Wall-E
I’m a few weeks behind everyone else, but I just got back from seeing Wall-E. A few thoughts:
- I was well aware of the universal praise the movie received, and have read countless reviews that showered it with every superlative possible, but I still blown away by how good it was.
- Again, I knew beforehand that the first half hour or so had no dialogue whatsoever, yet it was still able to draw the audience in and convey emotions successfully. Despite knowing this, I was still shocked at how incredibly touching, funny and beautiful the movie was.
- Wall-E and Eve are one of the (if not the) best on screen couples I’ve ever seen. I was more moved by these two robots than every romantic comedy couple ever, combined.
- Jeff Garlin was absolutely perfect as the voice of Captain McCrea. On a sidenote, if you ever see Jeff Garlin listed as the guest on a talkshow, I highly suggest watching as he is hilarious.
- Visually, Wall-E is one of the most mind-blowing things I’ve ever seen.
- If I had two pets (or two of anything, really) that needed naming, I wouldn’t be able to resist naming them Wally and Eve.
- Pixar can do no wrong.
A few more, unrelated thoughts from tonight:
- Presto was hilarious. And after seeing it along with the bunny letter opener, I want nothing more than a pet rabbit. Well, other than a pet Wall-E. I’m such a dorky child.
- As great as Pixar’s movies are, the movies that are previewed before their movies are the polar opposite. Some (i.e., me) would argue that these other movies are pure evil.
- The preview for that retarded chihuahua movie stood out in how much it disgusted me. After watching it, I actually had a bad taste in my mouth and was overcome with an urge to leave the theater, round up a group of chihuahuas and proceed to beat them to death with a pool cue.
- Was it just me, or was anyone else put off by the preview for that “daring mouse” movie? I was under the impression that the mouse was supposed to be a child, or at the oldest a teenager. So, why did he have the voice of a grown man? It was like seeing a 3rd grader that had the voice of James Earl Jones, only not as entertaining.
- I always thought I felt otherwise, but it turns out I hate children. Well, at least those that sit next to me during a movie without their parent’s supervision. Hey, kid. I’m watching a movie here, ok? Shut the hell up.