Originally Posted By Admin This topic is for Discussion of <a href="http://www.LaughingPlace.com/Latest.asp?I1=ID&I2=2698" target="_blank">Latest: See the Wall-E Super Bowl Trailer</a>
Originally Posted By leemac Man I am so in love with this little robot. Great trailer. Just such a clever counterpoint between Buzz's mission and Wall-e's. He is just so playful and expressive as a character.
Originally Posted By DAR Yeah this movie is going to be big. I've been reading that people are worried that this film might be in trouble(hmm wonder who wrote that his initials are JH)and they're worried that Wall-E being on screen for the first half hour only by himself(again what I heard) might be off putting. Well I have one thing to say about that Castaway and I Am Legend. Both featured their main characters alone for most of the movie and both made over 225 million. We seem to like movies like that.
Originally Posted By mawnck >>they're worried that Wall-E being on screen for the first half hour only by himself(again what I heard) might be off putting.<< A valid concern, but I'm not too worried about this particular little robot. Give him something to do, and I think he can hold our attention for at least 30 minutes. Impressive stuff. Go, PIXAR.
Originally Posted By Jim in Merced CA I thought the Super Bowl commercial was cute, and I really like Wall-E. But the 'not really Tom Hanks or Tim Allen' voices for Woody and Buzz kind of bugged me. As for this comment: >>they're worried that Wall-E being on screen for the first half hour only by himself(again what I heard) might be off putting.<< There's too much talking in movies anyway. Movies are visual -- it would be very refresing to see a movie without a bunch of dialogue. When Pixar starts listening to this kind of feedback, they're dead. You have to take some risks, and ultimately just make the best movie you can.
Originally Posted By FerretAfros I watched The Incredibles around Christmas (I think it was actually on Christmas Eve, but I'm not sure), and I noticed that they definately are very careful about when they have people talking, and when they just let the story tell itself. The best parts of that movie were the 30 sec bits here and there where the characters were doing there own thing, but nothing was being said. While it will certainly be a challange to get it to play well to audiences, I have no doubt that the folks at Pixar are capable of doing it the right way and making it really amazing. The fact that he hasn't really interacted with anybody in anything we've seen yet (other than a vacuum and a cockroach, neither of whom seem to really have any character traits at all) makes me think that they are also carefully planning the trailers to prepare movie-goers to be ready for the long time with just him. I think it will work wonderfully.
Originally Posted By TheRedhead "and I noticed that they definately are very careful about when they have people talking, and when they just let the story tell itself." My favorite scene in any Pixar film is the sequence in The Incredibles when Mom sneaks into the compound. It's quiet, engaging, suspenseful, and then she catches her butt's reflection and she sighs. I love it so much, and it works so well BECAUSE it's allowed to play out in such stillness. Public be damned. If they want constant noise, Dreamworks will have another film soon.
Originally Posted By dshyates I also love the scene where Edna Mode is showing Mom the new suits. There is dialog, but the part that has me rolling on the ground is the moving platform they are sitting on. Everytime it gets to the end of the track it shoots back to the beginning and almost flings Mom out of the chair every time. I didn't notice it the first time I saw it, as I was listening to the dialog, but when I finally did, man, it cracks me up. I also love the Mom entering the compound scene. Fantastic use of music. And I thouht the butt/reflection scene may be a nod to Tink who expressed similar displeasure in Peter Pan.
Originally Posted By Jim in Merced CA <My favorite scene in any Pixar film is the sequence in The Incredibles when Mom sneaks into the compound...> Totally agree with your whole comment, The Redhead. The scene is so outstanding BECAUSE it doesn't need dialogue.
Originally Posted By FerretAfros I can just imagine how terrible it would be if they added in dialogue for it... "Hmmm...I need to get to the secret lair, how should I do that?" [sees car on track] "Oh, I'll hop on that. I sure hope nobody sees me. Oh, no, they saw me! I guess I'll have to get rid of them..." There is no reason to have her talking, as she is really the only character in that entire sequence. From what I've gathered, there won't be anything for Wall-E to interact with at the beginning of the film, so that will work as well. I don't mind occasional words, but there is no real reason to have the entire thing scripted. It just seems so much more natural and lifelike when they just let it happen.
Originally Posted By FerretAfros I was just watching some of the Pixar shorts, and I realized that with the exceptions of the ones based on the features (Mike's New Car, Jack Jack Attack, and Your Friend the Rat), the only one that has any "dailogue" in it is Boundin', and that is just a narration song. There are plenty of situations where characters interact with eachother and make noises (Geri's random noises, squeeks from the birds, music from the one-man ensembles), but never do any of them have a traditional conversation (at least in words we understand). Yet, even without using words, they are still able to comvey the message completely clearly. The more I look at Pixar's work for the details, the less I'm worried about the pacing and storytelling at the beginning of Wall-E. (But, please, don't let anything look like the clown in Red's Dream or the baby in Tin Toy...those are just scary).
Originally Posted By TheRedhead Think about Pixar's mascot - a desk lamp. A desk lamp. And the durn thing has more personality than half the CGI characters out there. Without yammering.
