Wall-E (Three-Disc Special Edition + Digital Copy and BD Live) [Blu-ray]  | ![Wall-E (Three-Disc Special Edition + Digital Copy and BD Live) [Blu-ray]](http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/51lXr2iiC5L._SL160_.jpg)
 enlarge | Director: Andrew Stanton
Actors: Ben Burtt, Elissa Knight, Jeff Garlin, Fred Willard, Macintalk
Studio: WALT DISNEY VIDEO
Category: DVD
List Price: $40.99
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Avg. Customer Rating:  415 reviews
Sales Rank: 28
Format: Ac-3, Color, Dolby, Widescreen
Language: English (Original Language)
Rating: G (General Audience)
Media: Blu-ray
Number Of Items: 3
Running Time: 98
Aspect Ratio: 2.40:1
Shipping Weight (lbs): 1
Dimensions (in): 6.7 x 5.3 x 0.8
MPN: 67754
UPC: 786936775433
EAN: 0786936775433
ASIN: B001EOQWFI
Theatrical Release Date: 2008
Release Date: November 18, 2008
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Product Description
Disney WALL-E (Blu-ray) Even for Pixar, this might be a first: an animated film that contains not only afully realized world as photorealistic as it is full of wonder, but also the Gargantuan themes and visuals of 2001: A SPACE ODYSSEY, the stripped-down sad-clown pathos found in classic Buster Keaton comedies, and one of the most moving and simply unique love stories in a long time. Director Andrew Stanton kicked up the visual acuity of an already-stellar Pixar Animation Studios in 2003 with a reflective, refractive, color-shimmery realization ofthe oceanic world of FINDING NEMO, which genuinely felt as though it spanned the entire earth. WithWALL-E, Stanton replaces an apprehensively fishy estranged journeyer with a love-struck and curiousrobotic one, allowing the quest for eternal love to expand from a desolate, dust-covered, palpably polluted future Earth and into an even more mysterious abyss: the far reaches of outer space.
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Pixar genius reigns in this funny romantic comedy, which stars a robot who says absolutely nothing for a full 25 minutes yet somehow completely transfixes and endears himself to the audience within the first few minutes of the film. As the last robot left on earth, Wall-E (voiced by Ben Burtt) is one small robot--with a big, big heart--who holds the future of earth and mankind squarely in the palm of his metal hand. He's outlasted all the "Waste Allocation Load Lifter Earth-Class" robots that were assigned some 700 years ago to clean up the environmental mess that man made of earth while man vacationed aboard the luxury spaceship Axiom. Wall-E has dutifully gone about his job compacting trash, the extreme solitude broken only by his pet cockroach, but he's developed some oddly human habits and ideas. When the Axiom sends its regularly scheduled robotic EVE probe (Elissa Knight) to earth, Wall-E is instantly smitten and proceeds to try to impress EVE with his collection of human memorabilia. EVE's directive compels her to bring Wall-E's newly collected plant sprout to the captain of the Axiom and Wall-E follows in hot pursuit. Suddenly, the human world is turned upside down and the Captain (Jeff Garlin) joins forces with Wall-E and a cast of other misfit robots to lead the now lethargic people back home to earth. Wall-E is a great family film with the most impressive aspect being the depth of emotion conveyed by a simple robot--a machine typically considered devoid of emotion, but made so absolutely touching by the magic of Pixar animation. Also well-worth admiring are the sweeping views from space, the creative yet disturbing vision of what strange luxuries a future space vacation might offer, and the innovative use of trash in a future cityscape. Underneath the slapstick comedy and touching love story is a poignant message about the folly of human greed and its potential effects on earth and the entire human race. Wall-E is preceded in theaters by the comical short Presto in which a magician's rabbit, unfed one too many times takes his revenge against the egotistical magician. (Ages 3 and older) --Tami Horiuchi>
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 A True Love Story January 5, 2009
This is a true Disney love story; particulary during those first 40 minutes without the dialouge.
Just look at WALL-E's eyes, watch his every move; who could be more in love than a little robot who continually gets struck by lightening in order to protect the love of his life, a little guy who ties Christmas lights around her and takes her off to see a sunset?
I think this is why so many adults enjoyed this film (I am 50 years old, I immediatly recognized the music from "Hello Dolly") too.
This wasn't just a kid's movie, this was made for everyone.
And the music?, what a fabulous mix of tunes through-out the film.
This is by far the best PIXAR film made; I just hope they do not try to make a "WALL-E 2", some films should never have #2s made.
-Katie Wesolowski
Well done but kitschy January 5, 2009
This freaktastically over-rated film had middle aged movie critics tripping all over themselves adding it to their "best of 2008" lists. It's well done; and the first largely silent half-hour is animation art at its best. But maybe viewers who don't like sugar highs will wonder what all the fuss is about.
I wonder.
The sentimental "robots in love" story and the sappy conclusion made me want to evoke the spirit of Dorothy Parker, who supposedly once declared that "Winnie the Pooh" made her want to "fwow up."
Deservingly a classic January 5, 2009
Deservingly a classic, for its vision, its artfulness and its clever storytelling. Embrace this movie and let it take you into a dreamlike world where a mystery unravels, a love story blossoms, and just like the pudgy people are starting to notice - there's a whole bunch of stuff happening if you just stop and take a look. Enjoy the movie.
Interesting movie about obesity and the environment January 4, 2009
I first loaned this movie to my brother who loved it; when I finally started watching it, I knew it was about love and the robot who found it. Watching deeper in the movie one realizes why and how obesity has become such a major problem. The lazier people get in their own lives (witness how all of the "supplemental" foods that they are now catering to children is to drink everything, rather that eat. This is very much as message on the throwaway society -- if you don't care about yourself, why would you care about your world? Very interesting the way the movie was put together, but it is already happening. Look at the coupons that come in the Sunday paper and look at how many products are professed to the consumer to be a "miracle" cure in a bottle. Pretty sad, but a very important message relevant today. Also, the movie is packed in an environmentally made package.
 Good? Maybe. A masterpiece? I don't think so. January 4, 2009
1 out of 3 found this review helpful
Yes, like everybody else in the civilized world, I like Pixar. They are the most consistent movie studio and they have been setting the bar high above everybody else's head for a long time. But, come on people, this movie was NOT a "masterpiece." It was "okay," if that.
Let's not forget the lessons learned from Cars and Ratatouille: Cars was a terrible movie that was conceived and written to sell merchandise and it has worked beautifully for them. Ratatouille sold merchandise about as well as a real rat could sell soup. So it's no surprise that this movie about a bunch of action figures floating around and doing cool stuff came next. They're artists up there at Pixar, but they're running a business.
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