Wall-E (Now on DVD)

[Mickey'sGirl]

One thing nobody else has mentioned that I noticed. When Wall-E first walked into his home and was looking at all his treasures, I wanted to start singing "Look at this Stuff. Isn't it neat. Wouldn't you think my collections complete." From the Little Mermaid. The song came into my head every time they showed his home. LOL

An honest question....wasn't an instrumental version of that song playing in the background? DH and I thought it was...... Even if it wasn't, I thought the same thing as you!

[ASweetLov]

Wall-E was great My boyfriend and I laughed the entire time

[Marceline]

My review...... LOVED IT!!! Adorable, I'd love to see it again.

I didn't see it as dark or political. I saw it as light-hearted social commentary wrapped around a simple sweet love story. Admittedly I was laughing aloud more than anyone else in the theater.

I am a little irked at this film constantly referred to as a "kid's movie" or aimed at just children. I don't think it is at all. Animation doesn't equal "kiddie film" in my book. As Disney lover's we should know that by heart. Animation grew up a long time ago, it is for people, not just young people. My 6 year old daughter had no interest in this movie from the previews, I however was very excited about it. She ended up actually liking it though.....hehehe I like it more however.

[2Epcot]

I finally got around to see Wall-E on Tuesday night, and I thought it was very good. Another great film by Pixar!

To be honest, I have enough heaviness in my everyday life, and when I go to the movies with my kids, I want lighthearted, fun 'entertainment'. Wall-E didn't fit this bill.

There were not too many kids in the showing we went to on Tesday night, so I was wondering what kind of reaction kids would have from this film. I certainly understand not wanting to sit in a heavy film with the kids.

I am a little irked at this film constantly referred to as a "kid's movie" or aimed at just children. I don't think it is at all. Animation doesn't equal "kiddie film" in my book. As Disney lover's we should know that by heart. Animation grew up a long time ago, it is for people, not just young people. My 6 year old daughter had no interest in this movie from the previews, I however was very excited about it. She ended up actually liking it though.

I told my wife after we left the film that this seemed more of an "adult" Pixar film. I think kids would it enjoy, but it certainly wasn't a Toy Story or Finding Nemo. I found the film very interesting, but wondered if kids would get bored by the slower pace of the film.

The biggest problem I had with Happy Feet winning the Best Animated Feature Oscar was it's reliance on motion capture along with the other nominee in that year's category Monster House.

I felt the same way about Happy Feet winning. The category is for best Animated Feature. To me motion capture seems like cheating. The award should be given to those who take the time to view, study and animate, without just doing it "by-the-numbers". Motion capture is just a more advance way drawing the way we did as kids.

The animation in Wall-E was fantastic. The guys at Pixar just seem to get better with every film. I always find myself paying so much attention to the subtle detail of the animation and just being amazed.

But as far as the fat humans...I felt that the loss of "bone mass" was due more to the "lack of exercise" rather than the "micro gravity". Where it's TRUE that the lack of gravity can cause loss of bone mass in astronauts...even today they've discovered that "exercise" can help that.

Yet they still had so many little ones.

[Marceline]

I found the film very interesting, but wondered if kids would get bored by the slower pace of the film.

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Yet they still had so many little ones.

I took a 3, 5, and 6 y.o. to see it. The 3 year old started to fidget wander around our aisle and ask for multiple restroom visits, but then again he just does that at movies. The 5 and 6 y.o.'s sat wide eyed and giggled. The depth of the social commentary was lost on them but the sci-fi heroic love story was not. Wall E is a cute new hero for them.

When did the pace slow down? I was enthralled with the whole thing, didn't want it to end.


Oh and how did the humans keep making progeny while being to big to.......ummmm.....walk? I will make a cinematic assumption and say, test-tubes.

[2Epcot]

When did the pace slow down? I was enthralled with the whole thing, didn't want it to end.

I enjoyed the entire movie as well ... I was comparing the pace of this film to movies like Toy Story and Finding Nemo.

[Disney Doll]

I finally saw Wall-E this weekend and it was great! I hadn't been reading any reviews and truthfully I didn't even know what the movie was about so I had no idea what to expect. It was a little weird getting used to the lack of dialogue, but I quickly got over that and thought the movie was fab! DH and I were talking about it after the show and we both agreed that the dance scene was the best. The animation was just so good!

