WALL·E : It's not easy being green

What if mankind had to leave Earth, and somebody forgot to turn the last robot off?  Fast forward 700 years and imagine the planet has become overrun with trash and abandoned by humans.  Your mother certainly isn't going to clean up after you, so the task is left to a rusty little trash compactor named WALL·E.  He trundles through his daily tasks clearing away the mountains of garbage and collecting curious artifacts.  Throw in a little robot lurve and you have a story for the ages.

It's receiving almost universal praise from critics, but how does the story of the little-robot-who-could stack up with iVillagers?

On the Garden Party forum, pidge says:

"I've never met a Pixar film that didn't fascinate me, but this is the best one yet. At 103 minutes, it's a little long for a kid...but that said, it's a wonderful film for anyone who is dismayed at the mountain of trash our planet is on its way to becoming. This is NOT a polemic, I hasten to add, but an eye-opener nonetheless." 

Member caliclimbergrl, from the Lipstick Lounge, also loved it. "The movie was eerie, sad, beautiful, cute, funny, and then some. It was truly amazing and I don't think I'll like any movie that comes out this year better."

The idea of the movie being a positive teaching tool was very appealing to klc_rktgrl.  "I like the premise of it! It could be such a great teaching mechanism to kids about trash and exercise and just lifestyles in general!" 

But, not everyone fell head over heels in love.  Member flybabychris found it 'depressing to see the world as a giant trash dump and people too fat to stand up or walk.'  In fact, she wasn't the only one who was concerned about the portrayal of overweight people being lazy and dull. On the Military Wives board, debtfreefirstofficer agreed:  "I was surprised that fat people are not protesting it. In the lazy spaceship everyone is so fat they can barely walk and they are constantly entertained or eating."

But, perhaps, prdarmywife03 sums it up best: 

"I walked away almost feeling lectured - in a good way...I will not lie, throughout much of the movie, I felt some pretty profound sadness as far as where we are taking our Earth. Where we are heading with it.  Makes me want to go out and recycle! And never shop at Wal-mart again!

So, is this the must-see family movie of the summer?  Or does the preaching turn you off?  As always, we want to know what you think!