Wall-E by Pixar

[jagsfans]

And it's PIXAR's latest, Wall-E.

I really didnt have a lot of interest til I saw some of these reviews.

http://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/wall_e/

[fandango86]

This movie looks disgustingly awful. The reviews make me absolutely loathe it and I haven't even seen it.

[GoldenOne]

I'm a big fan of the Pixar films, but this one had no interest for me. Like jf said though the reviews have me intrigued.

[silentbob8201]

Is it just me or does this look like Star Tours the movie? Atleast thats what impression i get from the Poster.

[sil3nt8o8]

i cannot wait to see this movie i got my tickets for 10:30 this morning.

[BusyChild04]

it's a good movie. Saw it last night at midnight. A lot of ADORABLE moments. The first 30 minutes or so go without dialogue, but they do a good job of doing character development without any.

[commish13]

it's a good movie. Saw it last night at midnight. A lot of ADORABLE moments. The first 30 minutes or so go without dialogue, but they do a good job of doing character development without any.

Well I'm not 7, a parent, or dating a retarded girl, so I see no reason for ever watching this film.

[LiddyRules]

I generally don't see animated movie but something about it makes me want to see it. Animation looks damned good.

[Dre]

Just got back from seeing it, with a theater filled with parents, teens, and children, (who were surprisingly quiet in a film with a very small amount of dialogue). Well, first I'll get this out of the way, I LOVED it. It was an amazing film, the animation was dynamite, and extremely beautiful to look at, (but this time, for a change, there was a GOOD story to back up the "pretty colors"). I loved Wall-E and EVE, they were two of my favorite Pixar characters to watch, pretty much ever. It did have a lot of "cute" moments, which were for the kids, because after all it's a KIDS movie. But, it was very well animated, has a great story and characters, (won't spoil them, obviously), and it's a definite must-see, (better than half the trash being shoveled into the theaters these days). It makes some interesting social statements, about, where THEY think society is going by treating the Earth in a "bad way", (cough Al Gore), and all of the obese Americans there are. But, those Left-Wing, liberal themes are not prevalent in any way, so they don't detract from the greatness that this film is. I found it to be one of Pixar's best. The main thing I loved was, it handled some dark and heavy issues, which was a step ahead, opposed to all the cutesy stuff in the other films, although this film does have it's share of cutesiness. Well, I'm babbling..

Definitely go see it, take the family or girlfriend, (<----- douche chills).

I give it "Two Claps"!!! :icon_roll :clap::clap:

[jagsfans]

Just got back from seeing it, with a theater filled with parents, teens, and children, (who were surprisingly quiet in a film with a very small amount of dialogue). Well, first I'll get this out of the way, I LOVED it. It was an amazing film, the animation was dynamite, and extremely beautiful to look at, (but this time, for a change, there was a GOOD story to back up the "pretty colors"). I loved Wall-E and EVE, they were two of my favorite Pixar characters to watch, pretty much ever. It did have a lot of "cute" moments, which were for the kids, because after all it's a KIDS movie. But, it was very well animated, has a great story and characters, (won't spoil them, obviously), and it's a definite must-see, (better than half the trash being shoveled into the theaters these days). It makes some interesting social statements, about, where THEY think society is going by treating the Earth in a "bad way", (cough Al Gore), and all of the obese Americans there are. But, those Left-Wing, liberal themes are not prevalent in any way, so they don't detract from the greatness that this film is. I found it to be one of Pixar's best. The main thing I loved was, it handled some dark and heavy issues, which was a step ahead, opposed to all the cutesy stuff in the other films, although this film does have it's share of cutesiness. Well, I'm babbling..

Definitely go see it, take the family or girlfriend, (<----- douche chills).

I give it "Two Claps"!!! :icon_roll :clap::clap:

I'm glad to hear it. I had planned on seeing it because PIXAR has earned my money through quality products. I am rarely disappointed (Cars).

