It's easily the best Pixar production, likely one of the best Disney films, and equally likely to be considered one of the best science-fiction films ever made. However good Kung Fu Panda allegedly is, Dreamworks still has miles and miles to go before they'll create something as breathtakingly sophisticated as Wall-E.
Thankfully the trailers don't give much away - what's seen in the trailers occurs all in the first third of the film, leaving most of the story as a surprise to the audience. The real action begins once Wall-E leaves Earth - I won't spoil anything except to say that this film is Mike Judge's Idiocracy done right.
Even the short film that precedes the feature, about a magician, his rabbit, and a magic hat, is excellent, and harkens back to the best Looney Tunes and Tom and Jerry cartoons, with some satisfyingly hilarious and violent gags.
Thank you Andrew Stanton and Pixar for reminding me what it's like to watch a movie with wide eyes.
