[82] The "Ultimate WALL-E" figures were not in stores until the film's home release in November 2008,[77] at a retail price of almost $200, leading The Patriot-News to deem it an item for "hard-core fans and collectors only". -1a) I chose the film, “Wall-E” (2008), directed by Andrew Stanton.-b) I chose this film specifically because it was the only name I recognized from the list of films on BBLearn and it was also released recently, in 2008, as opposed to the films from the 1900’s. "Captain on Deck". [83], The film was released on DVD and Blu-ray Disc by Walt Disney Studios Home Entertainment on November 18, 2008. Axiom Computer voiced by Sigourney Weaver and 4 others . Directed by Alan Parker. Along with the rare chance to coach performances and see immediate results. Take the Quiz: WALL-E. The myth reminds us that art was born out of longing and often means more for the creator than the muse. [114] Ben Marwick has written how the character of WALL-E resembles an archaeologist with his methodical collection and classification of quotidian human artefacts. Over the Garden Wall. [78], The film was denied a theatrical release in China. [88], In the US and Canada, WALL-E opened in 3,992 theaters on June 27, 2008. One day a massive ship comes to reclaim EVE, but WALL-E, out of love or loneliness, hitches a ride on the outside of the ship to rescue EVE. Humans land a raw deal when it comes to animations. Releasing the sequel to a film more than two decades after the first is usually a recipe for a dud. The 2008 Pixar film about an amazingly endearing trash compactor. [13] In Sight & Sound magazine's 2012 poll of the greatest films of all time, WALL-E is the second-highest-ranking animated film behind My Neighbor Totoro (1988), while tying with the film Spirited Away (2001) at 202nd overall. [90] During its opening weekend, it topped the box office with $63,087,526. He spends the majority of his appearances cleaning up the dirt trail WALL-E leaves behind. Humans land a raw deal when it comes to animations. [131] Thomas Newman and Peter Gabriel won two Grammy Awards for "Down to Earth" and "Define Dancing". Directed by Andrew Stanton. The scenes on what was left of planet Earth are just so beautiful: one of the great silent movies. "[112], Director Terry Gilliam praised the film as "A stunning bit of work. The 2008 Pixar film about an amazingly endearing trash compactor. [77] Due to safety concerns, the 318 kg robots were always strictly controlled and WDI always needed to know exactly what they were required to interact with. [92], WALL-E grossed over $10 million in Japan ($44,005,222), UK, Ireland and Malta ($41,215,600), France and the Maghreb region ($27,984,103), Germany ($24,130,400), Mexico ($17,679,805), Spain ($14,973,097), Australia ($14,165,390), Italy ($12,210,993), and Russia and the CIS ($11,694,482).[93]. The Plant is a plant in the movie WALL•E. [127][128] It was nominated for several awards at the 2009 Annie Awards, including Best Feature Film, Animated Effects, Character Animation, Direction, Production design, Storyboarding and Voice acting (for Ben Burtt);[129] but was beaten out by Kung Fu Panda in every category. His film work includes writing and directing Finding Nemo and WALL-E; both films earned him the Academy Award for Best Animated Feature. [79], In 2016, Jim Morris noted that the studio has no plans for a sequel, as they consider WALL-E a finished story with no need for continuation. He directed his first live-action Disney film, John Carter, in 2012. Marwick notes that the film features major human evolutionary transitions such as obligate bipedalism (captain of the spaceship struggles with the autopilot to gain control of the vessel) and the invention of agriculture, as part of watershed moments in the story of the film. [73] WALL-E himself has been compared to Prometheus,[37] Sisyphus,[71] and Butades: in an essay discussing WALL-E as representative of the artistic strive of Pixar itself, Hrag Vartanian compared WALL-E to Butades in a scene where the robot expresses his love for EVE by making a sculpture of her from spare parts. It is based on Ron Jones' social experiment The Third Wave and Todd Strasser's novel, The Wave.The film was produced by Christian Becker for Rat Pack Filmproduktion. The Wall is a 2017 American war thriller film directed by Doug Liman and written by Dwain Worrell. While the studio had broken all kinds of ground in computer animation, the prospect of working on a traditional live-action set was enough to get the crew excited. WALL-E voiced by Ben Burtt and 8 others . Audio commentary by Director Andrew Stanton. [85], WALL-E was released on 4K Blu-ray on March 3, 2020. I particularly liked the unorthodox Disney villain!