Rango Was Excellent!

[Mr Light]

Just got back from seeing RANGO, the CGI movie from Gore Verbinski (Pirates of the Caribbean trilogy) starring Johnny Depp.

It's quite good! It's definitely not "just" a kid's movie. In fact, at times it's pretty dark, violent, and risque.

The most amazing thing about it is the CGI. It is shockingly photo-realistic. It actually looks like it was really filmed. The hairs, the pores, the clothing texture, the sunlight, the water, it all looks absolutely real with an amazing eye for detail. The body motion and expressions are also completely real (as we've seen in the ads, they actually filmed all the actors with tracking dots as a reference for the entire movie).

It had a good story (albeit one that's a total "homage" of Chinatown) and amazing action scenes. It's also quite funny; not in a childish way but in a way for everybody. Quite a few sexual jokes too (I wonder if the kids will get those?).

Every CGI movie should look this good. Absolutely real.

 

[auntiehill]

^Cool. I've been wanting to see this, but was thinking it'd be a hard sell for hubby.

 

[od0_ital]

Will be takin' all four kids to see it this evenin'. Hope it doesn't suck for them.

 

[Neroon]

I've heard great reviews of the film, but.... mixed as to what age it's appropriate for.

 

[Mr Light]

It's not for little kids. The rattlesnake is terrifying and squeezes the life out of people saying I want to watch your face as you die and I send you to hell. Good stuff!

 

[Neroon]

Our kids are well beyond the age where that'd be a problem, but we know plenty of people with younger kids where it might well be trouble.

 

[od0_ital]

The reaction from my five year old nephew? "That snake was cool!"

 

[Neroon]

The reaction from my five year old nephew? "That snake was cool!"

- your nephew is my kinda guy!

 

[LitmusDragon]

I really want to see this, but will probably just wait for the Blu-ray.