Jack M Posted June 11, 2008 Report Share Posted June 11, 2008 Yo Ken.... so... no disrespect, but is wall-e <i>supposed</i> to be an homage to Short Circuit...? Ahh, Ally Sheedy in her prime... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tex1230 Posted June 11, 2008 Report Share Posted June 11, 2008 My 7-year old said the same thing... (not the ally sheedy comment...the other thing.) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pebu Posted June 11, 2008 Report Share Posted June 11, 2008 I loved the movie short circuit. And I think I'll like Wall-E. I wanna see it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Neil Gendzwill Posted June 11, 2008 Report Share Posted June 11, 2008 The director has said that it's basically an r2-d2 movie. They even hired the same sound effects guy to do the beeps and whistles. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spil Posted June 11, 2008 Report Share Posted June 11, 2008 They even hired the same sound effects guy to do the beeps and whistles. Is that the guy who is on that Geico ad, or are these beeps and whistles computer generated? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Neil Gendzwill Posted June 11, 2008 Report Share Posted June 11, 2008 I doubt it's the guy in the ad. It's the guy who did the original sound effects for r2-d2 in the 70s. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kjl Posted June 17, 2008 Report Share Posted June 17, 2008 Yo Ken.... so... no disrespect, but is wall-e <i>supposed</i> to be an homage to Short Circuit...? Heh, those are jokes that we might have made around our friends at the office a while ago, but only after having looked around very, very carefully to make sure only the right people were within earshot ;) Don't want to commit career suicide or anything! I think Short Circuit is one of those things that is aided by faulty childhood memories (like the Voltron cartoon). I remember thinking Short Circuit was great but I hear that if you go back and watch it now as an adult, it's just like the worst thing ever committed to film. Except for Batman and Robin and Alien 4. Re: Ally Sheedy - I just watched The Breakfast Club recently. That movie still holds up really well! I actually still haven't seen Wall-e yet - I worked on it a long time ago and saw stuff back then, but it was all very unfinished stuff. We had our big cast/crew screening and wrap party a few weeks ago but I kind of forgot about it. I'm going to get to see it this weekend though. But I hear it is really awesome (from jaded coworkers that have given previous Pixar movies that they've worked on bad reviews, so it's not 100% biased ;) ). It's supposed to have enough emotional oomph to make you really care about inhuman metal robots, and enough sci-fi yumminess to give all the geeks like me nerdgasms. Neil: yeah Ben Burtt did the sound design for all the robots and probably all the other stuff, too - I've heard a bunch of the sound tests for the characters as well as some early footage and it was pretty awesome. The guy is really good at getting emotion and feeling out of very weird, complex, synthetic, mechanical sounds. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kjl Posted June 27, 2008 Report Share Posted June 27, 2008 So I finally saw Wall-e last weekend and I thought it was awesome. There's one scene with a bunch of dialogue that I thought was a little clumsy, but aside from that it is pretty much totally solid, and maybe the first 30 minutes (the first act) made the sci-fi nerd in me just completely crap my pants. Critics are going nuts over it - we're at 97% fresh on RottenTomatoes, with stuff like: "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." "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." "WALL-E's bumbling courtship of the completely indifferent EVE has as much truth about humanity's sweetness and perseverance as any piece of great literature." "WALL*E is not only a triumph in terms of style, it's also a triumph in terms of story. There's a real emotional resonance and depth to this material." "By turns sad, hilarious, exciting and, ultimately, hopeful, this is a film of Great Truths masquerading as child's play." ...and my favorite :D : "WALL-E is probably the sweetest movie ever made about humans destroying the earth." Sorry about the extensive plug; after having seen it, I'm super, super proud to have been a part of it. It was pretty amazing, and it's kind of humbling to have only been a part of the technical/artistic part, and not with the story, which is what actually makes it amazing. We had multiple grown men sniffles in the audience over the fate over a trash compactor. Say what you will; that's real storytelling. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jack M Posted June 27, 2008 Author Report Share Posted June 27, 2008 nice going. I don't doubt it. Cars was a great movie, I recommend it to anyone at all interested in cars/car-racing whether they have kids or not. Looking forward to taking the kids to Wall-E on a rainy day then! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
photodad2001 Posted June 30, 2008 Report Share Posted June 30, 2008 Perhaps the biggest thing that is being left out about the critique of the movie is the "human" nature that Wall-e developed while observing the "ancient" culture of humans. That was what made "Wall-e" who he was. And near the end, when it was thought that "Wall-e", or at least his "spirit" was lost... I heard people choking back tears. Yeah, the political enviormental thing was good, but the personal, "Wall-e" / "Eva".... and the simple... "touch"... "hold my hand"... That was brilliance. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scuff Posted June 30, 2008 Report Share Posted June 30, 2008 For those who have seen the film, here's a fun website: http://www.buynlarge.com Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aisling Posted July 1, 2008 Report Share Posted July 1, 2008 i just saw it last night sooo sweet. it's amazing how in a movie where there's all of like what, 10 lines of actual dialogue, you feel so emotionally involved. i recommend it! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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