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[edit] Citation(s) for use

Alientraveller 16:50, 6 August 2007 (UTC)

Alientraveller (talk) 13:04, 10 April 2008 (UTC)

[edit] Ben Burtt

Unless Ben Burtt is actually speaking as WALL-E, he shouldn't be listed as "voice." —tregoweth (talk) 00:21, 9 September 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Wall-E's similarity to Johnny-5

Resolved.

From the eyes/head appendage to the triangular tracks he uses for movement, I seem to think that Wall-E bears a stricking resemblence to Johnny-5 from Short Circuit. Was this an intended homage from Pixar, or blatant plagarism?

There's an article on slashfilm (here) on a WALL-E comic-con panel which states that WALL-E was partially inspired by Luxo the Pixar lamp, and by a pair of binoculars. I imagine sure some aspects Johnny-5 managed to slip into WALL-E, since they're both robots, but the explanation given seems to suggest no plagarism or deliberate homage.
64.180.216.194 02:30, 2 October 2007 (UTC)
That is ridiculous. Half the world saw Wall-E, when he debuted, as a small rip off of Johnny 5. There should be something added to that affect in this article. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 198.64.40.64 (talk) 17:52, 2 October 2007 (UTC)
That's just your opinion kid. Alientraveller 17:57, 2 October 2007 (UTC)
That's exactly why I came to this page: to get insight on the similarity between "Johnny Number 5" and "Wall-E." So that makes two of us that think these robots look remarkably the same. But denial and ego go hand-in-hand here, don't they? —Preceding unsigned comment added by 69.143.168.117 (talk) 04:30, 30 December 2007 (UTC)
WALL-E reminds me of E.T. 70.49.207.145 (talk) 06:31, 20 January 2008 (UTC)
Indeed, and it's all just your opinion. Johnny-Five is a rip-off of E.T., and E.T. is modelled on Albert Einstein. Such is the world of influence and inspiration. But please remember this isn't a forum, per WP:TALK. Alientraveller (talk) 12:51, 20 January 2008 (UTC)
What I find funny is that you're quick to point out Wikipedia isn't a forum yet you managed to provide, "Thats just your opinion kid". Rofl Seriously, grow up. But yes it does bear a striking similarity to Johnny 5. —Preceding unsigned comment added by Havoc1310 (talk • contribs)
Well it is, and Stanton has acknowledged the coincidence, and it's in the article. But at least reading it people can be educated WALL-E is binoculars on a tractor. Alientraveller (talk) 09:43, 19 April 2008 (UTC)

[edit] Pre-screening

I went to a pre-screeing in Portland, OR of the movie. I would hope to add the info I know to a section about "Plot" Here is a partial overview (I will add more tommorow): Wall-e and eve go aboard a spaceship when eve detects plant life. Everybody aboard the cruise which is having a "700th" anniversary and is extremely obese —Preceding unsigned comment added by Trent12345409 (talk • contribs) 05:17, 30 October 2007 (UTC)

Because much can change between a pre-screening and the actual film, I suggest not including the plot until the film is released. This is similar to how other 'future' films have been handled. SpikeJones 01:41, 31 October 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Second teaser trailer?

I recently discovered a Wall-E teaser trailer that differs significantly from the original (that is, the one I saw before the theatrical release of "Ratatouille"). In this one, Wall-E interacts with Luxo during the Pixar opening animation, and replaces a burnt-out light bulb for him. It wasn't mentioned in the article (at least not in the "Marketing" section), and so far I've only found it on Yahoo Movies. It's available in HD up to 1080p. Here's the link: [1] PaparazziPulse 19:29, 30 November 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Fixing redirect

Can someone fix the redirect Wall E? Currently it goes to another WALL·E direct, WALL-E, which makes the process redundant. I can't figure out how to do it myself. - Throw (talk) 16:57, 30 December 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Likeness

Resolved.

There is an empty heading labeled "Likeness". I anyone writing anything there, or should it be deleted? —Preceding unsigned comment added by 76.99.109.247 (talk) 23:19, 1 January 2008 (UTC)

Maybe he looks like Johnie V - he also reminds me of a little 3D Robot that was used in a Microsoft Softimage Intro from when they first touted the software if anyones' interested —Preceding unsigned comment added by 209.244.43.77 (talk) 11:50, 11 May 2008 (UTC)

Wall-E's likeness is already included in the article. Nothing to see here, move along. SpikeJones (talk) 17:49, 11 May 2008 (UTC)

[edit] Release date

Most things I've seen say the release date is June 27 or 28. I'm pretty sure the movie isn't premiering tomorrow. 71.11.215.216 (talk) 03:15, 10 April 2008 (UTC)

[edit] Create the cast section ?

I say we should add the list of cast, I mean we need to get more orgenized.Anonymous person 50 (talk) 14:52, 18 April 2008 (UTC)

[edit] Wall-E to Wall•E

I thought Wall•E' name was always spelled with a "•", and not just promoted that way. It's just easier to spell it with a hyphen (-). Should it be changed to Wall•E in the article?

Hmm, something to think about. BTW, you should sign your posts with four tildes (~~~~). RC-0722 361.0/1 20:24, 25 May 2008 (UTC)
No, we've already covered this in the opening paragraph. It's a hyphen, regardless of what the hyphen looks like. No need to make typing the character's name more complicated than it need to be. SpikeJones (talk) 03:41, 26 May 2008 (UTC)
My god, didn't we talk about this when the movie was first announced and decided going with the fancy bullet was not necessary? Can someone please move it back to Wall-E, please? SpikeJones (talk) 03:22, 5 June 2008 (UTC)

[edit] Another useful fact from SPARTAN-984.....

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Just to state it for those not smart enough to understand "rampant unchecked consumerism" as a company ruling the planet. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 74.13.72.124 (talk) 19:09, 31 May 2008 (UTC)

[edit] This story sounds veeery familiar...

Just a little interesting thing I noticed. The story to this movie seems a lot like that of an old Sega Genesis game called Vectorman, in the sense that the humans have left earth and left robots there to clean up while they're gone, and eventually one robot is left capable of doing his job. —Preceding unsigned comment added by Sparx-1 (talk • contribs) 06:38, 8 June 2008 (UTC)

That's an interesting comparison, but if it's worthy of being in the article it'll require the appropriate citation. Alientraveller (talk) 16:22, 8 June 2008 (UTC)