adonis98-743-186503 In a robot world, a young idealistic inventor travels to the big city to join his inspiration's company, only to find himself opposing its sinister new management. Beautiful looking and with lot's of heart and joy 'Robots' is packed with a terrific cast of well known actors such as Halle Berry, Ewan McGregor, Greg Kinnear and the late and great Robin Williams. I really enjoyed the way the robots looked but also the storyline was interesting enough to say the least and it's definitely a movie that i'd recommend you to give it a fair share of a chance it's worth it. (A+)

Pjtaylor-96-138044 There are some inventive ideas and well thought-out themes running throughout 'Robots (2005)', a lively and, at times, funny animated adventure. These allow the initially standard-seeming 'new boy in the big city' story to take on a life of its own, becoming a slightly less predictable and much more enjoyable affair than expected. It's entertaining for kids and adults alike. The excellent voice-cast solidify the characters within the suitably grounded but sensibly outlandish world, bringing their quirks and comedy to the forefront while making them feel as real as possible. This allows for some proper emotional attachment, which becomes key when the plot takes a sharp turn into its more 'cartoony' - and, soon after, 'allegorical' - elements. 7/10

Hitchcoc I find it hard to be too hard on animated films. There is generally a creative idea that springs into action and the results are what then fits the mold. It's a "what if" thing. Obviously, many non-animated films also start with this premise, but here we can create whatever visual world we want. The sky's the limit. Here, we have a world of robots, who lead lives like humans, but who have different shapes and sizes and functions. They integrate into this world and do their thing. Some have hopes and dreams. Rodney Copperbottom is a dreamer and an inventor. He wants his inventions to be noticed, so he packs his things and heads off to find his hero, Mr. Bigweld, who holds the future of enterprising robots in his hands (are they really hands?). He arrives, but the big boss is nowhere to be found. He engages the help of a collection of outcast robots, one voiced by the late Robin Williams, to go on a quest for information. This is a nice movie with no great pretensions.

studioAT The bar for animated films is very high what with the Shrek franchise from Dreamworks and all the wonderful films that Pixar continue to produce so Robots has to work hard to try and match them. And while it makes a good attempt it will never topple these films as being the best example of an animated film.All the hallmarks of good animated family films are there - it's visually interesting, it has a good heart and humour while also boasting the now obligatory all star cast that all animated films seem to need but the overall story seems to be lacking so we don't invest as much love into the characters as we do with say Buzz or Woody. Children of a young age will no doubt enjoy it but the adults who are watching it with them may find themselves sneaking a look at the running time on the back of the DVD and seeing how much longer there is to go.The team at BlueSky (who also did the Ice Age films) do an awful lot right with this film but it hasn't been remembered as fondly as some of the others that have been released in the same time period.