![]() ![]() The sad thing is that, for all its senselessness, "Meet the Robinsons" probably has a great grasp of the space-time continuum than NBC's Heroes. Why are there singing frogs in "Meet the Robinsons"? The future suddenly means that all these animals can talk? I will not judge the fact that the film's surprises can be seen from a mile away. The issue I have is that a kid's film should not sacrifice all coherence just for the sake of juvenille entertainment. Regardless, I can see why the makers of these films may have thought that adults would enjoy them (and judging by Metacritic and Rotten Tomatoes rating, they kind of did). A "PG" rating would seem to indicate that a few sexual innuendos are permissible (in the case of "Shrek" certainly, and here in the case of "Surf's Up"), as opposed to the tame G rating which might still include some adult-ish concepts that are not obvious on the surface to children. I would say that these two new films were made almost exclusively for kids, which is not necessarily a detractor, though my enjoyment level certainly goes down. I still see the wonder of "The Lion King" and the brilliance of "Aladdin". ![]() The characteristic of all those films, however, is that they can work for both kids and adults. That list is simply from memory those are the animated films in my lifetime that I remember and that have made a lasting impression. Maybe I am working from a set of standards that is too high, but I am remembering the grandeur of some of the great recent-ish animated films from my childhood, like "The Little Mermaid", "Beauty and the Beast", "Aladdin", "The Lion King", "Toy Story", "Mulan", "A Bug's Life", "Antz", "The Prince of Egypt", "Shrek", "Monsters' Inc", "Finding Nemo", and "Cars". I was going to review each of these film separately, but figured that I would not want to repeat myself too much. Anyway, watching a number of animated kids' films in a row can be extremely straining ("Persepolis" was a nice break from the childishness of "Shrek the Third" and this pair, but I could go for some real-live people right about now. This now makes 9/12, missing only "Aqua Teen Hunger Force", "Tekkonkinkreet", and "Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles", so I think I got the important contenders. If it has not been clear, I have been trying to see as many of the eligible fims for the Best Animated Feature Oscar category as possible. Alright, so I know that I am not a member of the target audience for these films. ![]()
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