[grail]

When and saw it today with the the family. I really enjoyed it and would actually watch it again. My three year old was quiet the entire time but got a little teary eye when he smashed. Animiation was phenomonal. I recommed a go-see.

[maxeypad]

i love pixar and can't wait to see Wall-E...plus John Goodman has a voice in it!(from what i heard)

[newfie_lover]

Wall-E is a great movie. The short cartoon before the movie was worth the price of admition (I'm a sucker for cartoon violence).

My wife and I disagreed about the "underlying social/political commentary". I think it's just a science fiction based story and that she's looking too deep into it. I actually heard an interview with the writer on NPR and he said that (some of the things that happen later in the film) was just part of the story. Because why else would they need Wall-E ?

Jeff Garland (Curb Your Enthusiasm) does a voice in it and does an amazing job. The animation is incredibly detailed, and makes Toy Story look crude in comparison. I would go and see this movie again.

[BusyChild04]

Wall-E is a great movie. The short cartoon before the movie was worth the price of admition (I'm a sucker for cartoon violence).


I totally forgot about that short film. It was great to see old school, loony toon-ish violence in an animation like this.

[Mindslayer]

Is most of the 'dialogue' beeps and shit between WallE and the other robots ? I thought I remember reading something like that a while back, that Pixar was a little concerned about that aspect of it.

[weakside]

Just saw it and it was really good. Even with the lack of dialogue in the beginning the kids in the audience seemed to really be into as well. And on a side note, the animation is better than anything else I have ever seen.

[martianvirus]

:huh:

[LiddyRules]

I thought it as very, very good. The kids in my theater were pretty quiet, the animation was fantastic, and I was engrossed in the story and with the characters. And the short before the movie was cool too.

[SonnyForelli]

I know theres a thread allready on this movie but I figured since I seen this movie yesterday and the boys were talking about it, it definatly deserves its own thread. In Sonny Forelli style


This fucking movie is fucking awsome and you should go and see it!

Now I usually do not post in this section of wackbag but for me to go out of my way says alot

BTW, some mod should merge this tread with this one

http://wackbag.com/showthread.php?t=92774


Now go and see the fucking movie before I hit you with spoilers

[WonkaVision]

I saw it on Friday, fucking loved it. There where a lot of little kids, who I think got bored by the lack of dialogue, but I thought It was Pixar's greatest movie yet. Definitly a lot darker than I would have thought.

[SonnyForelli]

I saw it on Friday, fucking loved it. There where a lot of little kids, who I think got bored by the lack of dialogue, but I thought It was Pixar's greatest movie yet. Definitly a lot darker than I would have thought.

Ya, definitely has that Terminator/I am Legend feeling to it plus there's a lot of dialog that kids just wont get that I laughed my ass off on. You know , with out spoiling it, my daughter kept asking me whats so funny about that, and why are they so fat?

I told her they were O&A Pest:icon_mrgr

[LiddyRules]

I was hoping a mod would change "Best reviewed movie of the year" to "Wall*E" so people would actually know what it's about.

But yeah I saw it and was blown away by it. Not the 9th greatest movie of all time as per IMDB but seriously, I was surprised by how fantastic it was. It hit on all levels- visually, storywise, characterwise. I could have spent the entire movie watching him clean Earth.

(And before people say "Ewww liberal global warming ewww." If you really think the idea of garbage, pollution and obesity are Democrat conspiracies, come on.)

It's the type of movie you can take kids to (kids were surprisingly quiet in my theater), your chick to or just enjoy it yourself.

And the short before hand was pretty cool too.

[SonnyForelli]

I was hoping a mod would change "Best reviewed movie of the year" to "Wall*E" so people would actually know what it's about.

But yeah I saw it and was blown away by it. Not the 9th greatest movie of all time as per IMDB but seriously, I was surprised by how fantastic it was. It hit on all levels- visually, storywise, characterwise. I could have spent the entire movie watching him clean Earth.

