I guess one of the advantages of having a two year old grandson is getting to watch movies I wouldn't ordinarily consider viewing. That happened today with "Robots", and it wasn't altogether a bad experience, particularly in light of some of the reviews on this site bashing the film. Those claiming it's the worst they've ever seen, I'm convinced, haven't seen more than a couple years worth of new releases. Try watching a couple thousand for some perspective and you'll find that this is about average for story telling, and much better for animated visual effects. Now I'm not speaking from the perspective of having seen all of the great animated features of the last ten years or so, because I haven't. But there's a lesson here, a theme done dozens of times before in film, whether it's called old vs. new, young vs. old, or spare parts vs. upgrades. If you can't tell, I fall on the side of good old fashioned conventional values, because ultimately, character counts. And to show you I can put my money where my mouth is, I once worked for a company with a Ratchet for it's President - I left.
Best sequence of the story - the Rube Goldberg ride into Robot City.
The best visual gag - the 'got screwed' panhandler.
The best play on words - the fusion of jazz and funk = junk!
Watch and have fun with a two year old!
Best sequence of the story - the Rube Goldberg ride into Robot City.
The best visual gag - the 'got screwed' panhandler.
The best play on words - the fusion of jazz and funk = junk!
Watch and have fun with a two year old!