tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22906998.post2616535958084395883..comments2024-03-26T22:42:06.412-07:00Comments on TAG Blog: Wall-E, Eco-TerroristSteve Huletthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05537689111433326847noreply@blogger.comBlogger17125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22906998.post-87245880900970207352008-12-09T17:23:00.000-08:002008-12-09T17:23:00.000-08:00At least someone it trying to use some pack-smart ...At least someone it trying to use some pack-smart concept. <BR/>I did like the box it came inAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22906998.post-32770408833675776142008-07-08T14:29:00.000-07:002008-07-08T14:29:00.000-07:00I don't know about any big drop-off for Wall-E as ...I don't know about any big drop-off for Wall-E as compared to Kung Fu Panda over the long run. Not so far according to the numbers at Box Office Mojo ---<BR/><BR/>Looking at the second week numbers for Kung Fu Panda, by this time in KFP's release it had made <B>$117,289,932</B> domestically . Wall-E's second week cumulative domestic box-office is $10 million more at <B>$127,196,028</B> . (so, yeah, it's been reported that Wall-E cost $50 million more than KFP , so it has further to go to hit the break-even mark and start to show a profit, but I'm not too worried about that in the long run.) <BR/><BR/>As I said before, I'd hate to see any kind of false Wall-E <I>"vs."</I> Kung Fu Panda rivalry being established. It's great for our industry that BOTH films are doing well at the box-office and in the critical prestige department.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22906998.post-310000908811038662008-07-08T12:55:00.000-07:002008-07-08T12:55:00.000-07:00I wonder based on the numbers that we may see a qu...I wonder based on the numbers that we may see a quicker drop off for this robot film than we saw for the Rat film. which dont get me wrong was last summers best for me. This summers verdict is still very much out with KFP ranking pretty high for me still.<BR/><BR/>Disney's film after the dog movie is suppose to be on paper and probably all digital on the back end so that sounds very green friendly.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22906998.post-802453869401442572008-07-08T10:48:00.000-07:002008-07-08T10:48:00.000-07:00I would have liked to have seen how Wall-E was pit...I would have liked to have seen how Wall-E was pitched by the consumer products people to the WallMart buyers. That would be some interesting sugar coating.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22906998.post-76518214494059430792008-07-08T10:05:00.000-07:002008-07-08T10:05:00.000-07:00"let's putshit on ourthumbs and animate on the sid...<I>"let's putshit on ourthumbs and animate on the sides of bison."</I><BR/><BR/>Oh, you National Film Board of Canada types with your high falootin' artsy-fartsy sensibilities .Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22906998.post-74493582954931508302008-07-08T10:01:00.000-07:002008-07-08T10:01:00.000-07:00"...and then traced onto plastic sheets, and paint...<I>"...and then traced onto plastic sheets, and painted with chemical paints, and photographed onto plastic filmstock, and processed in a chemical soup... :0) "</I><BR/><BR/>Yes, thus the smiley/winky face thing I put after my comment about <I>"bio-degradable , recyclable wood pulp"</I> . <BR/><BR/><B>;- )</B> <BR/><BR/>Smile everyone !Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22906998.post-43136371780989019642008-07-08T09:32:00.000-07:002008-07-08T09:32:00.000-07:00Does it really matter what the right wing/fascist ...Does it really matter what the right wing/fascist Guardian has to say about Wall-E?<BR/><BR/>I couldnt care less!!<BR/><BR/>Consumerism is out of hand, and even if that fact gets tagged as left wing propaganda, it's still true.<BR/><BR/>I'm not looking fordward to what Disney is about to release either. <BR/>Especially that stupefying chihuahua movie. Looks like a movie Paris Hilton would make... <BR/><BR/>R.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22906998.post-37292746487083369532008-07-08T09:25:00.000-07:002008-07-08T09:25:00.000-07:00let's putshit on ourthumbs and animate on the side...let's putshit on ourthumbs and animate on the sides of bison.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22906998.post-81585970436959098852008-07-08T08:59:00.000-07:002008-07-08T08:59:00.000-07:00"Oh, for the days when our animation was done on g..."Oh, for the days when our animation was done on good ol' bio-degradable , recyclable wood pulp (a renewable resource) . ;- )"<BR/><BR/>...and then traced onto plastic sheets, and painted with chemical paints, and photographed onto plastic filmstock, and processed in a chemical soup... :0)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22906998.post-81214276010887496972008-07-08T08:47:00.000-07:002008-07-08T08:47:00.000-07:00"hints at the inherent culture clash between Pixar...