Movie of the Summer: Wall-E

The Fredstrom knows that Batman is coming out a week from tomorrow, but so far the movie of the summer is easily Wall-E.  Pixar's latest movie is genius. Wall-E's job is to compact the trash on Earth, stacking them into piles that rival the tallest skyscrapers.  Wall-E and his pet cockroach are the sole occupants of Earth- all humans are currently living in a giant cruise-like spaceship.  They are super lazy  and media dependent, so much so that they make Jabba the Hutt look like a decathlete! A scout spaceship sends out a robot looking for life on Earth.  Once a small sprout is found and returned to the ship. The human captain is now faced with a difficult decision.

There are so many thought provoking ideas along with many laughs for both children and adults.  The Fredstrom wants to encourage the young and old alike to check out this charming movie.  Also, you know how Pixar usually has a short movie before their feature presentation?This one is hilarious...The Fredstrom is wishing that they make this movie-short into a feature length film.  This film is every bit as good as Nemo and almost as good as Toy Story.

So how many Picasso's does this fine little film deserve? 8-EASILY...

The Fredstrom also got a chance to see Will Smith in his new superhero movie Hancock.

It wasn't too bad, better than the Fredstrom expected, but he didn't expect too much.  It wasn't as good as Hulk or Ironman.  Action-check, humor-check, Will Smith-check, Charlize Theron-check. You know the plot: a superhero bum, rude, drunk, and not-so-popular with the people.  An image consultant (Jason Bateman) takes Hancock on as a client in hopes to reconcile his image.  Suffering from amnesia, Hancock struggles to find who he is and where he comes from.  He ends up finding the only other person like him, you'll be surprised when you find out who it is. This decent little movie earns a cool 5 Picasso's.  Maybe a rental down the road?