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I really can't remember if this movie has been discussed here before
(I do have a faint memory that it might have been, but I can't remember
for sure).
Anyways, if you haven't seen it, I suggest you go to rent it. Like now.
Don't even bother reading any further, just get up and go rent it.
--
- Warp
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Warp wrote:
> I really can't remember if this movie has been discussed here before
> (I do have a faint memory that it might have been, but I can't remember
> for sure).
>
> Anyways, if you haven't seen it, I suggest you go to rent it. Like now.
> Don't even bother reading any further, just get up and go rent it.
>
I found the movie enjoyable as well.
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Warp wrote:
> Anyways, if you haven't seen it, I suggest you go to rent it. Like now.
> Don't even bother reading any further, just get up and go rent it.
I do love it when Warp is all brave and impetuous... :-)
In related news... I hadn't realised it was available for rent yet. I'm
pretty sure last time I went to the cinema they were still trying to get
you to buy good money to watch it. (Although I guess that was a few
weeks ago.)
--
http://blog.orphi.me.uk/
http://www.zazzle.com/MathematicalOrchid*
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Yes, I wonderful movie indeed. When I first hear of Pixar next projects
concepts I go "huh?". What to expect from a gourmet mouse or from toys
coming to life? Yet, they squeeze greatness out of it, in huge doses...
CG is top notch too, as always...
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nemesis wrote:
> CG is top notch too, as always...
But as the guys at Pixar always say, it's not just the CGI, it's the
story. It always has to be about the story.
Consider A Bug's Life, and its clone, Antz. In absolute fairness, not
much difference between them from a technical standpoint. But in terms
of entertainment...? Well... Antz is *almost* a good movie. It seems to
have most of the right stuff. But... for some reason, it's *not* a good
movie. It's a mediocre movie. I'm not sure why, but it just doesn't work
very well.
Still, better than anything I'll ever produce, so maybe I should just
shut up and let my PC finish rendering Lissajous curves...
--
http://blog.orphi.me.uk/
http://www.zazzle.com/MathematicalOrchid*
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On Mon, 15 Dec 2008 21:46:10 +0000, Orchid XP v8 wrote:
> Warp wrote:
>
>> Anyways, if you haven't seen it, I suggest you go to rent it. Like
>> now.
>> Don't even bother reading any further, just get up and go rent it.
>
> I do love it when Warp is all brave and impetuous... :-)
>
> In related news... I hadn't realised it was available for rent yet. I'm
> pretty sure last time I went to the cinema they were still trying to get
> you to buy good money to watch it. (Although I guess that was a few
> weeks ago.)
I just picked a copy up to give to my wife for Christmas. :-)
Jim
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On Mon, 15 Dec 2008 22:07:24 +0000, Orchid XP v8 wrote:
> But as the guys at Pixar always say, it's not just the CGI, it's the
> story. It always has to be about the story.
Yes, that's one thing I've always liked about Pixar - the technology is a
means to tell the story, even with Luxo Jr. that was the case. The story
there wasn't overly involved, but it's that the movie is about the
characters - that's what makes it enjoyable for me to go see them.
Jim
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Orchid XP v8 <voi### [at] dev null> wrote:
> nemesis wrote:
> > CG is top notch too, as always...
> But as the guys at Pixar always say, it's not just the CGI, it's the
> story. It always has to be about the story.
Even though feature-length CGI movies are enjoyable, it's always the
short movies with no talking which are the most hilarious and most
evocative.
WALL-E does the latter in a feature-length movie (although it's not
completely a silent film). Somehow expressions and postures work a lot
better than words.
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- Warp
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Orchid XP v8 wrote:
> Consider A Bug's Life, and its clone, Antz.
Oddly enough, I found Bug's Life rather trite and childish and obvious,
while Antz was highly enjoyable. (I also believe Bug's Life was out
sufficiently later than Antz that you'd have a hard time calling Antz the
clone.)
I'm not much into Woody Allen, but Antz was definitely one of his
not-too-excruciating movies. :-)
My favorite bit was the worker ants shouting communist slogans.
--
Darren New, San Diego CA, USA (PST)
The NFL should go international. I'd pay to
see the Detroit Lions vs the Roman Catholics.
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Warp wrote:
> Orchid XP v8 <voi### [at] devnull> wrote:
>> nemesis wrote:
>
>>> CG is top notch too, as always...
>
>> But as the guys at Pixar always say, it's not just the CGI, it's the
>> story. It always has to be about the story.
>
> Even though feature-length CGI movies are enjoyable, it's always the
> short movies with no talking which are the most hilarious and most
> evocative.
>
> WALL-E does the latter in a feature-length movie (although it's not
> completely a silent film). Somehow expressions and postures work a lot
> better than words.
>
I took my 6 year old son to see WALL-E at a smallish local cinema. He
liked it but got more enjoyment from the short before it - 'The Magician' ?
When my wife went to see it at a 'big' cinema chain they didn't show the
short.
Does anybody know whether the DVD release will include the short ?
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