Wall-E (Widescreen Single-Disc Edition) | 
| Director: Andrew Stanton
Actors: Ben Burtt, Jeff Garlin, Fred Willard, Elissa Knight, John Ratzenberger
Studio: WALT DISNEY VIDEO
Category: DVD
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Avg. Customer Rating:  124 reviews
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Format: Ac-3, Color, Dolby, Dvd-video, Ntsc, Widescreen
Languages: English (Unknown), English (Original Language)
Rating: G (General Audience)
Number Of Items: 1
Running Time: 98
Aspect Ratio: 2.35:1
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.2
Dimensions (in): 7.4 x 5.5 x 0.6
UPC: 786936734911
EAN: 0786936734911
ASIN: B0013FSL3E
Theatrical Release Date: June 27, 2008
Release Date: November 18, 2008 (New: This Week)
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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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Product Description
The highly acclaimed director of Finding Nemo and the creative storytellers behind Cars and Ratatouille transport you to a galaxy not so far away for a new cosmic comedy adventure about a determined robot named Wall-E.
After hundreds of lonely years of doing what he was built for, the curious and lovable Wall-E discovers a new purpose in life when he meets a sleek search robot named Eve. Join them and a hilarious cast of characters on a fantastic journey across the universe. Transport yourself to a fascinating new world with Disney-Pixar's latest adventure, now even more astonishing on DVD and loaded with bonus features, including the exclusive animated short film Burn-E. Wall-E is a film your family will want to enjoy over and over again.
Bonus Features
1. Burn-E Hilarious, All-New Animated Short, 2. Presto Amazing Animated Theatrical Short Film, 3. Deleted Scenes Garbage Airlock, Dumped, 4. Sneak Peek Wall-E's Tour Of The Universe Wall-E Takes You On A Real Ride Through Space, 5. Animation Sound Design Building Worlds From The Sound Up Legendary Sound Designer Ben Burtt Shares Secrets Of Creating The Sounds Of Wall-E. 6. Audio Commentary With Director Andrew Stanton
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Very good movie, horrible packaging (even if it is "eco-friendly") November 20, 2008
What else can I say about this movie that hasn't already been said? It reminds me of the comedies that Buster Keaton did and what he might have done with the technology we have now--very little dialog during the first half but full of character and emotion. Wall-E is the last of his kind; a robot designed to clean up an Earth that we have ruined. The rest of humanity has taken to the stars until Earth is cleaned up. 700 years later, Wall-E is still at it (which gives you an idea about how bad it was)when EVE arrives--another robot unit designed to find evidence of life and return it to the Axiom the ship housing our overweight, consumer obsessed descendants.
The extras on the one disc version are quite good (I wouldn't spring for the three disc and as much abuse as this disc will get in my home I wouldn't spring for the pricy Blu-ray either)including "Presto" a delightful short that echoes the best Bugs Bunny/Elmer Fudd cartoons that Warner produced involving a rabbit, a magician and an act that has gone awry. "Burn-E" focuses on one of the service robots that we see in the movie. It's quite clever if less inspired.
Other special features include deleted scenes, a "sneak peak" of "Wall-E's Tour of the Universe", a featurette on the sound design by Ben Burtt (who also did Wall-E's voice and created all of those wonderful sound effects for R2D2) as well as a commentary track by Director Andrew Stanton that is quite informative covering everything from the conception/changes to characters and storylines that they chose not to pursue.
The 3 disc set evidently has a full documentary on Pixar and its history made by Leslie Iwerks the goddaughter of the great Disney animation pioneer Ub Iwerks.
The DVD transfer looks wonderful.
The packaging sucks. I understand that it IS important to send a message with eco-friendly packaging but the packaging on this looks like it was designed by someone who failed design school. THe disc will float around inside, get scratched (ours already was by the way)when it could just as easily been kept the same IF a small piece of plastic had been put (or even an adhesive spindle for the DVD)inside the packaging. It's a mixed message--a good movie with horrible packaging that will make sure that the disc is damaged with repeated use. It's a good thing I didn't spring for the more expensive set.
