Rated: G

The last of the clean-up robots on Earth have run out of battery life except one, Wall-E, who continues on his daily work of piling up trash, stashing fun things he finds and parts from the other ‘dead’ robots in perpetuation of his own ‘life'.  In an attempt to find out whether green life has returned to the Earth after 700 years, the humans send out Eve (Extra-terrestrial Vegetation Evaluator) to check it out.  Landing on the rubble-riddled planet, Eve comes in contact with Wall-E and falls head over heels for the rusty little robot.  When she discovers Wall-E’s green plant, the reason for her expedition, a spaceship comes down to whisk her away back to Axiom.  When Wall-E sees her leaving he clutches a ride on the vessel.  Arriving at Axiom, Wall-E causes a lot of chaotic disturbances on a quest to find his true love.

The characters in the film are fresh and new.  Wall-E, for starters, is a robotic waste compactor who roams the trash-laden planet making skyscrapers out of the metal bundles he produces.  His eyes are binocular-like lenses and his motoring device consists of caterpillar tractor tracks.  He’s a very smart and lovable charmer who loves to watch an old musical on videotape. 

Eve on the other hand, has a modern powerful pristine robotic body that has laser guns and hovering abilities. She’s determined to get her job done and won’t let anyone get in her way. The two opposites attract in some very cute moments.  The funniest characters in the film are the humans, depicted as people who have grown obese and lazy as they developed over the centuries in their huge luxury spa-like space transporter.  So huge are they that they can’t walk, and sit on hover bots that have computer screens and drinks served to them at the touch of a button.

According to Wall-E, we have a bleak future, one that maybe could be prevented and that’s the message that the film leaves with us.  Maybe you can call the film an infomercial for ‘Greening’ the planet, but the kids won’t mind the bleak storyline, because the great characters that Pixar graphs should hold their attention throughout. 

FINAL ANALYSIS:  Wall-E’s a very enjoyable film that should entertain at all age levels.

This Reviewer's Rating: 5 / 5 

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Corey  - Terrible   |2008-06-28 14:30:57 This movie *could* have been great. If you got rid of all the hipocrisy, social commentary, political jabs, and most importantly...jabs at fat people. If you are overweight & you don't want to be humiliated by this movie & the reactions to it, don't go. Stay home. Save your money. You can rent it later and you will understand what I mean. If you have an overweight child, DO NOT LET THEM GO TO THIS UNDER ANY CIR***STANCE! Yes, this *could* have been a great movie. I will never spend a dime on Disney/Pixar again. Big surprise there are no images of the fat people in their trailers, or their official site - though fat people are a major part of this piece of garbage. Disney/Pixar is gutless. Disguise the real message so that they don't lose money over it. I will never be subjected to this again. Get it Disney/Pixar? Reply 0   0

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