[Lepitot]

Everyone needs to go see this film NOW.

I just saw it, and it is absolutely beautiful. The relationship between Wall-E and Eve is so adorable and touching. I seriously almost cried like five times.

As with all Pixar films, it was rendered beautifully. The animation is stunning, the colors and lighting were fabulous. Such a stunning work of art.

GO SEE IT!

(And post reviews!)

[Mungojerrie_rt]

I've seen a trailer for it. I don't get how it could be dragged out to a full movie, with no dialogue and all. How long is it?

[Lepitot]

It's 1 hour and 55 minutes. But, believe me, there is plenty of story.

And, it's Pixar. They could take talking meatballs and turn it into a 2 hour movie that has a 90 percent freshness rating and rave reviews and makes over 250 million.

It has a lot of messages in it...

And, there isn't a ton of dialogue, but there's a decent amount. That's the beauty of a well-made animated film, the story moves fluidly without dialogue...the actions express all the emotion you need to know.

[shakalakababy]

I adore this movie. One of pixars best. it was just beautiful. and i loved how all the humans were really fat

[mizzie]

I'm seeing this tomorrow with my brother and his girlfriend, who is a scientist-to-be and is SO excited.

It looks really adorable, but I'm not going to lie...I want to be lame and see Get Smart instead!

[shakalakababy]

oh and can i just say i love all the random hello dolly clips in the movie. totally caught me by suprise but it worked really well

[LittleGavroche]

The trailers do not do the film justice. I think the trailers are really Disney trying to market the film to children. It's not a children's film. At all. It's a beautiful satire that just happens to be animated.

Really, I love the movie. And this board should like the "Hello, Dolly!" references.

Oh, and stay for the credits. They are a little tag to the story.

[mizzie]

Hello, Dolly! references!?!?!?!?

I'M SO IN.

[Dax]

I swear they can get more emotion out of a pair of computer-animated robots and a handful of sounds than most can get out of real actors.

[spoiler]








When Wall-E was getting crushed by the analyzer and Eve was trying to lift it, begging, "Please, please" was heartwrenching.

And then there was the end credits; as they chronicle human re-habitation with cave paintings up through contemporary art was very clever. Low-tech art for the height of human technology which increases in style as humans progress taking back the land though less industrialization.

[/spoiler]

[Nudelkopf]

Probably won't come to my tiny town for another 6months. No, really.

[Mungojerrie_rt]

It's opening here very soon. But then, I do live in the third biggest city in the country.

Get Smart is hillarious.

[Lepitot]

get Smart was funny, but it left a lot to be desired.

Wall-E is, from both a critic and viewer standpoint (those who have seen the film) one of the best films of 2008.

I won't care if you don't like it once you see it. But, give it a chance man lol.

[Salome]

It looks wonderful! I'm seeinmg it this weekend.

oh..and Mizzie dont be embarassed about wanting to see Get Smart. Its very fun. and Steve Carrell and Alan Arkin are great. the only problem with it is that Mel Brooks and Buck Henry disnt write the screenplay.

[pish123c]

"Wall-E" is a great film. Adorable and still manages to have a message that is relevant today. It kind of depressed me, but all of the cute robot love compensated for that.

[Lepitot]

[Set_Buildin_Dad]

[Mungojerrie_rt]

[Salome]

I agree with that statement. but i still think the film could have benefitted by Mel Brooks and Buck Henry. I find it odd they werent asked.

[Mungojerrie_rt]

They were "Consultants" whatever that means.

[Salome]

It means that considering they created the characters and show they were asked for advice.

[Mungojerrie_rt]

It doesn't mean they were listened to. I was still very funny though.

[Salome]

It was very funny and I thinmk it wasw a good homage. but it would have been better with some Brooks/Henry humor.

[BroadwayObssessed]

[pish123c]

[Pannic]

I loved it. Probably Pixar's best movie to date.

[candymancan]

This movie was so ridiculously good! And the funny thing was I didn't realize there was a tiny pit of Dialogue. It wasn't till after the movie that my friends mentioned it that I realized there wasn't much.

It was so funny and good! I loved every moment of it! Oh and if you need a movie to go on a date to see this.

I loved all the Hello, Dolly! stuff. It made me so happy! The end credits were genius as well. My other friend who wants to become an Art History major loved it and so did I. I loved how it was the art styles through the ages.

[pish123c]

[Bianca.]

this movie was AMAZING.

first of all, it was SO FREAKING ADORABLE,

but moreso, the political allusions and satire were so well done.

I loved this film.


So much.

just incredible. I can't even put it into words.



Get Smart was funny.. and Anne Hathaway is HOT... but really... it was just another typical movie.


Wall-e was phenomenal.

