ROTTEN TOMATOES: RT Sees the First 30 Minutes of Wall-E! Comments

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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N720MF writes:
on Apr 08 2008 12:51 AM

WOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO. This movie is going to be awesome, once again (I forget the slight misstep that was Cars).

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Floor Man writes:
on Apr 08 2008 01:22 AM

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Seconded! This looks to be one of Pixar's most different and most artful (as if Pixar weren't already ;) ) films! :) I love Stanton...Pixar...and especially Ben Burrt. The man's a genius.

JUUUUUUUNE! Too far away. :(

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Viginti-Tres writes:
on Apr 08 2008 03:50 AM

Another academy award in the bag for Pixar!

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Paralyzer writes:
on Apr 08 2008 05:17 AM

true i smell another oscar

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jrrrz writes:
on Apr 08 2008 05:36 AM

can anybody say....SHORT CIRCUIT ripoff ??? the story might be different but the robot sure looks almost the same. interesting.

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Brian82 writes:
on Apr 08 2008 06:58 AM

This could be the best film of the year. Pixar seem to know what the audience wants to see in 3 films from now and they put that into the next film. Always a few steps ahead they are!

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minderbinder writes:
on Apr 08 2008 07:34 AM

"can anybody say....SHORT CIRCUIT ripoff ???"

No.

I have to agree that this looks like it has the potential to be pixar's best and one of the best movies of the year. It's certainly one of my most anticipated.

I have to give them credit for making some bold moves with this one, the lack of dialogue and the use of live action footage. Looks awesome.

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Shadow16nh writes:
on Apr 08 2008 07:42 AM

This movie is clearly a ripoff of itself.

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u1sart writes:
on Apr 08 2008 08:14 AM

Amazing... i definatly have to see this for sure along with ma daughter of course

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TheMcKellar writes:
on Apr 08 2008 08:18 AM

I can't wait till Toy Story 3. Can you guys imagine how big of a deal that it will be?

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Slipperypick writes:
on Apr 08 2008 08:28 AM

As always, Pixar's gonna rule my summer viewing. But I have to ask... Why is Cars considered their "misstep?" Visually speaking it is flawless, the voice talent is perfectly matched and the dialog is fresh and hilarious. Is it because of the story? The fact that the characters are cars?
Keep in mind that Pixar's stories are ALL very basic and have been told before; the Pixar POV is what makes them "pop" like new (the closest thing to an exception here is the sheer genius of Monsters, Inc.). And so what if cars are characters? Why is that so different from toys being alive? Or fish having human qualities and values in a human world? Or a robot being able to think and feel?
I just don't get why Cars is the Pixar whipping boy. It's a great movie, one of my favorites.

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Slipperypick writes:
on Apr 08 2008 08:29 AM

Oh, and about the short circuit ripoff...

Um, no.

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ovi d writes:
on Apr 08 2008 09:08 AM

Slippery dude, i completely agree with you man.... Cars was definitely their most accomplished product visually, and the storytelling was just as good as any other disney/pixar adventure.. dunno y ppl hav to treat it like a mole on an otherwise unblemished face then..

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trgdr777 writes:
on Apr 08 2008 09:14 AM

When I saw the latest trailer I got so excited for this. No doubt it will be amazing.

Slipperypick: I think it was a combination of people expecting something different from what the movie actually was (it wasn't as fast paced as some might have thought) and the fact that it came after The Incredibles. The Incredibles had a more mature tone and a lot of action, and I guess some people were hoping for more of that. I don't dislike Cars, but I must say it isn't my favorite. I enjoyed it, but I prefer a different kind of movie. I agree though that it does get treated like the whipping boy even though it's 10x better than the crap some studios put out.

Sorry for rambling... Yay for WALL-E!

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JUDGE DREDD writes:
on Apr 08 2008 09:19 AM

Err, as for the short rip-off comment. It is obviously very similar, to just say NO is silly denial and the beginnings of fandom. A rip off NO! But obviously heavily inspired. Thats not a bad thing though.

