Rise of the Guardians

Rise of the Guardians

Rating 8.5 out of 10

I have been on a string of disappointing movies and went into the theater for this one with high hopes.  I am very glad to say this movie met my expectations and then some!  This is a movie you will buy the dvd for your kids and enjoy watching it over and over as they cycle it in with the Beauty and the Beast videos.  Clearly computer animation has gone to incredible levels.  Rise of the Guardians takes it another step higher.

Every now and then there are threats against the world children.  Luckily for all of us there are the Guardians.  Santa, Sandman, Easter Bunny and the tooth fairy.  These are picked by the Man in the Moon.  When a new threat presents himself another Guardian is needed.  Pitch the Boogieman is determined to take happiness away from the worlds children.  Jack Frost is enlisted to help the Guardians defeat evil even if he can't understand why he is needed.

As I said the animation is first rate even in the 2D version I saw.  The story is entertaining and filled with laughs for kids of all ages.  The voices are perfect.  Often in movies like this I find myself thinking of who is voicing the character rather than the character itself.  Not here.  Every voice just fits.  Alec Baldwin as Santa, Hugh Jackman is the Easter Bunny, Isla Fisher is the Tooth Fairy and Chris Pine is Jack Frost.

Take your kids to see this.  If you don't have kids, borrow some.  I'll be taking my grandkids to see this again and buying the dvd when it comes out.

Good movie.