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[Wondermonkey]

Okay, who saw it, who wants to? I'm totally excited about it, and not just because WALL-E makes the Mac boot up sound when he starts. I'm not a huge Pixar Fanboy, but I loved The Incredibles, Toy Stories, and a few others. Haven't seen Cars.

Here's what RT is saying about it:

WALL-E Movie Reviews, Pictures - Rotten Tomatoes

[namehater]

i wanna see it pretty bad, im a sucker for cgi

cars was great how could have skipped that one?

[Wondermonkey]

Originally Posted by namehater

i wanna see it pretty bad, im a sucker for cgi

cars was great how could have skipped that one?

I have a problem with films about inanimate objects that can't talk, talking.

Finding Nemo, Cars, Ratatouille, Bug's Life: meh.

Toy Story was an exception for me because I'm a sucker for toys. I'm weird like that.

We got back from it today and it's easily my favorite Pixar film, and already in my top five for the sci-fi genre. Magnificent film. If you have the chance to see it in Digital Projection, I would, but even if you can't, this thing looks absolutely gorgeous.

The amount of emotion that they pulled off with almost faceless robots was astounding.

See it.

[BiffCo]

I'm keenly interested, though I just hope it doesn't fall into the typical Pixar storyline. You know, a character loses something or someone and has to try and find it/fight for it back. It works good for kids but their plots are running a bit thin on adults. I'm hoping this one breaks that trend.

The theater that I go to doesn't even have film projectors anymore. Every auditorium in the theater is equipped now with a Christie DLP projector and a very nice sounding JBL system (I'm still thinking it's 5.1). I've seen a few movies at other cinemas in town that still project on film, one of them being a high-end one. Unfortunately, they all pale in comparison to the overall clarity and color reproduction of the digital, not to mention that film rolls that theaters receive is often a 3rd or 4th generation copy of the original. With digital projection, I believe that copies of the DI (digital intermediate) are distributed, and since it's digital data being copied and not compressed, nothing is lost in the transfer.

I don't know how in the hell I retain that kind of information, as I think I heard it once from an instructor at school. You can always count on me when it comes to derailing threads only four posts in.

-Brad

[The Milk Man 09]

I am looking forward to seeing it when I get a chance to.

[namehater]

my sister-in-law went to see it over the weekend and didnt like it at all, something about a large period of time where there wasnt a word said. id watch it for just the visuals, but now maybe ill wait until BD

[Wondermonkey]

Originally Posted by namehater

my sister-in-law went to see it over the weekend and didnt like it at all, something about a large period of time where there wasnt a word said. id watch it for just the visuals, but now maybe ill wait until BD

There is very little dialogue in the film at all.

Again, check out some reviews before you decide:

Rotten Tomatoes: Wall-E 96% Fresh out of 138 Reviews

[dolfan]

I caught it with my son early Friday evening. As always, Disney/Pixar always deliver on high production values therfore all their films IMO are very good. The film was somewhat similiar to Ratatouille, in which it was enjoyable to watch but it left me wanting more. Wall:E was not their best but it is in no way disappointing. MY SON LOVED IT. But from my perspective, neither the story nor the characters were compelling enough to completely hook me in which is unusal for a Pixar film.

Verdict: From an animation standpoint- each film they make keeps getting better and better; From an overall film experience- Toy Story 1 & 2, The Incredibles and Cars are tops in my book.

On a scale of 1 to 10, here's how I grade Pixar's full-length animated films:

WALL·E (2008) 7/10
Ratatouille (2007) 7/10
Cars (2006) 9/10
The Incredibles (2004) 10/10
Finding Nemo (2003) 8/10
Monsters, Inc. (2001) 6/10
Toy Story 2 (1999) 9/10
A Bug's Life (1998) 8/10
Toy Story (1995) 9/10

BTW, the animated short (Presto) that preceeded Wall:E was IMO, hilarious.

[D_Litch]

I'm thinking of trying to make a 10:30pm showing of this. That should be late enough for people to not have their kids there. It'll just be a bunch of adults watching a children's movie, nothing creepy about that.

[Wondermonkey]

Originally Posted by D_Litch

I'm thinking of trying to make a 10:30pm showing of this. That should be late enough for people to not have their kids there. It'll just be a bunch of adults watching a children's movie, nothing creepy about that.

When I was there, prime time with plenty of kids, it was by and large the adults that were enjoying it more. It's got a bit of a darker underlying theme than any other Pixar film, and the lack of dialogue really makes me wonder if the young ones would even really enjoy it. I don't know though, there was a kid of maybe 8 or 9 that was glued to his seat the entire show. I don't think he even moved to drink any soda.

When we go back though, we're going to a late show.

[dmiller68]

I hope to take the kids next week. After getting back from WDW I'm looking forward to seeing it.

[D_Litch]

Originally Posted by Wondermonkey

When I was there, prime time with plenty of kids, it was by and large the adults that were enjoying it more. It's got a bit of a darker underlying theme than any other Pixar film, and the lack of dialogue really makes me wonder if the young ones would even really enjoy it. I don't know though, there was a kid of maybe 8 or 9 that was glued to his seat the entire show. I don't think he even moved to drink any soda.

I usually have the luck of getting the mother who's only night off from work consists of taking her 6 month old to see a movie. I took my nieces to see Cars and maybe heard 25% of the dialogue due to the yapping of the other children. I caught my nieces talking and told them to be quiet, it's not difficult, I wish all parents would realize that.

[Epyon MX]

I saw it. I loved it. You should see it too. And stick around for the first 60 seconds of the end credits roll. Very cool sequence.

I thought the movie was the best of Pixar has made when it wasn't Brad Bird. The Incredibles and Ratatouille were better in my opinion. But that's no fault of Wall•E, Brad Bird is one of the greatest.

I'm still trying to figure out what it's message about technology is. It was very conflicting, which may very well be the point. Technology dooms us, but apparently, ultimately saves us.

[Wondermonkey]

Originally Posted by Epyon MX

I thought the movie was the best of Pixar has made when it wasn't Brad Bird. The Incredibles and Ratatouille were better in my opinion. But that's no fault of Wall•E, Brad Bird is one of the greatest.

I'm still trying to figure out what it's message about technology is. It was very conflicting, which may very well be the point. Technology dooms us, but apparently, ultimately saves us.

This knocked Incredibles off my top spot - and that was tough to do, I loved The Incredibles. I did not care for Ratatouille though at all, I tried, it just didn't happen. Brad Bird really is a genius though.

I think you're spot on about the message though, but I'm not going to go into more details because I think that's what people should experience for themselves. It was annoying me just watching people review it on TV and give away so many details, which aren't spoilers I know, but stuff I'm glad I saw before I heard it.

[Epyon MX]

Wall•E is about the details. It's about the little things, and the joy in them, so hearing them give details, well that sucks.

I'm biased toward Ratatouille because I'm chef myself. (Anyone can cook!) It wasn't the best movie, but it was so bad during production that Pixar panicked and called in Brad Bird to fix it. I think he did in spades.