Wall-E - Pixar's next film (after Ratatouille)

[TheSequelOfDisney]

I'm undecided about buying the 2-Disc Blu-ray or the 3-Disc Blu-ray or just renting (as I haven't seen it yet). Is the third disc JUST the digital copy or is there more on it? Thanks.

[Escapay]

Is the third disc JUST the digital copy

Yes.

albert

[Kyle]

I'm undecided about buying the 2-Disc Blu-ray or the 3-Disc Blu-ray or just renting (as I haven't seen it yet). Is the third disc JUST the digital copy or is there more on it? Thanks.

who cares? their the same price on amazon. might as well get the 3 disc.

[magicalwands]

Disney Pushes WALL-E For Best Picture Nomination
This week Disney will launch a campaign to get WALL-E nominated for the Best Picture Oscar, an award never won by an animated film. Only one animated film has ever had the honor to be nominated in the Best Picture category, Disney’s 1991 film Beauty and the Beast. The Academy launched a Best Animated feature category in 2001, which has complicated matters for end of the year Award campaigns.


A film can be nominated for both Best Picture and Best Animated Feature, but pushing for the big award could split votes. In other words, Academy members might not vote for WALL-E in both categories, and the Best Picture push could result in a loss for the Best Animated Feature category. Walt Disney Studios Richard Cook tells the New York Times: “If we didn’t do it, I don’t think we’d be giving the movie its due.” Thanks to /Film reader Wall-E Plays Pong for the tip.

http://www.slashfilm.com/2008/10/28/dis ... omination/

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My two cents: We can all safely assume WALL-E will win Best Animated Picture. If Disney doesn’t push for Best Picture, it might be a regret when we look back in the next years. WALL-E is a jewel…who knows when such a movie will come again. I would be much more satisfied looking back knowing Disney shot for a nomination for Best Picture and end up not getting nominated in both categories. It really is no big deal of WALL-E wins Best Animated Feature. I would be more satisfied with a nomination.

So Disney should fight for Best Picture and forget about Best Animated Feature.

[disneyboy20022]

It has just come to my attention via my Dad....that he made an observation during Wall-E (just tonight he told me this...quite random myself having autism and he has it too anyway) and I didn't realize it until now....now that "plant" that Wall-e is holding.....does that not look like an Illegally grown plant that if is grown in the USA and the cops find out you go to Jail..aka Pot...Weed..I mean it does have three leaves on the plant in the flower pot it is in...

[Jules]

Regarding Wall-E Oscar push:

Yeah ... um. Can we give Bolt a chance first? Or is that just a worthless film produced by the crappy Walt Disney Animation Studios? Ah, of course. Pixar will be doing Up next year - a dark film with many adult themes. I get it. Pixar is art, sophistication and wit. Disney is nice colours, mainstream entertainment and fluff. Pixar can take risks with their story material. Disney can be used as backup with crowd-pleasing films in case an edgy Pixar film fails at the box office.

[magicalwands]

Awww, don't take it like that! But from a studio stand point, if you had two films and one is guaranteed the win and the other not so likely, you would want to throw in the guaranteed one. Disney just wants an automatic win, it has nothing to do with Bolt being inferior. I mean, does Disney get money if they win? Does it increase DVD sales? (I don't think the latter because last year Ratatouille came out before it was given the award so they could not place a sticker on the slipcover.)

By the way, I am looking forward to Bolt! It looks very promising.

[Jules]

I guess I over-reacted, magicalwands. For the record, I love Wall-E. It's just that Walt Disney Animation Studios always seems to be in the shadows of its cousin Pixar.

I'm looking forward to Bolt too. In fact, despite all the bashing there's been this last year regarding its character designs blah blah blah, I expect it'll be rated highly by critics. At least, all the reactions we've heard from private screenings so far have been wildly positive. I wouldn't be surprised if it even winds up a critical darling a la Pixar films. Yet, even in such a scenario, I bet it will get less attention than Wall-E.

