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I can’t get enough of this crap. The movie looks like it will live up to the hype and then some, with my only grievance being that Maggie Gyllenhal is now playing the role previously played by Katie Holmes.
I’m never a fan of changing cast members in the middle of a film series. One such instance that sticks out in my mind is that of the Back to the Future trilogy. Marty’s girlfriend, Jennifer Parker, was originally played by Claudia Wells, but Elizabeth Shue played the character in Back to the Future, Part II and Part III. I wasn’t previously aware, but this sparked my interest, and apparently Wells’ mother had cancer at the time, thus preventing her from reprising the role in the subsequent films. Thank you IMDB. Oh well, in the words of Tony Soprano, ‘What are you gonna do?’ After all Katie Holmes is a mother now and is married to Tom Cruise. No, I’m not comparing cancer to marrying Tom Cruise. One of them would be far, far worse.
The actress change didn’t make the Back to the Future sequels any less entertaining, and I’m sure the same will be true for The Dark Knight. Besides, how could it be anything less than uber-bad-ass with a cast like Christian Bale, Heath Ledger, Aaron Eckhart, Michael Caine, Morgan Freeman, and Gary Oldman? I just don’t think it could. Not to mention Anthony Michael Hall, whose role in the film I’m not sure is particularly large. Midnight showing at the Minnesota Zoo IMAX sounds like a must. Minnesota River valley ‘Here…we…go.’
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Pixar has done it once again, making a feature-length animated film with a wholesome message suitable for persons of all ages. Wall-E has received rave reviews across the board and opened number one at the Box Office, grossing roughly $62.5 million in its opening weekend.
The film’s main character, Wall-E, is a lovable little trash compactor that has been living a lonely life alone for 700 years on an abandoned Earth, save his friend/pet cockroach. The first 20 minutes introduce the audience to Wall-E and all his quirkly mannerisms, making it impossible not to love the little animated robot for the duration of the film, which doesn’t feel all that long. |
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Soon thereafter a spaceship lands and drops off a probe named Eva, who’s primary purpose is to find some form of organic life. Wall-E quickly becomes enamored with this white egg-shaped robot and a story of love, friendship, and everything in between develops from there.
I don’t know that the film itself is quite as ‘perfect’ as many reviews have called it. However, that an entirely animated film with robots for main characters can touch on such a wide range of human emotions and evoke such a geniuine response from its audience is certainly incredible. Nearly perfect I will say, and definitely worth seeing. Somehow I forgot to mention that the visuals are stunning as well. Go see it if you haven’t already.
