Wow, it was actually good.  I was worried it would be like A Bug’s Life or that dreadful one with Ewan McGregor (I think it’s just called Robots). However, Wall-E was a good story, well-paced, and the main character was surprisingly well fleshed out — you know for a robot who doesn’t really talk. Plus, the film just *feels* good, pure Disney goodness.

I’ve heard people say that it’s the “best animated movie ever.” Not quite. But it’s the best thing from Pixar in a while to be sure. I would place it with Toy Story, Monsters, Inc., The Incredibles and Finding Nemo — all DVDs we either own or wouldn’t mind owning. Wall-E is certainly better than A Bug’s Life, Toy Story 2, or that travesty Cars. What were they thinking with Cars?

Still I wouldn’t say that Wall-E is better than some of Disney’s classic features like Sleeping Beauty or The Sword in the Stone or the films from Disney’s Golden Age (my term). By “Disney’s Golden Age,” I mean those films they put out in the 90s (i.e. The Little Mermaid, Beauty and the Beast, The Lion King, Aladin but not so much Pocahantas and Mulan). Those movies had everything–awesome songs, great stories, and they used real voice artists (not stoopid celebrities who think they are voice artists). Plus they had improved animation. Remember the CGI chandelier in Beauty and the Beast? It was like, “Whoa, that’s so real-looking.”

My favorite of the “Disney Golden Age” movies was The Little Mermaid. I was at the doctor’s office sometime last month and saw these two little girls watching the beginning of TLM — the big “Fathoms Below” scene with the sailors that segues into the orchestral piece underneath the sea. I could tell it was their first time watching it. And I was actually jealous of them in that moment.