I'm surprised nobody mentioned the Beverly Hills Chihuahua preview. What was that? It looked horrid and I was sad to see that it was an upcoming Disney movie. It reminded me of those awful Taco Bell ads.

[NotaGeek]

I'm surprised nobody mentioned the Beverly Hills Chihuahua preview. What was that? It looked horrid and I was sad to see that it was an upcoming Disney movie. It reminded me of those awful Taco Bell ads.

Unfortunately there's a WHOLE thread dedicated to discussing the preview. Beverly Hills Chihuahua discussion...

[scoot241]

I'm surprised nobody mentioned the Beverly Hills Chihuahua preview. What was that? It looked horrid and I was sad to see that it was an upcoming Disney movie. It reminded me of those awful Taco Bell ads.

I didn't mention it because I completely forgot about it. Now that you mention it though, it did look terrible.

Wall-E was good enough to make me forget about that.

[NotaGeek]

'Wall-E' says 'Hello, Dolly'
Film's success spurs talk of Broadway revival

From Variety Magazine:

Jerry Herman is singing "Hello, Wall-E."

Two songs from the Rialto composer's "Hello, Dolly!" -- "Put on Your Sunday Clothes" and "It Only Takes a Moment" -- play major roles in the hit Pixar film's story about a little robot left on a devastated Earth 700 years in the future with only a pair of show tunes to keep him going.

The success of the film is also spurring talk of a major Broadway revival of the 1964 musical.

Herman says there's been interest in a new "Dolly!" for the past several years, with the Nederlander Org producing, but now the release of "Wall-E" has unexpectedly amplified the buzz. "The movie will only make it more vital, more of an event, and I think a lot of kids would come and see where those songs came from," says the composer.

Herman, 77, says he was unaware of the importance of the songs to the film until he saw "Wall-E" on opening weekend. But in the movie's first moments, when he heard Michael Crawford singing "Put on Your Sunday Clothes," he was stunned and moved.

In the film, the robot plays an old videocassette of "Hello, Dolly!" and is transfixed by that upbeat song, as well as the romantic ballad "It Only Takes a Moment," sung by Crawford and Marianne McAndrew.

Herman has been thinking of possible actresses to topline the revival for some time. While he concedes the role demands "a big star," he declines to name any frontrunner. He acknowledges eyeing Queen Latifah to play Mrs. Dolly Gallagher Levi, but says her busy film career would make that casting problematic -- at least so far.

Chat rooms and theater insiders have been volunteering casting ideas that range from the fantastic to the obvious: Oprah Winfrey ("An exciting idea, but I don't think she could devote a year to the production," says Herman); Meryl Streep ("She can do anything."); Barbra Streisand, star of the 1969 screen version ("She's the right age now, but she's never coming back to Broadway."); Patti LuPone ("Magnificent."); Reba McEntire ("I'm crazy for her, but I'm not sure about the accent."); Bernadette Peters ("We were close friends and I obviously love this lady, but I just don't know.").

"Hello, Dolly!" originally starred Carol Channing on Broadway, followed by a series of leading ladies from the screen and stage, including Ginger Rogers, Pearl Bailey, Betty Grable, Martha Raye, Mary Martin and Ethel Merman. The premiere production ran for 2,844 perfs. It was also revived on the Rialto with Bailey in 1975 and with Channing in 1978 and 1995.

[GrumpyFan]

My wife, daughter (12), son (11), and I saw Wall-E last week, and it was a split decision. They guys liked it, the girls thought it was just ok, but not great like some of the other Pixar movies.

I didn't like the grim picture that it started off with. The first 5-10 minutes painted a real bleak situation, which I understand was somewhat intended, but it just went too far IMHO. Anyway, once Wall-E came on screen and started going thru his antics, I thought the story picked up pretty well, and moved past the gloomy situation. I thought it was really interesting how "human-like" they portrayed him to be. He emulates feelings of fear, happiness, sadness, surprise and more and it's cute.

[tinkerbell04]

We too finally got around to seeing the movie. We took seven kids aged 3, 5,6,6,7,7,and 9. The kids loved it all of them, but I am still on the fence. I thought that it was just ok.