Now look at the shape and storyline of short-circuit. You could say its a direct rip off of E.T. same shape, just a metal version. Similar storyline too.

This looks amazing, thats all i know. And looks to be the like the pixar that im most interested in seeing. I like robot stuff, and rusty scenery.

As for Cars, i liked that too. Why do some of you think it a mistep? Thought it was a great movie, took a while to get into, but soon as they hit the sleepy ol town it became a movie, not just racing. great film.

Only thing that bothers me about some pixar, particularly Ratatouille and Nemo, is as stunning as they are, they seem to lack on humour.

Toy story has humour, and my fave so far, Incredibles is just perfect.
Nemo, was a bit sappy in places, despite its visuals. And if anyone else does a seagull inpression to me in defence of its lack of humour comment. I'm gonna go all Dexter on em!!!

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DarthWonka writes:
on Apr 08 2008 09:26 AM

I didn't see Cars, but I still don't get why Pixar didn't tell a story about a world of cars in a world of humans. What planet does Cars take place in that everyone is a car? Toy Story gave us toys in a human world, Monsters Inc. - monsters among humans, Bug's Life - bugs in a human world, Finding Nemo, and so on.

As well, yes, bat fink, don't know why no one pointed it out before but Walle looks like ET more than anyone else. I don't have any problem with that, but when I first saw the trailer it was the very first connection to come to mind.

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mightyfooda writes:
on Apr 08 2008 10:23 AM

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Short Circuit is crap, I wouldn't think people who've come up with the amazing ideas that Pixar has come up with would need to coppy that garbage. Short Circuit itself wasn't exactly an original design. Robots from the early eighties that looked like that were a dime a dozen.

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Volcomfever writes:
on Apr 08 2008 10:23 AM

DarthWonka, I agree with you. Where exactly is this "Cars" world? I love all the pixar movies, including cars, but I think the general concensus on cars is that is the worst out of all their movies. Does that mean it's horrible or bad or anything of the sorts? No. But out of all the pixar movies, I think it is the inferior one.

Why though? For me personally, it just didn't...I don't know, pop like the other pixar movies do. When I saw the toy stories, and bugs life, and monsters inc and especially the incredibles, they all had this magic that was like...wow, this is awesome. Maybe it was the lack of humans in cars that did it but for me, it just didn't feel the same. Visually though, it was/is stunning. The voice acting was also well done. Overall, I still like it, just like it the least out of all the pixar movies.

As for WALL-E, this movie is gonna be great. It really does look like another knockout for pixar. And why is it like short circuit cause a robot is also the lead character? Every movie borrows from every movie. It's just the way it goes.

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RawIsRamsey writes:
on Apr 08 2008 10:44 AM

If Cars is a mole on Pixar's unblemished face, it's the Cindy Crawford mole. Nothing wrong with the movie, and it's their most successful product line ever...Cars stuff is still getting cranked out weekly and there is supposedly a sequel on the way.

As amazing as Wall-E looks, I need dialogue. Just makes a movie a movie. I'll still see it, I'll still enjoy it, but they're turning off a huge part of their audience (the kids) by having their main character not talk. Kids aren't deep enough to get imagery and symbolism as figures of speech. Pixar's main customers are, of course, the kids, and the kids won't see this. It just seems they're making this movie to wave their digital dick around saying "hey, look how AWESOME CGI is now!" and playing strictly to artsy adults. Just look at the box office of Ratatouille to see how well being "artsy" pays off for Pixar. Art does not equal dollars. Now, it wasn't a flop, but look at their more kid-friendly pics like Toy Story and Finding Nemo...huge.

I'm not taking away anything from Pixar. Their animation and storytelling are stellar, but the stuff just isn't for kids anymore...The movie will be great, but it's going to tank. You heard it here first.

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ffamilyguy writes:
on Apr 08 2008 11:01 AM

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Wall E looks more like a robot E.T., "Short Circuit" ripped off the body design of "E.T."

