LA Times, Wall-E not 'tough enough' w/message? 'cartoon cop-out' Yipes | Thread profile

PERSPECTIVE Sci-fi film: The apes weren't cuddly ‘WALL-E’ WORLD: The G-forces in this flick seem tied to its MPAA rating. Classic sci-fi films address issues that make adults think. 'Wall-E' promises the moon, then ends up just chasing the Happy Meal set. By Reed Johnson, Los Angeles Times Staff Writer July 13, 2008 FORTY years ago, at the height of the race between ...

The fact that many idiots at the L.A. Times think the trash-skyscrapers are "frighteningly credible" speaks volumes... http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0367882/board/nest/107 513402 May the Fridge be with you.

UPDATED Mon Jul 14 2008 15:28:10 They are! They shocked me at the beginning. I thought I was getting a meaty little film. Sobering, very. Did you see the movie? Now that someone depicts the first have in a positive light you disagree because overall the critic dislikes the SECOND half of the film. I give up. Ah well. Lead a horse to water.... this is just fodder for ...

1. Did you read the full article? It is overall a negative review of the film. 2. Did you SEE the film itself? Did YOU enjoy it (which is perfectly fine!)? 3. Did you think of what you just typed? SIGH. I know nothing about Fritz the Surveillance Murderer or the body in his office.

Please explain your point. I know nothing about Fritz the Surveillance Murderer or the body in his office.

The film's charming and poignant first half is by far its best. It opens with a richly imagined vision of a desolate landscape where garbage dumps are piled as high as skyscrapers. The only animate beings are Wall-E and his cockroach companion, who communicate with each other through squeaks and mechanical rumbles. Mournfully beautiful and frighteningly credible, the sequence makes us...

What is wrong with you, dude? Chill! God help me you're a conspiracy theorist. Nevermind. I'm outta here. I know nothing about Fritz the Surveillance Murderer or the body in his office.

UPDATED Mon Jul 14 2008 22:43:24 As long as you admit the L.A. Times and the NY Times are liberal, we're on the same page. (But there's NOTHING right-wing on my profile - where are you getting that goofy idea??) The landfill debacle is a well-documented media scare which is apparently before your time. Conspiracy theorist? No... I can't stand those nutjobs. I'm just an ...

The reviewer makes a fundamental flaw here. He assumes first that all serious science fiction is a question of whether or not mankind deserves to live (a misanthropic question that when asked in a science fiction film, has always struck me as an indulgent, self-loathing guilt trip or at worse, sending the message that humanity is so hopelessly far gone that we must sacrifice ourselves ...

The OP cherry-picked one unfavorable article from the LA Times, written not by the film critic (check Kenneth Turan's review, he loved it), nor a columnist (check Patti Morrison's column, she loved it) or even an entertainment reporter. Reed Johnson is a Times reporter who didn't even watch the movie that well. " there's nothing to suggest that they'll be up to the challenge of re...