(And before people say "Ewww liberal global warming ewww." If you really think the idea of garbage, pollution and obesity are Democrat conspiracies, come on.)

It's the type of movie you can take kids to (kids were surprisingly quiet in my theater), your chick to or just enjoy it yourself.

And the short before hand was pretty cool too.

Ya, saw it on one of those DTSHD screens, Talk about fucking eye candy!

[TaboriHK]

I loved it. It was another step by Pixar away from children and towards adults, and it was brilliant.

[jagsfans]

I was hoping a mod would change "Best reviewed movie of the year" to "Wall*E" so people would actually know what it's about.

Yea, my shitty attempt at mocking a news tease. I blew that one. :action-sm

[grail]

I posted in the other thread about this but I would actually pay to go see it again. It was that damn good.

[weakside]

I talked about it on the other thread but again this was a great movie. I would also pay to see it again.

[SonnyForelli]

I talked about it on the other thread but again this was a great movie. I would also pay to see it again.

Ya, I would see it again too, Pixar has a way to put things in there movies that have a lot of hidden meaning that needs to be seen a few times to absorb all of it

[DR. Jimcy M.E.]

Just watched it and the rabbit and magician sketch at the beginning was better then the whole movie. I didn't really like it and I could care a less about the movies message it was just very annoying to me. Robots falling in love...ugh

Kung Fu Panda was 100%

[Grem]

I loved this movie, one of the best I have seen in a long time.

[THE FEZ MAN]

i went to see it this morning i give it a big thumbs up. the quality of the film was great, pixar has come a long long way. the story was great also,

[jackjack]

My wife and I disagreed about the "underlying social/political commentary". I think it's just a science fiction based story and that she's looking too deep into it. I actually heard an interview with the writer on NPR and he said that (some of the things that happen later in the film) was just part of the story. Because why else would they need Wall-E ?



Kevin Smith agrees with your wife. He does a pretty long piece on it in the latest Smodcast (#55). He liked it a lot.

http://www.quickstopentertainment.com/2008/06/30/smodcast-55/

[MrBogey]

Ultimately I look at the background environmental issues as a Mcguffin to the greater story. That being of a robot who develops emotions and is totally isolated against his will set against a society of humans who've entered a self-imposed isolation willingly.

[Grem]

Anyone else notice the dig at Bush with the "Stay the Course" remark from the Buy N Large president guy?

[Dre]

Anyone else notice the dig at Bush with the "Stay the Course" remark from the Buy N Large president guy?

Actually, it's funny that you bring that up, because when he said that, it registered in my mind, I kind of chuckled out loud in the theater, but no one else seemed to pick up on it, (well, considering it was 92% children, it's not surprising).

[LiddyRules]

The more I think about this movie, the more I put this as my number 1 movie so far this year. I honestly can't think of anything that comes close.

[Dre]

The more I think about this movie, the more I put this as my number 1 movie so far this year. I honestly can't think of anything that comes close.

Except for:

http://thecia.com.au/reviews/y/images/you-don-t-mess-with-the-zohan-poster-0.jpg








:action-sm Yes, so far it's the best, I also really enjoyed Wanted, but on the side of quality, it's shaky. And, I'm positive, on sides of the argument, The Dark Knight will be one of the best.

[THE FEZ MAN]

Kevin Smith agrees with your wife. He does a pretty long piece on it in the latest Smodcast (#55). He liked it a lot.

http://www.quickstopentertainment.com/2008/06/30/smodcast-55/


i felt that there was a lot of deep social commentary also. from the shot at corporate America to the rampant public apathy, and the physical disassociation that exists in our modern day "virtual" worlds.....

oh and were all becoming fat lazy pieces of shit

i also loved the HAL 9000 references

[Sinn Fein]

Great movie. I became motivated to see it after seeing it got 96% positive reviews on Rotten Tomatoes.

