Who would throw away wall-e???LQ wrote:As I was wiping my happy tears away leaving the theatre, I couldn't help but think that come Christmastime, there will probably be hundreds of thousands of Wall E toys manufactured and then given as gifts to indifferent children, and they will probably end up in the trash dumps sooner or later. Not to get super-environmental, but that movie was soberingly prophetic. (The first 30 minutes at least)
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FWIW, DVD Aficionado lists a release date of 11/4/08 for the Blu-ray.
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I really enjoyed this for the most part besides it being a little heavy handed. The thing that seemed a little skipped over to me was there were babies but considering everyone is fat and basically boneless while being constricted to those chairs they couldn't have sex to create them. It is never really explained. I guess that is minor and this a children's film but might as well have no babies at all.
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fat people can have sex too floyd.Floyd wrote:I really enjoyed this for the most part besides it being a little heavy handed. The thing that seemed a little skipped over to me was there were babies but considering everyone is fat and basically boneless while being constricted to those chairs they couldn't have sex to create them. It is never really explained.
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Yes, but fat, boneless people constricted to their individual chairs? You know, the people his post was actually talking about?moviscop wrote:fat people can have sex too floyd.Floyd wrote:I really enjoyed this for the most part besides it being a little heavy handed. The thing that seemed a little skipped over to me was there were babies but considering everyone is fat and basically boneless while being constricted to those chairs they couldn't have sex to create them. It is never really explained.
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Porn is probably played on the screens in front of them while specialized robots, you know...like we do with bull semen...Floyd wrote:I really enjoyed this for the most part besides it being a little heavy handed. The thing that seemed a little skipped over to me was there were babies but considering everyone is fat and basically boneless while being constricted to those chairs they couldn't have sex to create them. It is never really explained. I guess that is minor and this a children's film but might as well have no babies at all.
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Specialized robots shove stimulating probes up the men's derrières?lacritfan wrote:Porn is probably played on the screens in front of them while specialized robots, you know...like we do with bull semen...Floyd wrote:I really enjoyed this for the most part besides it being a little heavy handed. The thing that seemed a little skipped over to me was there were babies but considering everyone is fat and basically boneless while being constricted to those chairs they couldn't have sex to create them. It is never really explained. I guess that is minor and this a children's film but might as well have no babies at all.
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He's probably thinking it's more like that scene in THX 1138.Poncho Punch wrote:Specialized robots shove stimulating probes up the men's derrières?lacritfan wrote:Porn is probably played on the screens in front of them while specialized robots, you know...like we do with bull semen...Floyd wrote:I really enjoyed this for the most part besides it being a little heavy handed. The thing that seemed a little skipped over to me was there were babies but considering everyone is fat and basically boneless while being constricted to those chairs they couldn't have sex to create them. It is never really explained. I guess that is minor and this a children's film but might as well have no babies at all.
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Saw this today and loved it. Even though the message had all the subtlety of a sledgehammer, it speaks to the level of animation and story that I was rooted to my seat to find out what happens to Wall-E and Eve. It truly is amazing that they were able to build such endearing characters out of little more than gestures and garbled robot speak. The only weak note in the film were the fat jokes, which I felt were a bit misplaced and turned the cautionary tone of the film into a mocking one, but thankfully they were very few.
And I'll add to the kudos of Presto. It's easily the best Pixar short to date and it too reminded me of the classic WB toons. It really is the kind of comedy we don't see much of in kids films these days.
And I'll add to the kudos of Presto. It's easily the best Pixar short to date and it too reminded me of the classic WB toons. It really is the kind of comedy we don't see much of in kids films these days.
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a mildly interesting, if superfluous, point... but it is just a kids movieFloyd wrote:I really enjoyed this for the most part besides it being a little heavy handed. The thing that seemed a little skipped over to me was there were babies but considering everyone is fat and basically boneless while being constricted to those chairs they couldn't have sex to create them. It is never really explained. I guess that is minor and this a children's film but might as well have no babies at all.
HOWEVER
just another nail in Diablo Cody's coffin...I read a line about her musing about how Eve and Wall-E do the whole sex thing, and I instantly felt seething hatred for her.
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I recently watched this with my 2 and 4 year old nephews, who I thought could share a unique perspective on the film. According to one, it was "totally awesome." And both agreed that it was the best film they had ever seen. (Granted, they were also excited by the Space Chimps trailer.) However, out of the pool of films that they have seen thus far in their young lives, I would probably have to agree with them.
And Presto was just incredible. I almost liked it even more than the feature.
And Presto was just incredible. I almost liked it even more than the feature.
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Assuming you get burned-out on watching Fanfan over and over, WALL-E will arrive in time for Thanksgiving
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Disney is giving Wall-E an Oscar push and is gunning for a Best Picture nod.