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That's true. We did have the best time on earth. The Pixar people were really wonderful to Coco. And Wall-E is an incredibly sweet film -- I think the character might be the best Pixar has created.

Also, the short film that opens it, Presto, is perfect. Just pure slapstick mayhem.

I don't cry at movies....ever. But I did at wall*e twice...both times i've seen it.

This is an excellent story.

(And counteracts the idiotic conservative commentary about Walt Disney being a soulless corporation making a anti-bush hypocritical film.)

I've been following this for awhile; it is such a cool story.

She just loves robots is all.

She likes sausage, too.

Well, I should have known it wouldn't take very long before someone shit on it.

now I want to see the movie. maybe tomorrow.

I cry when I see animated robot wieners.

I'm actually considering seeing the movie tonight.

I cry when I see animated robot wieners.

Bet that's on pay Internet.

Well, I should have known it wouldn't take very long before someone shit on it.

Once again, a perfectly good thread turns into a discussion of what happened last night with teucer's mom.

Wow. That's really cool.

Though I seem to lack to proper hormones to make me cry at robots - perhaps the plot of a future Pixar film? - I think it's so adorable that Courtney does, and that it led to this fantasy adventure. The sort that only usually happens in the movies.

Well, bully for you then.

Max, too?

With only one woman?

Can't be!

I actually paid for my own ticket out there -- their original invite was for Courtney, and although they were very gracious about having me come along as well, we weren't going to ask them to pony up for another airplane flight.

It's kind of meta, no?

No

From the link:

"As some of you know, when the trailer first came out, my girlfriend, Courtney, burst into tears at the trailer. She was emabrrassed but somewhat amused by this, as so she made a video of herself watching the trailer on her computer, knowing she would start crying every time that little robot said his own name."

OK, so is this The Original Crying Video or a subsequent one where Courtney cried on cue?

That's not answering the question, Max.

I guess I don't understand the question. Could you restate it?

You know what I'm talking about, Max. This isn't a spontaneous reaction. It's a re-enactment.

If it makes her cry every time she watches it, how is that a reenactment?

Seriously dude, what's your fucking problem?

Why do you have to speak like that? I'm just asking.

No, you're not just asking.

Man SMASH Wall E? . . . Wall E make man rain from eyes . .

This thread wasn't started by you, Max. Didn't have an idea it was your girlfriend. I don't know anything about your personal life.

JACC FTW!

Well, in that sense, you're correct. She deliberately filmed her reaction to the trailer, because she knew how she would respond, and it amused her.

I cry whenever Jimmy Stewart says "Zuzu's petals."

In fact, Zuzu Petals was going to be my drag name for a while, before I became Stabrina.

I can't think of crying over any movie that has Dennis Hopper in it.

Didn't mean to diss your girlfriend, Max.

Oh, great. The Rat killed MnSpeak with his negativity, man.

P.P.S. I'm totally pumped to see Wall-E.

I cry every time Teucer's mom shows up at my door.

I cried A LOT at Sex and the City.

Watching the video of her crying made me cry, too. I've kind of put off seeing Wall-E because I ended up crying during most of Lilo & Stitch (my little sister: Are you CRYING? me: no, I just got some salt in my eye!) and my family made fun of me for a year after that. I'm hate getting emotional in public, even if its a dark room of strangers!

I cried reading Max's porn script for Sex and the City...

MB, Lara Logan is a real person with real feelings!

Unlike you, she has a soul!

How dare you insult Lara Logan!

A curse upon your cable news networks!

I'm a softie. I cried at the end of West Side Story, and I felt like crying after reading Max's summary, and now I know why I've been hesitant about seeing Wall-E. I'd love to see it in the theater but might have to wait until it comes out on DVD so as not to embarrass my date. LOL

Great story Courtney and Max! I love it when things like this happen to real people.

I thought it was Turner who died.

here's a "daiku"

The dog died, we cried.
Wait, wha? thought Hooch was the pooch,
short memory...loss.

What?? Holy crap! We have to clean the apartment!

WCCO is here. I wonder what our landlord thinks about the fact that we bring television news crews into our apartment about once every three or four months?

I presume he guesses you're producing internet "videos."

And, done. Apparently, Sailor Martin was livetweeting the whole thing.

This is where the Coco and Bunny on WCCO discussion belongs.

Shelby said "dude's." I'm not sure how I feel about that. It's kind of like my dad rocking the Shocker.

I hope the camera crew didn't pick up on that female condom I left draped over the lamp shade. How embarassing.

I hear it's tomorrow's Good Question - What is this thing?

You know Max, I like the prints, but am more of a Jeff Soto fan.

zomg love the robots with birdhouses!

when we look back at the most important things to happen in 2008, the Wall"E Courtney Saga will be #2. Right now it's #1, but some new even more fantastic thing is going to happen - probably, right?

What a great story! both what happened and how you told it. I can just imagine the Pixar folks working in a frenzy on a film and not knowing if it will be worth it, and then seeing Courtney's video.
I still cry every time I hear that song "When she loved me"from Toy Story 2, aliecat.