What fun – I just went and saw Astro Boy in one of those cheap for kids summer specials and was pretty surprised by how good it was. I skipped it because it looked silly when it was first run – the hero is way more cartoonish looking than the other characters – and it still had some really ridiculous flaws in the story line (Why does a half decent dad just go along with starting a war? Why would a smart kid go along with a dad who goes along with starting a war?).
My kids were totally sucked into it though and I enjoyed the long list of voices that I could recognize (I usually prefer unknowns for voice roles).
But by far the best part of the whole thing were the 3 free tickets a total stranger gave us at the door. WOO HOO and THANK YOU total stranger! I’ll get the popcorn.