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‘Wall-E’ is one of the best moves so far this year
The Atlanta Journal-Constitution
Here’s my indubitable list of what matters most among new movies this weekend:
1. “Wall-E.” Robot love with enough of the Pixar magic to make it as adorable as “Finding Nemo.”
2. “Wanted.” Just like director Timur Bekmambetov’s muscled Russian films, his Hollywood studio take on super-assassins is loud, funny, action-packed, violent and occasionally gross. Unlike his other films, this one has very recognizable faces: Angelina Jolie, James McAvoy and Morgan Freeman.
3. “Savage Grace.” Whoa! (That’s right, I said, whoa!) Julianne Moore, who will do anything a script requires, takes on incest in the real-life tale of a tragic and wacko family. The acting is good; the storyline icky.
4. “The Children of Huang Shi.” Extremely earnest — and sleep-inducing — telling of the real-life story of British journalist George Hogg (Jonathan Rhys Meyers), who led orphaned Chinese boys across China during the Japanese occupation of 1937.
What’s your pick for the weekend? (Here’s hoping it’s “Wall-E.”)
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By Mrs. Warren
June 27, 2008 9:13 AM | Link to this
Wall-E!!!!! Any company that can make a robot have so much emotion just with its eyes is a winner in my book!!!
By NoDogInHunt
June 27, 2008 10:45 AM | Link to this
I cannot wait to see WALL-E….
By SAR
June 27, 2008 11:30 AM | Link to this
Wall-E looks like a great family film. Early word has Hancock as a movie you want to avoid at all cost. I have read awful reviews about Wanted, just terrible.
By Kno Doubt
June 30, 2008 8:15 AM | Link to this
Is it me or does Wall-E look like a mechanical E.T.? In regard to Wanted… do not waste your time or money. What a disaster! It was like a cross between the Matrix (bullet-time effects), the Office (dry comedy)and Friday the 13th (lots of blood and gore)… Just awful!