Comments on: Reader Forum: What Did You Think of Wall-E? Pixar’s Best Film?

By: Chip

Chip — Sun, 13 Jul 2008 23:13:33 +0000

One thing I might add is that I’m positive I would’ve understood the plot if I was 7 or 8, it’s really not that difficult to follow. I’m 15 right now. I might not have picked up all the references, but I’m sure I would’ve understood what was going on, and how one event led to the next.

Not everyone has to like this film, but anyone who calls it boring must have a hard time sitting through several other great movies. This film was well-paced, and I don’t ever recall being bored. I was engrossed into what was going on the whole time, and couldn’t bear to look away from the screen.

By: SJ

SJ — Sat, 05 Jul 2008 22:10:55 +0000

Somehow I am the only one in the world who isn’t going to praise Wall-E. I thought that what should’ve been an animated short was dragged on for two hours of no definite plot or direction. Had this movie been made without Pixar’s name to carry it, I believe it would’ve flopped. I hope no one gets mad at me for stepping out of the wall-E praising crowd to say, “really?!” I enjoyed Monsters Inc. much better, considering the well-developed storyline and the abundance of cute comedic quips it had (and Wall-E lacked…but then again, how much can you do when all the robots can say is each other’s names?)

To be fair, the animation in Wall-E was certainly incredible, my dislike has nothing to do with the artists.

By: Paul

Paul — Wed, 02 Jul 2008 04:26:37 +0000

Wow… I’m completely BLOWN AWAY. I hadn’t even seen a trailer of this movie, and I completely missed the hype. I had no idea what it was about until today. So I had very low expectations. Ha…
OH MY GOD. This movie was freakin’ UNBELIEVABLE. I’ve always been a Pixar fan, but am not a huge obsessed fan or something. This movie is just a masterpiece, plain and simple.

The animation is the best I’ve seen yet by Pixar, but the story really raises it above the other movies they’ve done. I’m a 19 year-old guy who isn’t “ultra macho man”, but I generally am not a huge fan of “kid” movies and I don’t cry at movies. Although I didn’t cry hear, I almost did. And as weird as this sounds… I adored how cute and loveable this movie really is. EVE and WALL-E are executed to perfection, and their love story is simply fantastic. I can honestly say that I’ve never cared for two characters more than these two… and the other side robot characters are wonderful. How they got me to care so deeply about robots, and basically without dialogue… AMAZING JOB.

Just go see this movie NOW. I’m recommending this to every single person that I know… Best Picture of the Year so far. As for my Top 5 Favorite Pixar Movies:

1. Wall-E
2. Toy Story
3. The Incredibles
4. Monsters, Inc.
5. A Bug’s Life

By: Tor

Tor — Tue, 01 Jul 2008 07:28:49 +0000

One of the best movies i have ever seen.

By: Chip

Chip — Tue, 01 Jul 2008 04:46:43 +0000

I’m which Rachel Summers. I LOVED this movie (I already stated it earlier, but whatever). For me, this movie was anything but slow-paced. It didn’t feel slow at all to me, and I was never bored. I was interested in every single second of the movie.

Oh, and by the way, I’m positive I would’ve loved this movie when I was 5. People these days seem to assume that all small children have ADD or something. To be honest, kids might pay more attention to films like Wall-E than film that have plenty of dialogue. Small kids may like the film for different reasons than older audiences, but the fact is that they like it. The kids in my audience seemed to love it. Not everyone will like this movie, and I am fine with that. But I for one will be sure to buy it when it arrives on DVD.

By the way, I’m sick of everyone incorporating politics into everything single little thing. Wall-E is pure art and harmless entertainment, and it has a very good message. To all the haters, quit trying to say that the film is hypocritical.

By: Rachel Summers

Rachel Summers — Tue, 01 Jul 2008 03:00:40 +0000

I LOVED this movie, it made me laugh, cry, et al. And all these people saying they didn’t like the message must be morbidly obese or something. What a bunch of pansies, It’s a freaking story (and a good one at that) you escape into it!

And I feel sorry for the kids who’s minds are too underdeveloped to understand an animated movie with no dialogue. Sad, sad, sad. I could’ve got this movie when I was 3.

