| Posted by: Shockwave at August 8, 2008, 10:38 am | | Topic: Wall-E Forum: JoBlo | | Quote: Originally Posted by corran horn Looks like we'll be getting another animated short with the WALL-E DVD. Remember that little welder robot who got locked out in space and was banging on the door? Well, he's going to have his own animated short, entitled BURN-E. http://pixarblog.blogspot.com/2008/0...ouncement.html Awesome. I felt so bad for the little guy. | | Static Link |
| Posted by: a7xfan at August 8, 2008, 10:32 am | | Topic: Wall-E Forum: JoBlo | | just saw this with my little brother, fucking awesome film, beautiful on all levels, story and characters are amazing. i thought MO (the cleaner bot) was awesome. i think his name is MO anyways. this destroys tdk, my number one of the year. pixar are still brilliant 10/10 | | Static Link |
| Posted by: corran horn at August 4, 2008, 10:18 am | | Topic: Wall-E Forum: JoBlo | | Looks like we'll be getting another animated short with the WALL-E DVD. Remember that little welder robot who got locked out in space and was banging on the door? Well, he's going to have his own animated short, entitled BURN-E. http://pixarblog.blogspot.com/2008/0...ouncement.html | | Static Link |
| Posted by: DarthWade at July 29, 2008, 3:20 pm | | Topic: Wall-E Forum: JoBlo | | The short before the film was better than a lot of the movies that actually come out of Hollywood. I really can't wait till this comes out on DVD. I want one loaded with Extras. If Hot Fuzz can get a three disk set (not that I have anything against that movie, just bringing it up as an example) then this one can. I bet Wall-E not remembering Eve was considered but they decided to change it. | | Static Link |
| Posted by: Scorpio24 at July 28, 2008, 6:08 am | | Topic: Wall-E Forum: JoBlo | | Quote: Originally Posted by Mr.HyDe807 *SPOILERS* Man, imagine if the flick ended with Eve trying to get Wall-E to remember him....and he doesn't. I would've been done! Anyways, a great flick, kinda slow in parts, but still great. 9/10 Do you know I thought they were going to. I don't know why I just though fuck they are going to end it like this. I'm not somebody that craves happy endings but I think it's possible I would have gone into a spiral of depression if they ended it like that. The girl I took to see was crying her eyes out love her. I was all like you big suk while desperately trying to think of a great woman's ass so that I didn't erupt into tears myself. I agree with a lot of what has been said. It reaches for greatness but falls oh just a fraction short. It's still far superior to any other film i've seen so far this year (Haven't seen TDK yet) It's stunning to look at and very funny at times. Great messages in the film which you can't fail to see also. I haven't seen anyone mention this yet...... | | Read Entire Entry |
| Posted by: corran horn at July 27, 2008, 5:38 pm | | Topic: Wall-E Forum: JoBlo | | Quote: Originally Posted by DarthWade I knew Wall-E was going to be good (because it's Pixar), but I didn't realise how good. I spent the entire film in a trance because I was completely enthralled by the story, the animation, etc...It's my top favorite animated movie of all-time now. The Incredibles used to be number one, but this topped it (for me) so it's now number 2. When I saw this, I saw the trailer for that shitty dog movie (Beverly Hills Chi....)and what a perfect example of polar opposites. From the depths of shit, to pure heaven. Amen, my lord, A-MEN! Proof that, without Pixar, Disney would have NOTHING else going for it. | | Static Link |
| Posted by: corran horn at July 27, 2008, 5:37 pm | | Topic: Wall-E Forum: JoBlo | | Quote: Originally Posted by Nazgul Wall-E is one of the best Pixar's flick, right behind Finding Nemo and above The Incredibles(IMO). Too bad it didn't do so well at the box office. Struggling to get past 200 million. While it may not be doing as well some of Pixar's other films, it's still doing better than Ratatouille was at this point (by roughly 15M) and is keeping up quite well with DW's Panda movie. Plus, this was always going to be a tricky concept to embrace. Still, Pixar's track record is exemplary: 9 films, 7 of which made more than 200M (all 9 if you account for inflation), and nearly all of which (save for CARS and possibly A BUG'S LIFE) have generated rave reviews. That's a track record any studio would be proud of. Despite its unusual storyline, I think UP will do even better than WALL-E. Why? No animated competition whatsoever until Ice Age 3 comes out July 1 (UP comes out May 29). Plus, with the exception of Transformers 2 on June 26, none of the other films in between UP and IA3 look to be g... | | Read Entire Entry |
