Hi, I’ve just started an account here so I thought I’d best say hello.
Anyhow I just watched Wall•e recently after a bit of a break from animated films, the last pixar film i watched was The Incredibles and I haven’t seen Cars or Ratatouille. Normally I’m not that fond of animated films but all of Pixars that I have seen have been above the bar.
So I sat down to watch this with my family and I have to say that it is one of the best films i have seen in a long time, certaintly the best since The Dark Knight and even then I think this is better. Maybe it’s just the sci-fi geek in me but I found this film endearing, charming and emotionally charged. That scene when Wall•e and EVE dance in space is absolutely brilliant, everything from the music, to the animation, to the story is absolutely first rate throughout the film.
Just thought I’d share my opinion, my hat goes of to Pixar for creating this wonderful film.
Like you, I agree that it’s better than the Dark Knight in terms of uplifting message and visuals. The space walk has to be one of the most beautiful scenes in animation history. Glad you enjoyed it, and welcome to the forums. You may want to make your formal introduction in the “My Name Is…” thread in the Members Inc section. 
Welcome to the boards, Halos Nach Tariff! Like you, I’m not really a big fan of animated films but Pixar really are the exception to the rule, and the fact that they actually seem to improving with each film as opposed to just doing the same thing over and over again proves just how versatile and unique they are. Glad to know that you enjoyed WALL-E, and as you can see by how packed this part of the forums is, there are many fans of the film here!
If you liked this film, then you will certainly find Ratatouille to be nearly the same caliber. I took bad advice and missed it that summer. Now I always check with the online and print media. Box office totals are only a slim indication of quality. Word of mouth is a little bit better.
Today I was in a library where they were seeing Wall-E in their Community Room. It was winter break for the schools and the show was mostly for kids. There were initially about 60 people. By the time of the probe ship docking, about a third of them had left, the mothers escorting their kids out. The first act is often not understood by common people. The rest stayed till the credits, and then about half of them clapped at the end. The kids, which were about 8 years old and the majority of the viewers, were very restless, all over the place, figgity. There wasn’t much of any talking, and they almost never laughed at the gags. Half the reason for this was the poor viewing quality, it’s a new library and there was a 12x15 foot area allowing light to come in, plus a well lit rear exit door. Sound quality was good. The only person routinely laughing was the librarian, altho I noticed that quite a few of the kids and adults were getting into the story, despite the conditions.
Interestingly, the kids had a program in that room yesterday, a “Make your own Comic Book” with blank rectangles for them to fill in. It was a success.
I’ve got to admit that for a ‘childrens’ film it is surprisingly high-brow, if you didn’t have a knowledge of sci-fi some of the gags and nods would pass you by and the theme of a post-apocolyptic world is hardly your usual kid’s stuff. The fact that the film is primarily a love story probably doesn’t help it’s appeal with the kid’s, it’s target audience, as nowadays they prefer action to drama. Personally the fact that any sort of love story, especially an animated one with little dialogue, could play so well astounds me and I have a new found respect for Pixar and their work.
Now I’m inspired to do some artwork, Wall•e lends itself well to it…