By: Teri

Teri — Mon, 30 Jun 2008 18:49:33 +0000

I thought the movie was a bit slow to start. Also the no dialogue had me a bit anxious. My 8-year old did not understand the plant in Eve …..and I had to explain it to her. Yes the movie did give you something to think about. We are becoming a earth that is very materialistic. Could the movie be better I think so.

By: Henry Jones Jr

Henry Jones Jr — Mon, 30 Jun 2008 17:51:55 +0000

I really wanted to love this movie but it just didn’t do it for me. I would almost call the movie “boring”. The characters are all great and the movie is visually beautiful but there is something missing in the story and the way it plays out. Once they leave Earth the movie falls pretty flat. I really can’t see many kids liking this movie. It used to be that Pixar excelled at making a movie that kids could love on one level and adults could appreciate on a whole different level. It seems that with Ratatouille and now Wall-e they’re starting to forget about the entertaining the kids part and they’re getting too high-brow. I prefer the “old Pixar” that knew how to do both and hopefully that isn’t gone forever.

By: S. Mcgruff

S. Mcgruff — Mon, 30 Jun 2008 17:40:23 +0000

For the people who are trying to make this into a political thing (maybe global warming made everyone leave!! :-0), it clearly is not. the planet is still habitable- as you can see, the city isnt underwater, meaning global warming isnt even implied in the film. Instead, the move was caused solely by human laziness and growing dependence on machines.

By: captainkeyboard

captainkeyboard — Mon, 30 Jun 2008 14:19:37 +0000

I went to see Wall-E, Friday with some films.
I agree that it some of the best graphics that pixar as produced, I don’t think it was the best film. Toy Store was more creative, and funnier.

It was cute, and entertaining, but when I think back and say, “Would I see it again”, the answer is no. I can’t even think of maybe two or three parts that I tell other people about. I judge a movie on whether I would watch it again, and this case, probably not. I don’t even think I would buy a copy of the DVD when it comes out.

But it was worth going to see!

By: Davezilla

Davezilla — Mon, 30 Jun 2008 07:43:41 +0000

I agree with Gocitizen: this is a classic retelling of dystopia story telling. People want to make this into a polictical thing when it’s not at all. It’s a good story.

By: S. Mcgruff

S. Mcgruff — Mon, 30 Jun 2008 06:07:11 +0000

an incredible incredible film. i find it amazing that pixar can make me care more about 2 robots than i do about most human characters in movies. anyone else tear up a bit at the very end when they finally held hands (no im not ashamed to admit that i got teary-eyed).

incredibles is still my favorite pixar film by a small amount but this is close second. but come on, the incredibles is one of my favorite movies ever so thats high praise.

By: gocitizen

gocitizen — Mon, 30 Jun 2008 05:26:49 +0000

There was no nuclear holocaust and no message concerning fossil fuels. Did you guys even watch the film??

They present a speculative dystopia which is a mainstay of science fiction story telling. It’s never stated in the film what happened, so it’s not like they made a huge issue about it or forced an agenda on you. Things went bad.

The main message you can take from the film is to take care of the things you love. That is hardly anything that reaches past an agenda everyone agrees on.

By: Brian9000

Brian9000 — Mon, 30 Jun 2008 04:17:15 +0000

wall-e was beautiful i cried before its perfectness

By: Jon

Jon — Mon, 30 Jun 2008 03:42:02 +0000

I really liked this film. I just hated the message about the American Lifestyle. I loved the movie, but once is enough. I REALLY don’t need to be reminded the dangers of fossil fuels. I want to escape all that and just see a robot watch his ipod.

By: Chip

Chip — Mon, 30 Jun 2008 01:05:23 +0000

Some one above me mentioned that they would like a sequel. I LOVE WALL-E, but it doesn’t need a sequel at all. If it could be a truly great sequel, then I’d love for there to be one. But how could you possibly make a story with Wall-E just as endearing as this one without rehashing the first film (then again, they did it with Toy Story 2)? But I think Wall-E started and finished perfectly. We don’t need a Wall-E 2. The other Pixar film I especially feel this way about is Monster’s, Inc. That film ended on a perfect note, and a sequel is completely unnecessary.

Personally, the only Pixar films that I think could have a great sequel are Toy Story 2 (thank goodness for Toy Story 3, although I hope its the last one) and The Incredibles. While I actually really enjoyed Cars (even though it’s at the bottom of my list), I’m not too thrilled about the sequel. I certainly hope it doesn’t mark the end of Pixars winning streak.

