Wall-E (MiceChat Reviews)

[Phonedave]

Originally Posted by ZeekSlider

There was a collective gasp of shock in the second viewing I had of the film. I mean, litterally, the entire theatre couldn't believe what Pixar did when that happened.

Now see, I saw that comming from a mile away. As soon as he was

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damaged, I knew they would be going back to earth to get his spare parts - they made it so obvious when he fixed his eye earlier. I said to myself he will most likely need a hard reset and loose his memory. When it did happen, you KNEW he was going to get it back, the question was just how. The deux ex machina of somehow a spark from EVE restoring it made it all the more hokey

Maybe its also because, due to dumb luck, I just finished reading Heinlein's The Moon is a Harsh Mistress. but because of that I did not see the

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out of shape people as necessarly being a comment on lazy wasteful society, but the effects of living in a low gravity envronment - in TMIAHM, people who live on the moon for too long a time can no longer return to Earth as the gravity is too much for them

I really didn't hate the movie, it just sort of seemed just "there" to me. It was very well animated, and the "camera" work was excellent, it just never sucked me in.

-dave

[Coheteboy]

Originally Posted by Phonedave

I really didn't hate the movie, it just sort of seemed just "there" to me. It was very well animated, and the "camera" work was excellent, it just never sucked me in.

-dave

And that's perfectly fine to feel that way! As I've said before, this ain't for everyone. There's certain chords in this film that ring at specific frequencies. Some aren't going to hear it. (i feel that way about Godfather)

[ZeekSlider]

Originally Posted by Phonedave

Now see, I saw that comming from a mile away. As soon as he was

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damaged, I knew they would be going back to earth to get his spare parts - they made it so obvious when he fixed his eye earlier. I said to myself he will most likely need a hard reset and loose his memory. When it did happen, you KNEW he was going to get it back, the question was just how. The deux ex machina of somehow a spark from EVE restoring it made it all the more hokey

You and every other "gear head" I've talked to about the movie has said that, which isn't a bad thing. I'm sort of a "gear head" myself, but by that point in the movie, I invested so much emotional attachment to their personalities, I forgot about the machine aspect of them even when

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EVE was holding WALL-E's damaged hardware, which a few of my friends and I are debating on if it was his actual Motherboard or not given things like the design and the cable that was sticking out. The only thing we can agree on is that WALL-E is a Plug-and-Play model of sorts.

[Sweetie]

Originally Posted by ZeekSlider

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Kind of makes me want to find out if ANY politicians have seen WALL-E and what they think about it.

Obama saw it:
http://ap.google.com/article/ALeqM5g...P-ywwD91T2DKO0
And he liked it...

Of course in his case the movie was preaching to the choir... or actually preaching to the choir, then making out with the choir and giving the choir cab fare home.

[Twist_of_Fate]

In the movie, they point out about the bone loss and how that's due to gravity, but it's also something that (in the movie) Willard's character stresses could be fixed easily by actually moving. Judging on the videos that they show, the humans were never, EVER intended to use the Axiom like they ultimately did...or were they? (DUN DUN DUN!)

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I can buy the "spark" and hand hold being able to revive Wall-E because it's essentially a kiss and the intimate connection that he spent the whole darn movie pining for. I mean, technologically speaking, it's different, but I see it as a sort of recall from amnesia, so it sits just fine with me.

[sediment]

Originally Posted by Twist_of_Fate

In the movie, they point out about the bone loss and how that's due to gravity, but it's also something that (in the movie) Willard's character stresses could be fixed easily by actually moving. Judging on the videos that they show, the humans were never, EVER intended to use the Axiom like they ultimately did...or were they? (DUN DUN DUN!)

The "big bad company" in the movie lied (and in real life, lies) about a lot of things, in order to get people to buy stuff. Blaming gravity distracts the consumer from the real cause.

[Phonedave]

Originally Posted by ZeekSlider

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EVE was holding WALL-E's damaged hardware, which a few of my friends and I are debating on if it was his actual Motherboard or not given things like the design and the cable that was sticking out. The only thing we can agree on is that WALL-E is a Plug-and-Play model of sorts.

Doubt it was the mobo, because he was still functional, just a bit dinged up.

-dave

[Phonedave]

Originally Posted by Sweetie

Obama saw it:
http://ap.google.com/article/ALeqM5g...P-ywwD91T2DKO0
And he liked it...

Of course in his case the movie was preaching to the choir... or actually preaching to the choir, then making out with the choir and giving the choir cab fare home.

Of course he just said "he liked it" with no more explination than that. I doubt any political candidate would come out of a Disney movie and say "that was a real stinkpile"

Kind of a review without meat, sort of like a call to change without a plan, or people returning to Earth and "fixing it up" when of course none of them have any sort of plan either. I will keep my fruit filled pastry firmly on the ground instead of flying through the atmosphere.


-dave

[MickeyMousePal]

Wall-E was a very cute and wonderful movie. One of Pixar best movies. Thinking Wall-E was going to turn out horrible it actually came out a good movie. At least Wall-E was way better then Cars.

[ZeekSlider]

Originally Posted by Phonedave

Doubt it was the mobo, because he was still functional, just a bit dinged up.

That's my argument, but none of my "gear head" friends are buying it!

[aimster]

I am FINALLY seeing this movie after work tonight.

[Coheteboy]

Originally Posted by aimster

I am FINALLY seeing this movie after work tonight.

Woo hoo! I was afraid I wouldn't be able to talk to you ever again.

[aimster]

Ok I saw it. I liked it. The middle was a bit slow, but overall it was a good film. The message is both subtle and right in your face via the visuals, without being too preachy.

Saying that... Presto was freaking hilarious!

[nathan detroit]

A late entry as we in the UK only got Wall-E last weekend.

I have read a lot about this film being 'adult' and 'not really for kids'. I felt the opposite. I loved the romance, I didn't mind the slow pace (I preferred the scenes on earth to those on the Axiom) and I thought that the visuals were Pixar's best to date. But I was a little let down on two scores: -

1, Although I liked the comedy robots (especially the running gag with Mo), I felt that Wall-E himself had one or two too many slapstick moments while 'courting' Eve. Things like when he was struck by lightning went too far IMO and squashed the sentiment somewhat.
2, I was a little let down by the 'cartooniness' of the human characters which was hammered home by the use of live footage. I liked the reference to the fact that this was due to 'devolution', but the design still jarred against the footage of Fred Willard and Michael Crawford.

This said, I generally don't completely enjoy Pixar movies upon first viewing and will more than likely fall in love with it when I undoubtably buy it DVD (as was the case with The Incredibles, Toy Story 2, Finding Nemo and Cars - I loved Ratatouille straight away!). The visuals were beautiful and I adored the opening with 'Sunday Clothes' played over the space scenes.

And yes, Presto was hilarious. Chuck Jones would be proud!

[ZeekSlider]

Originally Posted by nathan detroit

And yes, Presto was hilarious. Chuck Jones would be proud!

And probably see if he could hire away Doug Sweetland (the director of the short).