Year: 2009
Directors: Pete Docter & Bob Peterson
Writers: Bob Peterson & Pete Docter, story by Peterson, Docter & Thomas McCarthy
Starring: Edward Asner, Christopher Plummer, Jordan Nagai
Music: Michael Giacchino
Length: 96 minutes
Synopsis: an old man uses balloons to fly his dead wife's dream house to South America
How I saw it: in the theater, yesterday
Subjective Rating:
Objective Rating: 10/10
Wonderful movie. It's not perfect - the whole talking dogs thing (there are dogs, and they can talk) seems out of place, the three dog villains are lame/undeveloped, and Carl's infirmities are wildly inconsistent. But any flaws are barely noticeable. I liked Wall-E better, but then I'm a science fiction geek so I guess that's to be expected. I'll be surprised if this doesn't turn out to be my favorite movie this year.
Like you, I thought WALL-E was better than Up, though Up was very enjoyable. It really seems that Pixar is walking the line between family-friendly and suitable for mature audiences. Especially through the last three films: Ratatouille, WALL-E, and Up... I really think I enjoyed those films more than any kid did.
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I know what you mean. We went to a matinee, and as the theater started to fill up with kids, my wife said something about it being the appropriate crowd to see the movie with. "What are you talking about," I say, "this isn't a children's movie!" And sure enough, there was a lot of laughter from adults, but all I heard from kids were demands to know what was going on. Not that that means they weren't enjoying themselves.
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