Has anyone checked IMDB’s list of the Greatest Films of All-Time lately? Such gaudy praise will inevitably trigger the defense mechanisms of angry film fanatics, but I have to admit, I went to this film in a group of about thirty people, and not a single one of us walked away with the slightest negative word to utter about it. Besides, once you’re talking about a Top 250 Films of All-Time list, you’re really just splitting hairs — is Cuckoo’s Nest really a better film than Casablanca? How does one compare Schindler’s List to Star Wars? The answer is, who cares, if a movie is on this list — no matter how much we can rightfully rip on the average IMDB user’s knee-jerk leanings towards newer films — it is prrrrobably great movie. After the jump, my thoughts on WALL-E — SPOILER ALERT: I write out in detail every single visual gag...
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