The message comes through loud and clear.

[cokelogic]

I fuckin' loved this movie and I really hope it's looked at as a movie when awards time comes around. I'm sick of pixar winning best CGI, Animation, VO, etc... I want to see this get nominated for picture of the year. Because so far, it is.

Although, if you have a child, I do what you to sit them down and explain that since president Fred Willard stayed on Earth, with countless other people; those people are now all dead. :icon_mrgr


Making the president of Buy N Large so important and powerful, that he basically assumes the position of president of the United States was genius.

[THE FEZ MAN]

I fuckin' loved this movie and I really hope it's looked at as a movie when awards time comes around. I'm sick of pixar winning best CGI, Animation, VO, etc... I want to see this get nominated for picture of the year. Because so far, it is.

Although, if you have a child, I do what you to sit them down and explain that since president Fred Willard stayed on Earth, with countless other people; those people are now all dead. :icon_mrgr


Making the president of Buy N Large so important and powerful, that he basically assumes the position of president of the United States was genius.


i agree, and as a matter of fact i tried to explain the entire film to my son as it went on and we discussed it later, not only the social implications of the film. its references to history and other modern films/literature. but also the quality, i think its one of the best pixar films ever. (and monsters ink was great) the texturing alone was phenomenal, and we saw it on a shitty small screen (multi plex TV in a tube) i almost wish we had tried to see it in either imax or just a bigger screen (they are hard to come buy around my neighborhood) my kid is very interested in CGI and computer game design

[LiddyRules]

Just watched it and the rabbit and magician sketch at the beginning was better then the whole movie. I didn't really like it and I could care a less about the movies message it was just very annoying to me. Robots falling in love...ugh

Kung Fu Panda was 100% I saw Kung Fu Panda and while it was better than I expected, it didn't come anywhere close to this film.

[DR. Jimcy M.E.]

I saw Kung Fu Panda and while it was better than I expected, it didn't come anywhere close to this film.

Christ I can't even make a comment right. I ment to say kung fu panda was 100% better.

I don't know I tried watching it again but it just makes me angry everytime I hear EVE!!! EVE!!! WALLLLE WALLLE! Kung fu panda had no romance (a gigantic plus in my book) and really cool fight scenes with a little humor thrown in. Also that turtle character was much more of a "heart warming" character, I feel gay for saying that. The animation was great no question there but it just wasn't a fun movie to me.

That rabbit and magician thing at the beginning had me howling with laughter and that was completely unexpected. Then it cuts in with the robot with puppy dog eyes that cleans the world which was alright. Then they had to go Hollywood and add a female robot which just angered me. Then I thought ok its a emotional type movie but I kept waiting for the real emotional scene and none really showed up. Like in kung fu panda when Po is giving up after hearing everyone make fun of him and the turtle giving him advice or when the snow leopard is yelling to his old master, "TELL ME HOW PROUD YOU ARE SHIFU! TELL ME!" While his hands are burning were really good emotional scenes but nothing in walle really struck me as good as that.

[LilJimmyRbinson]

Saw it this weekend. Pixar has come a long way from Toy Story in terms of stories and animation. I won't go as far as to say it's the bets movie of the year, as it was kind of boring at times, and after watching the shorts online, I was hoping for more clumsy/curious/funny moments from Wall-E.

[DR. Jimcy M.E.]

Saw it this weekend. Pixar has come a long way from Toy Story in terms of stories and animation. I won't go as far as to say it's the bets movie of the year, as it was kind of boring at times, and after watching the shorts online, I was hoping for more clumsy/curious/funny moments from Wall-E.

Thats exactly what I've been saying, I knew I couldn't have been the only one who thought this.

[You Know Him]

I saw it over the weekend too, went into it expecting to be wowed from all the great reviews its been getting. I wasn't impressed and actually thought it was a pretty boring movie. I was impressed by the some of the shots, scenes, and animation and it was visually awesome. Just boring.

