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List Price: $29.99
Our Price: $13.45
Your Save: $ 16.54 ( 55% )
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Manufacturer: WALT DISNEY VIDEO
Starring: Ben Burtt, Jeff Garlin, Fred Willard, Elissa Knight, John Ratzenberger
Directed By: Andrew Stanton
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Aspect Ratio: 2.35:1
Audience Rating: G (General Audience)
Binding: DVD
Brand: Buena Vista Home Video
EAN: 0786936734911
Format: AC-3
Label: WALT DISNEY VIDEO
Manufacturer: WALT DISNEY VIDEO
Number Of Items: 1
Publisher: WALT DISNEY VIDEO
Region Code: 1
Release Date: 2008-11-18
Running Time: 98
Studio: WALT DISNEY VIDEO
Theatrical Release Date: 2008-06-27
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Summary: Best Film Oscar for 2009?
Comment: Wow. I was lucky enough to see this at a screening in Pixar studios, and now I've just bought the DVD and watched it again. Wall-E harks back to the days of the silent movie, when dialog was not used as a substitute for story unfolding visually, and it succeeds triumphantly in reeling in the audience. Not only is the central relationship both touching and funny at the same time, it's founded in a very dark future where humans have trashed the earth and live lazily on an off-planet ship. To succeed in combining these plotlines shows how mature Pixar has become in creating compelling stories, and making movies that both kids and adults both enjoy.
This is Pixar's best film to date (not that any of their previous movies have been anything less than outstanding), and it speaks to their remarkable talents that the 5-minute Presto short before the film is more entertaining that most live-action films have been this year. I think this is also Pixar's most technically advanced animation to date, in terms of simulating camera moves, lighting and art direction from live action science fiction.
If you haven't see Wall-e already, this may be the best $15 you spend this year!
(PS - As an aside, Ben Burtt is a very nice guy - the BURN-E noise is an electric shaver and the laser gun effects were made using a Slinky. :-))
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Summary: THE MOVIE IS BETTER THAN THE FLIMSY CARDBOARD BOX IT CAME IN
Comment: Wall-E is as good as anything Pixar has done to date, even if it lacks the subtlety of previous pictures. The characters are memorable and adorable and the story is appealing to tots and parents alike. The only drawback is the flimsy cardboard case that makes you long for the old cheap Warner Brothers cardboard cases.
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Summary: WALL-E PLUS the always excellent "Making of..."
Comment: Writer/director Andrew Stanton goes boldly where men and women have been longing for Pixar to go: space, the promising frontier. I can just imagine all of the beloved geeks at Pixar scrambling to get their audio/visual reference to their favorite sci-fi novel or flick onto the desktop of this film. Sitting in the theater opening night, we note that when Jim Reekes' infamous Mac start up C chord played as Wall-E recharged, the room broke into cheers and applause.
Reason # 1 to buy Wall-E: Watching this DVD gives allows us to fulfill the geek challenge -- counting the variations on a theme by Straus (Also Sprach Zarathustra) and finding the additional film cross references i.e. Star Wars, 2001, Star Trek, and even One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest gets a nod!
Reason # 2 to buy Wall-E: For those who are not sci-fi fans, Wall-E will still hold your heart with it's endearing story lines, ever present excellent Pixar character development. Each supporting robot still serves a purpose and has a personality as well as a specific sound.
Which leads us to Reason # 3 to buy Wall-E: Sound Design. This is an Oscar category Wall-E can't lose, and is the BEST additional feature of the DVD: animation sound design. This juicy presentation is where the average film viewer gets to meet Ben Burtt, the sound design creative genius behind, not only Wall-E, but the sound FX on ET, Star Wars, Indiana Jones, and The Dark Crystal!
Reason # 4 to buy Wall-E: It's an excellent family film. Once again Pixar gives us an animation classic that the entire family can enjoy. An interesting note is how for the first 40 minutes everyone is entertained without verbal dialogue therefore reemphasizing what a visual society we have become.