| Posted by: DarthWade at July 25, 2008, 5:00 pm | | Topic: Wall-E Forum: JoBlo | | I knew Wall-E was going to be good (because it's Pixar), but I didn't realise how good. I spent the entire film in a trance because I was completely enthralled by the story, the animation, etc...It's my top favorite animated movie of all-time now. The Incredibles used to be number one, but this topped it (for me) so it's now number 2. When I saw this, I saw the trailer for that shitty dog movie (Beverly Hills Chi....)and what a perfect example of polar opposites. From the depths of shit, to pure heaven. | | Static Link |
| Posted by: Shockwave at July 25, 2008, 4:07 pm | | Topic: Wall-E Forum: JoBlo | | Quote: Originally Posted by Homyrrh So how'd TDK change that? Its close, but as of right now it didnt. I really think both movies are head and shoulders above anything else ive seen this year, but WALL-E still ranks as my number 1 movie of the year. I think ill get more rewatch out of it then Bats. A damn near perfect movie. | | Static Link |
| Posted by: Nazgul at July 25, 2008, 4:01 pm | | Topic: Wall-E Forum: JoBlo | | Wall-E is one of the best Pixar's flick, right behind Finding Nemo and above The Incredibles(IMO). Too bad it didn't do so well at the box office. Struggling to get past 200 million. | | Static Link |
| Posted by: xx-x-donna-x-xx at July 22, 2008, 2:19 pm | | Topic: Wall-E Forum: JoBlo | | i absoloutly adored this film, so cute everytime he said his name i was laffing it was great. | | Static Link |
| Posted by: Homyrrh at July 22, 2008, 12:40 pm | | Topic: Wall-E Forum: JoBlo | | Quote: Originally Posted by Shockwave Honestly, its going to take one hell of a movie to knock this out of my number 1 spot for the year so far. So how'd TDK change that? | | Static Link |
| Posted by: corran horn at July 22, 2008, 12:19 pm | | Topic: Wall-E Forum: JoBlo | | While it may be a losing battle, I really hope Disney doesn't go cheap on the DVD for this. Up until CARS, every Pixar DVD was 2-disc loaded with features. Not so anymore. I can tolerate that for CARS (Pixar's weakest effort), but RATATOUILLE and WALL-E deserve better. Personally, I'd like to hear an Andrew Stanton commentary on what went in to making such a work of art. | | Static Link |
| Posted by: hoojib127 at July 20, 2008, 7:03 am | | Topic: Wall-E Forum: JoBlo | | Best Pixar flick to date alongside "Toy Story," "Toy Story 2," and "The Incredibles." 9/10 | | Static Link |
| Posted by: Shockwave at July 16, 2008, 3:13 am | | Topic: Wall-E Forum: JoBlo | | Honestly, its going to take one hell of a movie to knock this out of my number 1 spot for the year so far. | | Static Link |
| Posted by: electriclite at July 15, 2008, 11:17 pm | | Topic: Wall-E Forum: JoBlo | | My favorite review of WALL-E. It encapsulates the continuous meaning coursing through all of Pixar's movies: http://nymag.com/daily/movies/2008/06/walle_pixar.html | | Static Link |
| Posted by: X-Nightcrawler at July 15, 2008, 11:12 pm | | Topic: Wall-E Forum: JoBlo | | Quote: Originally Posted by Kevin Smith fan Did anyone else get the feeling that perhaps Wall*E and Eve weren't necessarily a boy and a girl? Like perhaps their genders were supposed to be open to interpretation? Just something I noticed... Honestly EVE seemed incredibly femenine. Looked like a complete robot version of a femme fatale with a big fat heart. Wall-E behaved like a little guy in love to me. Dunno. Though that umbrella was definitely a guy. When EVE laughed in the robot 'sick bay', I'm pretty sure the umbrella got a boner. I saw this again. Amazing, amazing movie. I still really dislike some obvious plot elements (I hate causality), I love this shit. | | Static Link |
| Posted by: Kevin Smith fan at July 15, 2008, 10:08 pm | | Topic: Wall-E Forum: JoBlo | | Did anyone else get the feeling that perhaps Wall*E and Eve weren't necessarily a boy and a girl? Like perhaps their genders were supposed to be open to interpretation? Just something I noticed... | | Static Link |
| Posted by: Grand_Marquis at July 15, 2008, 2:33 pm | | Topic: Wall-E Forum: JoBlo | | Don't forget the old self-playing chess player. He's a pretty nice guy. Fixed up Woody after all. | | Static Link |
