My So-Called Homeschool

I’m not a huge Disney fan. I feel that so many of their movies are just excuses for merchandising. However, Meet the Robinsons is a delightful exception. There was just not one thing about it I didn’t like. It had a great message without being preachy, tackled difficult issues — adoption, acceptance, being different, and all the while was just plain fun. The music was whimsical (Danny Elfman), the animation was great, the characters were hilarious. In the Bonus Features, you find out the movie was based on the book A Day With Wilbur Robinson by William Joyce of Rolie Polie Olie and George Shrinks fame. Come to find out, these zany characters are all modelled after his eccentric family members. I think this is why I loved the movie so much — so many really strange people, and unlike most Disney movies they kept most of the original art concepts and character ideas. Oh, and the movie was hilarious while avoiding innuendo, bathroom humor, or any kind of “it’s over the kids’ heads” humor. LOOOOVE it!

It definitely got five thumbs-up here!