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Meet the Robinsons
2007
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Meet the Robinsons
Positive Reviews
57
Negative reviews
21
Average Rating
3.1
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2.0
attention shattering disorder to Meet the Robinsons, a new animated family comedy from Disneys wobbly CG factory.
EW
3.0
It may not be as touching as Finding Nemo, as technically brilliant as Cars, or as parent appealing as The Incredibles,, but Meet the Robinsons is an ..
Common Sense Media
1.5
The first 20 minutes of this competently animated kids adventure are entertaining enough. But thereafter, the plot fractures, the pace goes into overd ..
Time Out
2.5
Meet the Robinsons isnt soaked in obnoxious pop culture references, but its vision of the future is as safe to the eyes as a Candy Land game board.
3.5
But that edge also makes it more narratively and psychologically complex than most animated fare.
2.0
And without any foundation, its impossible to care about these characters.This is the zany for zanys sake school of filmmaking.
4.0
So breathlessly exciting, funny and inventive throughout that even if you are only able to see it in its 2 D incarnation, you are still left with an i ..
E Film Critic
1.9
This Disney picture isnt an environmental parable, but youll have to take your positive messages where you can find them.
San Francisco Chronicle
2.0
Kids will enjoy the colourful animation and fun characters, but adults will wish it all made a bit more sense.
4.0
A big chunk of the movie is spent in a crazed montage which seems to serve no other purpose in the movie than to wow the audience with lunatic gags an ..
Cinema Blend
3.1
This non Pixar Disney film could use a little Pixar dust, at least on the screenplay.
Ny Daily News
4.4
If Meet the Robinsons represents the future of Disney animation under the aegis of Pixar founder and newly installed studio kingpin John Lasseter, the ..
Philly
2.5
Even if you look forward to meeting the Robinsons, after ninety minutes youll probably be happy to take your leave of them.
One Guys Opinion
3.8
A fast paced, high energy offering; it passes by in a breeze and is enjoyable enough that Im willing to forgive the two awful songs (one near the begi ..
ReelViews
2.5
Adults, however, should take heed: Leave your sense of logic at the door or youll be driven to distraction by annoying How come.. questions.
Tv Guide
3.8
The film is less a kiddie adventure in a futuristic world than it is an absurdist comedy that looks like a kiddie adventure.
Mark Reviews Movies
2.0
But, when the dastardly Bowler Hat Guy steals the invention, Lewiss hope may well be shattered.
2.0
But, when the dastardly Bowler Hat Guy steals the invention, Lewiss hope may well be shattered.
3.8
The movie is inventive and fun with a significant message that manages not to be overbearing.
Usa Today
3.8
The genuinely moving finale subsequently packs an emotional punch that one wouldnt have expected, and Meet the Robinsons ultimately comes off as a woe ..
Reel Film Reviews
3.0
Unremarkable except that it is the first wide release movie in a long time to use a really effective three dimensional format.
Lariat
2.0
In fact, there are clever time travel paradoxes and other pleasant surprises in the last act, and the film has a generally merry disposition that, cou ..
Eric Ds Nider
2.0
The title family seem like refugees from a 23rd century interplanetary touring company of You Cant Take It With You, while the time paradox story is t ..
News Review
4.0
And the witty story twists are handled with rare subtlety and intelligence.
Shadows On The Wall
4.0
However, the plot may be too complex for young children.Meet the Robinsons is a hugely enjoyable, brilliantly inventive and brightly animated adventur ..
View London
2.0
Director Alexandra Lipsitz doesnt do much more than chronicle the noise, but its intermittently fun stuff.
Cs Monitor
3.0
Sadly, for long stretches of the film they wont have much else to do.
Film Journal International ..
3.8
As it is, this digitally animated science fiction comedy has to settle for being sort of goofy and cool.
Deseret News (Salt Lake Ci ..
3.5
If you stick with it, its an enjoyable film, a futuristic puzzle with an ending worth the trip for those who make it there.
Az Central
3.8
Almost as funny as it is hyperactive, the new computer animated family comedy is luscious to look at and as fizzy as a can of soda popped open in your ..
Boston
3.0
Disneys latest animated feature, Meet the Robinsons, is a futuristic fantasy.
Smh
2.5
The Lowdown: Kids will like this animated film, but adults may find it a bit wanting and too frenetic.
Mountain X
2.5
The story is a patchwork of movies and TV shows past, from Disney and elsewhere.
Toronto Star
3.5
Although the films uplifting message about believing in yourself and a promising future is a good one, its not enough to earn this digitally animated ..
Reel Talk Reviews
3.8
A hilarious and adorable science fiction film with great animation, top notch voice work, and sharp humor...
Cinema Crazed
3.5
Its a super bright, super fun, animated time travel adventure for the whole family thats funny, crazy and has plenty of heart.
5.0
And now that Im finished complaining about the past, you should know that this is the best animated Disney movie in years.
Movies
2.0
This wearisome tale of a lonely orphan who travels through time has a wacky exuberance small children will no doubt appreciate. Anyone older, though, ..
Bbc
3.8
Strikes the right notes as a fast paced comedy, a touching but not saccharine slice of life, and a valuable learning tool for children.
The Movie Boy
2.5
Those are the good parts.The rest of the time, the movie feels strangely antiquated, plagued by lifeless dialogue and a shocking lack of humor.
Bullz-Eye
2.0
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Total Film
3.8
Of course once they get going with this stuff its hard to stop so some of Robinsons is almost TOO busy.Still fun should be had by all.
Hollywood
3.0
Persistence pays, so says this rocketeering childrens fantasy. Its a claim this delightful computer animated film also proves.