Reason # 5 to buy Wall-E: The third disc includes a bonus digital copy of the film to drop onto your iPod for those spontaneous feel good moment needs anywhere. Oh, yes -- there is that subtle cross reference to Apple's iPod as Wall-E watches Michael Crawford, before he became the Phantom of the Opera, sing "It Only Takes a Moment" from Hello Dolly.
And finally, Wall-E reminds us how the simple gesture of holding someone's hand can make us feel more secure in an ever changing world...or how to propel yourself across the universe with a fire extinguisher.
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Summary: This movie gives me reason to (temporarily) end my boycott of Disney.
Comment: WARNING, CONTAINS SPOILERS!
I was amazed at Cars. After boycotting Disney movies and toys for well over a decade I broke off my boycott after reading the Cars book before the movie came out. I took the kids to see it over and over. Cars really tested audiences to see if they could be more than entertained. Cars was a think peace but not so open and in your face about it as Wall-e is.
Keep in mind I have boycotted Disney for close to fifteen years but after reading the Wall-e book can you imagine me in line for the first screening on opening day of Wall-e! There I was with my family and we were almost the first people in line. The movie was even better than the book because of the visual depictions of the polluted earth, the characters, and the settings. The Cars movie's creators warned us of forgetting our past, not stopping to smell the roses, blindly embracing the future, and the American life style of just moving around and going places for the sake of just moving and going. Wall-e's creators warn (more strongly) about blindly embracing the future and not stopping to smell the roses. They warn about our impending destruction of our mother (Earth) but offer hope in the form of the Axiom's Captain. Although he realizes that there are no dances, farms, music or anything left on earth he chooses to return people to earth to care for it. The closing credits give us a glimpse of how this will possibly be accomplished.
There is a use of live action actors in this move that isn't really well like by some people but I think it's use is brilliant. It is used to separate the human beings of present day (in the movie the people of 700 years ago) from the people of the future, or the time the movie is to take place. They don't look the same, so kids can understand there is a difference. A secondary use is that it shows the damage done to earth was caused by people, not cartoons, and helps deliver the message more affectively to children.
I have to agree with early reviewers of the book and movie: As an adult with a degree in electronics I was disappointed to see Wall-e could be repaired to "himself" after having every part of him replaced. He would have been a hero dead or alive, but it is a Disney movie so it has to have that "Disney movie ending".
Watch it over and over. And for the record, Mo presses the self destruct button, not Wall-e as indicated in some of the printed book versions. Watch that scene closely for those of you who have read only the books.
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Summary: Loads of fun
Comment: A+++++ This movie is one of my favorites and I would highly recommed it to anyone, kids and adults alike. Wall-e is a masterpiece and I will be watching it for many years to come!
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The highly acclaimed director of Finding Nemo and the creative storytellers behind Cars and Ratatouille transport you to a galaxy not so far away for a new cosmic comedy adventure about a determined robot named Wall-E.
After hundreds of lonely years of doing what he was built for, the curious and lovable Wall-E discovers a new purpose in life when he meets a sleek search robot named Eve. Join them and a hilarious cast of characters on a fantastic journey across the universe. Transport yourself to a fascinating new world with Disney-Pixar's latest adventure, now even more astonishing on DVD and loaded with bonus features, including the exclusive animated short film Burn-E. Wall-E is a film your family will want to enjoy over and over again.
Bonus Features
1. Burn-E Hilarious, All-New Animated Short, 2. Presto Amazing Animated Theatrical Short Film, 3. Deleted Scenes Garbage Airlock, Dumped, 4. Sneak Peek Wall-E's Tour Of The Universe Wall-E Takes You On A Real Ride Through Space, 5. Animation Sound Design Building Worlds From The Sound Up Legendary Sound Designer Ben Burtt Shares Secrets Of Creating The Sounds Of Wall-E. 6. Audio Commentary With Director Andrew Stanton
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