Pixar genius reigns in this funny romantic comedy, which stars a robot who says absolutely nothing for a full 25 minutes yet somehow completely transfixes and endears himself to the audience within the first few minutes of the film. As the last robot left on earth, Wall-E (voiced by Ben Burtt) is one small robot--with a big, big heart--who holds the future of Earth and mankind squarely in the palm of his metal hand. He's outlasted all the "Waste Allocation Load Lifter Earth-Class" robots that were assigned some 700 years ago to clean up the environmental mess that man made of earth while man vacationed aboard the luxury spaceship Axiom. Wall-E has dutifully gone about his job compacting trash, the extreme solitude broken only by his pet cockroach, but he's developed some oddly human habits and ideas. When the Axiom sends its regularly scheduled robotic EVE probe (Elissa Knight) to earth, Wall-E is instantly smitten and proceeds to try to impress EVE with his collection of human memorabilia. EVE's directive compels her to bring Wall-E's newly collected plant sprout to the captain of the Axiom and Wall-E follows in hot pursuit. Suddenly, the human world is turned upside down and the Captain (Jeff Garlin) joins forces with Wall-E and a cast of other misfit robots to lead the now lethargic people back home to earth. Wall-E is a great family film with the most impressive aspect being the depth of emotion conveyed by a simple robot--a machine typically considered devoid of emotion, but made so absolutely touching by the magic of Pixar animation. Also well-worth admiring are the sweeping views from space, the creative yet disturbing vision of what strange luxuries a future space vacation might offer, and the innovative use of trash in a future cityscape. Underneath the slapstick comedy and touching love story is a poignant message about the folly of human greed and its potential effects on earth and the entire human race. --Tami Horiuchi, Amazon.com
Customer Reviews:
Avg. Customer Rating: 4.5 / 5.0
Beautiful It's beautiful, it's a love story, it's a tale of what the future might be. It will make you sad and maybe cry. It will make you laugh out loud at times. You might wish for it never to end. The lack of dialogue is actually refreshing as the music and sounds make up for it and create a wonderful atmosphere. Whether or not you believe what the future might be you will still enjoy it. Whether you are young or old you will enjoy this film. The balance is brilliant not being childish or getting... more info
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Tiny slinky! The film is fantastic, one of my all time favourites, but why is the free slinky so small - it won't even go down my stairs, surely this is the defining reason slinkies exist?!?
Brilliant! The film is yet again a Pixar classic. Unfortunately the Slinky sucks! It's pathetically small and won't even go down a flight of stairs. Please, save your money and buy from somewhere that doesn't have the slinky, it's not worth the disappointment.
