Release Date:
Friday, June 27, 2008
Directed by: Andrew Stanton
The Skinny: Man's wastefulness has forced everyone off the planet and onto a space cruise ship, leaving behind enormous piles of garbage and one painfully cute, self-aware robot to clean up the mess. Wall-E goes about his duties for the better part of a millennium, until he falls in love with a probe 'bot named Eve, who is sent to earth in search of live plants.
The Good: Like everything Pixar churns out of its magical animation factory, Wall-E looks incredible. Even if you find the story too candy-coated, you should still feel that you got your money's worth in scenery. Also, the last 45 minutes make for a decent, campy sci-fi flick, complete with insane robots and John Ratzenberger as the voice of a morbidly obese man.
The Bad: The film's first half is devoted to Wall-E doing all manner of cute things to make him seem more lovable, which is great if you're 6 years old or think the concept of a robot failing to work a lightbulb is knee-slappingly hilarious. Also, there's very little dialog, which you'll find either refreshing or tremendously annoying.
Choose Your Time Wisely: It's a G-rated movie, so be prepared to sit in front of, behind, and next to kids who will talk, laugh, kick, and possibly piss themselves throughout the flick. At the press screening, we sat beside a woman holding a newborn that was too busy staring off into space and crying to appreciate Wall-E's poignant social commentary.
Theater, DVD, or TNT in Five Years? It looks impressive on the big screen, but if you're not into 5-year-olds using your sleeve as a snot rag, you'd do better to wait until it hits Blu-ray in a few months.
The Skinny: Man's wastefulness has forced everyone off the planet and onto a space cruise ship, leaving behind enormous piles of garbage and one painfully cute, self-aware robot to clean up the mess. Wall-E goes about his duties for the better part of a millennium, until he falls in love with a probe 'bot named Eve, who is sent to earth in search of live plants.
The Good: Like everything Pixar churns out of its magical animation factory, Wall-E looks incredible. Even if you find the story too candy-coated, you should still feel that you got your money's worth in scenery. Also, the last 45 minutes make for a decent, campy sci-fi flick, complete with insane robots and John Ratzenberger as the voice of a morbidly obese man.
The Bad: The film's first half is devoted to Wall-E doing all manner of cute things to make him seem more lovable, which is great if you're 6 years old or think the concept of a robot failing to work a lightbulb is knee-slappingly hilarious. Also, there's very little dialog, which you'll find either refreshing or tremendously annoying.
Choose Your Time Wisely: It's a G-rated movie, so be prepared to sit in front of, behind, and next to kids who will talk, laugh, kick, and possibly piss themselves throughout the flick. At the press screening, we sat beside a woman holding a newborn that was too busy staring off into space and crying to appreciate Wall-E's poignant social commentary.
Theater, DVD, or TNT in Five Years? It looks impressive on the big screen, but if you're not into 5-year-olds using your sleeve as a snot rag, you'd do better to wait until it hits Blu-ray in a few months.