I mean, everyone was trying to make a family hit like "E.T." after it came out, including "Short Circuit"!

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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

In reply to this comment (#1677086)
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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tomwaitsjr writes:
on Apr 08 2008 07:50 PM

In reply to this comment (#1677086)
Well. What do you think is the most anticipated for those ages 3-10? What about parents that need a family movie they can enjoy?

"iron man, hulk, dark knight, indiana jones"
-All these movies are aimed at boys/men (though Indiana Jones will probably have a lot more females that want to see it compared to the other movies)

So, now that I have written such a convincing argument, I am fairly confident Wall-E will compete for #1 box office worldwide.

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CoUcH ToMaToE DoUgIe writes:
on Apr 08 2008 07:53 PM

Hey, i loved Short circuit as a kid, and still enjoy the film

today but i have feeling Wall*E will blow me away like all of Pixar films...

except Car ;) Sorry, for the Cars fans but i wasn't amazed. Still, a good

film but i have a rule, a movie cannot be great if Larry the Cable Guy

is one of the stars. Still, to be fair a close second in the "worst"

Pixar film, in my opinion, would be a Bug's Life. It was a good film, but

I just didn't feel it was great either.

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caboose388 writes:
on Apr 08 2008 08:05 PM

Without a doubt this movie will be in the top three with dark knight and indiana jones. I cant wait to see this, the animation looks amazing.

On the cars topic, i do think its one of the lesser pixar films but still a great movie. Its just a smaller diamond compared to all the other gems they have put out

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brettswiz writes:
on Apr 08 2008 08:09 PM

just a thought about the no dialouge and with kids-

what about in ice age with the squirrel? granted its only about 3-4 minute long skit but the kids loved it in theaters. also the skits that are before every pixar movie get many laughs. i think pixar will be fine with the kids.

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zooter writes:
on Apr 09 2008 01:50 AM

Go pixar go...Can't wait for this movie....

and I liked Cars and I think it's a great movie

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RawIsRamsey writes:
on Apr 09 2008 01:55 AM

Thing is, those sketches are just a few minutes long...keeping a childs attention beyond that sans dialogue is going to be an issue.

I don't know about everyone else, but I hated Fantasia as a kid because I couldn't appreciate the art behind it. Being older now, I appreciate it for what it is. I just have a feeling Pixar may be backing themselves into a corner here...how much envelope-pushing art is too much? Will they sacrifice color next for the sake of art? (Would kinda be a cool idea since their next film, "Up", involves an old man and some kid going out and getting into mischief, and it also did work for the beginning of The Incredibles...screw it, DO IT PIXAR!).

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cdude2k4 writes:
on Apr 09 2008 04:07 AM

Man, it looks beautiful! I don't know about the story, but it's Pixar's best looking film on the technical and artistic sides.

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martinscorsese25 writes:
on Apr 09 2008 06:38 AM

what's really sad is CARS was made by John Lasseter... it was his come back film... but it sucked critically... its just too childish... cause he was away in the directing chair for so long that he forgotten that pixar is reaching to adults also... i think john lasseter won't direct another movie again.... he'll just x-produced them... brad bird is now the master of pixar in terms of credibility, and to think that he wasnt an original pixar dude is so amazing... stanton is also awesome, but hell need to make wall e unforgettable cause he only has one film in the books(FINDING NEMO) brad bird already has two inforgettable films. as for PETE DOCTOR, he'll need to make UP pixar caliber cause he was away in the directing chair for so long to prove his credibility. and for LEE UNKIRCH, he'll need to prove in TOY STORY 3 that he can live up to the expextations of people to the probably most anticipated movie of 2010(f*** shrek, that series is dead now, they're just making for the money). Its a little scary that Lasseter won't be back to direct it, i mean its his baby right. But seing that Lee co-directed it with John means that he knows the story and knows how to make it, and maybe it was with Lee's touch that made toy story 2 not so childish cause it was with toy story 2 that pixar evolve in this industry.. also the guy who wrote little miss sunshine wrote the script for TY3... whew, it would be a memorable dissapointment(probably the dissapointment of the century) if the film sucked....