[MrPeetrie]

I guess I'm in the minority because I didn't like Wall-E at all. I did, however, enjoy the soundtrack (same group as Nemo) and bought it on iTunes last week.

DD5 claims she enjoyed the movie, but constantly asked "when is this movie over?"

For me, the movie had the potential of being tremendous. I really LOVED the relationship between Wall-E and Eve. But portraying humans as such slugs that we destroyed the planet and had become to lazy to even walk on their own, had me thinking throughout the movie "I"m being scolded by John Lassiter." I just wanted to enjoy a Disney movie with my daughter.

[Jared]

But portraying humans as such slugs that we destroyed the planet and had become to lazy to even walk on their own, had me thinking throughout the movie "I"m being scolded by John Lasseter." I just wanted to enjoy a Disney movie with my daughter.

Unfortunately, or perhaps fortunately, Pixar is no longer aiming for what you are requesting, evidenced by "Ratatouille" and now "WALL-E." Those two movies are rated G but are simply not trying to be simple family entertainment. "Bolt," Disney's next animated feature without Pixar's help, will be the light children's fare you prefer.

Pixar, though, has higher aspirations right now, even if that upsets a portion of the fan base. I read an interview with Andrew Stanton, in which he outlined Pixar's responsibility, as the world's best animation studio, to constantly take risks and progress the medium. These films are appropriate for the entire family, but they are not necessarily for kids, and we will continue to see that with "Up" and "Newt" in the future. Though they will certainly have characters and humor that appeals to kids, they will also explore and illuminate morally complex and adult-oriented themes.

Interestingly, "WALL-E" and "Ratatouille" are Pixar's most critically acclaimed pictures since "Toy Story 2" -- even more than the miracle that is "Finding Nemo" -- but they most often criticized by Disney fans and the rest of the general public. What does that indicate? That Pixar is accidentally losing sight of its audience or attempting something greater.

[MegaDisney]

But portraying humans as such slugs that we destroyed the planet and had become to lazy to even walk on their own, had me thinking throughout the movie "I"m being scolded by John Lassiter." I just wanted to enjoy a Disney movie with my daughter.

Is it not possible to enjoy a movie and maybe come away with a lesson? I think the message was spot on and if I had children I feel teaching them to be responsible stewards of the planet would be an important message, as well as the lesson that sitting in front of the TV or Video Game is not the healthiest choice.

I think the movie did a great job of balancing an important message and providing family friendly entertainment.

[MegaDisney]

I also think that the lack of dialog, furry talking animals, and fantasy make this a little mature for young children.

Not all animation has to be made for children alone.

It was nice to see a more mature movie, for those with small children, there is always Kung Fu Panda...

[Jared]

It was nice to see a more mature movie, for those with small children, there is always Kung Fu Panda...

Exactly, and I hope you are not being sarcastic. "Kung Fu Panda" is definitely geared toward younger children, but it was still a good movie. Michael Phillips, the film critic for the Chicago Tribune, called it the best film through the first six months of 2008!

Animation is a medium, not a genre. I think that misconception is why pictures like "WALL-E" and "Ratatouille" are generally unappreciated by the general American public.

[Alligirl]

Allright so I guessI am the only one who found it a little jolting for Fred Willard to pop up on screen?! I mean ok the human figure changed due to no excercise and too much food, fine but...I dont know they went from real people to animation? This was the only thing I did not like. Even the Hello Dolly parts were kind of ok but odd. Sorry.

[MegaDisney]

Exactly, and I hope you are not being sarcastic.

No Sarcasm, I meant that to point out that there are many animated films geared specifically toward children and that it was nice that to see a "deeper" movie brought to life through the medium. I do think that the film has a important message for children to learn, that would be lost on younger children.

On a off topic note I did not like Ratatouille.

[GoinGoofyPlanninThisTrip]

But portraying humans as such slugs that we destroyed the planet and had become to lazy to even walk on their own, had me thinking throughout the movie "I"m being scolded by John Lassiter." I just wanted to enjoy a Disney movie with my daughter.

I kind of felt the same way. I'd also like to add that getting a lesson on the evils over the top commercialism from Disney was somewhat laughable. We saw the movie on opening day and they were giving out plastic watches to all the kids. Hmmm.