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RT Sees the First 30 Minutes of Wall-E!

by Steven Horn | April 08, 2008

Summary

RT was among a group of journalists invited to the factory that Luxo built: Pixar Animation Studios. We were given the whirlwind tour as the company winds up for its big summer release Wall-E, set to pop on June 27, 2008, and also got to see the first 30 minutes of the film. Back to Article

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JBinDC writes:
on Apr 08 2008 11:45 AM

You are right, he looks like E.T. I would have preferred to see a more original look for Wall E and have him stranded on Earth for the entire movie. I hope it doesn't end up too cheesy and uplifting.

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vaodsi writes:
on Apr 08 2008 11:46 AM

I AGREE!!!!! what planet is cars?
No Humans? All the cars talk? That's not the way things are!!!! movies like that shouldn't be allowed! They should be banned! Making a movie that doesn't care about reality! PIXAR YOU BLASTARDS! making movies where cars are the only beings that inhabit the earth....... making movies where fish talk and use their fins to lift heavy objects...... making movies where superheros roam the earth! Making movies where toys TALK (gasp!) and WALK (gasp!) BY THEMSELVES! (double-gasp!)
Pixar... you sicken me!!!!!
*note sarcasm.......otherwise i know some fifteen-year-old would take me seriously and post some two page rebuttal! gotta love rotten tomatoes.
walle looks AWESOME! it's gonna be the stoking brill.

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tomwaitsjr writes:
on Apr 08 2008 11:48 AM

The human actors ruined short circuit. . .I couldn't believe there was a short circuit 2.

This film looks fantastic. Why is it that Pixar, in making films for ages zero to infinity, does not talk down to its audience or go for the lowest common denominator consistently in everything they have done? Most films now adays have a "007 moment" when some character has to ramble off what the film is about to someone and clue the idiots in the audience in on things.

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OutOfSync writes:
on Apr 08 2008 01:11 PM

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Dialogue? During the entire running time of "Monsters, Inc.," Boo speaks all of 4 words of dialogue: "Mike," "Wazowski," "Kitty" and arguably the word "picture." Despite that, she became a real, endearing and emotionally relatable character. I can't wait to see how the Pixar-masters work their magic with even less dialogue.

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eldudarino writes:
on Apr 08 2008 01:53 PM

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ratatouille did better world wide than all other pixar movies other than finding nemo and the incredibles, so i would say it does pay to be artsy

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ladycat writes:
on Apr 08 2008 01:54 PM

Andrew Stanton seems like a really smart guy - and you know he's super creative. I like his answer for the dialogue question - it's so intriguing! I'd been hearing a lot of people say that there is no dialogue at all, so it's interesting to hear that it will actually be there throughout the movie, and I can't wait to see how they do that.

Anyway, this just sounds so great! I also think it's so amazing to think how when you see the movie, everything is there for a reason. Someone had to draw it, etc., so it's so interesting to wonder why certain things are there.

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DJKuulA writes:
on Apr 08 2008 02:30 PM

I've seen Cars about 50 times (not even counting all the times my preschool son re-enacts scenes using his toys) and I have to say it really holds up well. It's also, IMO, the most visually stunning film ever made (animation or live-action).

I agree that maybe people were expecting something different. The complaints about the characters being soulless and flat because they're cars don't make sense to me.

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kwismexer writes:
on Apr 08 2008 03:01 PM

all I'm saying is that Wall-E LOOKS like Johnny 5, the Short Circuit robot. Sure, Wall-E the movie might have a different story, but he looks like he was constructed by Nova Laboratories. The same people that made Johnny 5.

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jukeboxhero6660 writes:
on Apr 08 2008 03:35 PM

i am excited it looks amazing. wall-e is awesome, and i hate hello dolly but whatever.

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the_edahl writes:
on Apr 08 2008 03:42 PM

Cars wasn't half bad... it was different, but it was fine...

I AM feeling a bit iffy on the Toy Story 3 thing...
Unless it's something completely epic, and totally deserving of a trilogy (may I suggest Lord of the Rings?), I'm usually a bit... wary...

But hey, it's PIXAR, and they work miracles.

I can't wait for Wall-E and more amazing works in the future!

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hope524 writes:
on Apr 08 2008 03:47 PM

So does Wall-E not talk at all (besides saying his name and making noises)? I definitely agree that this could dampen children's interest in the movie. The Pixar movies have always been fascinating because they give non-human characters human characteristics. I wonder if merely doing "human things" like watching TV, having sappy eyes, will be enough to hold kids' interests

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Willy105 writes:
on Apr 08 2008 03:59 PM

June can't come soon enough.

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Jack Waters writes:
on Apr 08 2008 04:19 PM

Good article. Pixar always gives us really refreshing films. This film is not going to end that streak. It's going to be really good.

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Amalgamate writes:
on Apr 08 2008 04:20 PM

Wale looks very similar to Short Circuit-to deny that is just delusional
Pixar ALWAYS delivers so I'm sure it will be original

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DarthWonka writes:
on Apr 08 2008 04:42 PM

Kids are actually the last ones to really listen to dialogue. As a strong rememberer (I know it's not a word) of my childhood, I recall being more intrigued with a movie's visuals and sounds than what the characters were actually saying. Take Fantasia for example, a two hour movie with nothing but action and music (except for the interludes). Yet you can follow every story because the film is visual (and musical obviously). I think Walle will work on that same sort of silent film level.

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Robert_Paulsen writes:
on Apr 08 2008 04:57 PM

Good point Darthwonka, Fantasia has no real dialoque but i remember loving it as a kid. Pixar doesnt make movies unless they are top notch, so i am sure that this will be great for all age groups.

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flyboy2 writes:
on Apr 08 2008 05:05 PM

I remember when I was a kid that I completely loved R2-D2 and he didn't speak at all. I used to go around whistling and clicking to pretend to talk like him. I agree about Toy Story 3, I hope it isn't bad an ruins the other two movies. I really hope it is amazing because Toy Story 1 and 2 are like my favorite Pixar movies.
Can't wait for Wall-E though! Midnight premier maybe?!?!

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splatterscribe writes:
on Apr 08 2008 05:17 PM

E.T. was actually the first film which came to mind when I saw the teaser for Wall-E. What threw me was that, for the first time in many years, I saw a trailer which was imbued with a sense of real wonder and magic. I loved the moment where our robot hero stares up into the universe with those soulful binocular eyes and then we hear him croak out his name as the title appears..an awe inspiring moment if there ever was one. I said this last Fall and it bears repeating: This movie is going to be the film everyone ends up talking about in 2008. Something tells me that -like E.T. before him - Wall-E is poised to become a part of our national lexicon and an instantly recognizable pop culture icon.

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duckmanx88 writes:
on Apr 08 2008 05:53 PM

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one of the most anticipated? i dont think so. iron man, hulk, dark knight, indiana jones, HBP? walle is in the back of thegroup sry.

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Silverevilchao writes:
on Apr 08 2008 07:46 PM

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Yeah, because they're all about to come out (with the exception of Hulk), whereas Wall-E's going to come out later in June.

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