(Case in point: Meet the Robinsons was barely recognised. It was underpromoted and the bastards at the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences didn't even nominate it for Best Animated Feature. At the Annies it was barely represented at all! It wasn't even nominated for character animation (HOW, OH HOW COULD IT NOT BE NOMINATED FOR CHARACTER ANIMATION!!?) or effects animation or any technical award. This was particularly baffling as I think Meet the Robinsons is one of the most beautiful-looking CG films made so far).

[magicalwands]

I guess I over-reacted, magicalwands. For the record, I love Wall-E. It's just that Walt Disney Animation Studios always seems to be in the shadows of its cousin Pixar.

Sadly it is that way, but I firmly believe in a few years we will see both Disney and Pixar producing successes every year; the goal everyone is after right now. We are just in the "waiting" portion of this big plan. Bolt is step one and Princess and the Frog and step two. It just seems rocket-y because we aren't getting much feedback as to how the films are progressing. Thus we assume the worst when we hear someone getting fired or moved to a different project.

Yet, even in such a scenario, I bet it will get less attention than Wall-E.

The thing that got WALL-E to be so memorable was the teaser trailer. I was WALL-E for Halloween and every time I said "Wahhh-lee" how he did in the trailer, people said it was spot on. This shows how smartly marketed the trailer was for WALL-E, saying nothing throughout the trailer until the last moment...his name. It is just so simple, people caught on and remembered it.

...I think Meet the Robinsons is one of the most beautiful-looking CG films made so far).

I agree. When you look at Shrek, and any Dreamworks humans for that matter, the characters look so boring against MTR. Everyone is so carefully stylized in MTR. If you look at Shrek nowadays, it looks really bad...very unrealistic. But, I blame the Academy Awards for being dumb (as always) and not giving MTR a nomination.

[PixarFan2006]

I will be getting the 3-Disc edition (Even though the third disc is just the stupid digital copy) for sure when it comes out.

As for WALL-E getting pushed for best picture, I doubt it will happen. The same goes for The Dark Knight, even though I have not seen it (And still have no interest to do so.). I do think that it will win Best Animated Feature though.

[littlefuzzy]

It has just come to my attention via my Dad....that he made an observation during Wall-E (just tonight he told me this...quite random myself having autism and he has it too anyway) and I didn't realize it until now....now that "plant" that Wall-e is holding.....does that not look like an Illegally grown plant that if is grown in the USA and the cops find out you go to Jail..aka Pot...Weed..I mean it does have three leaves on the plant in the flower pot it is in...

Not to be rude, or anything, but

The plant is just a regular plant sprouting, it might even be a bean sprout like kids grow in science class.

There were about 4 separate leaves on the plant, each one was "teardrop" or "arrowhead" shaped (an oval, broad at the base, coming to a point.)

They look NOTHING like a marijuana leaf. That has a single "frond" of about 7 long, skinny serrated leaves.

Do a Google image search for Wall-E plant and then marijuana and you will see there is a huge difference.

On a side note, one of the links I found for the Wall-E plant was a VERY STRANGE blog (about half-way down on the first page...) I think that guy is probably ON marijuana!

[disneyboy20022]

It has just come to my attention via my Dad....that he made an observation during Wall-E (just tonight he told me this...quite random myself having autism and he has it too anyway) and I didn't realize it until now....now that "plant" that Wall-e is holding.....does that not look like an Illegally grown plant that if is grown in the USA and the cops find out you go to Jail..aka Pot...Weed..I mean it does have three leaves on the plant in the flower pot it is in...

Not to be rude, or anything, but

The plant is just a regular plant sprouting, it might even be a bean sprout like kids grow in science class.

There were about 4 separate leaves on the plant, each one was "teardrop" or "arrowhead" shaped (an oval, broad at the base, coming to a point.)

They look NOTHING like a marijuana leaf. That has a single "frond" of about 7 long, skinny serrated leaves.

