Wall-E

***slight spoiler alert***
Wall-E was definitely a touching movie, and I could go on about that, but I won't spoil any major plot points here. It's my new favorite Pixar film, and you should just go see it. When you do, be on the lookout for several references to other sci-fi movies. The easiest one to figure out is the 2001 reference, but apparently there is a reference to Alien as well (Sigourney Weaver voices a ship's computer). Another thought that struck me was how cute Wall-E was, moving around with a chipper and exploratory attitude, occasionally bleeping to himself - it all was vaguely reminiscent of R2-D2 from Star Wars. And now that I've seen who voiced Wall-E, the R2-D2 connection is even stronger and concrete. Ben Burtt, sound editor and (digitally modified/enhanced) voice of R2-D2 of all the Star Wars films, also voiced Wall-E. Interestingly, this particular sci-fi connection/reference has not been mentioned in the reviews I've read.

Also, stick around for the closing credits. Pixar used the history and development of human art (from cave paintings to Van Gogh-ish post-impressionism) as highly stylized environments in which the restoration story continues after the close of the movie proper. Beautiful.