WALL-E

No. 5 is alive! And he still is, while his rust-bucket descendant, Wall-E, loses his life in the first half of this movie. This brutal murder was committed by the guys at Pixar because they were unable to come up with a sturdy storyline. Or that’s how I imagined things were after reading the reviews before watching. And fundamentally they are right. However, I didn’t mind at all, because those peepers with their constantly focusing lenses soon had me completely in their power. Too bad that the gala performance by the nicest animated character for the past several seasons is spoiled by the cursed human race. Paradoxically, Pixar gave the machines a soul, but not to people (I know that this was partially the intention, but still...). Inorganic beings in this movie are overflowing with feeling and spontaneity, while all organic forms are infuriating and deserve total eradication. Along with green activists. However, everywhere where the robots come out on top, a full set of stars isn’t enough, and, conversely, I would barely award three stars for the places where people make an appearance. Lucky that we see much more of robots in this movie. (14/08/2008)

WALL-E is one of those animated films that managed to make me laugh, move me and amaze me, which is a pretty strong combination even for a feature film and there are few representatives of all these qualities today. It's the kind of sweet, almost endearing diversion that both children and adults can settle down to, and there's definitely something for everyone. Even though the script is so ... concise ... it still amused me. The film is accompanied by a great musical score, and putting the classic music from Hello Dolly! into the plot was also a great move. Technically, I have nothing to complain about, I enjoyed it as much as I could and still had something to look at: truly amazing and breathtaking animation. In short, an animated film that succeeded for me in every way, and that's the most important thing for me. (17/11/2010)

Ideally great. Maybe it's not a thrill from start to finish, and definitely not a reliable emotional roller coaster like the immortal Finding Nemo. This time it's something completely different. While children, just like before, will say that it was really cool and they will want to take the main duo home in any version, this time the parents are not just smiling spectators, but comment on their experience with remarks like "This is how everything will end up anyway" and in their thoughts, they go all the way to R.U.R. And I quietly laugh to myself and say that it really was ideally great. (25/08/2008)

Great science fiction, excellent comedy, and probably the best animated family movie you’ll see this year. As is usual with most Pixar movies, WALL-E will grab you at the beginning and hold you until the end and, in the meantime, it will guide you through an incredibly sophisticated universe where each component has its place. Children will be thrilled, adults will be astonished by the incredible scenery (abandoned New York from I Am Legend gets nowhere near this) and those in between, maybe both. (05/09/2008)

I have to admit that the beginning was literally torture for me... so boring! But then we were transported aboard a ship with overweight... well, fat people. And that's where the movie kind of started for me. I most enjoyed sitting with the captain and his amazement. "What's a ball? What's a dance?" plus his first steps and the music.... this was just divine! :-) The ending is clear, Wall-E and the tough Eve end up together... "Children, you will grow plants of all kinds... pizza plants!" XoD this ending wasn't bad :-) (21/12/2008)