WALL-E

Post by **Kuja** » 2008-01-03 06:00pm

Darth Fanboy wrote:
Admiral Valdemar wrote:The robot is there looking after the Earth after the humans trashed it and buggered off elsewhere. He's been there the best part of a millennium when suddenly, a non-mute, new and improved robot arrives. Cue high jinks.
You mean like Vectorman?

God Dammit, that was exactly what I thought of.

Drooling Iguana · Post by **Drooling Iguana** » 2008-01-03 06:04pm

The robot looks like a complete knock-off of Johnny 5.

I don't think I'm going to see this one. Normally, I'd say I'd wait for the reviews, but that really won't help here since it's a Pixar movie and Pixar could film their dicks for two hours and everyone would be falling over each other about how it was the OMG BEST MOVIE EVAR!!!!111!

Molyneux · Post by **Molyneux** » 2008-01-03 06:39pm

Covenant wrote:The thing that landed looked like one of the turret robots from Portal.

I can just see it now, Wall-E making lots and lots of Weighted Noncompanion Cubes because he sucks, and then a turret bot comes donw, lights up and says "There you are" and BLAM BLAM. Movie ends.

Hopefully this movie has some spunk. Doing a robot movie without actual, you know, bodies and hands and such is really just phoning it in more than CARS. I loved the Incredibles, but I even thought Finding Nemo was a bit of a cop out (c'mon, fish? Fucking FISH? How hard can it be to animate a fish?) even if I liked it and it's really been kinda meh from them. I thought Ratatouille was absolutely perfect though, so maybe they're doing Wall-E as an animation light, concept rich story that'll be enjoyable but just less 'animated'. More open vistas and quiet. It could be a daring new move--or suck. We'll see. Maybe the little meek robot will rise up and smite the newcomers? I'd consider that a kinda lame move, considering the advertising doesn't at all indicate that.

...you're fucking kidding me, right?

Animating fish with human expressions, in complex environments, with shitloads of water effects, is "phoning it in"?

You don't know that one of the shots in Cars was technically complex enough that it crashed the Disney render farm so they did Chicken Little while they were figuring out how to do it, I assume.

If you want to see an oil-and-circuitry (a la blood and guts) action film, there's a city's worth of crap out there. Robocop 3, 4, 5, 6, and onward are probably right up your alley.

phongn · Post by **phongn** » 2008-03-17 07:35pm

Yes, it's thread necromancy, but if Zor got away with it - hell, I should be able to abuse my Senatorial powers once in a good while. Why the bump? The theatrical trailer is now out

Molyneux · Post by **Molyneux** » 2008-03-17 11:10pm

phongn wrote:Yes, it's thread necromancy, but if Zor got away with it - hell, I should be able to abuse my Senatorial powers once in a good while. Why the bump? The theatrical trailer is now out

Looks seriously cute...I'm still looking forward to it.

Admiral Valdemar · Post by **Admiral Valdemar** » 2008-03-18 01:38pm

Cuuuuuuuuuuuuuuute. ^_^

Crossroads Inc. · Post by **Crossroads Inc.** » 2008-03-18 02:41pm

OK I can offically not wait to see this movie now!

Post by **Kuja** » 2008-03-18 03:42pm

On a related note, fuck Quicktime.

YouTube Link

Other trailer

Bounty · Post by **Bounty** » 2008-03-18 03:53pm

The cinema I go to has a WALL*E mock-up sitting in the lobby, and every time you pass him he makes that adorable little robot noise.

The trailer looks beautiful. I'd given up on Pixar a bit after Cars, but this looks brilliant.

Molyneux · Post by **Molyneux** » 2008-03-18 04:03pm

Bounty wrote:The cinema I go to has a WALL*E mock-up sitting in the lobby, and every time you pass him he makes that adorable little robot noise.

The trailer looks beautiful. I'd given up on Pixar a bit after Cars, but this looks brilliant.

Really?
Was I the only person who liked Cars? I thought it was sweet.

Bounty · Post by **Bounty** » 2008-03-18 04:06pm

Molyneux wrote:
Bounty wrote:The cinema I go to has a WALL*E mock-up sitting in the lobby, and every time you pass him he makes that adorable little robot noise.

The trailer looks beautiful. I'd given up on Pixar a bit after Cars, but this looks brilliant.
Really?
Was I the only person who liked Cars? I thought it was sweet.

Cars wasn't a bad movie, but it had a lot to live up to, and in the end it just didn't have that extra je-ne-sais-quoi that the other Pixar movies have. I also spent half the movie trying to wrap my head around how cars with no limbs could build houses - talking fish and toys I can deal with, but SOD only stretches so far.

Molyneux · Post by **Molyneux** » 2008-03-18 10:22pm

Bounty wrote:
Molyneux wrote:
Bounty wrote:The cinema I go to has a WALL*E mock-up sitting in the lobby, and every time you pass him he makes that adorable little robot noise.

The trailer looks beautiful. I'd given up on Pixar a bit after Cars, but this looks brilliant.
Really?
Was I the only person who liked Cars? I thought it was sweet.
Cars wasn't a bad movie, but it had a lot to live up to, and in the end it just didn't have that extra je-ne-sais-quoi that the other Pixar movies have. I also spent half the movie trying to wrap my head around how cars with no limbs could build houses - talking fish and toys I can deal with, but SOD only stretches so far.

Construction equipment, of course!

I just chalked it up to "cartoon telekinesis" like most armless or fingerless characters seem to have.

TimothyC · Post by **TimothyC** » 2008-03-18 10:53pm

I am most assuredly seeing this film.

darthbob88 · Post by **darthbob88** » 2008-03-18 11:26pm

Cool. I am also going to see this film.