Chix Chat on Film Review: Jack Frost has got it going on!

Rating: 8/10 (25 November 2012)

Rise of the Guardians is the story of legendary characters identified with various Holidays and events working together against a common foe who wants to perpetuate fear. There are four Guardians starting with Santa Claus, who is certainly a Santa for a new generation, with tattoos and a thumb ring North (Alec Baldwin) is an OG (original gangsta) Santa. This story was great PR for Jack Frost (Chris Pine) who has been chosen as the newest Guardian recruit, but he has an issue with belief in him. All that should change as a result of this gem of a tale, and just in time for winter. Of course Jack is a reluctant hero, but those make the best kind. This is now my favorite Jack Frost film and it is much more fun than that live action characterization of him in the Santa Clause 3, which kind of sucked and don't even get me started with that crazy Jack Frost reincarnated fallen father snowman flick, I digress. It was amusing to watch the friendly rivalry between Jack and the Easter Bunny (Hugh Jackman), the Tooth (Isla Fisher) Fairy was a bit freaky looking, and everybody was more interesting than the Sand Man, which rounds out the crew. That brings me to their nemesis, Pitch Black (Jude Law) who was a not so scary at all Boogey Man. I snickered a bit every time his name was mentioned because sometimes it sounded like a 'B' rather than a 'P' so it was like "Don't make me slap a Pitch" or That Pitch needs to chillax." ROTG was one of the most action packed films that I've seen all year, you don't really keep in mind that it is animated as the pace and the intensity heightens. Speaking of the animation it was so delightful with imagery so colorful that small children will love the look of it even if they did not completely grasp the depth of the story with the Guardians fighting for hope, wonder, fund memories and fun. This is a great story of the battle of good versus evil with an iconic team working together to prevent fear from taking hold in the hearts of children, oh and in 3D. There were so many magical moments in this film that I could think of only one thing that would have made the experience better for me and that is if I had seen it with my awesome grandsons, Three and Aries. I give this remarkable film a bright green light.
Note: I was really digging Jack's platinum blond do.