Seattle Pi
3.1
The film is a marvel from a visual perspective; its the narrative I have a problem with.
Movie Freak
3.0
Despite a relatively simple storyline about an orphan in search of a family, the rather complex machinations keep pushing the narrative ahead so as to ..
Boxoffice Magazine
4.0
With innovation, creativity, and heartfelt storytelling, this is solid entertainment for audiences of all ages.
3.1
The animation isnt particularly exceptional and you can see why Disney bought Pixar.
Three Movie Buffs
3.8
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Kansas City
1.5
Its not a big deal, I know, but we can always console ourselves thinking it could have been much worse.
2.5
This is the third computer animated film to be made by Disney since the studio abandoned hand drawn animation altogether a few years ago.
Christianity Today
3.0
Wilburs family is a hodgepodge of everything a kid would love, brought to irresistible animated life.
Killer Movie Reviews
2.0
A film of terribly alienating character design (so many pinchy faces and tiny eyes!) blended with very plastic y backgrounds.
Antagony & Ecstasy
3.8
It is a fun movie for all ages, but dont expect pop culture greatness.
Waffle Movies
2.0
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3.5
You will be able to save yourself from getting disappointed of watching nothing but a lame movie.
Window To The Movies
3.8
The story is a good one, but its the two lead performances that make the film work.
Post Gazette
2.0
Despite the occasional winning laugh line and beautiful animation, Meet the Robinsons is a disappointing outing for the Disney animation studios.
Or Lando Weekly
4.5
Robinsons features a nice story (even if it took seven screenwriters) and a compelling visual look that makes it a cut above other animated films in 2 ..
Bowling Green Daily News
2.5
Features some nice time travel style twists of the sort that made Back to the Future so popular . . .
Scifi Movie Page
3.5
Once youve seen the movie, which is blissfully silly, triumphantly tasteless and improbably hilarious, its nice to reconnect with a few choice moments ..
Wsj
3.0
It keeps moving forward, even if youre not always sure where its taking you.
Guide Live
4.5
Its striking not for its originality but for its energy in juggling familiar elements.
Chicago Reader
2.5
Meet The Robinsons is a 3D outing so technically dazzling that youll hear people say Wow! out loud in the theatre during the first few minutes. The pr ..
Jam! Movies
3.0
Its sunny disposition never feels forced and its visuals are candy coated and pleasant.
Flip Side Archive
2.0
In terms of bubble gum entertainment for the kids, one couldnt ask for much more.
From The Balcony
3.0
...a movie with its heart in the right place and its computers heading off in all different directions.
Movie Metropolis
2.5
A year of disappointment in American animation leads me to this advice: Write a simple story.
Denver Post
3.8
if you can adjust to its loopy rhythm and its tendency to digress at every opportunity, Robinsons is enjoyably offbeat and, if you see it in digital 3 ..
James Sanford on Film
3.1
Flashes of wit and whimsy notwithstanding, the future is just as sentimentalized as the past.
Boston Phoenix
4.0
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 th ..
The Scorecard Review
1.5
Danny Elfman delivers a rousing score, and director Stephen Anderson keeps the pace moving along with gusto.
Dark Horizons
3.5
Somewhere between ironic post modernism, contemporary self reference and classic convention, Meet the Robinsons offers a solidly engaging tale about f ..
Movies Ign
2.5
Better than the 3 D movies at Disney World but nothing special on the big screen.
Metromix.com
4.0
A rock solid piece of animated sci fi comedy thatll tickle the kids, amuse the parents, and leave everyone walking out of the theater on a sweet littl ..
Cinematical
2.5
The fact is Meet the Robinsons is a mess a sometimes fun but mostly frustrating mess.
Premiere Magazine
2.0
The mantra in Meet the Robinsons is keep moving forward, but its in going back to traditional narrative and filmmaking values that helps set this anim ..
Reel Times: Reflections on ..
3.1
Given its retro style and multiple borrowings, theres nothing remotely forward about this rearward facing flick. Those seven scribes arent exactly pra ..
Globe and Mail
4.5
Here, the effects spring organically from the story. You feel like youre immersed in a complete universe, the way the ground slopes toward you or obje ..
MSNBC
3.8
Though state of the art technically, I think youll find theres a healthy, old fashioned feel to this movie one that will make you walk out of the thea ..
Sun Times
5.0
Its very expensive to take your whole family to the movies these days and this is one movie that you will not feel as if youve wasted your money.
3 Black Chicks
4.5
Although clearly a family film, the humour doesnt pander to the lowest toilet joke denominator.
Movie Views
3.8
A breath of fresh air after 2006s The Wild and 2005s Chicken Little.
Imdb
3.1
Meet the Robinsons is a cheerful mess, a pretty good B movie, albeit with a first class advertising budget.
3.0
Meet the Robinsons is a mess, and a sadistically uninspired one at that.
English Oh My News
3.0
The 3 D effects are clean, crisp and fun, and worth seeking out; although it may increase the sensory overload for the very young.
Democratand Chronicle
3.0
Movie Review/Conclusion I dont want to oversell Meet the Robinsons because it has big problems.
rachelsreviews.net
3.3
And there still museums with pay what you wish admission, if not every day, then on certain days weekly or monthly.You just have to know who offers wh ..
Time Out Ny
2.0
The Robinsons might not be a family you want to hang out with, but they sure were fun to meet in this imaginative and beautiful 3 D experience.
2.0
Adults should only attend if theyve got a young one in tow or are really into singing frogs and goofy dinosaurs.
Romantic Movies About
3.0
Like many worthwhile movies, this ones about the longings of the heart, and the happiness that comes when those longings are fulfilled. The 3 D and si ..
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