'WALL-E' Is Richly Human Tale of a Robot - 极品民工

Pixar's glorious "WALL-E" opened Friday (6/27) to ecstatic reviews.

Pixar hopes that stunning animation and a clever, heartwarming story will overcome the challeges inherent to a movie that contains very little dialogue - human or robot.

Hey, WALL-E: Shoot for the Top 7/12 SB121582504891547833
'WALL-E' Is Richly Human Tale of a Robot 6/27 SB121451823921608769
Diamonds Amid the Dross 6/28 SB121461181154612547
Disney's 'WALL-E' Tops Competition in Strong Opening 6/30 SB121476084984713927
Just Asking . . . Andrew Stanton 6/21 SB121400320722993395
Inspired by a Bunny Wabbit 6/28 SB121460099221711769
Here's What "Wall-E" Reviews Are Saying

The Pixar Touch 5/14 SB121072218051290007
By David A. Price
Knopf, 308 pages, USD27.95

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DreamWorks Animation SKG Inc.'s comedy "Kung Fu Panda" climbed to the top of the box office this weekend, marking the launch of yet another franchise with sequel potential this summer. The animated comedy about a panda, voiced by Jack Black, who dreams of becoming a martial-arts master sold an estimated USD60 million of tickets since its U.S. opening Friday (6/06), according to Paramount Pictures.

'Kung Fu Panda' Is a Box-Office Warrior 6/09 SB121293605934155225
Reviews so far have been generally favorable, though some dissenters are finding it too syrupy. 6/09 SB121271272126950681

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[The animated robots EVE and WALL-E in 'WALL-E.']

[The animated robots EVE and WALL-E in 'WALL-E.']

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