Friday
20Jun2008
One More Trailer for 'Wall-E'
Friday, June 20, 2008 at 9:10AM
I'm going to go ahead and say it: We need more Rated G
films. I mean, what's wrong with a story that's intended for general audiences?
But then, the MPAA needs to realize that if Bambi was a G, Bridge to
Terabithia should be a G, as well. Likewise, I can't understand why
Amelie is Rated R when The Love Guru is PG-13. But the bottom line
is, very entertaining movies have been G-rated, and as long as Pixar is around,
that will continue to be the case. (Curiously, they, too, have had a PG rating
in the past, with The Incredibles.)
Wall-E is the first G-rated effort of the
summer, and we pretty much know what to expect. Kids will demand to see it,
parents will oblige, all will leave happy. That's the role of a Pixar movie, and
they don't disappoint. Curiously, though, director
Andrew Stanton recently claimed that he never
makes movies for his audience, saying, "The day we start thinking about what the
audience wants, we're going to make bad choices," which is true. Maybe that
helps explain why their movies are always good and original, huh?
Here's another trailer for Wall-E, and I would
assume it's the last one before the movie is released next weekend.
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Reader Comments (2)
My favorite G-rated movie was made by (GASP!) David Lynch. A Straight Story (completed just months before star Richard Farnsworth killed himself in real life)chronicled the tale of a terminally ill man set on reuniting with his brother by any means necessary. It was an adult film that all audiences can enjoy, and I too have wondered why making movies like that has been such a challenge to the Hollywood set.
Loved A Straight Story!