tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11250715.post3886381176952907390..comments2024-03-26T09:25:02.198-04:00Comments on Hey Jenny Slater.: A very short movie review.Astronaut Mike Dexterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01498197770701096363noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11250715.post-78578210416088979932008-07-15T08:27:00.000-04:002008-07-15T08:27:00.000-04:00Better than Nemo???Better than Nemo???Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11250715.post-91360750547698819712008-07-14T13:29:00.000-04:002008-07-14T13:29:00.000-04:00Well, I will assume that National Review, Dittohea...Well, I will assume that National Review, Dittohead stuff was aimed toward me. For whatever it is worth, I am a NYT, Atlantic Monthly, New Yorker reading and NPR listening libertaraian. Unlike some, I read and listen to that which challenges, rather than affirms and comforts. Also, indeed, capitalism does not equal consumerism -- indeed it does not. Not sure why that needed to be pointed out, but thanks anyway. Also, the US economy hardly adheres to free-market capitalist orthodoxy, again, not sure what that had to do with my post as I did not make such an assertion, but again thanks for the observation.ChicagoDawghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09967480095780163358noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11250715.post-42444097617620100432008-07-14T13:10:00.000-04:002008-07-14T13:10:00.000-04:00Still need to see it, but I really don't want a sc...Still need to see it, but I really don't want a screening chock-full of noisy kids. Would a late show be better than a matinée?<BR/><BR/>That said, I just want to point one thing out to the National Review-reading, Dittohead crowd: Capitalism does NOT equal Consumerism. The US has a capitalist-influenced economy, but the massively socialized risk in the financial sector alone far and away disqualifies it for being capitalist. READ Adam Smith, don't just pull quotes from Wikipedia or Boortz about him.Willhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10075308307848122779noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11250715.post-41127765241828680802008-07-14T10:47:00.000-04:002008-07-14T10:47:00.000-04:00I thought the first 35 minutes could be extracted ...I thought the first 35 minutes could be extracted and forever shown in classrooms as an example of perfect cinema. After that I think it lost some steam and became a pretty "normal" film that utilized a fe brilliant sequences (the space "dance" sequence was gorgeously designed.) The end was cute, and I like how the filmmakers employed all of the "2001" references, but Ido think the flaw was that it set the bar so high, so early, that it flied and died. It's still better than nearly everything out there though. B+Universal Remonsterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01912161242735374190noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11250715.post-5994366836582728982008-07-14T10:23:00.000-04:002008-07-14T10:23:00.000-04:00I almost cried too, then I realized this was the e...I almost cried too, then I realized this was the equivalent of my computer freezing-up in the middle of working on a project and losing all my progress so then I got really pissed (AND NO THIS IS NOT A SPOILER IT IS AN IRRELEVANT TANGENT).Mackiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16936918113198252525noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11250715.post-76677465656013766622008-07-14T10:22:00.000-04:002008-07-14T10:22:00.000-04:00The movie WAS amazing. I loved WALL-E's facial ex...The movie WAS amazing. I loved WALL-E's facial expressions...and I'm pretty sure I did cry, but only for a second.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11250715.post-55187760360841584762008-07-14T10:18:00.000-04:002008-07-14T10:18:00.000-04:00I like smart animated movies, and have come to exp...I like smart animated movies, and have come to expect and largely accept that there will be a left of center theme -- which is fine I guess, but this was brutal. I suspect it makes for a great sequel to "Inconvenient Truth" and serves to affirm for those of the philosophical view point that the sky is falling, capitalism is the root of all evil on earth and we are a bunch of hopeluss F***-ups bent on destroying the planet (the hopeless F***-up part I agree with). It was interminable -- somehow managing to throw into question the space-time continuum as we know it and turned 2 hours into 20.ChicagoDawghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09967480095780163358noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11250715.post-90486977322531072642008-07-14T09:11:00.000-04:002008-07-14T09:11:00.000-04:00It's IMDB rating is 8.9 out of 10 with almost 36,0...It's <A HREF="http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0910970/" REL="nofollow">IMDB rating</A> is 8.9 out of 10 with almost 36,000 votes, placing it at #20 of their top 250 movies of all time. I planned on seeing it regardless (because I'm a sucker for cute robots and animated movies in general), but I'll feel more confident finding a seat knowing that 36,000 people and Doug gave the thumbs up.Tantra Flowerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00355357931954716145noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11250715.post-81202625449856114042008-07-14T08:53:00.000-04:002008-07-14T08:53:00.000-04:00Is it just me or does that robot have a bit too mu...Is it just me or does that robot have a bit too much of a resemblance to Johnny 5 from the movie Short Circuit?Michaelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03531414847817210475noreply@blogger.com