By: Chip

Chip — Mon, 30 Jun 2008 00:55:54 +0000

I saw the film yesterday, and I must say that I loved it. The short before it, Presto, has taken over Geri’s Game as my favorite Pixar short. Presto reminded me of the classic Looney Tunes and Tom and Jerry cartoons, which I love. I must agree with the people who said that the first 30 minutes of this film were the greatest. Don’t get me wrong, I loved the rest of the film, but the first 30 minutes is just, astounding. It also touched me to see Wall-E open the door when the storm was coming to let the cockroach in. I must say that this is the first time I’ve actually cared for a cockroach.

I immediately cared for Wall-E when I first saw him onscreen, and, while I had a big, goofy smile on my face (I was really excited about seeing the film), I felt so bad for him, the last robot on earth. Especially that he was stuck taking care of all the trash that the humans had left there. The scenes where Wall-E is electrocuted by Auto and thrown down the garbage chute, where he is crushed in the holo-detector, and ESPECIALLY when EVE is trying to help Wall-E get his memory back (I was nearly crying there, and I’m a MALE who doesn’t cry at movies much), were so well done.

I also loved the supporting characters, especially M-O. He was so funny. I love it when he and Wall-E introduce themselves:

Wall-E: Waaaaaall-EE

M-O: M-O.

Wall-E: MM-O?

M-O: M-O.

All this being said, everyone in the audience was having a great time, kids, teens, and adults. The audience was roaring with laughter when Wall-E was trying to figure out whether the spork was a spoon or a fork, and ended up putting it between him. The audience laughed when Wall-E was trying to gain EVE’s affection. The audiences laughed during several other scenes, including at the end when M-O is telling all the other robots to go because Wall-E and EVE are about to kiss.

Also, the audience was silent at the scenes where Wall-E was electrocuted by Auto, crushed in the Holo-detector, and at the end when he had lost his personality. Silence is golden. When a theater showing (especially one including kids) is completely silent for certain parts of the film, it shows that every single eye is glued to the screen, and it shows how much the audience is concerned about the characters. Everyone seemed to care for Wall-E. If he was a human, he’d probably be one of the friendliest people you’d ever know.

Overally, Wall-E certainly lived up to the hype. It didn’t surpass it, but my expectations were extremely high with this being Pixar, so it couldn’t have. Is it the best film I’ve seen this year? Yes. (Although I’ve only seen Iron Man, Indy 4, and now Wall-E, and I LOVED Iron Man). We already know that Wall-E would win the best animated feature Oscar if it were reduced to that category. But personally, I think Wall-E should definitely be nominated for Best Picture. Until I see a better film this year, I believe it should win it as well.

This is my current ranking of the Pixar films:

1. Toy Story/ WALL-E
2. Monsters, Inc.
3. Toy Story 2
4. The Incredibles
5. Finding Nemo
6. A Bug’s Life
7. Ratatouille
8. Cars

I officially love WALL-E just as much as Toy Story. Both of these are in my top ten list for animated films (maybe even films in general), and I’ve seen and loved just about all the Disney classics. Can’t wait for “Up” and “Toy Story 3″!

By: kitkat

kitkat — Mon, 30 Jun 2008 00:48:32 +0000

WOW, what an amazing film. There is something really different about this movie compared to all the other recent Disney and Pixar films. I think it really captures some of that old Disney magic that I know I haven’t felt in a long time. And Wall-E is just adorable. I can’t get over him, he is just about the cutest thing I’ve ever seen. Definitely Pixar’s best film ever. Now, how about a sequel?

By: McLovin

McLovin — Sun, 29 Jun 2008 23:44:05 +0000

I think my favorite part of the whole thing is the nuclear holocaust quick bit where the cockroach, which is said to be able to survive a holocaust, hid inside of a twinkie… which we all know the rumors there… how funny is that!?!?

By: Adam Bridge

Adam Bridge — Sun, 29 Jun 2008 18:16:37 +0000

I believe this film will be studied shot by shot in film schools because it’s really a masterwork in almost every respect, right down to the end-titles.

It should be nominated for Best Picture without a doubt because it transcends animation.

Pixar GETS IT! They live and breathe story-telling. Even “Cars”, to me their least effort to date, is fine film. But WALL-E is in a different class.

I haven’t seen a film in the theatre twice in many years - but I’m going back to see this one again.