Floored By Wall-E
I have to say it’s been an enjoyable summer for films thus far, and should get even better this Friday with the release of the highly anticipated The Dark Knight; I already have my ticket for a noon screening on the day of release!. I’ve been quite impressed with most of the flicks I’ve seen: Iron Man (awesome), Indiana Jones (enjoyable), Sex and the City (wonderful, although my friends are split on whether the ending works), The Happening (not fantastic, but an effective thriller nonetheless), Wanted (lots of fun, and James McAvoy is hot); and only disappointed with Chronicles of Narnia – Prince Caspian. I wisely stayed clear of Speed Racer (watching the first 7 minutes of the film on-line at Box Office Mojo was painful enough) and The Love Guru.
But of all the films I have seen, the one that I least expected to enjoy as much as I did was Wall-E; the trailer for the film didn’t spark much interest in me when I saw it a couple of months ago. Who knew that an animated movie about a robot looking for love could be such a dazzling and moving experience for the audience? The $180 million production has almost earned back its budget with nearly $170 million in just 3 weeks of release and is even starting to generate some very serious Oscar buzz, something that’s often unheard of in summer blockbuster season. According to a recent Entertainment Weekly article, there’s even talk that the film will (should) be submitted for Best Picture consideration (vs. Best Animated Film). That certainly would make things interesting.
Chances are pretty good that Wall-E won’t be leaving theaters anytime soon, but that doesn’t mean that you should put off seeing it until later. It really is that spectacular and on so many levels.
Cheerio!
S.R.
