The kids wanted to see a movie on Sunday so I took them to the local theater for the 10am showing of Rango. I wasn’t sure what to expect, but there were several great reviews on Fandango so I was looking forward to it. The other movie choice was Hop, which didn’t look too promising. I think that’s a perfect candidate for Netflix streaming later on.
Rango was a strange movie. It’s hard to describe but I’ll start by saying that both kids and adults will enjoy it. There’s a lot of humor in it that will appeal to grown-ups, plus a fair share of physical comedy that children will enjoy. For animation fans, Rango combines state-of-the-art realistic CG graphics as well as stylized scenes. Some of the images of the desert were straight out of a dream. The action scenes (prarie dogs riding on bats!?) were exciting and the voice acting was superb.
I’ll finish this mini-review by saying that Rango is a definite candidate for Blu-ray ownership in the future!