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!