Posted on 06/27/2008 6:17:45 AM PDT by yankeedame
Freedom is Slavery - Big Brother.
Not even close. What do you have? A yard about as big as a postage stamp? Either that or you're retired and have time to get out there and waste your time. Gas blower....best yard tool ever for cleanup and closin' out! Screw the neighbors...
I thought it was Short Circuit II when I saw the preview.
I seen the trailers and this is the stupidest, corniest, cheesy, 80s-Spielbergesque garbage I have ever seen. I mean, seriously, the movie reminds me of that stupid 80s movie “Short Circuit”, pure 100% cheese. I was hoping Disney would do a sequel to “Cars” or “The Incredibles.”
I loved it, too. Hope I'm not spoiling anyone, but people were the GOOD guys. The writers took the time to place a few scenes showing that the humans weren't really automatons without feelings...just VERY distracted. Possible, considering how much time I personally spend on line...! ;-)
I saw it this morning with my son. I thought it was a good movie. Why? Well told, well animated, and a good story. I won’t spoil it, but there is an age-old story of redemption in there, as well.
Note to all you freepers who are panning this movie because it reminds you of some old Speilberg flick: PLEASE be clear to the rest of us whether or not you have actually seen the movie, or if you are basing your opinions on trailers. I'm not trying to be snotty. I really do trust the judgement of most freepers when it comes to movies--that they have actually seen.
I’m glad you found my comments helpful, and I hope you and your family enjoy the movie.
I remember “Short Circuit” pretty well. Johnny 5 was a military robot who was struck by lightning and developed emotions. He wanted to learn (”need imput!”) and didn’t want to hurt anything or anyone. Wall-E’s design is VERY similar to Johnny 5 — goggle eyes, two treads, arms, voice — but that’s where the similarities end. Wall-E is more like a salvage R2D2 and uses his laser for cutting metal to make compacting it easier. In Wall-E’s case, his binocular eyes are what conveys his emotions — Johnny 5 had an actual voice and vocabulary. He’s beat up, scratched, dinged, dented and has replaced his own parts repeatedly, whereas Johnny 5 was state of the military art.
To be honest, I loved Eve more. A cool chick robot with a sleek design, laser weapon and a temper! Her emotions translate so well, especially when she’s sent for repair. I was really laughing over that scene.
Don’t take it too seriously and have a lot of fun!
You are welcome. It’s kind of a simple story, so I can’t say too much without spoiling it. I hope you and your family enjoy it. My sons did - and they’re 20 and 15 years old. : )
Yup. The first thing my son did after seeing the movie was look online to see if there is an Eve action figure that shoots.
I saw Wall·E Today, and that's exactly what came to my mind. The humans on the space ship are what most would become in an Obama presidency.
I'm guessing this reviewer didn't bother to hang around for the end credits...
Try to get to see both. They're equally entertaining, with good stories to boot.
I told my wife that Eve personified femininity, in every way!
I saw it today. You couldn’t be more wrong. This is ‘Brave New World’ style satire that has more in common with 2001 than Toy Story. For better or worse. It’s a huge gamble for a film like this which I’m guessing will bore most young kids.
I guess they do, but I didn't make the connection until you spelled it out.
Great movie, incidentally. Wall-E and EVE are two of the most entertaining characters I've seen in just about any movie ever.
Overall, not as good as "The Incredibles" (what is?) but easily up there with "Finding Nemo."
I do. I saw the same thing. Granted, the obvious green propaganda was ‘bleh’, but I saw an interesting message. SPOILERS AHEAD.
The robots = big government, willing to do whatever it takes (i.e. stealing the plant from EVE and WALL-E) to keep the people subservient to them.
The humans = people on welfare, reduced to a slovenly, obese state where there’s no incentive to do anything because everything’s taken care of. Why waste the effort?
Then along comes WALL-E, and people see there are other things. Case in point; when two people finally start seeing things differently, their suits morph from Democrat Blue to Republican Red. ;)
True, the whole ‘green’ angle was annoying, but I actually found a redeeming message of individualism and conservatism underneath it all.
It’s a lot more ambitious than either. I’m surprised it got made. You don’t see big budget Big Studio Art films too often.
My 3 grand kids just loved this movie. This is going to be a huge summer hit. Look past the “Green” message and just enjoy a good G rated movie for both kids and adults.
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