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Wall-E Is Best-Reviewed Movie of the Year So Far
Wall-E has earned a consensus of reviews that will be hard to beat for best-reviewed pic of 2008. Until Wall-E, Iron Man had 93 % fresh reviews on Rotten Tomatoes. Wall-E has 97 %.
The tsunami of love pouring over Wall-E is leading some to wonder if the pic might not be competitive enough to go for a best picture Oscar. Pixar has had many releases in this best-reviewed category over the years. What would make this one any different?
Meanwhile, Hitsville runs down various critics who are are avoiding dealing with what happens to the human race in Wall-E. Bill Wyman seems to be missing the fact that some critics decided to keep back some of the reveals in the last part of the movie. What happens to humans in Wall-E was a big surprise for me. Going in, I didn't know that part of the story, so I was delighted and amazed by much of what I was seeing.
Critics do not have to tell their readers every detail of the movie. UPDATE: Nor do trailers have to reveal every plot twist.
Another Wall-E factoid: Fred Willard is the first live actor to be included in a Pixar movie. He's on video, scratchy and wobbly, but is he technically animated? He is utterly recognizable as Fred Willard.
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"The tsunami of love pouring over Wall-E is leading some to wonder if the pic might not be competitive enough to go for a best picture Oscar."
So, you're saying that because it's universally beloved, it's less likely to win a best pic Oscar? Huh? And how exactly can a movie be "competitive"? The film's Oscar marketing campaign can be competitive, but the movie just needs to be well-liked. And if it's the best reviewed movie of the year and a financial success, that would seem to give it every competitive advantage. Right?
I really don't mean to be snarky, it's just that the logic here makes no sense to me.
Posted by: Dave | July 01, 2008 at 11:53 AM
"Critics do not have to tell their readers every detail of the movie."
Hallelujah.
And if you are reviewing a movie that is good enough to be full of surprises and details, I would hope you would consider leaving as much of the adventure and discovery out as you possibly can. On behalf of your audience.
But maybe I'm in the minority there? ;-)
Posted by: ProgGrrl | July 01, 2008 at 01:16 PM