- Jan 6, 2015
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Meet the Robinsons (2007)
Daddy - Daughter (age 11) night, and I let her pick a movie to watch. We agreed on this Disney animated film as it sounded to be above her brother's level (age 9) and of no interest to her mom (age not available). Premise is a young orphan boy is an inventor and at some point decides to make a memory machine to pull from his forgotten memories what his mother looked like. From there, we have a villain who is literally outsmarted by his (robotic) hat, a young boy who time travels back to help our lead, and ultimately a feel good story (you expect less from Disney?). However, along the way, we are subjected to a fast paced sequence of activities, and a kaleidoscope of characters, which combine to leave you wondering WTF is going on for the middle portion of the film. That subsides, as everything gets tied up neatly at the end, along with a few twists (I guessed most, my daughter did not but she did get one that I missed). Ultimately, it is a good family film if your kids are of an age to keep up with time loop implications. It gave confidence that I could share 'Back to the Future' with her without having to explain a lot. No boobs (it's DISNEY!), but a good watch. 6/10.
Daddy - Daughter (age 11) night, and I let her pick a movie to watch. We agreed on this Disney animated film as it sounded to be above her brother's level (age 9) and of no interest to her mom (age not available). Premise is a young orphan boy is an inventor and at some point decides to make a memory machine to pull from his forgotten memories what his mother looked like. From there, we have a villain who is literally outsmarted by his (robotic) hat, a young boy who time travels back to help our lead, and ultimately a feel good story (you expect less from Disney?). However, along the way, we are subjected to a fast paced sequence of activities, and a kaleidoscope of characters, which combine to leave you wondering WTF is going on for the middle portion of the film. That subsides, as everything gets tied up neatly at the end, along with a few twists (I guessed most, my daughter did not but she did get one that I missed). Ultimately, it is a good family film if your kids are of an age to keep up with time loop implications. It gave confidence that I could share 'Back to the Future' with her without having to explain a lot. No boobs (it's DISNEY!), but a good watch. 6/10.