Saturday, June 28, 2008
Wall•E mini-review
Saturday, June 28, 2008 
No spoilers.
I just returned from a 10:15PM showing of Wall•E (namely because of the kids, etc.) so I went into it pretty tired. The theater was PACKED, even at such a late showing. It had to be close to sold out, and this was one of the larger spaces in the theater (stadium seating).
Pixar really outdid themselves here. They took a big gamble with this film in my opinion... almost zero dialogue and they were forced to display emotion with pantomime. They did an incredible job.
The rendering and animation are gorgeous. I used to do a ton of 3D, and this stuff is amazing. They added oodles of atmospheric touches everywhere without making things look too real.
The emotion displayed is incredible and smooth. I looked for moments where the animators and scene artists took liberties for sake of completing the film and didn't find any... Pixar are masters of their craft. You can tell they love what they do by the attention to detail in everything. They add subtle motions and effects everywhere where they could have gotten away with some straight keyframing.
When Wall•E powers up (solar), the chime he emits when complete made the audience cheer every time. If you're a fanboy like me (and many in the audience), you'll recognize that chime immediately.
It's rated G, but there were a few parts in there that I think would have scared my son... so while it's rated G and 98% toddler friendly, just know that there is a tiny bit of gun play and explosions.
This is a great film. I'd see it again. Not just because I was dead tired watching it, but it's really wonderful on numerous levels.
*yawn* Time for some shuteye.
I just returned from a 10:15PM showing of Wall•E (namely because of the kids, etc.) so I went into it pretty tired. The theater was PACKED, even at such a late showing. It had to be close to sold out, and this was one of the larger spaces in the theater (stadium seating).
Pixar really outdid themselves here. They took a big gamble with this film in my opinion... almost zero dialogue and they were forced to display emotion with pantomime. They did an incredible job.
The rendering and animation are gorgeous. I used to do a ton of 3D, and this stuff is amazing. They added oodles of atmospheric touches everywhere without making things look too real.
The emotion displayed is incredible and smooth. I looked for moments where the animators and scene artists took liberties for sake of completing the film and didn't find any... Pixar are masters of their craft. You can tell they love what they do by the attention to detail in everything. They add subtle motions and effects everywhere where they could have gotten away with some straight keyframing.
When Wall•E powers up (solar), the chime he emits when complete made the audience cheer every time. If you're a fanboy like me (and many in the audience), you'll recognize that chime immediately.
It's rated G, but there were a few parts in there that I think would have scared my son... so while it's rated G and 98% toddler friendly, just know that there is a tiny bit of gun play and explosions.
This is a great film. I'd see it again. Not just because I was dead tired watching it, but it's really wonderful on numerous levels.
*yawn* Time for some shuteye.
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