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Wall-e

I just got back from seeing "Wall-e," and I thought it was a great balance of thoughtful post-apocalyptic re-imagining, space adventure and cute kid's movie. About a year ago, I wrote in a post regarding "Ratatouille" in another group saying that I wasn't convinced by "Wall-e's" concept. It seemed a little far-fetched. By the time the actual full trailers came out, I had changed my mind a bit, and now that I've seen the movie, I'm a total convert. Any thoughts? Agreement? Disagreement? Let's get talking, people!

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indieabby88:

I just got back from seeing "Wall-e," and I thought it was a great balance of thoughtful post-apocalyptic re-imagining, space adventure and cute kid's movie. About a year ago, I wrote in a post regarding "Ratatouille" in another group saying that I wasn't convinced by "Wall-e's" concept. It seemed a little far-fetched. By the time the actual full trailers came out, I had changed my mind a bit, and now that I've seen the movie, I'm a total convert. Any thoughts? Agreement? Disagreement? Let's get talking, people!

Oooh, I can't wait to give you a full reply tomorrow, when I get home from watching it. We've been counting down the days in this house, because my daughter is super ultra excited for it. Every time we go to the store or work(leaving her with grandma, of course, not neglecting her), she asks if we saw Wall-E without her. She's so sad about it.

But tomorrow we're gonna go see it, and I'm super ultra excited, too.

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Well, Abby(or Indie? How would you like your name shortened for convenience?), I have to say that I was excited about Wall-E from the start. Something about that early trailer, and the way he said his name, it gave me a chill. But, I've also learned to just trust Pixar. I stayed away from Cars in the theatre because it looked kinda dumb, and I have an intense dislike of Larry the Cable Guy. And yet on video I thought it was sweet and funny, and obviously made with love. Probably the slightest of their films, but still great.

And Wall-E. Wow. I think I say, about every Pixar movie, that it's the greatest, so expect me to be saying this again next year, but Wall-E knocked my socks off. I loved every damn minute of it. Forget the animation(which blew me away at parts), and forget that Wall-E looks like Johnny 5(which is excusable, because it's a pretty convenient design for emoting), the story and artistry and experimentalism were miles beyond what we normally expect in our summer movie fare, let alone kids movies. What other kids movie(these days) would completely ignore dialogue for the majority of it, or spend several minutes on a slow, beautiful dance in space? Or throw in live action bits and old musical scenes?

Also, I think Pixar just brings out the kid in me. And I feel like such a baby, because I almost always cry(or get misty, in a manly sort of way) at these films. The scene that broke my heart was when Wall-E first gets into space, and knocks on the ship window to get EVE's attention and show her the stars. A perfect summation of the film; Hopeful, wondrous, heartbreaking and beautiful.

(I know this is hyperbole filled, but so what, I loved the movie)

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TheWorkingDead:

Well, Abby(or Indie? How would you like your name shortened for convenience?), I have to say that I was excited about Wall-E from the start. Something about that early trailer, and the way he said his name, it gave me a chill. But, I've also learned to just trust Pixar. I stayed away from Cars in the theatre because it looked kinda dumb, and I have an intense dislike of Larry the Cable Guy. And yet on video I thought it was sweet and funny, and obviously made with love. Probably the slightest of their films, but still great.

And Wall-E. Wow. I think I say, about every Pixar movie, that it's the greatest, so expect me to be saying this again next year, but Wall-E knocked my socks off. I loved every damn minute of it. Forget the animation(which blew me away at parts), and forget that Wall-E looks like Johnny 5(which is excusable, because it's a pretty convenient design for emoting), the story and artistry and experimentalism were miles beyond what we normally expect in our summer movie fare, let alone kids movies. What other kids movie(these days) would completely ignore dialogue for the majority of it, or spend several minutes on a slow, beautiful dance in space? Or throw in live action bits and old musical scenes?

Also, I think Pixar just brings out the kid in me. And I feel like such a baby, because I almost always cry(or get misty, in a manly sort of way) at these films. The scene that broke my heart was when Wall-E first gets into space, and knocks on the ship window to get EVE's attention and show her the stars. A perfect summation of the film; Hopeful, wondrous, heartbreaking and beautiful.

(I know this is hyperbole filled, but so what, I loved the movie)

I am a little behind on seeing this film and a little behind on this discussion, but I can't help but respond in complete agreement. I love this movie! Wall-e is this insanely/mind-numbingly adorable cross between R2D2 and the robot in Short Circuit. I think they did a lot of things well in this movie, the animation, the music, and the story line. But really I think it was made even better by it's lack of verbal dialogue. When you don't have the option of words you have to do a really good job with body language and movement. They did a fabulous job with the comedy and the emotional atmosphere. I laughed a lot more than i expected, and I was surprisingly moved by Wall-E's romantic attachment to Eve. All they ever said were each other's names, but everything was in how they said it. It was so great. I can't wait to watch it again.

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Well I enjoy post-apocalyptic films, and animated films, and children's movies so this sounds like it's right up my alley! :) I definitely need to add Wall-E to my queue now. hehe

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I think you'd like it, I don't know anyone who saw it that didn't.  Pretty original concept and dealt with some pretty expansive issues in a way children could understand without seeming condescending to adults.  Honestly, it was primarily a children's film but I feel that the message was geared to the parents more than the child.  I'm not a huge animation fan, but I definitely appreciated and enjoyed this movie.  My girlfriend like it so much she'll be getting it for Christmas (it was the only thing she even asked for--sshhhhh!).

rjsprague:

Well I enjoy post-apocalyptic films, and animated films, and children's movies so this sounds like it's right up my alley! :) I definitely need to add Wall-E to my queue now. hehe