Wall-E (Three-Disc Special Edition)

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 Blu-ray(TM) 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. Amazon.com 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> Stills from Wall-E (Click for larger image) P.when('A').execute(function(A) { A.on('a:expander:toggle_description:toggle:collapse', function(data) { window.scroll(0, data.expander.$expander[0].offsetTop-100); }); }); Review Golden Globes 2009 Winner Best Animated Feature FilmBoston Society of Film Critics Awards 2008 Winner Best Animated FilmChicago Film Critics Association Awards 2008 Winner Best Animated FeatureChicago Film Critics Association Awards 2008 Winner Best Original ScoreChicago Film Critics Association Awards 2008 Winner Best PictureChicago Film Critics Association Awards 2008 Winner Best Screenplay, OriginalHollywood Film Festival 2008 Winner Animation of the YearLos Angeles Film Critics Association Awards 2008 Winner Best PictureNational Board of Review, USA 2008 Winner Best Animated FeatureNational Movie Awards, UK 2008 Winner Best Family FilmNew York Film Critics Circle Awards 2008 Winner Best Animated FilmSoutheastern Film Critics Association Awards 2008 Winner Best Animated FilmToronto Film Critics Association Awards 2008 Winner Best Animated FeatureWorld Soundtrack Awards 2008 Winner Best Original Song Written Directly for FilmMusic by Thomas Newman, Music by, lyrics by, performed by Peter Gabriel Down To Earth --imdb.com Set Contains: The Special Edition comes laden with extras, notably "Presto," the hilarious homage to the great Warner Bros. and MGM cartoons that played with Wall-E in theaters. A second short, "Burn-E," feels more like an alternate version of a sequence from the feature than an separate film. In addition to the usual commentaries and making-of featurettes, the Bonus Disc includes director Andrew Stanton's cogent thoughts on several deleted scenes, four video games, fly-throughs of the film's major sets, and a children's storybook, "Lots of Bots." Watching all these features in one sitting or even one day would exhaust even a dedicated fan. One of the most critically acclaimed films of recent years Wall-E lives up to its hype. (Rated G, General audiences: minor violence and potentially scary imagery) --Charles Solomon See more