Wall-E - Page 20

innerSpaceman · 07-04-2008, 11:25 AM

I think Cars is sweet. I watched it once after I saw it in theaters, and enjoyed it. But it's a measure of how fantastic most Pixar films are that "enjoyable," "sweet," even "thoroughly entertaining" just do not bring a film into the pantheon of greatness that the great majority of Pixars achieve.

CoasterMatt · 07-04-2008, 11:19 PM

The biggest thing against Car for me is that I absolutely hate Owen Wilson's voice - possibly the only voice that makes me cringe more is Rachael Ray - if I don't mute her in less than 20 seconds, I start screaming obscenities in languages that I don't even know.

Morrigoon · 07-04-2008, 11:31 PM

Yummo.

BDBopper · 07-07-2008, 08:18 AM

I am very happy that I had the chance to go see Wall-E. So awesome and visually stunning! Presto was so funny and charming! The music was great. I never knew that I would enjoy a movie with so litle dialogue. I feel terrible for people who are completely blind and will not be able to get much of anything out of this movie.

Believe it or not - this is only the third movie I've been to this year. It's not for a lack of wanting to go. It's very rare that I can get a ride to go to amovie I want to go see. Unfortunately that means if I miss a movie that I have some interest in seeing it might be a few years before I see it on TV. 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

Anyways, If you haven't seen Wall-E, you should go see it! It's an all-around great movie! I enjoyed every moment of it. I'd love to see it again...I am sure there are things I visually missed that Y'all were able to notice.

flippyshark · 07-07-2008, 09:04 AM

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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 · 07-07-2008, 10:10 AM

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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.

NirvanaMan · 07-07-2008, 11:19 AM

Saw the flick this weekend and enjoyed it very much. I never have been one to over-analyze entertainment and I certainly will not start now.

It was fun, it was beautiful and it was surprising. Surprising in that I felt an emotional tug of the heart strings, over robot love. Who woulda thunk?

I did find a good bit of irony in the fact that a large corporation produced something railing against the evils of large corporations. But I shouldn't be surprised by that lack of self-awareness at this point and it didn't really detract from my enjoyment of the film. I did roll my eyes a bit at the beginning with the humans destroy the earth storyline. The beauty of the animation and the robot love got me past it quickly however. Though it could have been done better, they needed some reason for their existence and as ridiculous, preachy, and over-the-top as the notion is, I suppose it is no more ridiculous than talking fish and cars.

The only thing that really did seem to bother me was the Zippo that worked 700 years later. The fluid in mine fully evaporates about 22 seconds after I fill them. What a load of crap!

The 2001 references were perhaps a tad too blatant, but fun. The Mac startup sound for Wall-E was cute, though I was again reminded of the giant corporation attacking giant corporations thing. Heh.

I did enjoy a couple stabs of a smaller nature of people ignoring the world around them to spend all their time in the depths of the internet. Hmm.

flippyshark · 07-07-2008, 11:26 AM

I suspect the creative folks at Pixar see themselves as "in the corporation , but not OF it." I know that's how a lot of WDI folks would like to think of themselves. (We're creating something worthwhile, even if we have to keep making deals with the devil to do it.)

Disneyphile · 07-07-2008, 11:46 AM

Ever since seeing this, I now feel some kind of sympathy towards our Roomba. It is just wrong.

BDBopper · 07-07-2008, 12:52 PM

Okay I can see it now...a Wall-E Roomba! that would kick butt!

07-04-2008, 11:25 AM	#191
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07-07-2008, 08:18 AM	#194
BDBopper Not Taking Any Crap! Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Cleaning Up America, One Step At A Time! Posts: 1,694	I am very happy that I had the chance to go see Wall-E. So awesome and visually stunning! Presto was so funny and charming! The music was great. I never knew that I would enjoy a movie with so litle dialogue. I feel terrible for people who are completely blind and will not be able to get much of anything out of this movie. Believe it or not - this is only the third movie I've been to this year. It's not for a lack of wanting to go. It's very rare that I can get a ride to go to amovie I want to go see. Unfortunately that means if I miss a movie that I have some interest in seeing it might be a few years before I see it on TV. 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 Anyways, If you haven't seen Wall-E, you should go see it! It's an all-around great movie! I enjoyed every moment of it. I'd love to see it again...I am sure there are things I visually missed that Y'all were able to notice.
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07-07-2008, 11:19 AM	#197
NirvanaMan Making Change Happen Join Date: Jan 2005 Posts: 990	Saw the flick this weekend and enjoyed it very much. I never have been one to over-analyze entertainment and I certainly will not start now. It was fun, it was beautiful and it was surprising. Surprising in that I felt an emotional tug of the heart strings, over robot love. Who woulda thunk? I did find a good bit of irony in the fact that a large corporation produced something railing against the evils of large corporations. But I shouldn't be surprised by that lack of self-awareness at this point and it didn't really detract from my enjoyment of the film. I did roll my eyes a bit at the beginning with the humans destroy the earth storyline. The beauty of the animation and the robot love got me past it quickly however. Though it could have been done better, they needed some reason for their existence and as ridiculous, preachy, and over-the-top as the notion is, I suppose it is no more ridiculous than talking fish and cars. The only thing that really did seem to bother me was the Zippo that worked 700 years later. The fluid in mine fully evaporates about 22 seconds after I fill them. What a load of crap! The 2001 references were perhaps a tad too blatant, but fun. The Mac startup sound for Wall-E was cute, though I was again reminded of the giant corporation attacking giant corporations thing. Heh. I did enjoy a couple stabs of a smaller nature of people ignoring the world around them to spend all their time in the depths of the internet. Hmm.
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07-07-2008, 11:26 AM	#198
flippyshark Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Orlando, FL Posts: 2,852	I suspect the creative folks at Pixar see themselves as "in the corporation , but not OF it." I know that's how a lot of WDI folks would like to think of themselves. (We're creating something worthwhile, even if we have to keep making deals with the devil to do it.)
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07-07-2008, 11:46 AM	#199
Disneyphile SQUIRREL! Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: On the curbside. Posts: 5,098	Ever since seeing this, I now feel some kind of sympathy towards our Roomba. It is just wrong.
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07-07-2008, 12:52 PM	#200
BDBopper Not Taking Any Crap! Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Cleaning Up America, One Step At A Time! Posts: 1,694	Okay I can see it now...a Wall-E Roomba! that would kick butt!
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