DISQUS

Film School Rejects: Ohio Critics Name WALL-E Best of 2008

  • Josh_Radde · 10 months ago
    Way to go Ohio. I wish the WGA had nominated Wall-E. It has virtually no chance of winning an Oscar for Writing, which is unfortunate because the competition isn't THAT great. Wall-E script was better than Shrek's and that got nominated for Best Original. Oh well. Still a great film.
  • Matt · 10 months ago
    Critic's Choice Awards, take note. Slumdog was great but not WALL-E caliber. At least neither of these groups were fanboy-ish enough to award the inferior TDK. Go WALL-E!
  • Josh · 10 months ago
    Even though "The Wrestler" was my second favorite (after "Wall-E") and I hated "Button", I think this is overall my favorite "list" I've seen. Penn's been winning a lot, and he was great, but I think Rourke was a lot better. Also, James Franco love is always great. But, and I may just be remembering wrong, I can't remember Stanton getting a lot of love for directing. I'm glad to see some here (as well as the script). I really hope "Wall-E" wins Best Picture.
  • SOUTH BEACH GIRL · 10 months ago
    I think WALL-E deserve best movie of the year.
  • Jarred · 10 months ago
    Wall-E did not get a WGA nomination because it was not written under a WGA contract and was therefore ineligible. I guess Animated films are not written under WGA contracts for Kung Fu Panda was also ineligible as was Ratatouille last year. Ratatouille was on the same boat last year in not getting a WGA nomination, but it ended up with an original sreenplay nomination from the Academy. Wall-E will follow suit and get an original screenplay nomination, and if there's any justice left in this world, it should have a spot in the best picture category.
  • Adam_Sweeney · 10 months ago
    Nice explanation but I disagree. Wall-E isn't even the best Pixar film made, in my opinion. I am starting to think it might be one of the most overrated films of the year. I am cool with the original screenplay nomination but it is not the best film of the year. The good thing is we can all disagree. Yay!
  • Jake · 10 months ago
    imho, TDK is the most overrated of the year. it was good, but nowhere near as good as everyone is claiming it to be.
  • Adam_Sweeney · 10 months ago
    Then it is a duel to the death, Jake. Mwahaha. Ok, we will just agree to disagree.
  • Shawn · 10 months ago
    Wall-E will get a nomination for original screenplay. I read on several sites that it wasn't eligible for WGA, similar to Ratatouille a year ago for some reason. However, Wall-E meets all Oscar requirements for writing and will definitely be nominated in the original screenplay category, similar to Ratatouile which was nominated a year ago. Anyway, I'm very happy to see more recognition for Wall-E, hope it bags even more nominations and wins in the weeks ahead.
  • Edward · 10 months ago
    Wall-E is pixars crowning achievement. Nemo or Toy Story may still be the popular fave by many, But Wall-E is their finest creation.