Sunday, April 24, 2005

Robots

My son and I saw Robots on IMAX this weekend. It's an entertaining film — not in the same class as The Incredibles — but mostly due to a weaker plot, not the quality of the animation. I loved the retro look of the film. A lot of the robots looked like they were constructed from auto parts from the 40s and 50s. Not surprising when you discover that William Joyce, the popular author and illustrator of children's books such as George Shrinks and Rolie Polie Olie was executive producer and production designer for the film. His other work has a similar retro look.

An IMAX screen is definitely nice for watching detailed computer animation like this. The film is a real visual treat on the big screen. I just wish the story had been better. There's a decent message to the film that should have been developed more fully.
posted by Bob at 4/24/2005 06:00:00 PM  | | digg | del.icio.us | reddit