I hope so. As a SciFi fan it can be hard for me to judge just how turned off people will be, but it's a 2 track romance with a little chase thriller and a sprinkle of cloak and dagger on top, bookended with post apocalypse. Just please be aware that this is carried out by a pair of (cute animated) robots and goes to and from a giant space ship.

Oh and the end credits are a really cute recapitulation of art history from cave through 8bit. Really cute and art history geeky.

Son of Gob

(1,502 posts)

6. Why don't you like Science Fiction

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Fri Oct 5, 2012, 07:59 PM

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applegrove

(118,793 posts)

7. I had friends in high school and university who loved, loved, loved star trek and I just could not

Reply to Son of Gob (Reply #6)

Fri Oct 5, 2012, 08:02 PM

Oct 2012

stand it. I don't like fantasy either.

Son of Gob

(1,502 posts)

9. Star Trek sucks. I'm with ya there.

Reply to applegrove (Reply #7)

Fri Oct 5, 2012, 08:11 PM

Oct 2012

Did you like Back to the Future?

applegrove

(118,793 posts)

10. Yeah but I had a crush on Michael J. Fox and it was more of an adventure drama.

Reply to Son of Gob (Reply #9)

Fri Oct 5, 2012, 08:16 PM

Oct 2012

The science fiction part was minimal. Took me 20 years to watch star wars - which I did like because of Harrison Ford. But I've never seen the Empire Strikes Back, Return of the Jedi or any of the others. Never saw E.T., Lord of the Rings, etc.

Son of Gob

(1,502 posts)

11. I think Time travel was the main plot point of the movie.

Reply to applegrove (Reply #10)

Fri Oct 5, 2012, 08:21 PM

Oct 2012

You do like Science Fiction. Nerd.

applegrove

(118,793 posts)

12. LOL!

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Fri Oct 5, 2012, 08:21 PM

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HopeHoops

(47,675 posts)

8. You will like it. It isn't science fiction. It's what's likely to come. Excellent movie.

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Fri Oct 5, 2012, 08:02 PM

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JonLP24

(29,322 posts)

13. I don't know

Reply to applegrove (Original post)

Fri Oct 5, 2012, 10:21 PM

Oct 2012

I think saying "I don't like science fiction" is like saying "I don't like comedy."

There is such a huge variety that there has to be something you'll like.

I don't know if you'll like Wall-E though.

Taverner

(55,476 posts)

25. Yes, "Dhalgren" is not "Starship Troopers" which is not "The Man in the High Castle"....

Reply to JonLP24 (Reply #13)

Sat Oct 6, 2012, 04:10 PM

Oct 2012

Which is not "The Martian Chronicles" which is not (puke) "Enders Game"

vanlassie

(5,689 posts)

14. I also hate sci fi and fantasy. Loved Wall-e.

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Sat Oct 6, 2012, 12:44 AM

Oct 2012

But was watching with grandson and would not choose to watch again on my own.

Kennah

(14,315 posts)

15. I love sci-fi, but Wall-E isn't sci-fi. I loved Wall-E.

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Sat Oct 6, 2012, 02:33 AM

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Lone_Star_Dem

(28,158 posts)

16. I adore Sci Fi, but Wall-E was not Sci-Fi.

Reply to applegrove (Original post)

Sat Oct 6, 2012, 02:43 AM

Oct 2012

You'll enjoy it. If I've got a correct read on you from DU? It's cute and fun, not Sci Fi at all. It's more an ET kind of knock off.

Son of Gob

(1,502 posts)

18. Wall-E is absolutely Sci-Fi, so is ET.

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Sat Oct 6, 2012, 03:20 AM

Oct 2012

Science fiction film is a film genre that uses science fiction: speculative, science-based depictions of phenomena that are not necessarily accepted by mainstream science, such as extraterrestrial life forms, alien worlds, extrasensory perception, and time travel, often along with futuristic elements such as spacecraft, robots, cyborgs, interstellar space travel or other technologies.

Science fiction films have often been used to focus on political or social issues, and to explore philosophical issues like the human condition. In many cases, tropes derived from written science fiction may be used by filmmakers ignorant of or at best indifferent to the standards of scientific plausibility and plot logic to which written science fiction is traditionally held.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Science_fiction_film

Lone_Star_Dem

(28,158 posts)

19. Not in the way she meant though.

Reply to Son of Gob (Reply #18)

Sat Oct 6, 2012, 03:44 AM

Oct 2012

It's not epic, it's not an urban clultish sensation, It was just cute and light. Mild fun, with a heartstrings thrumming plot.

I still stand my my statement. She'd enjoy it.

Son of Gob

(1,502 posts)

20. Yeah, it's a great movie

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Sat Oct 6, 2012, 04:10 AM

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Bolo Boffin

(23,796 posts)

17. How do you feel about "Hello, Dolly"? n/t

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Sat Oct 6, 2012, 03:17 AM

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applegrove

(118,793 posts)

21. Never saw it.

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Sat Oct 6, 2012, 02:10 PM

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Bolo Boffin

(23,796 posts)

28. Ah, well.

Reply to applegrove (Reply #21)

Sat Oct 6, 2012, 07:02 PM

Oct 2012

One song from the musical is very important in the show. The show has a very similar feel in that regard, so liking an upbeat, fast-paced storyline like "Hello, Dolly!" would bode well for liking "Wall-E."

There's a nice critique of consumerism as well in "Wall-E." I highly recommend it.