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"Wall-E," which I believe is Pixar's last film for Disney, is an absolute masterpiece -- a heartwarming, lively, funny film with a deadly serious message about the dangers of unconstrained mass consumerism, and a glimmer for hope on what may be a dying planet. You probably know the basic outlines of the plot -- Wall-E is the last of a series of small robot trash compactors. left behind to clean up Earth as the frightened remnants of the human race flee into space, to avoid the fallout from their mindless trashing of the planet. Almost by accident he catches up with the humans and finds them flabby and apathetic, each one permanently plugged into their personal entertainment/life management device, and utterly unaware of anything happening in the physical world.

What Wall-E discovers, though, is that once the people become unplugged -- or are reached out to in any meaningful way -- their humanity and compassionate spirit emerges with surprising strength. Left empty by a consumer culture that makes everything "easy," the humans are ready for real-life experience and real-life connections, and are unafraid to make sacrifices to live, rather than simply exist. The skill with which the Pixar folks tell this story -- and tell it in a way that is not noxious or saccharine -- is astounding. These artists are at the peak of their form, and seem headed for even better things to come.

As far as the reviews, etc., that found this film too bleak, or perhaps unsuitable for younger viewers, I'd say it's certainly worth a preliminary viewing by concerned parents, but it's not really as depressing or dark as early critics made out. It's certainly not as stressful a film as, say, "Little Nemo," which I do *not* find appropriate for really young viewers. It's worth previewing -- you won't regret seeing it one more time, and it will prepare you for any discussions you might want to have about with your kids about the environmental and social themes of the film. All in all, this is a highly entertaining movie with a substantive message, but it's not preachy or depressing. You'll love it.. your kids will, too. (Joe Sixpack, ReadThatAgain children's media reviews)

As others have already pointed out, this DVD is censored with annoying bleeps and there is NO option to hear the "bad" words. Sometimes, comedy is like a good whiskey - it is best when savored straight. Jeff's first two DVDs were either totally uncensored, or an option was given to the viewer. And as much as I enjoy Jeff's work, I was extremely BLEEPed-off upon my receipt of this DVD. The packaging should have "CENSORED" in big bold letters on the front. His production company should release an uncensored version of this DVD and offer a free exchange by mail.

This was hilarious. It made my whole family cry until it hurt. I don't think we have all laughed together like that ever. Check it out!

"Wall-E," which I believe is Pixar's last film for Disney, is an absolute masterpiece -- a heartwarming, lively, funny film with a deadly serious message about the dangers of unconstrained mass consumerism, and a glimmer for hope on what may be a dying planet. You probably know the basic outlines of the plot -- Wall-E is the last of a series of small robot trash compactors. left behind to clean up Earth as the frightened remnants of the human race flee into space, to avoid the fallout from their mindless trashing of the planet. Almost by accident he catches up with the humans and finds them flabby and apathetic, each one permanently plugged into their personal entertainment/life management device, and utterly unaware of anything happening in the physical world.

What Wall-E discovers, though, is that once the people become unplugged -- or are reached out to in any meaningful way -- their humanity and compassionate spirit emerges with surprising strength. Left empty by a consumer culture that makes everything "easy," the humans are ready for real-life experience and real-life connections, and are unafraid to make sacrifices to live, rather than simply exist. The skill with which the Pixar folks tell this story -- and tell it in a way that is not noxious or saccharine -- is astounding. These artists are at the peak of their form, and seem headed for even better things to come.

As far as the reviews, etc., that found this film too bleak, or perhaps unsuitable for younger viewers, I'd say it's certainly worth a preliminary viewing by concerned parents, but it's not really as depressing or dark as early critics made out. It's certainly not as stressful a film as, say, "Little Nemo," which I do *not* find appropriate for really young viewers. It's worth previewing -- you won't regret seeing it one more time, and it will prepare you for any discussions you might want to have about with your kids about the environmental and social themes of the film. All in all, this is a highly entertaining movie with a substantive message, but it's not preachy or depressing. You'll love it.. your kids will, too. (Joe Sixpack, ReadThatAgain children's media reviews)

"Wall-E," which I believe is Pixar's last film for Disney, is an absolute masterpiece -- a heartwarming, lively, funny film with a deadly serious message about the dangers of unconstrained mass consumerism, and a glimmer for hope on what may be a dying planet. You probably know the basic outlines of the plot -- Wall-E is the last of a series of small robot trash compactors. left behind to clean up Earth as the frightened remnants of the human race flee into space, to avoid the fallout from their mindless trashing of the planet. Almost by accident he catches up with the humans and finds them flabby and apathetic, each one permanently plugged into their personal entertainment/life management device, and utterly unaware of anything happening in the physical world.

What Wall-E discovers, though, is that once the people become unplugged -- or are reached out to in any meaningful way -- their humanity and compassionate spirit emerges with surprising strength. Left empty by a consumer culture that makes everything "easy," the humans are ready for real-life experience and real-life connections, and are unafraid to make sacrifices to live, rather than simply exist. The skill with which the Pixar folks tell this story -- and tell it in a way that is not noxious or saccharine -- is astounding. These artists are at the peak of their form, and seem headed for even better things to come.