I saw Kung Fu Panda later that night and enjoyed it much more than WALL-E, it wasn't animated as well but was actually pretty funny.

[Razor Roman]

Funny... many many other president's have said we need to "stay the course" -- in fact it was one of the catch phrases Dana Carvey used in '92 when he played the prior President Bush. The best thing about all the libs taking this movie as their own is that there are plenty of conservative religious types out there who are espousing the movie as a great Noah's Ark type parable, with Eve coming in as the dove bringing back the olive branch.

[Trippy]

This movie is way overrated. It was OK at best. Im pissed i saw this and not Batman.

In summary:
1. People are fat and lazy
2. Robots fall in love
3. Cockroaches can be trained as pets.
4. Computer animation can make shit look real.

Over all the movie was...ZZzzzz......

[MrBogey]

If you actually chose to see this instead of Batman then you're a dummy. And this film was great.

[Trippy]

If you actually chose to see this instead of Batman then you're a dummy. And this film was great.

One of the pains of being in a relationship. My fav part was wondering if walle would live at the end. Oh thank god he did but it was close. A lil robot kiss brings him back....didnt see that one comming! Typical Hollywood shat.

[Ant's_rapier]

I just got back from taking my 4 yo son to see it. Its a great film. My son didn't have any problems paying attention during the first part of the movie with out any dialogue. Pixar was able to tell the story with out any pesky voice acting and it was very nicely done. I would pay to see it again and will be picking it up on DVD or Blu-ray.

[Warfarer]

Just got done watching this and I thought it was good, not great but good. The story was good except I didn't like the ending. The few shorts on the disk 1 of the BluRay are really good.

[PDX909]

Coming to the game late on this one but we just saw it on BD and it rocked. Love everything about Pixar and I'm happy to support them. Bought both the BD and DVD for this movie. Looking forward to "UP"

[WhiskeyWhispers]

Saw it this weekend. Visually it was awesome, incredibly creative. I was amazed at how lifelike they were able to animate Wall-E in terms of his emotions. Really dug the silent movie feel it had in the beginning as well.

The story itself was OK, nothing incredible. The fatties were funny, but I think the love story overshadows any social commentary that was made. Not the funniest Pixar film, but I don't think they were necessarily going for a comedy. I would describe it as Romance/Sci-Fi/Adventure/Comedy, in that order.

Still can't top Toy Story 1 and 2.

[Beeman99]

watched it last night, great movie, the ending kind of fell flat (they can make another one), but all in all it was good. The emotions they were able to give all the robots were what made the movie

[jbron8]

I saw this movie recently. I know I'm kinda late but I liked it.

[truckerdave]

Ewwwww!

Slept through half of it.

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[Big Dick Mcgee]

Ewwwww!

Slept through half of it.

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What the hell is wrong with you. It was a terrific movie. It had a great story.

[LiddyRules]

What the hell is wrong with you. It was a terrific movie. It had a great story.

A) He's a trucker
B) He's listening to Evanescence

[DR. Jimcy M.E.]

What the hell is wrong with you. It was a terrific movie. It had a great story.

You leave the trucker alone. Robots falling in love is for men who shove apple sauce jars in there bottoms, no homo.

[silentbob8201]

You leave the trucker alone. Robots falling in love is for men who shove apple sauce jars in there bottoms, no homo.

True but you know it could of been much much worse,
http://i37.photobucket.com/albums/e65/ccorcoran/wordpress/heartbeeps.jpg

[DR. Jimcy M.E.]

True but you know it could of been much much worse,
http://i37.photobucket.com/albums/e65/ccorcoran/wordpress/heartbeeps.jpg

There were hotter sex scenes in that movie though. Remember the part where Andy coffs some blood on the carpet and then the two robots fuck on top of the mess?

[NuttyJim]

great movie and not to sound too much like a faggot, it definitely tugged at the heartstrings a lil bit.