[Vice]

Mmmm... I've wanted to see this for FOREVER. I love the newer Pixar movies (i.e. newer than Monster's Inc.) and I know that Ratatouille(sp?) made me feel fuzzy on the inside.
(Also any company that does kickass Miyazaki dubs, AND gets them into american theaters... Is AWESOME.)

I'm just so amazed that Pixar can make robots aborable.
...
But I mean it's Pixar. Which rocks.

[LittleGavroche]

[BroadwayObssessed]

[LittleGavroche]

I don't have a problem with A Bug's Life. Technically, the film is beautiful, and I love the quirky characters. I can see why some might not like it. But in my opinion, it is better than most of the films that come out of Hollywood these days.

[candymancan]

[mizzie]

SO. CUTE.

I mean, it was just completely adorable in every way.

The animation was just perfection, and I loved how it meshed both real and animated film together, showing the development of humans. The movie really had a point, but it wasn't preaching to the little kids.

Unfortunately, I did have some trouble concentrating, as my OCD has been especially bad lately and I can't stop fidgeting.

Still, it was just the SWEETEST film. It was so creative! And who else loved the animated short before it started (with the magician)? So funny. The whole thing was hilarious.

Who else cried at the (almost) ending?

The hand holding stuff was beautiful. When I looked over to my brother and girlfriend they were starting to hold hands to follow suit with the characters. Made the experience especially sweet for me.

Plus, all the Hello, Dolly! stuff was hilarious to me. And my family (who I saw it with). I wasn't expecting so much of it, though! And the art at the end was brilliant - who else got super excited when they saw the George Seurat-esque painting of the boy fishing? It made me happy.

"Put on your Sunday clothes..."

[Lepitot]

I almost cried at the ending. I would have if I hadn't been stopping myself.

Pixar really hasn't made a bad film, especially when you compare it to other company movies.

The worst movie they came out with was Cars, and it still has an 85 percent fresh rating on RottenTomatoes. And, one critic summed it up perfectly, by saying something along the lines of, "Not quite a up to previous Pixar standards, but compared to other animated films by other companies, it's a hit!"

My favorites go:

1) Wall-E (or Incredibles, can't decide)
2) ^whichever doesn't take Number 1
3) Monsters, Inc.

[sopranoopianoo]

I took my little brother and sister to see it today!!

They LOVED it, and so did I. I was so excited about the hello dolly parts... and i'll admit I got teary-eyed several times.

This movie made me realize at how far we have come with technology... every little detail of this movie is incredible... so realistic. I loved the messages that were portrayed in the film as well.

And my little brother & sister got free Wall-E watches when we bought tickets... they loved that!

[kozafluitmusique]

I really want to see it, and will see it soon. Glad it's gotten positive remarks!

[opheliarose]

I can't get past the resemblance to Number 5.

Yeah, I'm that old.

[BroadwayObssessed]

[Set_Buildin_Dad]

[Anno_Domini]

lol I love how AUTO (the auto-pilot/villain) was actually voiced by a computer. Macbook is quite the actor

[LittleGavroche]

[Lepitot]

I watched an hour of Wall-E today before work and just marvelled at the animation.

SO incredible.

The reflections in Eve's body are incredible. When Wall-E first takes her into his little space, the reflections of all the the objects, lights were phenomenal.

And, everything Wall-E does is animated so well.

And his voice, is so adorable/ heart breaking. Everytime he says, "eva?" my heart melts lol.

[Theaterfan101]

just saw and loved this movie. spoilersI swear I was holding tears in starting when wall-e got crushed, then couldn't remember eve when she reformed him. The end credits as well excellent, so smart. end spoilers
What wasn't fun was having to explain the whole movie in detail to my parents the car ride home. Neither one of them understood anything in the movie. Not a single thing.

[kakoforever]

Neither did mine! They couldn't get over that they were robots.

[Nudelkopf]

I don't enjoy Pixar movies

They're the type of films that a lot of people can watch over and over again, but if I ever saw a movie twice I'd scream. (Except for The Prestige, I actually want to see that again - will be the first movie I think I've ever watched twice)

[jcstar]

[Theaterfan101]

Who is number 5?

[BroadwayObssessed]

[LittleGavroche]

[Dax]

Johnny 5

[sopranodespair]

I just saw Wall-E with my sister and grandparents. It was so cute! The romance was just so sweet, and Wall-E's clumsiness and character in general was adorable. I love the Hello Dolly clips. I love pretty much every Pixar movie. The only ones I don't like are Cars and A Bugs Life.

[Annie]

Just got home from seeing it.

Absolutely incredible. INCREDIBLE.

