Calling WALL•E, the new Disney/Pixar film, “brilliant,” the Austin American Statesman’s Dale Roe reports:
Pixar and Apple computer head Steve Jobs’ influence is seen here: Not only did Apple whiz Jonathan Ive consult on the design of the film’s love interest [EVE], one of the trinkets WALL•E has collected is a relatively clunky, first-edition iPod. And when WALL•E boots up, there’s that familiar startup chime. That’s right … WALL•E is a Macintosh!
Full review, 5 stars out of a possible 5, here.
Claudia Puig’s USA Today review of WALL•E, 4 stars out of a possible 4, is here.
The Chicago Sun-TImes’ Roger Ebert raves here.
Apple’s WALL•ETrailer page is here.
[Thanks to MacDailyNews Reader “Brocktoon” for the heads up.]
MacDailyNews Take: Of course WALL•E is a Mac, he’s still working after 700+ years!
Actually, there were a couple of negative reviews on Rotten Tomatoes. Though this one has the best line:
“The A.I. conflict evolves so slowly the robots all seem to be running on Windows Vista.”
It’s tough to hate the reviewer, even if he is misguided about WALL•E…
Finding Nemo: Greatest Film Evar
Wall•E: peeing my pants with anticipation!
This film may turn out to be the “Bambi” of several generations to come. Like the decline in hunting after Bambi, might this generation take on the earth’s environmental problems?
700+ years? That’s not a Mac, that’s an Apple II. Must have gotten lost in some back schoolroom.
Don’t laugh, you can phone home with equipment like that!
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What in the heck are you people taking about?
Ampar, I have a Dyson 17 Animal Vacuum and it is the Best. Vacuum. Ever!
Want a Segway but the Portland buses won’t let it onboard.
Your posts crack me up!
Thanks, Cascadians.
Remember, “No disassemble!”
He’s got a MOT 6800 under the hood. He’s old school!
just my $0.02
@dijonaise
Nothing beats a good Bambi burger! I’ve tried hunting robots. It’s not as much fun as Bladerunner lets you think.
Thanks Toxic. That sight embodies the worst of Flashed up corporate websites and pokes fun at them with every unnecessary animatedy slickedy transition.
Hi-larious
“I’ve tried hunting robots. It’s not as much fun as Bladerunner lets you think.”
You should try slapping motorized wheels on to wildlife. Hilarity ensues. A wild buck gets surprisingly good mileage.
Dijonaise writes, “Finding Nemo: Greatest Film Evar
Wall•E: peeing my pants with anticipation!”
Great film, but I preferred “The Incredibles”. Reminiscent in parts of classic James Bond films, and the chase scenes through the jungle are a hoot! As to Wall*E, the trailer and short snippets cracked me up. I too look forward to seeing it, but with more “self control”.
“From what I’ve seen so far from the trailers, and I know it’s probably premature to be judging, I think this is going to be one of those Pixar films that people will fall in love with.”
what are the *other* pixar films?
seriously.
i mean what was their low point, bugs life? better than 99.9% of all films ever made.
every film they have made is in the top 50 films of all time as far as i am concerned. can’t wait to see the Waste-managment Automated Load Lifter Earth class……
Wall•E is gonna be great!
The Pixar lowest point was Cars. The other two lowly-rated Pixar flicks are A Bugs Life, and then Monsters Inc.
All the rest are wonderful. And, Pixar’s low points are still higher than Dreamworks’ high points.
@Ampar
You should try slapping motorized wheels on to wildlife.
Been there done that. All I got in return was a smashed hood and a speeding violation. Greenpeace really has no sense of humor.
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“If MS people were behind this movie you’d all be sneering at how bad it is. Put Pixar behind it, then it’s gold.”
Hey thanks for reminding us all we are drones and have no minds of our own.
Today I will be watching WALL-E, along with 20 other family members….it’s how I celebrate my birthday..Go watch a Pixar movie.
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Hmmm?? Is WALL-E an Apple??
Today’s review by Ty Burr in the Boston Globe says that
“EVE is clearly an Apple, and WALL-E starts up each morning with the Windows chime.”
Maybe WALL-E is running Windows on his OS X motherboard.
Continuing with these amazing tomatometer reviews (click on link to read whole reviews):
http://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/wall_e/?page=&critic=columns&sortby=date&name_order=asc&view=text#mo
“Slapstick, adventure and love are all familiar elements in animated family films. Awe, existential themes and wholesale worldbuilding are not … Even Pixar has never attempted anything on a canvas of this scale.
…an immensely appealing film for all ages.
Though perfection in film is a highly unlikely proposition, WALL-E indeed has become 2008’s first perfect film and one of the best Pixar projects of all time.
Accomplished in painstaking 3-D animation stamped all over in Pixar’s signature style, the movie looks absolutely amazing at all times.
WALL*E, an animated robot love story with an environmental message and a slapstick delivery, is a charmer of a film and a delightful piece of storytelling.
…”Wall-E” is nothing short of magical …
Pixar’s best feature… As fresh as it is funny, as heartwarming as it is innovative.
“WALL-E” is a gem and continues Pixar’s amazing winning streak of animated hits. [
Saving the world became secondary to the power of holding hands. There is an amazing amount of life and humanity throughout and a quality message to boot.
It is one of the best movies ever made!
As horrible, wretched, infantile, disgusting and flat-out lousy as “The Love Guru” is, that is how wonderful “WALL*E” is.
He is the cutest robot since R2-D2, but I wish the whole movie was just as cute.
The most unique Pixar movie yet and, hands-down, the best love story of the year.
Simply brilliant, those creative people at Pixar have accomplished the near impossible %u2013 they’ve outdone themselves once again.
The fact that Wall-E’s not merely adorable, but central to a serious, thoughtful, adult story is still another illustration of Pixar’s downright heroic commitment to the craft.
It wouldn’t be a stretch to call the movie pitch perfect.
Wall·E is truly an animated masterpiece, and that word shouldn’t be thrown around easily, but for some reason I cannot think of a single problem with this film.
Not only does it provide further proof of Pixar’s unprecedented brilliance, but it may have actually elevated their game to a whole new level. “
“As horrible, wretched, infantile, disgusting and flat-out lousy as “The Love Guru” is, that is how wonderful “WALL*E” is.”
That’s brilliant!
P.S. Happy birthday to Gman! Great way to celebrate.
Another Apple Mac connection:
MacInTalk is the voice of OTT-O, the spaceship Axiom’s autopilot.
(http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/MacInTalk)
“The Pixar lowest point was Cars. The other two lowly-rated Pixar flicks are A Bugs Life, and then Monsters Inc. “
wow. cars and monsters were both marvelous. in fact i just watched monsters with the kids the other day, and we had a blast. one of the best films of all time…..
“cars and monsters were both marvelous.”
Better than The Emperor’s New Groove?
Cascadians,
A simple link to the specific review will suffice.
Oh, my gawd, shen has children. Please, tell me they’re adopted!
@Magicpony, Do you have a link ?
“On the WALL-E website he has an Apple logo on his front.”
money talks,
Correction, WALL-E has an Apple logo tattooed on his bottom. Bad robot, bad!