MEET THE ROBINSONS IS FREAKING FANTASTIC!
Is that clear enough?
We saw it a the Village Crossing formerly Crown Theater in Skokie, IL with stadium seating, in 3D (of course). The 1:40 showing was PACKED. The 3D glasses they gave out is identical in shape and size to the ones you get for Nightmare Before Christmas.
First of all, the movie has a heart, a very BIG heart. It truly tugs at your heatstrings. It has a very good story line, much stronger than Chicken Little. You get to know about the central character Lewis very quickly, and emphatize with him very easily. I won't go into details about the story line because I don't want to give away anything. While the ending isn't a big surprise, it was also slightly unexpected and refreshing (and made me a bit verklempt!).
The 3D effects is OUT OF THIS WORLD! While Chicken Little didn't do that much with the 3D effects, this movie made full use of it. As with Nightmare Before Christmas, you forget that you are seeing a 3D movie because it appears so natural. They didn't resort to any cheap effects, but they were still very evident and effectively used throughout the whole movie. The texture and color of the movie were very, very warm and rich. It just simply looked very gorgeous!
Don't be fooled by the apparent "kiddy" nature of the movie. Adults will enjoy it very much because there were a lot of jokes and references that adults will find hilarious. The kids may not get it, but they won't be bored either because the visual effects will keep them captivated all through the movie.
Bottom line: I highly recommend this movie. It is a lot of fun, and it has a lot of heart!
As I've mentioned earlier, if you see Meet The Robinsons during the opening weekend, you can bring your ticket stub to any Disney Store and get your free kaleidoscope. We of course got ours right away after the movie.
If you are a Disney Rewards visa card holder, you would also have gotten in the mail a website you could go to AFTER viewing the movie and play the quiz there. You'll be asked 8 questions from the movie, and if you get it all correct AND you are the first 500 registered guests to do that, you get a FREE Meet The Robinsons soundtrack CD! If course, I've done that already, and my CD is on its way! Hooray!
Now, I don't know if they are showing this everywhere, but we got a preview of Ratatouille. It looks gorgeous and hysterical! Can't wait for that. But the best surprise was the showing of the short Working For Peanuts in 3D. Donald with Chip 'N' Dale were at their best in this, and that alone was worth the ticket price! I hope they include this in the DVD release of Meet The Robinsons.
Zz.
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