3-31-2007

Call it "Back to the Future" meets "Toy Story" .... the latest offering by Disney and Pixar is pretty impressive.

The 90-minute animated film follows the adventures of Lewis, a young orphan, who must travel to the future in order to . . . . well I will just stop there lest I spoil the plot. What I CAN tell you, is this is one of those films that successfully blends humor geared towards adults and children making it an enjoyable choice for families. It has it's moments when it gets a little TOO silly (there's a ten-minute section in the middle where they almost lost me . . . trust me, when you see the film you'll know to what I refer) but the ending makes it all worth it.

As an added bonus, the film OPENS with one of the Disney classic cartoons starring Mickey Mouse, Donald Duck and Goofy that ties into the message of the film at the end (it's kind of heavy on the symbolism side . . . shoot me an e-mail at colby.reade@kxl.com if you miss it). But even outside the symbolism, the humorous blast from the past adds an extra spice to the movie.

Definitely worth the ticket price to go see in theatres (especially if you have kids between 5-12 . . . the message behind the plot is one every child should hear loud and clear every day of the week).