WOW-E

08Jul08

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WALL-E ***** Pixar’s Wall-E is a great film. We all know that CGI animation can achieve photo-realism, but this is the first Pixar film that at times, felt real to me.  It’s fascinating that some of the most memorable screen characters I’ve been introduced to this summer exist only as 1s and 0s in some computer, and speak only in blips, bleeps and snippets (”E-va”). These filmmaker’s realize that characters and stories are what make movies, and they have scored another home run with Wall-E.

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Get Smart *** Would you believe that the Get Smart re-imagining is actually slightly better than crap? In fact, there are several legitimately humorous moments in the thing, particularly in the first half, before all of the big-time action hits. Carell and Hathaway fit together nicely as 86 and 99, but the speediness of their romantic relationship seemed forced near the end. The rest of the cast is well chosen from Alan Arkin’s Chief to Terence Stamp’s Siegfried (who isn’t given nearly enough lines). As a huge fan of the original Adams/Feldon duo, I would have preferred more comedy and fewer explosions, but this one is worth the matinee ticket price.

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