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DarthWonka writes:
on Apr 09 2008 01:41 PM

Shrek sucked from the beginning. I still don't get its popularity.

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DrNvrmore writes:
on Apr 09 2008 08:39 PM

RawlsRam, I agree with your comments totally! While I am sure I will love Wall E - I am concerned that my 5 year old may have trouble getting into it. He did not like the "Rat" movie. Actually, I didn't think that "Rat" lived up to the hype! But I only seen it twice.

On the other hand CARS is my son's 2nd favorite next to "Incredibles" (TS 1 & 2 are very close 3rd and 4th). I agree that at first I was disappointed with CARS, the plot is simpler, no doubt. But my son loves it so much - I have now seen it more times than I can count - and the movie has never really got old to me... Pixar movies all have so much going on in them that if you don't watch them several times you will never truly appreciate them fully!

That is why I feel I need to watch the Rat movie a few more times... now where did my son go... :)

I look forward to Wall E and have my fingers crossed that my son will be able to get "into it".

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MrFunkston writes:
on Apr 10 2008 10:05 AM

Regarding the dialogue issue, I've heard that there is quite a bit of it from the Human characters in the movie- and plus Jeff Garlin and Fred Willard are in the cast, so they have to have speaking roles, I would imagine.

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Dom418 writes:
on Apr 11 2008 11:36 AM

I'm with SlipperyPick. Cars was great! Pixar don't do missteps. They make great characters. It's not as great as Toy Story but visually it's stunning...as they always are.

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n0niz writes:
on Apr 15 2008 01:25 PM

I very excited about the movie. Maybe it will reach the level or Ratatouille :>

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tabascoman77 writes:
on Apr 15 2008 04:23 PM

This movie will be great.

I don't care if Wall-E looks like Johnny 5, E.T., Nintendo's Rob the Robot or a 2000 Honda Civic.

Wall-E could resemble my friggin VACUUM CLEANER.

The movie looks spectacular, as always.

And I, too, don't know what people had against Cars. The movie was wonderful. Even as a misstep, it was STILL light-years ahead of any other animation studio out there and it was a great ode to the beautiful state of California and our love affair with cars and driving.

It was also one of the first movies I have seen where Larry the Cable Guy was actually amusing and not grating and annoying. :)

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humdinger26 writes:
on Apr 22 2008 01:07 PM

i cant wait to see this film as well..

my favorite pixar movies are the incredibles and finding nemo...

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Hostility writes:
on Apr 27 2008 01:38 PM

cant wait!

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tgibfo writes:
on May 14 2008 05:17 PM

CARS was the weakest of the Pixar movies solely because they chose to anthropomorphize something that didn't have the benefit of being alive. Whether they could talk or not, bugs, fish, birds, toys all could conceivably talk and have thier own unknown lives. They pushed the boundaries by having an all-car world with talking cars without explaining anything. You just had to buy it at the outset. Which is fine, but it's a bit more unsettling than monsters or fish.

What I want to know is who John Ratzenberger is going to play in WALL-E!

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lmac40 writes:
on May 16 2008 12:59 PM

I don't know about all these comparisons. Why don't we just wait to see the film, then decide?
Correct about #5 - he was only modeled after many robot prototypes of the 80's. Who the heck cares what it looks like? It's always been the heart of Pixar that moves us and makes us want more. I love all of their product. My son can't get enough of cars and I find it beautiful and amusing. Are those who criticize it forgetting the central message? I say, see it again with your heart open and you can't not "get it".
I feel extremely fortunate, as an avid film-goer, to be living in this great time of Pixar.
I can't wait for WALL-E (and neither can my son)

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sammykat76 writes:
on May 28 2008 09:33 AM

In reply to this comment (#1676520)
A "Cars" sequel? Sounds more like the kind of rumours that have run around for years about a "Monsters" sequel. Not happening unless there's a darn good story behind it. Although I have seen it floating around the net that it could come out in '12, but I'm not believing anything until Pixar says it officially.

