DISQUS

Film School Rejects: Meet the Robinsons

  • Chris Beaumont · 2 years ago
    Ugh. Did not like this for one bit. They went for whiz bang over story telling. The whole "lesson" was akin to getting hit repeatedly with a mallet. It was load and obnoxious, and I cannot say I cared for any of the characters. This was clearly designed for "Disney 3D" and many scenes looked awkward in flat projection.

    The best bits were the dino's big head, which was given away in the trailer, and the random tribute to old school kung fu flicks. Oh yeah, and the old Mickey toon that ran preceding the feature, that is an idea I really like, and thank John Lasseter for trying to bring it back.
  • D.Field · 2 years ago
    My 6 year old knows she's adopted. One of her friends, who saw the movie, suggested they try to build a machine to find her 'real' mother in case she has a swimming pool. At six, my kid doesn't need lessons from a crazy cartoon on ' just keep moving forward '. When we go to a movie, we want to be entertained . If Disney comes out with a movie that 'surprises' an ethnic group with it's story line, I'm certain there will be much more said about it.
    Besides, this movie has 'borrowed' from more movies than I can count. Do any writers possess a creative bone in their body?
  • Neil · 2 years ago
    @ D.Feld
    Um, those "borrowed" ideas are called "Allusions" and they are very clever and creative literary device intended to include inside jokes that adults can find entertaining while not being inappropriate for children.
    And it is very funny and has become an almost gold standard in todays comedy (ie Family Guy and The Simpsons)
    This kind of "borrowed" ideas are what has made pixar flicks so popular among such a wide audience.
    And although its not of my business, maybe you should learn to help your child deal with the idea that you are not her biological parent. And don't blame a movie for raising the subject because if she is just six this is not the first time it is going to come up.
  • movielover · 1 year ago
    This movie made me cry...
    don't be fooled by the somewhat poor opening...
    as the movie "moves forward" the characters grow deeper and the message running through the movie gets clearer.
    It's so touching and so true, It's absolutely adorable

    don't be fooled by the first impression of how stereotyped everyone is, cause they ain't