A feel Great movie..

Rating: 8/10 (16 December 2012)

Rise of the Guardians (2012)
Voice Cast: Chris Pine, Alec Baldwin, Jude Law, Isla Fisher and Hugh Jackman
Synopsis: When Pitch (Jude Law) the bogeyman uses fear to make all the children of the world scared by turning dreams into nightmares, trying to make them forget about the good things in life including the Easter Bunny, Santa Claus, Tooth Fairy and Sandman however these are sworn guardians and protectors of all children of the world with the help of new recruit Jack Frost (Chris Pine) will try and stop Pitch's plan.
Review: You'd have heard, like I had that this is an animation equivalent to 'Marvels Avengers', is that a bad thing really? There are a lot more film references throughout the movie from Bourne Identity to Crocodile Dundee purely to keep the adults entertained when they take a child to see this movie, It's a trick not needed the movie is a solid 97 minute film that will make anyone of any age remember their inner child.
Jude Law as the villain of the film does steal a lot of best scenes and I understand the American reasoning in this movie in using a British actor as a villain. However for me I enjoyed the re-workings of some well-known characters, Easter Bunny (Hugh Jackman) is a six foot tall rabbit that as a very competitive side and travels the world through underground tunnels that can be created with a tap of the foot. North (Alec Baldwin) a strong build Santa Claus with 'naughty & nice' swords and tattoo's and not only using his sleigh to travel he can create portals through snow globes, Tooth (Isla Fisher) only real stereotype as a fairy actually gets the children's teeth via an army of tooth-fairies. Sandman is actually made from his own sand and can create any shape he needs, creating the dreams all children have.
When Pitch plan becomes known to the Guardians, they will try to recruit a new member in Jack Frost, who's a playful spirit with a love for making snow-days, freezing water and letting children have fun but never having any responsibility or having any self-confidence, before he can become a Guardian he'll need to find the truth about how he came to be and try to find his confidence. Not a hugely original movie you'll spot most of the high and low points as they happen however a fun movie that'll leave you feeling good and keep you entertained throughout.
Avengers' similarities for me, and if the Guardians are the Avengers then: The 'Yeti's' are 'Shield agents', 'North Pole' is the 'Helicarrier', 'Pitch' is 'Loki', 'Nick Fury' is 'The Moon'
Watch this if you liked: Avengers, Toy Story, and Despicable Me
Verdict: Highly entertaining with a feel good factor, best animation on the cinema since Toy Story 3.