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From:Ewan McGregor , Halle Berry , Mel Brooks , Robin Williams , Paula Abdul , Carlos Saldanha , Chris Wedge , 20th Century Fox ,
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 See a need, fill a need, 2007-12-24
Great movie! My youngest's favorite! The animation is very unique and stunning if viewed on high def. Very uplifting message, especially for children - that everyone has value.
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 The fantastic robot world delivers more than the simple plot, but its entertaining none-the-less..., 2007-08-09
`Robots' didn't impress me as much as I was expecting, but on the other hand it truly is an entertaining family adventure, so it has it's plusses to accompany the minuses. It's really nothing new, as in the storyline is nothing short of generic. We've seen this done a million times, and quite frankly we've seen it done better, but for what it's worth `Robots' offers some great humor and an interesting backdrop for it's formulistic storyline. The world that is created for these robots is truly mind blowing and very well thought out. Everything from the cities themselves to the concept of child birth and child rearing is incredibly ingenious and makes for interesting topic of conversation upon the closing credits. While some of the humor may be directed at the adult audience, it's nothing that parents would ultimately find offensive and will most likely go right over the child's head (although your children may start asking about where babies come from).
The story is sweet, although, as I mentioned, very generic. It's the same good guy wants to be something great and is stilted by the power hungry bad guy who he in the end overthrows. We've seen this same scenario for almost every cartoon, and it surprises me that this was what they came up with on the story boards. They had so many endless possibilities with the backdrop they had here and instead of exploring their depths and coming up with something as unique and ingenious as their robot world they stuck with the same ol' same that has grown tired. Rodney, a young robot in a poor but loving household, dreams of one day being an inventor in the lines of Big Weld, the greatest robot in the world. He leaves home and travels to Robot City in pursuit of his dream only to discover that Big Weld has been replaced by the money hungry Ratchet whose diabolical plans could mean the end of robots like Rodney and his family. So, with the help of some dim-witted robots he plans his attack against Ratchet and his evil robot hordes.
The animation is brilliantly done, the world a fantastic character in itself. The voice actors are all well cast, all except maybe one. We all know that Robin Williams is a voice over God and should be enlisted as the comical sidekick in every cartoon ever. He doesn't disappoint here and his character Fender delivers most of the films funniest scenes. Jennifer Coolidge is another bonus, for her voice work on Aunt Fanny is hysterical. Greg Kinnear was a brilliant choice to play the evil Ratchet, his voice fits it brilliantly. The not so brilliant choice falls in the line of Halle Berry, who just comes off kind of awkward. Ewan McGregor works fine, as does Mel Brooks and the adorable Amanda Bynes whose voice just seems suited perfectly for animated work. Here's to hoping she does another cartoon soon.
So, in the end `Robots' is a worthwhile addition to your animated collection, and is one I most likely will buy for my daughter. It's not one that I would readily call a masterpiece (ala `The Incredibles') but it's definitely not boring or passable. Thanks to the brilliant work on the part of comedic genius Williams, there is much to laugh at here, and visually it's impressive. It's sure to captivate the minds of your young ones, and thankfully it's not silly and ridiculous, at least not so much so that us parents can't tolerate it. So, the plusses here (animation, humor and ingenious robot world) far outweigh it's minuses (that generic plot and Halle Berry) and come together to deliver an animated experience for the whole family.
Fun, funny family movie, 2007-06-07
We sat together as a family right after supper, the 3 of us were enthrolled with the plot, the actions but the characters as well.
Human characteristics very apropiate, specially since cast are "robots".I feel this movie is great for young children as well because role models are clealy established from the start. Our highly functional autistic son truly enjoyed it. Halle Berry is superb.
excellent childrens entertainment, 2007-05-13
My grandson has watched it approx six times so it is well worth the money.
Some robots are funny, 2007-05-08
but others are just robots! It is a cute movie for kids. The previews were funnier though.
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