Do a Google image search for Wall-E plant and then marijuana and you will see there is a huge difference.

Your right and I quite agree its a normal plant as you said

however.....I was just stating what my dad said...you see he is kinda going through an Asperger Syndrome Autistic Mid-Life crisis...which I pray to dear god that I don't go through anything he is going through...mainly because it has been going on for three years this "autistic Mid Life Crisis" as I call it he is in...

Anyway I think he was just thinking too hard....

Back On Topic about Wall-E though....Great Film Can't wait for the DVD release

[TM2-Megatron]

It would never win, but WALL•E deserves a nomination for Best Picture. That alone would do a lot towards legitimizing animation as a serious medium. It's been 17 years since an animated feature was nominated for Best Picture, and WALL•E is a better film than its forerunner; we need another one to remind people that animation should be taken seriously, too.

[Escapay]

According to lighthousemike's preview caps, there are only SIX featurettes in the Behind the Scenes section:

"The Imperfect Lens"
"Captain's Log"
"Life of a Shot"
"Notes on a Score"
"WALL-E and EVE"
"Robo-Everything"

The "Treasures and Trinkets" featurette is (I assume) in the Robots section.

But that still leaves four featurettes that aren't present: "Captioning the Axiom", "Trash Planet", "Truck Tour", and "Pixar's First Live-Action Shoot". Could these be on a store-exclusive bonus disc? (God, I hope not). Or maybe they're easter eggs. I'd rather it be the latter.

albert

[TM2-Megatron]

But that still leaves four featurettes that aren't present: "Captioning the Axiom", "Trash Planet", "Truck Tour", and "Pixar's First Live-Action Shoot". Could these be on a store-exclusive bonus disc? (God, I hope not). Or maybe they're easter eggs. I'd rather it be the latter.

I think "Captaining the Axiom" is one of the BNL shorts. Not sure about the other three. I don't see them listed on Pixar Planet's list of the bonus features either, though.

[TheSequelOfDisney]

Final Specs for Wall-E: http://www.blu-ray.com/news/?id=2007

Walt Disney Studios Home Entertainment has revealed the final special features for the upcoming Blu-ray release of 'WALL•E', which is due to hit store shelves on November 18th, day-and-date with the DVD release. Coming in both two-disc and three-disc configurations, with the three-disc set featuring a bonus digital copy of the film.

Extras for this release include:

Presto – The Pixar Animation Studios original theatrical short that accompanied the WALL•E theatrical release, about a star magician's ego that provokes some clever revenge from his neglected rabbit co-star.

Animation Sound Design: Building Worlds from The Sound Up – Ben Burtt, the acclaimed Oscar-winning sound designer, introduces viewers to the art of sound design using examples from WALL•E and historic footage of the early Disney sound effects masters at work.

Audio Commentary by WALL•E director Andrew Stanton.

Deleted Scenes, Easter Eggs and More…

Robots – Find out everything about the film's robot heroes, including hilarious web vignettes, the names and functions of all of WALL•E's malfunctioning misfit robot friends and an interactive storybook packed with kid-friendly challenges.

Behind the Scenes – Six exclusive featurettes give fans an insider's view of the making of WALL•E, including the film's visual design, character development and musical score, plus the story behind the special effects challenges and a look at building the robot characters that populate the film.

Buy n Large Shorts – Straight from the BnL archives, five revealing short films provide insight into the inner workings of the company, from its humble beginnings to the intergalactic plan that launched EVE into space. Learn how to operate the Axiom, find out about the company's line of “robots ‘for every need'” and hear the story behind the Earth Exit Plan.

