Comments on: The family sees WALL-E http://bowilliams.com/2008/07/the-family-sees-wall-e/ Rarely senselessly vulgar; frequently slightly tacky Fri, 10 Feb 2012 02:33:33 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: How to Train Your Dragon, and Monaco Pictures disappoints again | WmWms http://bowilliams.com/2008/07/the-family-sees-wall-e/comment-page-1/#comment-47085 How to Train Your Dragon, and Monaco Pictures disappoints again | WmWms Wed, 12 May 2010 02:38:52 +0000 http://wmwmsblog.com/?p=730#comment-47085 [...] really, really irritating, and it’s not the first time you’ve done it to us, either.  The same thing happened with WALL-E, longtime readers may [...] [...] really, really irritating, and it’s not the first time you’ve done it to us, either.  The same thing happened with WALL-E, longtime readers may [...]

]]> By: Saturday miscellanea | WmWms http://bowilliams.com/2008/07/the-family-sees-wall-e/comment-page-1/#comment-25305 Saturday miscellanea | WmWms Sat, 27 Jun 2009 06:04:54 +0000 http://wmwmsblog.com/?p=730#comment-25305 [...] It was my Father’s Day present, and a fine one it was.  Pixar earns partial redemption from that largely dreadful robot movie.  I’m not sure the 3D added much to the experience for me, but as they say, YMMV.  [...] [...] It was my Father’s Day present, and a fine one it was.  Pixar earns partial redemption from that largely dreadful robot movie.  I’m not sure the 3D added much to the experience for me, but as they say, YMMV.  [...]

]]> By: Bo http://bowilliams.com/2008/07/the-family-sees-wall-e/comment-page-1/#comment-7066 Bo Wed, 30 Jul 2008 22:31:55 +0000 http://wmwmsblog.com/?p=730#comment-7066 'seester: Yeah, you said that before about Kung Fu Panda. Maybe we'll check that one out. Tami, Lea: To me, the point is that Pixar has already generated several animated features that are far beyond "just an animated movie." Consequently it's all the more disappointing when one must retreat to such language to describe their latest. You might as well say "well, hey, at least it doesn't suck even <i>worse</i>!" Lea: Let's try to avoid this DVD purchase. ‘seester: Yeah, you said that before about Kung Fu Panda. Maybe we’ll check that one out.

Tami, Lea: To me, the point is that Pixar has already generated several animated features that are far beyond “just an animated movie.” Consequently it’s all the more disappointing when one must retreat to such language to describe their latest. You might as well say “well, hey, at least it doesn’t suck even worse!”

Lea: Let’s try to avoid this DVD purchase.

]]> By: Lea http://bowilliams.com/2008/07/the-family-sees-wall-e/comment-page-1/#comment-7056 Lea Wed, 30 Jul 2008 16:07:40 +0000 http://wmwmsblog.com/?p=730#comment-7056 Yep, "just an animated movie" about sums it up for me, too. I didn't go into the movie expecting a media masterpiece. It was just a cute kid's movie that was appropriate for our kid's ages. I liked the characters. They weren't obnoxioius like some of the ones you get in animated movies these days. When it comes out on DVD and I have to watch it 200 times then I'm going to be okay with it... not like that damn Charlie and the Chocolate Factory. Yep, “just an animated movie” about sums it up for me, too. I didn’t go into the movie expecting a media masterpiece. It was just a cute kid’s movie that was appropriate for our kid’s ages. I liked the characters. They weren’t obnoxioius like some of the ones you get in animated movies these days. When it comes out on DVD and I have to watch it 200 times then I’m going to be okay with it… not like that damn Charlie and the Chocolate Factory.

]]> By: Tami http://bowilliams.com/2008/07/the-family-sees-wall-e/comment-page-1/#comment-7054 Tami Wed, 30 Jul 2008 14:56:18 +0000 http://wmwmsblog.com/?p=730#comment-7054 Yeah, but didn't you keep expecting to hear, "Johnny Five, ALIVE!" ?? I dunno ... I guess I just didn't go into it to over-analyze it. It's just an animated movie. I like the idea that humans may one day have to abandon the earth because it's become like a teenager's junk-filled room. Sometimes the message has to be an over-the-top cattle prod to get people to even entertain the idea that something like that *could* happen and that they're part of the problem. Getting the general public to be aware of anything besides themselves isn't an easy thing to do any more. Yeah, but didn’t you keep expecting to hear, “Johnny Five, ALIVE!” ??

I dunno … I guess I just didn’t go into it to over-analyze it. It’s just an animated movie. I like the idea that humans may one day have to abandon the earth because it’s become like a teenager’s junk-filled room. Sometimes the message has to be an over-the-top cattle prod to get people to even entertain the idea that something like that *could* happen and that they’re part of the problem. Getting the general public to be aware of anything besides themselves isn’t an easy thing to do any more.

]]> By: saintseester http://bowilliams.com/2008/07/the-family-sees-wall-e/comment-page-1/#comment-7048 saintseester Wed, 30 Jul 2008 13:14:11 +0000 http://wmwmsblog.com/?p=730#comment-7048 Wow. I gave it a D so you are a bit more generous than I. I somehow got the feeling it was geared toward littler kids. It was fairly tame and goofy. Even my 9 year old wasn't impressed with it. On the commentary part though, I do love when Disney makes fun of itself. The scooters available so "grandma" could be mobile cracked me up! (ala the scooters all over effing Disney) I knew what was coming, then. Kung Fu Panda was a much, much better flick. Wow. I gave it a D so you are a bit more generous than I. I somehow got the feeling it was geared toward littler kids. It was fairly tame and goofy. Even my 9 year old wasn’t impressed with it.

On the commentary part though, I do love when Disney makes fun of itself. The scooters available so “grandma” could be mobile cracked me up! (ala the scooters all over effing Disney) I knew what was coming, then.

Kung Fu Panda was a much, much better flick.

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