Robots

Last night, it was Cadence's turn to pick a movie of her choice. She chose Robots, the animated movie with Robin Williams, Ewan McGregor, Halle Berry, and Mel Brooks. I hadn't seen the movie in a while, so the four of us (actually three, Melissa was on the computer) sat around watched the movie.

I found the movie as enjoyable this time as I did when Dakota and I saw it in the theater. I thought the story about a young robot wanting to meet his hero was good. When Rodney's (McGregor) folks were going to make a baby, I laughed out loud on how that meant actually making a baby (from a box). I found other little moments that made me laugh. When on robot puts a voice box in his system and comes out sounding like Darth Vader for Star Wars, I told Dakota that Rodney's voice is done by Obi Wan Kenobi, and she laughed. The story itself is pretty basic, but the dialogue and humor helps the movie along.

The comic relief from Robin Williams' character added to the movie. I'm almost convinced that I prefer an animated version of him than the real person. Greg Kinnear is funny as the villian who wants to replace old parts with new parts. The fact that he is so power hungry, yet a mama's boy was hillarious. Other voices included are Drew Carey, Jennifer Coolidge (Stiffler's mom from American Pie fame), and Paul Giamatti.

The movie is kid friendly with a positive message for kids. While animation movies are starting to run together for me, this one stands out in for me.