tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8271752689511069785.post3341291982368703811..comments2023-03-24T07:12:07.069-05:00Comments on Lisa's Film Archive: Hello, WALL-E!Lisa Draskihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18088500054697925971noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8271752689511069785.post-82796693058632423142008-07-18T20:29:00.000-05:002008-07-18T20:29:00.000-05:00An astonishingly beautiful and well-written review...An astonishingly beautiful and well-written review. Steve NFPBstevehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16270683630969957254noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8271752689511069785.post-38330817826486952902008-07-18T14:45:00.000-05:002008-07-18T14:45:00.000-05:00The usual well written review. You have such a way...The usual well written review. You have such a way with words. Keep it up!<BR/><BR/>Arthur C. Clarke mentioned in his intro to his novel 2010 that Kubrick told him he wanted to create the "proverbial good sci-fi movie". Too bad neither Kubrick or Clarke lived to see WALL-E. It deserves to be mentioned in the same breath as 2001, Brainstorm (the Christopher Walken one, not the dud from the 60s)and the early Star Trek films (the first four)<BR/><BR/>I think it should be up for major Oscars but it's got a LONG uphill battle. The prejudice against animation and comedy with the Oscars really has to come to an end. As satisfying as good drama can be, animation and comedy can be just as accomplished and maybe even more effective with certain material.<BR/><BR/>I guess my brother deserves that Nobel Peace Prize because he's blissfully ignorant and optimistic towards the Devil's Spawn Dubya..Bill Treadwayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00083772102422232163noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8271752689511069785.post-87409648585408533202008-07-17T11:38:00.000-05:002008-07-17T11:38:00.000-05:00Wall-E totally looks like the robot from "Short Ci...Wall-E totally looks like the robot from "Short Circuit"... minus the cheesy 80's style of courseAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8271752689511069785.post-66111440446136281992008-07-15T19:59:00.000-05:002008-07-15T19:59:00.000-05:00I appreciate your opinion, Ken, but haven't you he...I appreciate your opinion, Ken, but haven't you heard the myth that only cockroaches and Twinkies will survive a nuclear war (read: annihilation)? <BR/><BR/>The specific inclusion of these two things by the filmmakers is a very clear statement (and a subtle one) as to what happened.<BR/><BR/>That's IMHO, though, Ken.<BR/><BR/>Thank you for the lovely and insightful comments, anonymous.<BR/><BR/>Thanks to both of you for your comments and for reading!Lisa Draskihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18088500054697925971noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8271752689511069785.post-46563359197833332212008-07-15T19:25:00.000-05:002008-07-15T19:25:00.000-05:00The film is so upliftingly hopeful precisely becau...The film is so upliftingly hopeful precisely because of it's starkness. It doesn't view the world through rose-colored glasses, but it does present us with one of the most engaging protagonists of the early 21st century. And the love story is all the more amazing because the filmmakers don't cheat with cartoonish expressions or obvious dialogue. I don't think the word love is even mentioned once. But this film is truly an ode to love in every sense of the word.<BR/><BR/>As always, your blog is a pleasure to read.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8271752689511069785.post-67416672708235026812008-07-15T18:10:00.000-05:002008-07-15T18:10:00.000-05:00I have to beg to differ."So, since we see that coc...I have to beg to differ.<BR/><BR/>"So, since we see that cockroaches and Twinkies are still around, we know that there was some huge nuclear crisis that caused destruction of the planet as well as a holocaust."....<BR/><BR/>there was no huge distruction. just a continuation of the way we are living now but more so. more waste, one huge corporation (think giant walmart selling everything). and tons and tons of waste. no radiation. just trash. EVERYWHERE.<BR/><BR/>just IMHO.<BR/><BR/>KenAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com