| Studios: | Pixar Animation Studios/Walt Disney Feature Animation |
| Release: | June 27, 2008 |
| Genre: | Animation, Comedy |
| MPAA Rating: | G |
| Websites: | http://www.pixar.com/featurefilms/walle/ http://www.disney.co.uk/DisneyMovies/Walle/ |
| Overall Grade: | B+ |
| Story: | B |
| Acting | B |
| Direction: | B+ |
| Visuals: | A |
A true family movie
Take an Asimov-inspired tale of a robot left alone on a devastated earth, add the graphic capabilities, humor and story-telling genius of Pixar, and you've got a heartwarming tale narrated mostly by cute beeps and one-word phrases.
Anyone who could remember the 80s could not help but think that Wall-E's look and even his inquisitive personality is reminiscent of Johnny-5, the robot from the movie "Short Circuit" (1986).
Relying mostly on visual cues and changing the tone of voice, most of the dialogue here consists of repetitive one-word phrases. One is impressed how one word, like "Wall-E", could mean many things depending on how it is said.
The Asimov fan in me loves how the movie touches on the issue of man's destructive tendencies, and the irony that cleaning up and/or rebuilding the planet is the legacy that man will leave to his creation - sentient robots.
This is one movie that kids will truly enjoy without having to wonder why the adults are laughing at phrases that they could not relate to, and parents won't have to worry about having to explain to their tots some not-so-innocent innuendos inserted into the dialogue. And yes, adults can still enjoy the movie despite the lack of reference to the 70s, 80s and early 90s, or green humor in the dialogue.
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