Although Pixar’s work is excellent, I’m not a huge fan of this style of animated films (I make an exception for some Anime) . However, I am a great fan of robots, be they large, small, retro or, well, anything (although that’s a different story).
In short, WALL-E rocked! Amazing animation, a great storyline, and, well, loads of robots. Which is always a good thing.
The animated short before the feature was also excellent, and did seem to be inspired by the awesome game Portal.
A very happy 9/10
Yeah, it looked great, beautiful design, beautiful animation, touching story, etc., but there was one huge problem – it’s not a kids film. I tried this with Rudy and it held his attention for a matter of minutes, compared to, say, Nemo, Robots or Surfs Up, which he watches for hours without taking his eyes off.
Same went for Ratatouille. Pixar have lost sight of their demographic, they are making films for adults, but packaging them as kids films. Which makes for an uneasy compromise. Which was why I thought Wall-E was ultimately a failure, because it fell between two stools – it was too simple to be an adult film (but we forgive it because it’s a kids film right), and too bleak to be a kids film.
Doesn’t Pixar have the balls to make an arthouse film? Or won’t the accountants let them?