Vs. So Disney/Pixar's WALL*E beat out Angelina Jolie's "Wanted" over the weekend. Not that I'm surprised or anything, because let's face it, Pixar can do no wrong. Now I did see both movies this weekend, but I'll admit I saw WALL*E first on Friday. It was everything a good Pixar movie should be, with the added element of a scathing but cleverly presented social criticism about our laziness with regards to environmental conservation. I'm pretty sure it was a slap in the face, but since it was done with a cute little robot, it appears that no one seemed to mind. I also really enjoyed that they used the actual movie clip from the classic "Hello Dolly." Inspiring choice. Now as much as WALL*E is different than "Wanted", I liked them both for their respective genres. I must admit that I mostly wanted to see "Wanted" for James McAvoy. I mean, come on. The guy is hot, and he has been for a while. I was really anxious to see how he would perform as an "unlikely action star" along the same lines as Matt Damon in the Bourne series. Watching this movie, you could definitely tell it was, stylistically, based off of a graphic novel series (Mark Miller and J.G. Jones) though it seems the storyline is only loosely based on the series. I really enjoyed watching this movie. I like the effects shots and the action sequences were amazing. I'm fairly sure the stunt of James McAvoy being scooped up by a moving car is going to be one of my all-time favorite stunts (occurs about min 2:45 in this clip). Both movies rock, just pick the one you're in the mood for.
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