Four stars for the movie, 1 star for the packaging. I'd suggest renting it if you want to see it once and then if you decide to buy it you might as well purchase one of those wasteful ecologically unsound DVD holders at a local retailer to store it in (the other option is a DVD plastic envelope).
Proper romance and a little environmetalism November 20, 2008
I was enchanted with "Wall-E" from the beginning. I kind of have a thing for cute little robots, and this little bucket o' rust is as cute as they come. Which I suppose suggests this is a little kid movie, but instead I found a riveting piece of art of the same quality as last year's fabulous "Ratatouille".
The animation is stellar, and I could not help but like the infusions of live-action. Where else does one find outer space done with such vividity, and such playful cartooniness put on its characters? It's fantastic.
However, what really gets me about this movie is the heart. It's leading couple may be pieces of metal, but their story is a romance for the ages, one that does not worry about details but only pure and simple love.
Some may consider the environmentalism bit a little heavy-handed; I happen to believe that depends on how one feels about environmetalism; I didn't mind it. More than blatant environmentalism, I feel this is a story of hope.
"Wall-E" is a fantastic piece of artthat packs a childlike sense of innocence. I hope this will become a classic. It deserves it.
 Outside of the Pixar "box" and a disappointment November 20, 2008
2 out of 3 found this review helpful
For those of us parents who were expecting a movie as throughly enjoyable as Toy Story I or II or Monsters Inc., which was highly entertaining for both the parents AND their preschool-aged children, this was a HUGE disappointment. Cars had been at the bottom of my favorites list, and now it's Wall-E. Having 3 little boys between the ages of 3 and 5, I was excited by the prospect of a movie about robots made by Pixar. What better combination, I thought. Well, the movie is really not about robots. It's about taking care of the earth. While the movie, indeed, is visually stunning, and the message is very important, it lacks the humor, excitement, and classic story-telling techniques I have come to expect from Pixar. The story is told, or rather "displayed" via a rather sophisticated manner, one much better suited for older kids and adults than young children. This movie is certainly outside the Pixar box, and for that reason, I'm disappointed.
 Great Film, HORRIBLE Packaging From Cheapo Disney! November 19, 2008
I loved the film, but after buying the 3-DVD set at FYE for $29.99, I opened it to find that they went with the STUPID, STUPID, STUPID cardboard sleeve keepcase. What is with these "clever" suits who think they have discovered "sliced bread" and releasing these worthless cases which ONLY lead to SCRATCHED DVDs and annoyed customers! Wake up Disney, ya CHEAP B*ST*RDS!
 One of the Best Movies I have ever seen... November 19, 2008
Forget the fact that it's a cartoon, Wall-E is simply one of the best movies I've seen. Written beautifully, with seamless animation, and with direction that brings storytelling to a new level, this movie engulfs you into the life of one little forgotten robot.
There is something so pure about Wall-E. There's not a selfish gear or wire in his entire little trash-compacting body. His only goal is to serve, help, and love - truly the most selfless character ever portrayed on the screen. And as it turns out, he's the wisest character in the movie, simply because of the fact that he follows his heart. It's this kind of altruism that leads to greatness. Can one little robot save the human race?.....This one can.
In my eyes, he is one of the most hopeful characters on film. He can be put in the same category as Atticus Finch in To Kill A Mockingbird, Andy Dufresne in Shawshank Redemption, or Roberto Benigni in Life is Beautiful. All characters that never give up hope because they see that life is indeed too beautiful to waste on selfishness and waste. And all characters that can reach through the screen and inspire the viewers to become something better than they are. For Wall-E, not only is the glass half full, but he's always striving to fill the other half.
Wall-E's my hero. Watch this movie and he'll become your hero too.
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