DVD Review: Wall-E
I spent last night with my lovely wife, and we watched WALL-E on DVD. I had seen WALL-E before, but watching it on my computer screen, was a whole new, wonderful experience. The DVD has some cool extras, but I did not have the 3 disc set to watch (we had borrowed a friend’s regular version). The regular DVD features BURN-E, an additional short featuring some back story about the AXIOM, the feature, “Presto” that was played in the theatrical release, and a feature on the sound creation for the movie. This feature was great for me (I’m a geek) because WALL-E utilized the talents of Sound Design Legend, Ben Burtt. Burtt worked on a little movie called Star Wars.
If you haven’t watched WALL-E, shame on you! But seriously, it’s a brilliant amalgam of Disney and Pixar. They brought in the best and the brightest on board to tell the story of WALL-E (Waste Allocation Load Lifter-Earth Class) as he finds love and travels the galaxy. Along the way we meet EVE (Extra-terrestrial Vegetation Evaluator) and whole crew of other robots and humans.
The fascinating this about WALL-E, is that a majority of the story is told with minimal naration or dialog. It’s a love story and adventure, it’s science fiction on a Disney scale. I cannot recommend it enough. If you have some extra time, and want to explore the world of WALL-E, visit his home page HERE.
