WALL·E (U)
Dir. Andrew Stanton
Reviewed by Matt Adcock
Buckle up for an adventure beyond the ordinar-E… Pixar have done it again – creating yet another marvellous digital piece of entertainment that packs a real sucker punch message about what we’re doing to the planet.
Star of the show is WALL – E, a cute cleaner / recycler-bot who has spent 700 years trying his best to clean up planet earth which we have utterly devastated through big brand consumerism and our fully disposable culture. All the humans have jumped ship into space on a luxury star cruise liner where their every need is taken care of – even to the point that no-one even needs to leave their floating chairs. Back home, WALL – E has gotten a little eccentric after his years of solitude, his only pal is a cockroach and he spends his evening watching an ancient video of ‘Hello Dolly’ - so its not a total surprise that he’s a few bolts short of his set. One day his world is literally shattered when sleek sexy ipod-alike super robot named EVE arrives on a secret mission, WALL – E is totally smitten and believes that the companion of his dreams has been delivered. But the course of true robot love doesn’t run smooth and there’s real fun to be had on this interplanetary tale that might just see our robotic heroes saving the world en route to a happy ever after.
Andrew ‘Finding Nemo’ Stanton writes and directs with eye popping visual flair and delivers a plot that beats with an authentic human heart underneath the shiny metal surface. There are quality film references and thought-provoking elements which set this apart from most kiddie focused animated flicks. In fact I’d call WALL – E a modern day classic; a faintly disturbing future vision / morality tale dressed up in super fusion CGI eye candy.
Pixar’s reputation for quality is well earned and I can see WALL – E finding a place in many people’s hearts as a new icon of great cinema. Striking just the right balance between indulgent technological marvels and gripping entertainment, I witnessed this with my two sons (11 and 8) who both thoroughly enjoyed it too. WALL – E will take you to the final ‘fun’tier…
It seems that after 700 years of doing what he was built for – WALL -E's finally discovered what he's meant for – and that is to entertain the entire family not just this summer but for years to come.
DARKMATTERS RATING SYSTEM (all ratings out of maximum 10 but '-' is bad whereas '+' is good):
Endorphin Stimulation: ööööööööö (9)
+ Fun and frothybut not substantial
Tasty Action: öööööööö (8)
+ Pixar deliver the goods at several points
Gratuitous Babeness: öööö (4)
+ Depends largely on how you feel about Apple equipment...
Mind Blight / Boredom: öööööööö (8)
+ Jaw dropping animated joy will keep you hooked
Comedic Value: öööööö (6)
+ Not a laugh riot but some real fun to be had
Arbitrary final rating: ööööööööö (9)
Really quite wondeful stuff - worth seeing twice at least!
Liable to make you:
"stroke your ipod"
DM Poster Quote:
“a hero will be found... among the ruins of our planet"
Additional Info…
Best line:
Captain (Jeff Garlin): “This is called farming! You kids are gonna grow all sorts of things! Vegetable plants, pizza plants... it's good to be home!”
If you like WALL – E you’ll probably also like: Short Circuit, Star Wars, Finding Nemo…
You might like to know: WALL – E stands for ‘Waste Allocation Load Lifter-Earth-class’
And look out for: the sound WALL-E makes when he is fully charged by the sun is the same "boot up" sound that most of Apple's Macintosh computers have made since circa 1996.
1 comment:
The animation was really beautiful. I liked the end credits, too. I decided to just enjoy the story rather than worry about the deeper levels of meaning. It's easier that way. Wall-E Utterly brilliant movie. So watch this movie with full length and better quality from here. Download Wall-E Free Movie and enjoy the time.
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