Comments on: WALL-E is more clever than a spork

By: TDavid

TDavid — Thu, 03 Jul 2008 15:27:08 +0000

I’ve read that there were comparisons of Wall-E to Idiocracy by Mike Judge. I rented Idiocracy last night and didn’t think it was close enough to even be called inspiration for Wall-E. Firstly, not every human in Idiocracy is fat. Second I saw Idiocracy borrowing more from Running Man than Wall-E borrowing from it.

Another criticism: Wall-E looks something like Short Circuit. This one is true when you see pictures side by side. How many different designs for robots are there? Eva looks a little like R2D2, big deal.

Eric - I think 800 years later the Wall-M robots would be programmed like the new Terminator robots, yes? They wouldn’t get along either. I didn’t care that much for The Incredibles.

By: Eric

Eric — Wed, 02 Jul 2008 23:45:23 +0000

I went to see it with the family last weekend.

It’s fairly well done, and I appreciated it, but I think the inherent limitations in not being able to do much dialogue made it less-than-exciting for me. And the main plot is pretty unimaginative - yes, they’re robots, but it’s a very plain boy-meets-girl story. The storyline with the captain is nice, and perhaps more interesting than the main storyline.

I also think they missed a few obvious things - why doesn’t wall-e have any “in” with the wall-m robots? Why don’t other rogue robots have a bigger part?

To pick an animated movie that I think is better one must look no further than “The Incredibles”.

By: UptakeInOH

UptakeInOH — Wed, 02 Jul 2008 23:42:55 +0000

I had no desire to see this movie, but I’m intrigued now. I think my mom wants to take my son to see it, but I’ll definitely pick it up for us to watch again on DVD.

By: MykeC

MykeC — Tue, 01 Jul 2008 00:55:31 +0000

Wall-E is pretty charming despite it’s different approach. I like it’s simple, lighthearted story and its’ definitely refreshing to watch a movie like this!

By: TDavid

TDavid — Mon, 30 Jun 2008 13:46:04 +0000

FranciscoIV did you see it yet? If/when so, let me know what you thought.

David, WALL-E pulled in 62 million over the weekend and was #1. Something tells me unless something really good comes out next weekend, it will be #1 again. Will be curious to hear what you think as well.

By: David Leonhardt

David Leonhardt — Mon, 30 Jun 2008 01:59:29 +0000

I have young kids, so I’ll see WALL-E. It’s certainly not at the top of my list, but it looks like fun nonetheless. I love your observation about being great for the deaf. It also makes it easier to translate. And when the lady asks if we want tickets for the English screening or the French screening, we’ll just smile.

By: FranciscoIV

FranciscoIV — Sat, 28 Jun 2008 03:27:22 +0000

Thanks TDavid! The Wife and youngest really want to see it? The oldest and myself weren’t that interested… Looks like a family outing is in the offing!