USER REVIEWS:
glansing 9Yet again Pixar and Mr. Stanton show that they know how to tell a story. Funny, sad, and intelligent -- I took away less about the extinction of humanity and more on the traits Mr. Stanton seems to think will help humanity survive.
r0der1k 2The real question: have standards dropped this precipitously, or have they always been so pathetically low?
Wall-E is the worst kind of Hollywood drek. The most appropriate word to describe it would be "incoherent."
Oh, it's pretty. There are also a handful of genuine laughs. And the first half is not without intrigue, but it's also totally indulgent, and, given the 1hr 43mn commercial sweet spot, in desperate need of editing (a Jared-esque slimming, let's say). This initial segment relies almost entirely on physical communication and gags; it's also episodic in nature. From there through the (jump the shark) end, we ditch the established pacing and devolve into an essentially real-time, mind-numbingly confused cluster****. Nothing, nothing in this film even pretends to adhere to the slimmest iota of sense. The remaining unspooling of action amounts to your run-of-the-mill, predictable chase scene.
And if anyone actually confuses Wall-E for an environmental film, such person might also be said to have rocks for brains.
Believe it hopeful, misled, moviegoing people: journalistic film criticism has hit an all time low (this means you, Wilonsky, Gleiberman, Ebert, A.O. Scott, et al). And why not? The increasingly dubious field is just following the lead of Emeryville's finest: straight to the lobotomized bank.
At least The Washington Post and Salon have offered relatively sensible, dissenting opinions (met with appropriate dollops of pure idiocy from spoon-fed droolers trolling their forums) to the onslaught of irrational, pixel-drunk fawning.
buggyracer 9What can I say? I'm 33 and usually 'eh' towards animated films, but this one moved me. Great story, great visual presentation, great lesson. And my son loved it too :)
helliott 10Magical.
ouisc 0NOT what we've come to expect from PIXAR what a waste of time, money and development we are the drones trying to break free
mr_incredible 10A masterpiece of storytelling. I have the feeling that I'll never be able to get enough of Eve and Wall-E. <3
tincher 10This was without question the best pixar movie my family and I have ever seen. absolutely magical. maybe there could be a successful sequel. I think those who gave it anywhere from 6 to 0 are being determinedly far too harsh.
madmitch 8Very entertaining. Excellent animation, a children's "idiocracy".
renecalvo 0Nah.
aplesko 2Politically Correct BS - a complete waste of time.
dack 6I admire this as a design and technical achivement, but from a storytelling perspective I found it lacking compared to other Pixar pics.
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