As far as the reviews, etc., that found this film too bleak, or perhaps unsuitable for younger viewers, I'd say it's certainly worth a preliminary viewing by concerned parents, but it's not really as depressing or dark as early critics made out. It's certainly not as stressful a film as, say, "Little Nemo," which I do *not* find appropriate for really young viewers. It's worth previewing -- you won't regret seeing it one more time, and it will prepare you for any discussions you might want to have about with your kids about the environmental and social themes of the film. All in all, this is a highly entertaining movie with a substantive message, but it's not preachy or depressing. You'll love it.. your kids will, too. (Joe Sixpack, ReadThatAgain children's media reviews)

First I wonna mention that I bought this package for the golden box price (60 dollars). totally worth it since you have to pay at least $200 if you buy the discs separately, or $170 for the original package price (currently $144 on amazon). but still if you are a big fan of the show and haven't bought any volume yet, I recommend this item for you even with the current price (again $144).

Now here is what you should know before you buy the item (I didn't know these things until I got my package):

1) on the back of the package box, they mention that the set includes all of the 7 seasons !!! (absolutely wrong)

most of you know that Fox are still running new 7th seasons episodes of family guy weekly, so it is not on DVD yet. and even the second half of season 6 is not on DVD yet.
Now, on Amazon they do mention that it includes ONLY all the 6 volumes (the whole first 5 seasons and 7 episodes of season 6). and this is the right numbers.
I don't know how this "feature all 7 seasons of Family Guy" got into the back of the box. but the only explanation that I could think of is that these boxes were made for Region 2 packages. Because in Region 2 (Egypt, Europe, Japan, Libya, Saudi Arabia & South Africa) season 7 DVD set mean season 5 part B & season 6 part A). for more information about how they name the released DVD's of the Show around the glob visit wikipidia and search for "family guy dvd's"

So, don't get confused if you see that sentence on the back of you item box. this shouldn't really be a problem since you already know from Amazon product description that only 6 volumes of the show are included + movies...

2) more importantly the American dad bonus CD is not there !!!!!
but this time it is an item that they do mention on Amazon that it is INCLUDED in the set! when it is actually NOT !
read again the product description above to check on that. it is Disk # 22 (the very last one). However I found a Disk that was not mentioned on Amazon product description !!!
It is in the case of "Stewie Griffin: The Untold Story" and it is called "Family Guy: Off the Cutting Room Floor" and it has some deleted scenes of the show + 3 interviews + sketches of hand drown pictures of one episode.
and there is a discussion topic on Amazon about this issue

I did call Amazon customer service and a supervisor spoke to me after having a hard time trying to explain to the customer service guy on the line who seemed not to understand a word and told me (the supervisor) that he is gonna check with guys in the head quarter or where ever they keep the products to check if the bonus disk is included in the other boxes or not. and he said he is gonna call me back tomorrow (I will upload my review after I get his replay). However this shouldn't be a big deal because when you buy this package you don't buy it for the American Dad bonus DVD but you buy for the Family Guy DVD's. So that

overall: beside the second issue I was satisfied with my purchase, and to those who says "THIS IS NOT THE COMPLETE COLLECTION" I say you are not gonna get a complete collection soon because Family guy as an animated show is not gonna stop until the viewers numbers decrease and believe me this is not gonna be soon. So, if you are a fan of the show don't wait for the complete collection....buy this one OR the "Freakin Sweet Party" package (same set of volumes and movies of the show but with different packaging style. I am not sure though if the bonus American DVD is missing in this package). The two set has over 100 episodes and 2 movies (everything released so far) full of extra scenes and features that you don't get to see on TV, So on my opinion this the right time to buy a package of the show and why not buying the complete collection maybe 10 years latter.

I've got no issues with the feature film; it was just as good when I saw it in the theatres twice. But the Furious Five add-on is just a waste of time and money. It is about 30 minutes of backstory on the Furious Five as it explains how they came to study under Master Shifu. There are also some live-action demonstrations of their various fighting styles and a test to discover which kung fu style you are, but all in all it's just a waste. Get the movie only, save your money.

I laughed so hard I cried and so did all my friends and family who watched this with me. He is just too funny!

I saw this at a local theater last summer and in the process of bouncing around in my seat to Mamma Mia that song song finished but the seat bouncing didn't. It was an earthquake-what an omen? I saw the stage production and was impressed with the energy and fun of the play. I will get my own copy.

DreamWorks seems to have struck gold with this nice family friendly film. Top-notch animation, a humorous performance that isn't too silly and a great story about finding the Dragon Master from within shine through on the disc-based version of this film (at least it shines very nicely on the Blu-ray disc).

As some have noted the Blu-ray package unfortunately doesn't include all of the material of the DVD package, but it doesn't mean those with Blu-ray players shouldn't grab this excellent disc. The animation comes through extremely well and the level of detail in this Blu-ray rivals that of a disc I would previously have called reference quality (the Disney movie about a rat named Remy ;-)).

Don't fear investing in this disc as it's sure to be a treasured addition to your own collection.