Pixar still owns the throne of the best animation-- great design, style, story, characters, etc. They definitely paved the way for the likes of Dreamworks, Fox, etc. to offer their own animated movies.
Fox hired Blue Sky Studio to make Ice Age in 2002, which turned out to be a pretty darn good movie. The prehistoric squirrel, Scrat "made" the movie.
Robots is another Blue Sky/Fox production. It certainly earns its place next to Ice Age in terms of design and characters. The story is not too original, but it is just the backdrop to the cast of characters including Robin Williams. He has such a personality that he is really the character, not the character he's playing. But he's really funny and that's okay.
I liked the metalic rendering and camera style. They definitely took advantage of having a CG camera. I also appreciated the occasional inside computer & CG jokes. You can't have too many of those!
What really got me motivated to see Robots was the Star Wars III trailer that debuted. We were also treated to a Scrat-starred teaser for what appears to be an Ice Age sequel.
But will I buy the DVD? Probably not. I've seen it once and that's plenty. I'm looking forward to the next Blue Sky production.
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