As for "needing" dialogue, you're nuts. Silent movies have endured the test of time. If you can't get through a good movie because you *have* to have dialogue, I feel sorry for you. Sit back and enjoy the experience! Too many movies these days do nothing but talk and blow crap up. This will be a refreshing change from that.

Pixar's main customers are not kids...the movies are far too multi layered for that. My 5 year old loves the movies on one level, and my husband and I love them on a different level all together. Pixar doesn't crap out "kids" movies.

As for art != dollars, you might want to look at this: (in millions)
Nemo $339
Incredibles $261
Monsters inc $255
Toy story 2 $245
Cars $244
Ratatouille $206
Toy story $191
Bugs life $162

Ratatouille did better than the original Toy Story and Bugs Life, and if you're going purely off of the CGI aspect, those are the two that really don't compare anymore. (Still awesome movies, but not the CGI "quality" of the last few).

WALL*E will not flop. It may not be as big of a money maker as Cars or The Incredibles, but you can bet it's going to pull audiences in. Heck, I bet we'll wind up seeing it more than once. And not because we're artsy either.

I believe in Pixar and the fact that they refuse to crap out movies just to make money like other companies *coughcoughdreamworkscough* They have stories, and heart, and characters you care about. People are going to remember Toy Story and Monsters and WALL*E long after their releases. While people will be going "I don't get it" to the pop culture references in Shrek.

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sammykat76 writes:
on May 28 2008 09:56 AM

In reply to this comment (#1676840)
QUOTE: i hate hello dolly but whatever.

It's probably in the movie for a whole minute. I hope you don't let that ruin WALL*E for you.

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sammykat76 writes:
on May 28 2008 09:58 AM

I'd say that WALL*E is probably the most anticipated by those of us who don't like the SUMMER BLOCKBUSTER BESTEST MOVIE OF ALL TIME!

Personally, I prefer a movie with an actually story and characters I give a darn about.

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sammykat76 writes:
on May 28 2008 10:06 AM

I'd like to take back my comment about Cars 2. I just saw it advertised here on RT. Ugh. I don't know about that.

However, considering Cars got a 75% rating here, I don't think it was that bad. There's quite a few movies out there that did a lot worse!

Personally I agree with tabasscoman. I don't care what WALL*E looks like. This movie has had me from the first preview I saw in front of Ratatouille. I can't wait! My hubby and I are sooo going to see it opening day.

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rwalsh17 writes:
on Jun 02 2008 02:21 PM

In reply to this comment (#1676520)
"Kids aren't deep enough to get imagery and symbolism as figures of speech."

What about "Tom & Jerry?" Wile E. Coyote and the Road Runner? Non-speaking characters CAN be interesting and lovable. Kids are smarter than you think.

Wall-E is not an "artsy" film just because its main character doesn't speak. On the contrary, the film appeals to our most fundamental sense of perception: observation. The basis of human communication is not spoken language. If it were, then babies would NEVER be able to learn how to talk.

Watching another (person, animal, robot, whatever) as they perform an action/activity is the most universal form of understanding that we can experience. Wall-E will be heartwarming and entertaining without the usual dialogue.

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matt878 writes:
on Jun 06 2008 11:55 PM

I have a feeling this could be one of the best pixar movies ever. I think its geninus if the first 30 mins are in fact are without any dialouge. My favorite Pixar movie is "Toy Story", but who knows..."Wall-E" could give this a battle for #1

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matt878 writes:
on Jun 06 2008 11:56 PM

I have a feeling this could be one of the best pixar movies ever. I think its geninus if the first 30 mins are in fact are without any dialouge. My favorite Pixar movie is "Toy Story", but who knows..."Wall-E" could give this a battle for #1

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