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Rango
A movie directed by Gore Verbinski.
The film was produced by Nickelodeon Movies, Gore Verbinski's production company Blind Wink, and Graham King's GK Films. The CGI animation was created by Industrial Light & Magic (ILM), marking the first feature animation done … see full wiki
Cast:
Johnny Depp,
Ned Beatty,
Alfred Molina,
Bill Nighy,
Harry Dean Stanton,
Abigail Breslin,
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Director:
Gore Verbinski
Genre:
Action,
Adventure,
Animation
Release Date:
4 March 2011 (USA)
MPAA Rating:
PG
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I am going to be truly honest here; I love spaghetti westerns and I enjoy almost any film with any sort of theme, tone and mood that is the slightest bit similar to a western. That said, I hope you can understand the mindset I went into this new animated film directed by Gore Verbinski called “Rango”. The film was written by John Logan (responsible for acclaimed hits such as “Gladiator” and “The Aviator”), who isn’t exactly known for kid movies; and I have … more
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Going into this film I had pretty low expectations. It’s released by Nickelodeon, stars Johnny Depp, who tends to be rather feast or famine, and is an animated film that’s not made by Pixar. Due to that latter fact, the probability of it sucking hard went up by, oh, about 300%. So imagine my surprise when I went in and actually liked the movie! Rango stars Depp as the title character, a chameleon who finds himself lost in the middle of the Nevada desert. A kindly, if somewhat … more
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**** out of **** When I first discovered that director Gore Verbinski was not going to continue his "Pirates of the Caribbean" saga to work on a new animated film called "Rango", I was a bit of a skeptic. And then, the film released, and I started hearing some good things about it; so I saw it. You can't tell much from trailers, but if you take a good luck as the ones for "Rango"; you'll notice that the animation alone may be enough reason for you to see it, especially if … more
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I’m wary when it comes to animated movies because I don’t know when I’m going to experience another Shrek (which was surprisingly awesome) or Hoodwinked (which is easily in the top three worst films I ever had to sit through, and takes the cake on worst kid movie I’ve ever had to endure) I had no intention of going to see Rango, but one of my aunts really wanted to see it for her birthday so to the movies my family and I went. On opening weekend. On a Saturday matinee. … more
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I think it's fair to say that CGI animated movies are really coming of age. As well as actual animation quality reaching new levels of brilliance, films such as How To Train Your Dragon and recent releases from Pixar, such as Up and Toy Story 3, have shown that you can add real emotional depth and take a less formulaic approach to storytelling without sacrificing good old-fashioned entertainment. We're now at a stage where movies that are primarily aimed and marketed at children are appreciated … more
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Star Rating: Gore Verbinski’s Rango is a treasure of an animated film – funny, smart, stylish, perfectly cast, and a technical achievement. Although its pratfall humor, bright colors, and usage of talking animals will almost certainly make it accessible to children, I suspect adults will find it more appealing, for they are far more likely to be familiar with the conventions of the movie western. This movie doesn’t miss a beat: It takes place … more
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When you think of the heavy hitters in the animated feature film realm, it’s certainly understandable if the first things that come to mind are Disney, Pixar or DreamWorks. However Nickelodeon has been hovering around the scene for a while now, hoping to earn a nice piece of the CG animated movie pie. Rango is by far their most serious attempt and while the film’s deserved PG-13 rating may succeed at distancing it from its key demographic (a concept all studios would … more
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Every film product must satisfy it's audience. Since we're talking about an animated film, the goals are harder to obtain simply because you must project a rich and attractive story filled with funny moments and a detailed animated world. We've seen animated movies made for a smaller audience like, for example, The Illusionist from last year, which addresses adults and not underaged idealists. Rango is a movie for all ages because probably everyone will have a good time … more
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RANGO Written by John Logan Directed by Gore Verbinski Voices by Johnny Depp, Isla Fisher, Abigail Breslin, Ned Beatty and Alfred Molina Rango: No man can walk out on his own story. As I waited for RANGO to start, I was forced to sit through a number of trailers for this year’s other expected animated features. All are unnecessary sequels hoping to cash in on previous success and they all … more
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When my wife and I first seen the advertisement on the television we thought that it was really cute. If it were not for the fact that our daughter has also seen this preview, we probably never even thought twice about taking her to see it. What the preview doesn't show you is all of the senseless words that the chameleon( voice of Johnny Depp) uses throughout the whole movie. This computer animated western is supposed to be for the kids, but with this language the has transpired throughout … more
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Absolutely delightful!! It never ceases to amaze me at how fascinating good animation is; my daughter and I enjoyed this one -- the characters seemed true to life, the special effects were amazing, it was humorous and taught a good lesson too. Johnny Depp was amazing (as usual) as the voice of Rango; in fact, all the characters were great and true to life. A wonderful animated film with a great story line -- if you haven't seen it yet, please do!! I'm … more
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We’ve all heard the age old joke… Why did the armadillo cross the road? To get to the… Eeeekkk! Ok maybe not, but after this weekend you will get what I’m trying to say. Director Gore Verbinski shares a story that over flows with life due to his unusual method of recording voices by actually having his actors acting out the scenes and recording the action to create a base line for the animated characters that are soon to follow. Rango is a film that has … more
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"Rango" is a homage to spaghetti westerns, the film "Chinatown" and perhaps even "Apocalypse Now"; given a comedic touch that retains that familiar energy that we've enjoyed in swashbuckling adventures. Johnny Depp is fantastic as this fast-talking chameleon, he delivers his lines along the style of "Captain Jack Sparrow" and his character in "Once Upon a Time In Mexico". Comedic, clever with enough action to entertain … more
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Going into this film I had pretty low expectations. It's released by Nickelodeon, stars Johnny Depp, who tends to be rather feast or famine, and is an animated film that's not made by Pixar. Due to that latter fact, the probability of it sucking hard went up by, oh, about 300%. So imagine my surprise when I went in and actually liked the movie! Rango stars Depp as the title character, a chameleon who finds himself lost in the middle of the Nevada desert. A kindly, if somewhat … more
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