Wall-e

[MJZ]

Pixar's next one, I'm surprised there isn't a thread on it already.



Teaser trailer details:
http://www.cinemablend.com/new/Trail...ll-E-5369.html

Official site:
http://www.wall-e.com

[Taxi]

Oh great...

Number 5 is alive!

[sub780lime]

Originally Posted by Taxi

Oh great...

Number 5 is alive!

but just a bit shorter....

was he the runt of the robot litter?

[Vonner]

A new trailer is up.

Apple - Trailers - WALL•E

This looks like another Pixar hit. The colors in the trailers are eye-popping. This is going to look so good in blu-ray.

[Pirate]

Wish I could post it.

[reapersaurus]

From the look of things, PIXAR may have (finally) fixed the problems with their teaser and early trailers.

IMO, their teasers have been terrible going back to Finding Nemo.
This one makes the subject material look intriguing, at least.

[MJZ]

Another Pixar hit.

[MJZ]

When I went to see Iron Man at my local cinema, they had this cardboard standee in the lobby:

[SilentBob]

Yeah we got our Wall-E unit back in Dec or Jan at my theater. If he is like ours he has a built in motion sensor. So anyone who walk by will be greated with either is name, Whoa, and/or that sound he makes in the trailer when he spits out his cube of trash.


He was shipped in the box he stands on. We were greated with a letter congradulating us on our purchase of the Wall-E Unit

[Monterey Jack]

What's the poster behind the Wall-E standee?

[GlacierMonkey]

Originally Posted by Monterey Jack

What's the poster behind the Wall-E standee?

The Dark Knight.

[MJZ]

Check this out:

YouTube - REAL Wall-E in LA! (2008)

[Monterey Jack]

Originally Posted by MJZ

Check this out:

YouTube - REAL Wall-E in LA! (2008)

That's adorable.

[umainebearman]

Not sure what number trailer it was that I saw on the front of Caspian this afternoon but it made me wanna see this more. Another homerun for Pixar. Battin' .1000 guys.

[SilentBob]

Originally Posted by umainebearman

Not sure what number trailer it was that I saw on the front of Caspian this afternoon but it made me wanna see this more. Another homerun for Pixar. Battin' .1000 guys.

According to what i was given it was Trailer 3

[thomashton]

Originally Posted by umainebearman

Not sure what number trailer it was that I saw on the front of Caspian this afternoon but it made me wanna see this more. Another homerun for Pixar. Battin' .1000 guys.

That's not such a good batting avg

On the otherhand, a 1.000 avg is perfect

[umainebearman]

My decimals sometimes go rouge. Good thing its wasn't one of my wayward exclamation points!!!!!

[cherno]

I hate red decimals. The rogue ones are almost as bad!

I think this movie is almost too cute for its own good. I am super excited to see it though. I just love how they have evoked emotion from the robot without using words and making percieved facial expression while maintaining his shape.

[MJZ]

Human trailer:

http://pdl.stream.aol.com/aol/us/mov...03_1500_dl.mov

[iluvalex]

Starz had a special on the Pixar story with an additional 1/2 hour at the end for Wall-E. After seeing that I cannot wait to see this. I laughed my ass off. Besides the gorgeous animation, this story looks to be a blast.

[MoonSka0]

I got to see this tonight. What an amazing movie! Easily my favorite Pixar film to date.

[sub780lime]

Originally Posted by MoonSka0

I got to see this tonight. What an amazing movie! Easily my favorite Pixar film to date.

even without talking?

[Mikado]

Thank God for Pixar. These are the types of family movies that I can actually take the family to and enjoy. We're seeing it this weekend. This one looks fantastic. I can't wait!

[cherno]

Originally Posted by sub780lime

even without talking?

Wall-E doesn't talk. We've heard EVE talk and the humans so far in the trialers. His bleeps and bloops and whirls and ticks are emotive so I don't see a problem with communicating feeling. I would imagine that part of the performance would be enhanced by the visual though. I wonder what sight-impaired people would think of Wall-E the robot based just on the sounds.

[limacharliewhiskey]

Originally Posted by sub780lime

even without talking?

One of my favorite characters, Gromit from the Wallace & Gromit claymation from Aardman Studios (and my avatar on the left), doesn't talk, as all of his emotions are conveyed through the eyes and the brow, along with body and hand gestures. Judging from the clips I've seen on Wall-E, Pixar has done a remarkable job doing the same thing, along with sound effects and gestures by the character.

[Monterey Jack]

Some of the most endearing animated characters of all time didn't speak (Dopey in Snow White, the Magic Carpet in Aladdin, ect.). And sound designer Ben Burtt, who did Wall*E's "voice", did similar duties for R2-D2, so I'd say we're in good hands.

