Wall-E

PIXAR studios can do no wrong and their latest offering is no exception. Wall-E is unquestionably a masterpiece of animation. It may also be a great science fiction movie. It is certainly a great children's movie and one that most adults will also enjoy. PIXAR's achievement here is to tell a story of quite complex ideas with almost no dialogue in an enjoyable and highly entertaining way. There is no question that it demands more of the viewer than the average animation, but a little thought and concentration will be richly rewarded. The miracle is that PIXAR has created two characters, Wall-E and Eva, that despite having no recognisably human features, are not only able to convey a huge range of emotions, but in fact have a terrific romantic chemistry. This is frankly astonishing. The set pieces are magnificent. The scenes on the devastated, garbage strewn Earth have a fascinating beauty and the space ship is a wondrous sight of bright, gleaming technology. I could go on praising this movie, but I think my eight year old son said it best: "It was funny, sad and very cool". Indeed.

In the PIXAR tradition Wall-E is accompanied by an excellent short cartoon, entitled Presto. Its about a battle of wits between a magician and his stage rabbit and hilarious.