A True Classic

Rating: 10/10 (17 July 2012)

I dismissed this movie altogether when it was first released in theaters. Basically it looked another pointless adventure film aimed for kids about a boy who encounters a robot and have to run from a bad guy. I think there were even fast food promotions for it so I ignored it like many others did. It wasn't till a few years later that for some reason, I decided to rent and watch it. Kill a few hours, enjoy the evening.
I was quite surprised at what I discovered.
I never expected to encounter such a rich story with beautiful animation, three dimensional characters -- even the antagonist wasn't your run of the mill cliché. I especially loved the intelligent dialogue that provided sharp insight into Cold War and even modern day paranoia. And the climax...just not something no one but Brad Bird and his team would have the cajones to put into a kids film.
Many have harped on the marketing and I am piling on, Warner Bros. screwed up royally. They clearly had no idea at the time what they had by promoting it as a basic kids film instead of as a film all could enjoy and respect.
It is a marvelous film, if you haven't seen it, go now.