The Pixar Story, A Documentary by Leslie Iwerks – The first in-depth look at the most influential animation studio of its time, The Pixar Story goes behind the scenes of the groundbreaking company that pioneered a new generation of animated feature films. Academy and Emmy Award-nominated director Leslie Iwerks uses never-before-seen footage from the Pixar library, along with historic archival animation and first hand accounts by animators, studio executives, directors, producers and voice performers to chronicle the remarkable company that revolutionized an industry

Early WALL•E Development Test

Cine-Explore – A fascinating viewing option in which filmmakers comment on WALL•E, accompanied by behind-the-scenes visuals, in sync with the movie. (BD Exclusive)

Geek Track – An additional commentary full of obscure references, little known trivia and lively sci-fi discussion, this pop-up silhouette in-movie feature gives viewers a peek inside the minds of some of the more passionate geeks at Pixar. (BD Exclusive)

The Axiom Arcade – A retro suite of video games with a Wall•E twist, including Eve's Bot Blaster, Wall•E's Dodge & Dock, M-O's Mop-Up Madness and Burn•E's Break Through. (BD Exclusive)

3D Set Fly-Throughs – Cut-away illustrations of the Axiom and Earth sets provides viewer access to HD set fly-throughs from ten of the film's most detailed locations. (BD Exclusive)

Disney BD-Live Network – Disney's BD-Live Network is just one of the many ways movie lovers, families and loved ones can continue to stay connected and engage in their favorite movies. (BD Exclusive)
-Movie Chat – Communicate with your friends on-screen using any text-enabled device such as a laptop, desktop or PDA device such as a Blackberry, iPhone or most other cell phones. Your chat session will appear over the movie and occur in real-time while watching the movie together.
-Movie Mail – Blu-ray owners will be able to record a personalized video message of themselves, superimpose that capture into a pre-selected clip of the movie, and send it off to a friend, colleague or relative. This specific feature enables the WALL•E Blu-ray Disc owner to personalize a very special greeting as never before.
-Movie Challenge – Users will be able to test their skills against online players in a synchronized, real-time, online trivia game while watching WALL•E. There is always a Movie Challenge game in progress to join, regardless of the time of day.
-Disney Movie Rewards Live – WALL•E Blu-ray owners will be able to accumulate reward points by participating in any Disney BD-Live Network activity. In return, viewers can redeem points for exclusive content such as ringtones, avatars, previews of upcoming movie trailers, downloadable extras and many more exciting possibilities.

“DisneyFile” Digital Copy – Allowing viewers to enjoy Wall·E via a computer laptop or other portable device, Walt Disney Studios Home Entertainment also is adding a special “DisneyFile” Digital Copy of the movie -- enabling DVD and Blu-ray owners to receive a digital version of Wall·E in their choice of iTunes or Windows Media formats. DisneyFile Digital Copy is a fast and easy way to enjoy your favorite Disney movies, anytime, anywhere on your Mac, PC and/or compatible portable device. (3-disc set only)

[Jules]

It's been 17 years since an animated feature was nominated for Best Picture, and WALL•E is a better film than its forerunner; we need another one to remind people that animation should be taken seriously, too.

Just confused. To what film are you referring by "forerunner"? Ratatouille, or Beauty and the Beast?

[2099net]

UK SHAFTED AGAIN
http://www.dvdtimes.co.uk/content.php?contentid=69309
No The Pixar Story documentary to be included on the UK DVD or Blu-ray release. Yes, a complete 90 minute documentary missing from the UK release.

It's not a rights issue, as BVHE UK have already released it as a supplement on a Pixar boxset of DVDs.

And then the same idiots who make these discs complain when people import better discs from overseas. They're all TITS.

[Escapay]

They're all TITS.

Terrifically Independent Ticket Sellers?

(courtesy of Mouse Under Glass)

It's not a rights issue, as BVHE UK have already released it as a supplement on a Pixar boxset of DVDs.

Perhaps that's why?

albert

[2099net]

OK, so they expect people to spend £50 plus on double or even triple-dipping for a Pixar boxset just to get a 90 minute documentary?

Whatever. First 2|entertain slowly looses its mind when it comes to pricing, and now BVHE UK have turned into TITS!