I'm a total sucker all the time, so it's no surprise that I cried like a baby all the way through.
Loneliness in movies, and punches of terrifying, conceivable reality in off-the-wall concepts get me the most - which pretty much comprised Wall-E completely!

My first waterfall was at the very beginning when he closed up and went to sleep on his shelf next to the little cricket guy, and stuck his hand out to push off the floor to make the shelf rock them to sleep. I burst into tears.

I'm lame.



But anyway, the movie was just LOVELY. Absolutely amazing film. Everyone should see it.

[kakoforever]

I actually love the soundtrack. It's one of those things that you don't really appreciate until you listen on its own. "Define Dancing" is my favorite. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ellu5xXNmYs

[fjays]

aww! i can't wait to see it!
but it doesnt come out in aus till late september

sounds amazing though!

[Eponine_Thénardier_08]

So at first I was not wanting to see this
( I thought it was going to be some cheesy thing )
But now that I have read so many good reviews and one of my friends said that it was good I really want too see this.

Also Hello Dolly clips?...............COUNT ME IN!

[Salome]

[kozafluitmusique]

I thought the film was so cute! i need to see it again, though.

I loved "Presto" as well.

[Theaterfan101]

I just came back from seeing round two. This time with the majority of my summer program. We all loved it, even the ones you would think would hate it or not admit their like. Any way I noticed so many more things from seeing it again.


Also trailers (assuming they are mostly the same at every theater because I got the same rounds in two diffrent time zones)

Beverly Hills Chihuahua ..... how does that movie get made?

[Annie]

the credits song, "Down to Earth".....beautiful.

I can't wait to see it again, and bring my mom!

[DontDoSadnessxx]

saw it again tonight.
soooo good =]

[jarrod001]

I saw it today and it was incredible!
I got scared because what if that's what we become?
Fat and lazy in our chairs and we have everything done for us.
I LOVED the fatty pile up when the ship tipped over.

[gdawg22]

this was seriously one of the best movies that i have seen in a while.
thank you pixar for another amazing movie!
if you have not had the chance to see it, do it as soon as possible.

[Pounce]

I liked WALL-E but to me Ratatouille is a much smarter film. And for pure entertainment, The Incredibles is probably Pixar's best. Films that I like a lot, I want to see again and I'm fine with seeing Wall-E once. Pixar is getting better technically with each film and while Toy Story was excellent I still had a sense that it was computer animation. With WALL-E I pretty much forgot it was computer generated save for the scenes with humans. And yes, sit through the closing credits, plus Peter Gabriel's song is good. I also liked the short Presto at the beginning but it is heavy on old fashioned physical comedy which doesn't get the best laughs out of me. Anyway, for me, it's a good film but not great.

Spoilers

The allusion to 2001 was fun complete with its theme music but it made it a bit predictable. The relationship between Wall-E and Eve seemed a bit odd in that Wall-E was perhaps desperately lonely and was infatuated rather than in love. And exactly how is Wall-E male and Eve female? The space dance was cute and their functioning in space makes sense but exposing a plant in space would kill it immediately. The theme of saving and protecting our planet, excessive consumerism, etc is a bit old. I'm just glad it didn't do the "evil corporation" cliche.

End of Spoilers

And from the trailers, the Chihuahua movie looks about as bad as Underdog.

[Pounce]

I like this director's thinking

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-lkbqgsrRXg

A lesson for Sondheim to learn. But it's hard not to think about the eco-theme's importance.

A couple of observations with spoiler

I thought the sound of WALL-E starting up sounded familiar and I'm pretty sure it is the old MAC boot-up "gong". And I'm a bit unsure about WALL-E's memory recovery. Maybe they could have had EVE discover a backup drive to restore him instead. A good practical "lesson" to us all. Not even love can recover lost data.

end of spoiler

[Lepitot]

How is Ratatouille a much smarter film, might I ask? It's a wonderful movie, but it's a film that I haven't watched all the way through since I saw it in theatres. I mean, it's well written, beautifully animated...but, it's still a story about a rat who can cook. And the whole pulling his hair and moving his arms like a puppet never really worked for me. I love the monologue at the end, and it does have a nice message, but I just can't see it being more intelligent than Wall-E.

In my opinion (and you are certainly allowed to have your own) Wall-E is the most mature, intelligent film by Pixar. It's just so profound and beautiful. Ratatouille, while a good film, isn't (at least not in my opinion.)

I agree about The INcredibles being the most fun in pure entertainment. In fact, I think The Incredibles has the tightest storyline of all the Pixar films.

