This movie was a BLAST!!

Rating: 8/10 (23 March 2013)

Rise of the Guardians was pure childhood, hopeful and wondrous fun. The characters were honest and cute and the script was touching and comedic. Dreamworks has finally made a film that rivals it's previous gem, "Shrek."
The story is action packed but with enough time in between to just relax and watch how these myths and legends go about their business. You get great magical fight scenes between the Guardians and the Boogyman. You also get to see them just kick back and have fun. The characterization is pretty well developed so that from the five guardians and the one bad guy you have ample supply to choose a favorite.
My personal favorite was the Tooth Fairy. Isla Fisher's feisty voice brought the character to life in a way that outshone the others. She was the tender care that you put into raising a child and the unconditional love you give them. Of course all of the voice actors brought their own pizazz to what the myths of childhood represented. Alec Baldwin's Santa was big and silly, Jackman's Bunny was very protective and of course Jack Frost (Chris Pine) was the young adventurer that is in every child. Jude Law's Boogyman was very scary indeed --if a little pathetic-- but then, aren't all bad guys who pick on children?
This movie will make you believe in the Sandman and Santa again. It will make you wish you had a tooth to hide under your pillow and an egg to place in a basket. This touching tale will make you laugh, cry and just want to be a kid again. Very well done Dreamworks, I give you super props for putting a story about childhood legends together so well. 8.3/10