<I>"hints at the inherent culture clash between Pixar - cool, creative, formerly owned by Apple's Steve Jobs - and the cash-driven Disney empire ..."</I><BR/><BR/>Uh, yeah, like Apple (and every other computer manufacturer) doesn't produce TONS of environmentally unfriendly waste products ? <BR/><BR/><A HREF="http://www.time.com/time/health/article/0,8599,1819127,00.html" REL="nofollow">Your Computer's Dirty Little Secret</A><BR/><BR/><A HREF="http://galtglobalreview.com/business/toxic_pcs.html" REL="nofollow">Old Computers Toxic in Landfill Sites</A><BR/><BR/><BR/>Oh, for the days when our animation was done on good ol' bio-degradable , recyclable wood pulp (a renewable resource) . ;- )<BR/><BR/>We're all guilty, guilty , guilty . <BR/><BR/>Seriously, I can't believe that anyone thinks that the very mild environmental message in Wall-E is "leftist propaganda" . It's more <I>conservationist</I> than eco-radical . <BR/><BR/>While I'm a union supporter I'm certainly no lefty on most political issues , but I'm definitely in favor of all things green and a simpler , organic lifestyle ... I guess I'm more of a <A HREF="http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=5256754" REL="nofollow">'Crunchy Conservative'</A> (look it up) . All that to say: I didn't think that Wall-E was over-the-top with the environmentalism . A little gentle satire and holding the mirror up to ourselves (<A HREF="http://www.pogo-fan-club.org/images/enemy%20low%20dens.JPG" REL="nofollow"><I>"We has met the Enemy and he is Us"</I></A>) never hurt anyone.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22906998.post-86289788598044932008-07-08T08:31:00.000-07:002008-07-08T08:31:00.000-07:00That last guy really likes to hear himself type. A...That last guy really likes to hear himself type. All I know is...can't they make plastic from dope now? Why don't they just cast the space monster in dope? It melts in the sun when your done playin.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22906998.post-46576797480956684252008-07-08T08:11:00.000-07:002008-07-08T08:11:00.000-07:00This comment has been removed by the author.Nate Moodyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03778650258121664286noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22906998.post-49371271112012582552008-07-08T06:56:00.000-07:002008-07-08T06:56:00.000-07:00Well, Pixar doesn't have to worry about the flak, ...Well, Pixar doesn't have to worry about the flak, now does it? It has Disney to surround it and support it, sell the merchandise and be called greedy and "cash-driven" as a result. Come on - let's get real here. Pixar runs on dollars just like Disney does. As to the so-called green message of Wall*E, I think the real problem with it is not that it's polical, it's that it's freaking boring. I've seen the movie twice now, hoping I'd like it better the second time, but no dice. And I've never seen so many bored kids in a movie theatre before (at least while watching a family film). I wish Pixar would just try to make a fun, funny movie again. It hasn't really done that since "The Incredibles".Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22906998.post-12936318175865222172008-07-08T00:40:00.000-07:002008-07-08T00:40:00.000-07:00I don't agree with the Guardian's point-of-view. E...I don't agree with the Guardian's point-of-view. Ecological concerns do play a part in the movie, but they're not the main point of the film.<BR/><BR/><I>WALL-E</I> warns its audience not to live life on autopilot. It encourages viewers to live and love, not to settle for mere existence.<BR/><BR/>The main villain is the autopilot. WALL-E's final moments underscore the difference between conscious life and lifeless existence.<BR/><BR/>I think the Guardian missed the point of <I>WALL-E</I><BR/><BR/>$0.02Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22906998.post-36997521363469427932008-07-07T23:58:00.000-07:002008-07-07T23:58:00.000-07:00What's particularly fun to watch is the wingnuts s...What's particularly fun to watch is the wingnuts stomping and stomping their feet and no one cares. They made a bed to lay in, and now drown from their own diarrhea of the mouth.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22906998.post-67821236590779944822008-07-07T23:42:00.000-07:002008-07-07T23:42:00.000-07:00This on top of him being a criminal copyright infr...This on top of him being <A HREF="http://www.sffaudio.com/?p=2837" REL="nofollow">a criminal copyright infringer.</A> He's a bad influence I tells ya.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22906998.post-68955578345253758562008-07-07T23:37:00.000-07:002008-07-07T23:37:00.000-07:00"We spent one hundred eighty million dollars for a...<I>"We spent one hundred eighty million dollars for an anti-consumer film?""</I><BR/><BR/><BR/>Whoever said that, is too daft to see the big picture. Disney spent $7.4 billion dollars for a studio so they can learn how to make movies from them. The only thing shocking at this point is what slow learners they are.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com