WALL•E ★★★★★

Just so we're clear: Robots are totally awesome. What other creation, or fantasy creation, can remind us simultaneously of the '50s, the '80s, and the distant future? In the past, I've been dubious of Pixar's ability to entertain me with cute-ified fishies or rats, and time and again the results have been spectacular. I went to the theater expecting a great time from WALL•E. What I got was way, way more exciting.

To a child, WALL•E is a lovable robot with in a fascinating and slightly familiar universe. But for ME to say that this is a movie about cute robots...it's like saying that Animal Farm is book about a kooky pig. There are many things that surprise and amaze in WALL•E.  The realer-than-reality animation or the emotional reactions evoked in scenes with no real dialogue are enough to make this a standout, even by Pixar's high standards.  But what most  sets this film apart, not just as a cartoon, but as modern cinema, is it's eerie and frighteningly believable vision of the future.

You'll have to see the film to truly understand what I mean. If you've already seen it, and you didn't catch the jaw-dropping cities of garbage or the all-too-familiar society of information-obsessed lazy fatties, maybe you should check again. Truly, this is a work of genius.