Rise of the Guardians (2012)

Must See Movie...

A Masterpiece!

It's funny, it's tense, it features two great performances from two actors and the director expertly creates a web of odd tension where you actually don't know what is happening for the majority of the run time.

One of the most extraordinary films you will see this year. Take that as you want.

This was a cute film. Fun characters who are likable and great animation. The elves were adorable, the Easter Bunny was amusing and I think like everyone else I have a crush on Jack Frost now. Kind of have one on Pitch, too. Can Pitch get his own movie, please? I do love a good villain. I always crave more characterization and back story, but alas it was mostly all surface details and stereotypes. I have to remember this is a children's film and not an epic. All in all very enjoyable. I would recommend this film.

only fascinating. proposing a great Jack Frost, using the right way to become memorable, giving realistic character, large doses of tension and humor, adventures, moral lesson, original portrait of duty, friendship and solidarity, spectacular fight scenes and lovely small sentimental isles, it is one of the most seductive animations of the last decade. the explanation is not so easy because its basic virtue is emotion. the manner to be delightful for the inner child . the art to explore an entire universe of symbols, values and believes. the dialogues who are not always comfortable. the North who seems be collection of different fantastic characters but who remains itself. a trip in the essence of childhood. its cold air as precious souvenir.

At first, I rated this movie a near 10 because I was impressed by how they formulated the story of Jack Frost as a character (and I still am) and the beautiful cinematography they pleased my eyes with.Yes, it was that good (and it still is).I extracted 3 points for the following reasons:a. The ending line. (I was left thinking like, what? The moon?) (-1 point)b. The Boogeyman. (he is a fine villain for kids, yet his evilness is not solid enough, or should I say, the resolution of his evil trait is not solved beautifully, only good enough to keep the story going) (-1 point)c. Overall experience. (there are good movies that you would not bore to watch repetitively, but for me, this movie isn't one of those. After watching it twice, three times, fourth, I finally feel like...what? Especially about the previous reasons)But it wouldn't hurt to watch it once in a while, say, once every several months or once every year.It will fill us with the wonder of Jack Frost's story in a very pleasing cinematography.

Rise of the Guardians (2012): Dir: Peter Ramsey / Voices: Chris Pine, Alec Baldwin, Hugh Jackman, Isla Fisher, Jude Law: Corrupt holiday family animated candy coated crap with a title that references the promise of goodness emerging from each holiday. It is like a holiday version of The Avengers only instead of the Hulk, Thor and Captain America we have Santa Claus, Tooth Fairy and the Easter Bunny. The problem is that the super heroes are intended for action and a certain amount of violence but these holiday theme characters are faulted with unlikely qualities. We have Santa Claus brandishing swords. We have a feisty Easter Bunny with an Australian accent throwing boomerangs. We have the lady Tooth Fairy who protects the memories of teeth. Finally we have Jack Frost whom kids cannot see because they do not believe in him. The one interesting character is Frost who desires to learn where he came from. He is recruited to assist the other Guardians in battling the Boogeyman / Pitch Black. He creates nightmares and aims to make children not believe in the guardians. Director Peter Ramsey is backed with dazzling animation but the story is preposterous. The movie seems fitted for its action and violence and that seems to go against the theme of the characters. The cast would do better starring live in a better film as oppose to wasting their voices in this holiday farce. It just seems that the only guardians who should rise are the parents who should really demonstrate the good nature of these characters and not subject their children to this holiday rubbish. Score: 3 ½ / 10