European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - April 1, 2007, Darmstadt, Hesse Page 14 scene stars and stripes sunday april 1 2007 f Disney Wilbur Robinson aunt Petunia Uncle Fritz and Franny Are four Wacky characters of the future in meet the to z to q u o co wave of the future meet the Robinsons dabbles with digital 3d at some Point during meet the viewers of a certain age May imagine they hear an Echo of an old familiar line danger will Robinson but Overall meet the Robinsons bears Little resemblance to the 1 960s Sci i series lost in space aside from a robot a spaceship and the fact that one of the main characters is Wilbur Robinson this new Dis Ney animated film int lost any where its grounded in familiar turf about finding family accepting responsibility and setting go of the past part of the film does take place in the future like lost in but the most futuristic thing about the movie is its presentation in Many Heaters meet the Robinsons will be shown in Disney digital 3d the 3d elements dont Call attention to themselves for the most part aside from a few wow moments they Sim ply give depth to the films world Lewis voiced by Daniel Hansen and Jordan Fry is a 1 2yearold orphan who delights in inventing things unfortunately his late hours take a toll on his Roommate goob Matthew and not All of the prospective parents who come to meet Lewis Are As excited about his inventions As he is new on base is playing at the following ups 1 and 2 Osao Courtney v 1 v v visit the convinced that no one will adopt him Lewis tells the orphanage Matron Mildred Angela to quit scheduling interviews he hits upon an idea for a new Gadget a brain scanner which he believes will let him recall the face of his Mother once he has an image he can track Down his Mother and be reunited with his own family before Lewis can put his machine to the test at a science fair Fate in Trudes a boy named Wilbur Wes Ley Singerman warns Lewis of Dan Ger from a Man in a Bowler hat Lewis is too Busy questioning Wilbur who claims to be from the future to notice the Bowler hat Guy director Stephen Anderson or his hat Doris Ethan Doris sabotages the scanner Lewis thinks Hes a failure and Wilbur uses a time machine to take Lewis to the future to restore his Confidence Lewis meets Wilburs family and wishes it were his but Lewis belongs in his own time and must fulfil his own destiny based on the Book a Day with Wilbur Robinson by William Joyce meet the Robinsons May feel a bit manic at times to adults but kids should plug right in to the Pace and grownups will appreciate the Sweet Ness and soundness of the Story the vocal cast which also includes Tom Kenny Laurie Metcalf Harland Williams Adam West and Tom Selleck is solid the script credited to seven writers int the laugh minute riot that the trailer implies but director Anderson deftly balances humor with action and drama while Sci i fans will cringe at the films handling of the Tim space continuum the target audience wont care meet the Robinsons focuses on the positive not the negative meet the Robinsons is rated g Runn Fig Lime 100 minutes top also play Blades of glory v x i silly As a drag a convention and Subtle As an unwashed toilet Blades of glory youd Hope for in k and More v v y this farce set up to Monk f the figure skating Ferrell excess at Ite finest paired up Vyth Jon Heder who adds some r effeminate wholesome Poleon dynamite Guise Ferrell r Loose As of flab Flat Ferice Aid unadulterated test Lerone in a sport not known fort any of those Heder plays Jimmy Mcirby chef Sissy King of All i costumes and Aminian ice Ferrell is his smack talking dope of an Chaz Michael a tsunami of a sex addict Elvis Wannabe with the hair to Motoh r brought your Silver Mcelroy i Srnel their Feyd spills Over onto the medal and Smi t three and a rial on a ious Sapade or other Lirt Selling Kat ii stalker Nick Swardson hilarious a loophole m time ban Tpwry a spiff compete gender ban in whal if Blades of glory loses a but As the Guys train Roc that i Clef games comeback and Jimmy court the cute kid big pairs rivals the thous Van Walden los f Amy xrodf4er and will and of course we or skate in a olympics in Montreal r 1 but the simple meanness the real skaters f frown to Brian have glory mini biographies of competitors and Jim Lampley pull Oul All the stops As turn Colo commentators for the big this Gay puts the As a Dopey clues View of p femal4 does its share of in bashing if not actually x Tion of figure skating movies but never has if gone a couple of to commercial directors shot mis Many Many hands on the and they keep it brisk Wim de cent stunt work arid digitally altered skating to make the Onice laughs work Ferreli and Heder keep it funny mostly lets just say they picked the right routine land just enough triple toe loops but dont exactly stick that triple Axel in the finale or Blades of Byis humor language q Cwi
