves.

[Gemini Cricket]

I loved it!

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I loved everything about this film. As soon as the song started with that song, I knew I would love it.
Loved the mice in the ship's trash dungeon.
The uses of the Hello Dolly songs were brilliant. Interesting that there was not one shot of Babs anywhere...
I liked the plot with the humans. Boy, what a bleak future for Earth and the the people with no bone density...
Pixar continues to impress. I love this film. It's my favorite film this year by far. Interesting that Ratatouille was my favorite last year...
Loved that the crazy misfit robots helped save the day.

[Gemini Cricket]

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[wendybeth]

We could use a Wall-E here. He'd totally fit in.