Surprisingly good

Rating: 9/10 (31 March 2013)

When I saw the first previews of "Rise of the Guardians", I thought that it was going to be dumb movie, something like an animated equivalent of films like "The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen" or "The Brothers Grimm"...To my surprise, this movie turned out to be much better than I was expecting: The story was fast-paced and entertaining to watch, the characters were likable and interesting and the whole movie had a quite good balance of comedy and seriousness.
The animation was good too. I liked a lot the characters designs, which (in my opinion) were much better than anything that Dreamworks have done before (Specially compared with the ugly designs of "Bee Movie" and "Megamind")
The main characters had a very appealing appearance which combined a certain level of "cutesy" with the "edgy" portrayal that they receive in this film. The result was more than satisfying.
Is sad to see how incredibly underrated this movie is, considering the many virtues that it has. Personally, I consider this to be a much better film than stuff like "Shrek" or "How to Train your Dragon".
8.5/10