WALL-E on DVD (2008)

Directive Completed - Mission Successful!

hunkydomste from Liverpool [Highly rated reviewer] , 18/07/2008

Let's get it out of the way then: Wall-E is absolutely wonderful. Forget the 'Short Circuit' and 'ET' referencing. Go and watch this film and see it for what it is: something unique.

So Wall-E has finally arrived, after much hype and after having been in the Pixar pipeline since they first set out on their animation adventures. Always sceptical of 'the next big thing', I was surprised to find myself quite willingly swept up (ahem...) by this unconventionally cute waste disposal robot's tidal preliminaries.

And this is where Pixar get there first lot of brownie points from me. In Wall-E they have created this adorable character, yet the film does by no means rely on 'cute' or 'giggle' factor. Do not get me wrong, there are laughs, chuckles, sighs, sniggers, and aww's galore. This, however, is in my opinion the least 'kiddy' movie Pixar have yet produced.

The opening scenes are awe inspiring and set the tone. Earth is totally mounted in waste, desolate and abandoned- a Dystopia. Sweeping glides over an American futuristic city show only piles and piles of garbage, in places cubed and stacked up by the only moving thing in sight: Wall-E. Look closer and you get to meet his little sidekick, a cockroach that follows Wall-E around and lives with him. Yes, it is adorable, watching a robot pile up tons of our left over rubbish (human kind has long since escaped the planet), but taking the time to collect a few souvenirs (Rubik's cube, plastic spoons, video tapes of old fashioned musical movies). But with Wall-E switching on in the mornings, grumpy and sleepy before he goes to work, he is so very human like and yet not- down to the fact that he appreciates the 'little things' and is a true romantic.

Enter Eve, the 'female' Robot sent to Earth on a 'secrete directive'- and Wall-E's love object to be.

What follows is a blend of an estranged love story and rescue mission, any further details might spoil the story, so I will behave.

The ingredients that will make Wall-E superior to other Pixar movies (and indeed films in general) are the absence of dialogue for a major part of the film. Clicks, whirls, electronic words maybe, but no snappy one-liners to keep you on board. Just a visual fest and details that are masterful and a characterisation of Wall-E and Eve that is so touching in places, it will melt even the biggest cynic.

When the humans do enter, they are all but props- and just another reminder of the question: Is this what you want your future to be like?

Wall-E is a masterpiece and deserves all the credit it will get.

SEE THIS IF YOU LIKED

* Toy Story

* 2001 A Space Odyssee

* Finding Nemo

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Numbs mind & bum in equal measure

A customer from 2nd row from the back, Lincolnshire , 22/08/2008

Boring, preachy, over hyped, over long, dull, irritating, dreary.

How long are you prepared to watch one tin can gaze meaningfully into the eyes of another tin can?

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wall.e

A customer from Chatham , 17/07/2008

the trailer to wall.e was really good but could be better by making it different to other cartoon film's . Evening so i can't wait to watch wall.e

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Another Classic !

A customer from Edinburgh , 12/07/2008

WALL-E is the latest movie from the geniuses that are Disney Pixar. Unsuprisingly, once again the animation on this film is truly spectacular, possibly surpassing anything produced before. As usual these clever fellows have produced, in WALL-E, another masterpiece that captures the attention of young and old with many different layers of social commentary and entertainment. It really is a movie for the toddlers and there Grannies. No change there.

What I did find surprising from the film though was the gloomy, melancholy tone to the start of WALL-E. Yes, the subject matter is deeply concerning, but there was a deffinate break from the norm when deciding to open the film in such a cheerless manner. Something I never expected from a Disney creation. Certainly nothing like the other DP films. Perhaps the unexpectedness of the opening minutes does really help to drive home the importance of the situation.

Don't let me put you off with the talk of gloomyness though as the film is almost immediately lifted by the instantly loveable main charachter ( even if he does bare a remarkable resemblelance to E.T. ) and the usual clever humour that we have come to expect from DP. The film makers subtly remind us of our shortcomings whilst praising our most admorable human qualities via WALL-E.

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a let down...honestly!!

carwash from leigh , 05/08/2008

Disappointing. OK I am 33 and this is a kids film which was enjoyed by my 5 year old son. Really though it isn't anywhere near as good as the other pixar animations - lacking in action and with very little talking at all. The storyline isn't great and was difficult for younger children to follow (how many young children know about photosynthesis???)

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Fell asleep

A customer from St Neots , 09/08/2008

Strange idea, excellent graphics, bit of a thin story and I fell asleep ie not one of the alltime greats which most of the ratings would have you believe. My 8 year old son thought it was really a great movie and that is it (his words).

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