| Posted by: corran horn at July 15, 2008, 11:22 am | | Topic: Wall-E Forum: JoBlo | | Great find, Lazy Boy. Ryan "rollerboy" Adams can always be counted on for his humorous insight. It's one of the reasons I love AwardsDaily. Read something interesting in a Charlotte Observer review. I had not really noticed this, but most of Pixar's films (save for maybe the Incredibles) take a very dim view of humanity. Among other offenses, they "torture toys, imprison fish, frighten soft-hearted monsters, step on insects or fry them with magnifying glasses." That is quite a laundry list, and it got me thinking. Outside of the Incredibles (who may not count b/c they're "superhuman"), only three sympathetic Pixar humans come to mind, and even they display some serious flaws: Andy from Toy Story (his capriciousness fuels the rivalry between Buzz and Woody), Linguini (clumsy, slow-witted, unwilling to acknowledge Remy's contributions), and Captain McCrea (until he meets Wall-E and the plant, he goes along with humanity's continued descent into technologically-abetted infantilism)... | | Read Entire Entry |
| Posted by: Nazgul at July 14, 2008, 6:39 pm | | Topic: Wall-E Forum: JoBlo | | I bet EVE in a human form is one hot girl =D | | Static Link |
| Posted by: X-Nightcrawler at July 14, 2008, 3:37 pm | | Topic: Wall-E Forum: JoBlo | | EVE was a total badass. I love the pose she has in that picture they take of them "ROGUE ROBOTS". | | Static Link |
| Posted by: poopontheshoes7 at July 14, 2008, 2:37 pm | | Topic: Wall-E Forum: JoBlo | | Everyone goes on about how cute Wall-E is. But does anybody think EVE is as cute as him? I sure do. Her laugh is pure sweetness. | | Static Link |
| Posted by: Lazy Boy at July 14, 2008, 1:05 pm | | Topic: Wall-E Forum: JoBlo | | An interesting analysis (and one of my favorites) of EVE: http://www.awardsdaily.com/?p=568#more-568 All About Eve Author: Ryan Adams (Slight spoiler warning) With no limits to their creative freedom, the animators of WALL•E let their imaginations run rampant in developing appropriately resonant forms for their primary characters. Next to the eclectic hodgepodge of spare parts and miscellaneous mechanical contraptions that give WALL•E his pastiche panache, EVE’s svelte silhouette appears deceptively simple. For me she sparks associations as diverse as the sensuous streamlined allure of an art deco perfume bottle or the efficient practicality of a compact florescent light bulb. But beyond these playful visual echoes lies the essence of EVE’s feminine figure as an archetypal shape ripe with subconscious associations – the oval ellipse of an egg. Need some rambling analytical evidence? Alrighty then: Escorting EVE back to his bachelor pod, WALL•E does his best to impress EVE with his bag of courtship tricks. He... | | Read Entire Entry |
| Posted by: electriclite at July 14, 2008, 11:54 am | | Topic: Wall-E Forum: JoBlo | | Quote: Originally Posted by Mr.HyDe807 *SPOILERS* Man, imagine if the flick ended with Eve trying to get Wall-E to remember him....and he doesn't. I would've been done! Anyways, a great flick, kinda slow in parts, but still great. 9/10 Then it would've been a Kubrick film But seriously, does anyone else feel that just a tweek in certain areas in terms of mood that this movie would've come off like a Kubrick film? | | Static Link |
| Posted by: corran horn at July 14, 2008, 11:45 am | | Topic: Wall-E Forum: JoBlo | | Quote: Originally Posted by Monotreme At so many points during this film did I want to just tear through the screen and give WALL-E a big, loving hug. He's by far the cutest most adorable Pixar character ever. Scenes that totally killed me: - The way WALL-E puts the little lunchbox with his trinkets on his back. - When WALL-E gets home and watches "Hello Dolly" for probably the 10,000 time (how many times can you watch a movie in 700 years?) - When WALL-E runs over his cockroach and just totally panics only for the roach to pop back in to life. - When WALL-E is trying to show EVE his directive and makes a cube of garbage, but he's so nervous that it comes out all ploppy and half-assed. - Every time WALL-E is shaking, whether from being nervous around EVE or from being scared. - Every time WALL-E nervously tries to grab EVE's hand. - When WALL-E takes EVE to his house and starts showing her all his junk. And the part that made me literally die (to come back to life later on so that I could continue ... | | Read Entire Entry |
