So, I just finished Rise of the Guardians. I'm not quite sure what I expected, so I can't say "it was better than I expected" or worse. But yeah, it was pretty good. The kind of animation that I can watch again, like Flushed Away. The thing that is not just for kids, adults and the ones in the middle can also enjoy.
The story was pretty alright. It wasn't so special, but it's OK to watch again, it's not totally lame. And I think, for a kids' movie, Pitch was a well made character for a villain. Because usually villains are made too... well, just being evil for being evil, which doesn't work, except for Joker in The Dark Knight. But a villain needs a goal for something, and Pitch had it. He had been rejected for so long, he had to hide under the beds, and children didn't believe in him. If that doesn't make you bitter, I don't know what does!
And the visual effects in this one, my god. Sandy's sand was so pretty, the colour was the perfect gold colour that I love, the same that is used in The Fountain and Doctor's regeneration in Doctor Who. The ultimate golden yellow. It's brilliant! And also Pitch's sand was amazing, because it wasn't just black and grey, there was a hint of brown and blue and purple there, I think. And colours in the Tooth Fairy were also brilliant. And all that sand was amazingly realistic. I mean it actually looked like sand, and nothing else. I mean yeah, that might sound so obvious, but I really appreciated it. I really do appreciate digital, visual effects, especially in animation. (And if it's a wax doll animation like Burton's or Aardman's, then I appreciate the preciseness in those.)
And the actors were well chosen for this. Especially Isla Fisher, whose voice suited Tooth fairy so well. Alec Baldwin as North (Santa) and Chris Pine as Jack Frost were also brilliant. And oh my god, Jude Law's amazing voice, which is soft and woolly at the same time, was brilliant for a villain like Pitch. But yeah, the reason why I wanted to see this film was Hugh Jackman being Easter Bunny. Seriously. Jackman. He is Wolverine, he's playing the most fierce superhero of all time, and then he's freaking Bunny. That idea makes you feel weird and want to giggle at the same time. But Mr. Jackman also did pretty damn good job here, like always. A role as Australian, boomerang throwing Easter Bunny really suits him, no matter how weird it may sound.
I can recommend this film warmly to anyone, who enjoys watching animations, and who are not like "Children's movies are all so lame." True, most of them are, because kids are too often being thought as idiots, but Rise or the Guardians was pretty good.