[Pounce]

Well, for one Ratatouille was directed by Brad Bird. Arguably the best animation director around. And a common complaint I heard from parents is their children were bored by the movie because it was too sophisticated. The film also had a phenomenal attention to detail in how a gourmet french restaurant works. Professional cooks everywhere were blown away by its accuracy. I myself was very impressed in how the dialog and story were crafted and Brad Bird did a brilliant execution. I don't know how unique Ratatouille is but there are not many films quite like it and I found the challenge of creating a film with a culinary theme intriguing. I really think the film is for adults.

But I think you missed the point about the film. It was not just a story about a rat who can cook. A child would get that much. It was about following your passion no matter what. Remy obviously had severe limitations and would be among the most despised inhabitants in a kitchen. French chefs, known for their egos, did find some satisfaction in being poked fun at by the suggestion that of all things, a rat, outdoing them in the culinary arts. A nice reminder that we might find greatness in the most unsuspecting places.

I'd be interested in what you found to be so mature and profound in WALL-E. To me it was mostly about a lonely, love-sick robot chasing after a 'girl' which gets complicated as his 'path' crosses others' lives.

[Lepitot]

Yes, Brad Bird is phenomenal. And, while Ratatouille is a great film, I'd take The Iron Giant and The Incredibles over it any day.

And, yes, Ratatouille does have a deeper message, and it is a nice one. But, to me, despite the message, I can't sit through it, at least not all in one go. It's just not my kind of movie, I guess.

As for Wall-E...

It's so much more than a simple love story, or a kiddy movie. For one, it's a satire. And, if you are going just on the love story bit, critics have said that it's the most beautiful and moving love story since Jack and Rose in Titanic. It is also the most serious of all the Pixar movies.

I wouldn't be surprised if kids enjoyed Ratatouille more than Wall-E. Because, Wall-E is very boring if you don't possess the brain power to dig deeper into it. Wall-E is practically a silent film. And even though the animation is entertaining, kids are restless. Ratatouille has a story that is easier, and more interesting to them, to understand.

[LesMisForever]

I saw it today.

It is a "cute" movie. In essence, it is a love story. I don't think this movie is for very small children. I don't think they will see past the animations.

I agree with those admiring the animations, and how it kept our attention virtually without dialogues. If anything, i felt the dialogues scenes were weaker.

Even though both "leads" lol were great, i thought that little Robot Cleaner was the cutest of them all.

[Pounce]

[Dax]

Roger Ebert writing in the Chicago Sun-Times said WALL-E succeeded in three areas: as "an enthralling animated film, a visual wonderment, and a decent science-fiction story".
Ebert said the scarcity of dialogue would allow it to "cross language barriers" in a manner appropriate to the global theme, and he had praise for the visual effects, saying the color palette was "bright and cheerful... and a little bit realistic".
He cited early Disney animations that successfully translated human expressions onto non-human characters as an influence on the title character. He said the film managed to generate a "curious" regard for the WALL-E, comparing his design ("rusty and hard-working and plucky") favorably to more obvious attempts at creating "lovable" lead characters. Ebert called the storytelling "enchanting" and said the film could be enjoyed by adults and children alike.

He said WALL-E was concerned with ideas rather than spectacle, saying it may require "a little thought" on the part of the audience, and that this could be particularly stimulating to younger viewers

It does require a bit more thinking...

So if all you see is a lovesick robot...well, you're missing out.

Among other things, I saw a robot learning emotion. And the ultimate expression of love was holding another's hand. How poignant.

[Pounce]

[wicked_diva]

I still really need to see this!

But my favorite Pixar (and one of my favorite movies) is Cars. The characters in there are very real, and I think the story is very important. It also inspired us to drive Route 66 (or what's left of it) when we trekked out to Oklahoma for school in 06. Seeing places like Amboy, which is what Radiator Springs is based on, you can tell how much research and detail went into Cars (and Amboy is one of the saddest places ever - completely abandoned, even a church and school, just because of I-40). It's a wonderful movie and very close to my heart.

[Pounce]

[LesMisForever]

I am not sure whether my opinion is influenced by age, but i don't think Wall-E is an exceptional movie. Maybe amongst animations, i don't know. I don't really watch that many to judge.

I am not trying to knock it down. I enjoyed it, and was entertained by it, but it is not something i will still talk about next week.

[Pounce]

While certainly cutting edge in computer animation, Pixar is really more concerned with Classical Hollywood Cinema in its storytelling.

spoiler alert
If Pixar wanted to be New Hollywood or some other form of film-making, they could have ended it with Wall-E having no recollection of Eve and losing all his personality and reverting back to a trash compactor robot. Eve, despondent knowing love but no one to share it with, self-destructs and the uncaring Wall-E gathers up her remains, compresses her and stacks her with the other garbage. Hmmm...sounds sort of Japanese or even European!
end of spoiler alert