[MoonSka0]

Originally Posted by sub780lime

even without talking?

As others have already stated, the fact that feelings and emotions had to be conveyed to the audience in a non-verbal manner really put the pressure on Pixar to deliver. In my opinion, they nailed it. Even Eve doesn't really speak, at least not in complete sentences anyway. Rather, she's able say two or three words.

[mtcarmel00]

Originally Posted by Mikado

Thank God for Pixar. These are the types of family movies that I can actually take the family to and enjoy. We're seeing it this weekend. This one looks fantastic. I can't wait!

I know exactly what you mean. I know I'm going to see this in theaters because it is one of those rare movies that my dad wants to go out and see. I'm so excited to see it.

[Monterey Jack]

Pixar's best since The Incredibles, and the best film of 2008, PERIOD.

Wonderful, wonderful, wonderful.

[umainebearman]

Originally Posted by Monterey Jack

Pixar's best since The Incredibles

Well considering there's been only 2 thats not really a big feat. Ratatouille was definitely better than both The Incredible and Cars, IMO

Not that the Academy would ever let it happen....

But

Could this be considered for Best Picture? NOT best animated picture but the big one. I have yet to see it but everything I've read so far has been overwhelmingly possitive to the extent that even a couple reviews mentioned Oscar and not the animated version of him.

Could you imagine a computer generated creation winning Best Picture? Heres a couple of early Oscar picks for ya.

Best Director - Andrew Stanton
Best Picture - Wall-E
Best Actor - Heath Ledger.

Hell maybe even another Oscar for Ben Burtt

Yeah I know its a Wall-E thread and Heath ain't in it but hey maybe this is the year of the long shots.

[MoonSka0]

Disney's Beauty and the Beast was nominated for Best Picture back in '91, so its certainly possible since it wouldn't be setting any sort of precedent. At the same time, like you said, they'll never let it happen.

[Monterey Jack]

Ben Burtt definitely deserves a Best Actor nomination, but you just know he'll have to settle for Sound Mixing and Editing, as the Academy will never give an acting nomination for a voice-only performance.

[Hockey Mask]

Not until I saw Wall-e did I realize all the other Pixar movies were just kid movies.

[firestorm]

We took our 3 year old son to see it last night and thought it was awesome. It was simply an awesome experience. The theater we saw it in seems to be dying off quickly. It's unfortunate, as it's the most conveniently located for us and it was one of *the* theaters to go to when it opened about 20 years ago. Combine that with the fact that we saw a rather early 6:40pm showing, there wasn't a whole lot of people in there with us. We had our pick of seats and the very few that were near us did nothing to spoil the experience.

As for the movie... I'm not sure how to compare it to anything else, but it was very well executed. I had wondered about the lack of dialog, right up until the early part of the movie. After that, we were so engaged in the movie that I never thought about it again. It just seems natural, even if a bit "cartoony". Our son obviously had no problem understanding what was going on. He was very concerned about Wall-e's new friend. I dunno. I love Cars. I love The Incredible. And I love Ratatoullie. I love our Pixar flicks. I already love WALL-E and will definitely be adding it to our collection. I don't know how to explain to Ben that he can't see it again until the DVD comes out.

[Monterey Jack]

Anyone catch the Easter Egg cameo by Toy Storys Rex?

[Brikar99]

What a fabulous freakin' movie. And the short before it had me in stitches.

[GlacierMonkey]

Masterpiece. That's the only word i can use to describe it until I get to see it a second time and take it all in.

[Buffalo Bill]

It deserves an Oscar nomination (not for best animated film. That's a given). It deserves to be the second animated film to get a Best Picture nom. I saw it Friday & Saturday (5 times total. Just stayed & watched it 3 times one day, 2 the next). Only had to buy one ticket (they didn't tear it Friday). It would've been worth paying for admission though for every showing.

[Maximum Jonah]

Saw it tonight with the wife and a theatre full of parents and kids, and amazingly, no one created a disturbance.

Great thing too, because this was a movie that just took my emotions to a new level. Boy, did I laugh, cry, get lost in the story.

Thank you, Pixar, thank you...

/ 5

[Pirate]

First off, I adored the film! It’s by far my favorite Pixar creation to date.

That said, could someone tell me . . .

Spoiler (Highlight or Triple Click to Read):

When EVE kisses/electrocutes Wall-E at the end, what was the tune she was humming? I assumed it was from Hello Dolly, but I thought for a second that it was the Close Encounters tones.

The sound in the theatre wasn’t great, so I didn’t want to jump to a conclusion before asking. Either way . . . great film!