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Movie Review
Rush to the Robinsons
Latest Disney flick is stunning in 3-D
Contributor to The Shorthorn
Add one smart kid, two time-traveling machines, the zest of a quirky
family and some eye-boggling 3-D effects, and you’ve got the hilarious
Disney animated film Meet the Robinsons.
This all-ages animated movie is entertaining, with obvious cute humor
for the kids and subtle adult humor sprinkled throughout. The fusion of
comedy and stunning 3-D graphics creates a fantastic feature for animation
lovers.
The plot revolves around a brilliant boy named Lewis, an aspiring inventor
who was abandoned as an infant and wants to find his real mother.
He invents a memory-retrieval machine to help him in his search, only
to have it stolen by the movie’s creepy antagonist, Bowler Hat Guy.
A teenager named Wilbur Robinson travels back in time to bring Lewis to
the future and introduce him to the zany Robinson family.
The family and Lewis join forces against Bowler Hat Guy to get back Lewis’
invention, along with the glory and wealth the invention will give its
owner, in a final battle of wits, meat cannons and a dinosaur.
With each film, Disney pushes the envelope with even more realistic graphics
and, with this movie, an impressive 3-D aspect.
While wearing the 3-D glasses might seem childish or uncool, the extra
effect it adds to the movie makes one disregard losing style points for
donning not-so-stylish eyewear. The amazing quality will have the audience
flinching away from characters and objects flying from the screen, making
viewers semi-dizzy from visual overload.
Any other movie watched shortly after this one will seem boring and uneventful.
It was a little odd that the cast didn’t have more modern stars.
Granted, Angela Bassett is still a goddess, Harland Williams can be the
typecast goofball in any movie, and Adam West had a good run in TV’s
“Batman,” but a more star-studded cast tends to benefit a
movie.
The cast provided did, however, bring their characters to life and worked
well as a team.
This movie will definitely jump off the reels and into history as one
of the most entertaining and technical animated films Disney has ever
created.
Meet the Robinsons
Starring: Angela Bassett, Harland Williams, Adam West
Director: Stephen J. Anderson
Rated: G
Ranking: 5 stars on a 1-5 scale
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