| Posted by: Mr.HyDe807 at July 13, 2008, 12:48 pm | | Topic: Wall-E Forum: JoBlo | | *SPOILERS* Man, imagine if the flick ended with Eve trying to get Wall-E to remember him....and he doesn't. I would've been done! Anyways, a great flick, kinda slow in parts, but still great. 9/10 | | Static Link |
| Posted by: Monotreme at July 13, 2008, 4:45 am | | Topic: Wall-E Forum: JoBlo | | At so many points during this film did I want to just tear through the screen and give WALL-E a big, loving hug. He's by far the cutest most adorable Pixar character ever. Scenes that totally killed me: - The way WALL-E puts the little lunchbox with his trinkets on his back. - When WALL-E gets home and watches "Hello Dolly" for probably the 10,000 time (how many times can you watch a movie in 700 years?) - When WALL-E runs over his cockroach and just totally panics only for the roach to pop back in to life. - When WALL-E is trying to show EVE his directive and makes a cube of garbage, but he's so nervous that it comes out all ploppy and half-assed. - Every time WALL-E is shaking, whether from being nervous around EVE or from being scared. - Every time WALL-E nervously tries to grab EVE's hand. - When WALL-E takes EVE to his house and starts showing her all his junk. And the part that made me literally die (to come back to life later on so that I could continue enjoying the movie) is when WALL-E sta... | | Read Entire Entry |
| Posted by: corran horn at July 12, 2008, 1:21 pm | | Topic: Wall-E Forum: JoBlo | | Quote: Originally Posted by DaMovieMan too caught up with Wall-E's cuteness Well, it's really hard not to. I mean, just look at him. It's hard not to look into those eyes and not go "awwww" or to want to try and hug him. I don't think any of Pixar's other leading characters have been quite that adorable (some supporting characters maybe). | | Static Link |
| Posted by: X-Nightcrawler at July 11, 2008, 2:07 am | | Topic: Wall-E Forum: JoBlo | | I actually watched it after deciding to skip Pixar's movies. They're not my cup of tea. And although this movie is a fucking diamond, it doesn't make me want to go back and watch the Pixars I missed. This is stratospherically superior to anything made by Pixar, or anyone else for that matter. Yeah, so there's some things I couldn't help to question, and the thing lost most of its charm whenever humans showed up on screen, but who cares. It's a technical wonder (I'm thinking the first assured Oscar, "Wall-E" for sound design); it's purdy, adorable, intelligent and complex. And a little too bleak for G-rating. Definitely the best movie computer animation has made. Sure I still prefer "Kung Fu Panda" or "Ice Age" for rewatching pleasure, but "Wall-E" is indubitably superior. | | Static Link |
| Posted by: jbar1026 at July 10, 2008, 5:41 am | | Topic: Wall-E Forum: JoBlo | | 10/10 this movie is great! if you have not seen it , do so. i cant wait for the dvd. | | Static Link |
| Posted by: KCJ506 at July 9, 2008, 3:50 am | | Topic: Wall-E Forum: JoBlo | | Wow. One of the cutest movies I've ever seen. And I'm a guy so it's hard for me to say something like that. It's one of those films that when you leave, you feel good. Like everything is gonna be ok. I loved it. 9/10. | | Static Link |
| Posted by: Crazy Dud at July 8, 2008, 7:11 pm | | Topic: Wall-E Forum: JoBlo | | Quote: Originally Posted by corran horn I noticed some Star Wars homages as well: The opening where Wall-E is weaving between the trash mountains brings to mind Artoo's run-in with the Jawas. The AXIOM reminds me of the Medical Frigate at the end of Empire Strikes Back. While obviously inspired by HAL, Auto/Otto reminds me of two evil SW bots: the hovering torture droid from A New Hope and EV-9D9, that sadistic robot in Jabba's palace. Was anyone else tempted to scream at Auto when he was torturing Wall-E. I had to hold back from screaming "leave him alone, you bastard!" Oh and homyrrh and crazy dud: while I don't share your view of Travers, I confess to having a similar dislike for EW's Owen Glieberman. Yet that doesn't stop him from being annoyingly right on WALL-E. I'm not a big fan of Glieberman myself. There really aren't too many critics I like. Ebert and and Scott are the only ones whose opinions can really influence me as to whether or not to see a film. | | Static Link |
