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Meet the Robinsons (2007)

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Reviews Counted:132

Fresh:87

Rotten:45

Average Rating:6.3/10

Consensus: Meet the Robinsons is a visually impressive children's animated film marked by a story of considerable depth.

Rated: U

Runtime: 1 hr 42 mins

Genre: Animated, Animation, Science-Fiction, Time Travel, Theatrical Release, , Families, Animated Characters, Animated Worlds, Science Fiction

Theatrical Release:30-03-2007

Synopsis: Based on William Joyce's beautifully illustrated children's book A DAY WITH WILBUR ROBINSON, this lively computer-animated Disney film follows the adventures of Lewis (voiced by Jordan Fry and... Based on William Joyce's beautifully illustrated children's book A DAY WITH WILBUR ROBINSON, this lively computer-animated Disney film follows the adventures of Lewis (voiced by Jordan Fry and Daniel Hansen), a young orphaned inventor who is determined to find his birth mother by using a "memory scanner," a device of his own creation. When Lewis meets a boy from the year 2037 named Wilbur Robinson (Wesley Singerman), they begin a charmingly strange time-traveling journey that involves Wilbur's eccentric family, bowler hats bent on world domination, song-and-dance frogs, and a frustrated Tyrannosaurus Rex. Boasting the debut of cutting-edge 3D technology, MEET THE ROBINSONS is helmed by first-time feature-film director Stephen J. Anderson, who also voices numerous characters, including the mustachioed villain, Bowler Hat Guy. (Other notable vocal actors include Angela Bassett, Tom Selleck, Adam West, Harland Williams, and Laurie Metcalf.) ROBINSONS also marks Pixar head John Lasseter's first outing as an executive producer on a non-Pixar movie, resulting in a film that features some of that company's signature energy and wit, but stands on its own outside of that universe. While ROBINSONS' literally all-over-the-place plot can be a little difficult to follow at times, its stunning retro-futuristic visuals and amiably wacky characters easily keep viewers entertained. [More]

Starring: Angela Bassett, Adam West, Tom Selleck, Harland Williams

Starring: Angela Bassett, Adam West, Tom Selleck, Harland Williams, Laurie Metcalf, Tom Kenny, Daniel Hansen, Wesley Singerman, Jordan Fry, Rufus Wainwright

Director: Stephen J. Anderson

Director: Stephen J. Anderson
Screenwriter: Jon Bernstein
Story: William Joyce
Producer: Dorothy McKim
Composer: Danny Elfman
Screenwriter: Michelle Spitz
Studio: Buena Vista Pictures

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At times hilariously wacky and deeply dramatic, this engaging adventure romp is entertaining from start to finish.

Full Review Source: Shadows on the Wall | comment Comment
04/04/07
Rich Cline
Rich Cline
Shadows on the Wall

The first 20 minutes of this competently animated kids’ adventure are entertaining enough. But thereafter, the plot fractures, the pace goes into overdrive and the jokes wear thin.

Full Review Source: Time Out | comment Comment
03/31/07
Derek Adams
Derek Adams
Time Out
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Succumbs to the now standard overcaffeinated approach to storytelling that relies too much on rollercoaster thrills to stop the kids from fidgeting.

Full Review Source: Times [UK] | comment Comment
03/31/07
Ian Johns
Ian Johns
Times [UK]
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Brightly animated, inventive and frequently hilarious, this is an enjoyable adventure with colourful characters and a neat Back to the Future-inspired plot.

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03/31/07
Matthew Turner
Matthew Turner
ViewLondon

This wearisome tale of a lonely orphan who travels through time has a wacky exuberance small children will no doubt appreciate. Anyone older, though, will merely find it noisy and obnoxious.

Full Review Source: BBC | comment Comment
03/31/07
Neil Smith
Neil Smith
BBC
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This is eye candy with a hollow centre.

Full Review Source: Total Film | comment Comment
03/27/07
Matthew Leyland
Matthew Leyland
Total Film

Kids will enjoy the colourful animation and fun characters, but adults will wish it all made a bit more sense.

Full Review Source: Empire Magazine | comment Comment
03/27/07
Helen OHara
Helen OHara
Empire Magazine
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Flashes of wit and whimsy notwithstanding, the future is just as sentimentalized as the past.

Full Review Source: Boston Phoenix | comment Comment
04/23/09
Tom Meek
Tom Meek
Boston Phoenix

A baby being left on the doorstep of an orphanage has been done many times, yet Meet the Robinsons makes it feel new again, and not just because of the fantastic 3-D technology.

Full Review Source: The Scorecard Review | comment Comment
03/03/08
Jeff Bayer
Jeff Bayer
The Scorecard Review

A hilarious and adorable science fiction film with great animation, top notch voice work, and sharp humor...

Full Review Source: Cinema Crazed | comment Comment
01/16/08
Felix Vasquez Jr.
Felix Vasquez Jr.
Cinema Crazed

...the movie possesses an unusually bright and colorful sense of style that immediately sets it apart from its increasingly plentiful brethren.

Full Review Source: Reel Film Reviews | comment Comment
11/23/07
David Nusair
David Nusair
Reel Film Reviews

Clever time-travel adventure for the whole clan.

Full Review Source: Common Sense Media | comment Comment
10/31/07
Sandie Angulo Chen
Sandie Angulo Chen
Common Sense Media

Pleasant but insubstantial, and with characters whose eccentricities feel just a tad forced and artificial, this is a mild diversion of a film.

Full Review Source: Apollo Guide | comment Comment
10/26/07
Brian Webster
Brian Webster
Apollo Guide

Despite its obvious shortcomings, Meet the Robinsons left me wanting a little more. It's been a long, long time since a Disney film without a little lamp logo at the beginning has made me feel that way.

Full Review Source: Movie Views | comment Comment
10/23/07
Ryan Cracknell
Ryan Cracknell
Movie Views

...a movie with its heart in the right place and its computers heading off in all different directions.

Full Review Source: DVDTown.com | comment Comment
10/18/07
John J. Puccio
John J. Puccio
DVDTown.com

A film of terribly alienating character design (so many pinchy faces and tiny eyes!) blended with very plastic-y backgrounds.

Full Review Source: Antagony & Ecstasy | comment Comment
09/20/07
Tim Brayton
Tim Brayton
Antagony & Ecstasy

A sweetly-rendered story that also happens to look terrific.

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06/25/07
Todd Gilchrist
Todd Gilchrist
IGN Movies

Typical Disney claptrap.

Full Review Source: Oscar Guy | comment Comment
06/12/07
Wesley Lovell
Wesley Lovell
Oscar Guy

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05/03/07
Joseph Proimakis
Joseph Proimakis
Movies for the Masses

The film has a freewheeling, quick-hit absurdism closer to Airplane! than Aladdin.

Full Review Source: Northwest Herald (Crystal Lake, IL) | comment Comment
05/02/07
Jeffrey Westhoff
Jeffrey Westhoff
Northwest Herald (Crystal Lake, IL)
 
 
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