| Posted by: Homyrrh at July 8, 2008, 1:24 pm | | Topic: Wall-E Forum: JoBlo | | Quote: Originally Posted by corran horn I noticed some Star Wars homages as well: The opening where Wall-E is weaving between the trash mountains brings to mind Artoo's run-in with the Jawas. The AXIOM reminds me of the Medical Frigate at the end of Empire Strikes Back. While obviously inspired by HAL, Auto/Otto reminds me of two evil SW bots: the hovering torture droid from A New Hope and EV-9D9, that sadistic robot in Jabba's palace. Was anyone else tempted to scream at Auto when he was torturing Wall-E. I had to hold back from screaming "leave him alone, you bastard!" Oh and homyrrh and crazy dud: while I don't share your view of Travers, I confess to having a similar dislike for EW's Owen Glieberman. Yet that doesn't stop him from being annoyingly right on WALL-E. I hate that, heh. My favorite critic is A.O. Scott and I get this grudge against him when he knocks my love affairs with some films (though he also adored WALL-E). Likewise, when Travers said something like this was the best film of t... | | Read Entire Entry |
| Posted by: corran horn at July 8, 2008, 12:47 pm | | Topic: Wall-E Forum: JoBlo | | I noticed some Star Wars homages as well: The opening where Wall-E is weaving between the trash mountains brings to mind Artoo's run-in with the Jawas. The AXIOM reminds me of the Medical Frigate at the end of Empire Strikes Back. While obviously inspired by HAL, Auto/Otto reminds me of two evil SW bots: the hovering torture droid from A New Hope and EV-9D9, that sadistic robot in Jabba's palace. Was anyone else tempted to scream at Auto when he was torturing Wall-E. I had to hold back from screaming "leave him alone, you bastard!" Oh and homyrrh and crazy dud: while I don't share your view of Travers, I confess to having a similar dislike for EW's Owen Glieberman. Yet that doesn't stop him from being annoyingly right on WALL-E. | | Static Link |
| Posted by: spacemonkey at July 7, 2008, 1:12 pm | | Topic: Wall-E Forum: JoBlo | | Dont know if its been mentioned before, but this movie was heavily influenced by Kubricks 2001. It had the Hal-like computer going bad and trying to stop the humans from achieving their goals. Technology vs. humanity, one of the main themes from 2001 is exactly that, how humans have to rely some much on computers, that one day, the computers will try and take over. Also, the look of the some of the robots and sets was very Kubrickian. Lots of whites lots of blacks. And they even use part of 2001s classical score in one scene. But all that aside, holy shit was this movie awesome! Great animation, some of the best Ive seen. The robots on the ship, and Wall-E and Eve themeselves where very entertaining to look at. I was amazed at how a movie with so little dialog could be this entertaining! This movie may have been made for children, but its a damn fine science fiction film. The theme of man vs. technology was great, the theme of mans lazyness and necessity to rely so much on techonology, obessity, overeating, ... | | Read Entire Entry |
| Posted by: Tyler Durden4 at July 5, 2008, 10:19 pm | | Topic: Wall-E Forum: JoBlo | | This movie was FUCKING amazing. 10/10. It's gonna be in my top 5 if not 3 of the year. Brilliant. | | Static Link |
| Posted by: corran horn at July 5, 2008, 3:55 pm | | Topic: Wall-E Forum: JoBlo | | I hope that when Pixar releases this on DVD, they aren't stingy on the special features. Their earlier releases had loads of them, but they've become increasingly rare since The Incredibles. BTW, what did everyone else think of the score and Peter Gabriel's song. Personally, I loved both so much I went out and bought the soundtrack--something I haven't done for a Disney movie since Tarzan. | | Static Link |
| Posted by: RustyRazor at July 5, 2008, 12:17 pm | | Topic: Wall-E Forum: JoBlo | | SPOILERS**** Visually stunning animation. Story FILLED with messages to club you over the head (a planet filled with trash, eco system ruined by excess from a society who's descendants are ridiculously overweight - our future?) BUT still done well enough as to not to completely have you screaming "ENOUGH WITH THE MESSAGES" at the screen. Timid little robot gets the crap kicked out of him (poor little guy) all for the love of a sleek, floating death machine with blue eyes...and he saves humankind along the way. Good film. Yay for Wall-E. | | Static Link |
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