Rise of the Guardians (2012)

When the evil spirit Pitch launches an assault on Earth, the Immortal Guardians team up to protect the innocence of children all around the world.

Director:

Peter Ramsey

Writers:

David Lindsay-Abaire (screenplay), William Joyce (book)

Stars:

Hugh Jackman, Alec Baldwin, Isla Fisher

Nominated for 1 Golden Globe. Another 6 wins & 20 nominations.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Chris Pine	...	Jack Frost (voice)
Alec Baldwin	...	North (voice)
Jude Law	...	Pitch (voice)
Isla Fisher	...	Tooth (voice)
Hugh Jackman	...	Bunny (voice)
Dakota Goyo	...	Jamie Bennett (voice)
Khamani Griffin	...	Caleb (voice)
Kamil McFadden	...	Claude (voice)
Georgie Grieve	...	Sophie Bennett (voice)
Emily Nordwind	...	Jamie's Mom / Jack's Mother (voice)
Jacob Bertrand	...	Monty (voice)
Olivia Mattingly	...	Pippa / Jack's Sister (voice)
Dominique Grund	...	Cupcake (voice)
Ryan Crego	...	Burgess Dog Walker (voice)
April Lawrence	...	Burgess Pedestrian #1 (voice)

Storyline

When an evil spirit known as Pitch lays down the gauntlet to take over the world, the immortal Guardians must join forces for the first time to protect the hopes, beliefs, and imaginations of children all over the world.

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Plot Keywords:

Tooth Fairy | Santa Claus | Boogeyman | Easter Bunny | Bunny | 

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Taglines:

When darkness falls, the Guardians will rise.

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Genres:

Animation | Adventure | Family | Fantasy

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated PG for thematic elements and some mildly scary action

Details

Official Sites:

Official site

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

21 November 2012 (USA)

Also Known As:

El origen de los guardianes

Box Office

Budget:

$145,000,000 (estimated)

Opening Weekend:

$23,773,465 (USA) (21 November 2012)

Gross:

$103,295,837 (USA) (29 March 2013)

Company Credits

Production Co:

DreamWorks Animation

Technical Specs

Runtime:

97 min

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital Datasat

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

Jack's animators and the directors have stated he's 18 in the film. His voice actor, Chris Pine was 32 when he recorded his lines for Jack.

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Goofs

When Tooth punches Pitch near the end, there are five tooth fairies hovering by her shoulder. However, the scene switches and she is not shown for a moment. When the scene switches back, only one tooth fairy, presumably Baby Tooth, is with her. As the scene continues, the number of fairies with her continues to change, first to eight, then to none, then back to five.

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Quotes

[first lines]
Jack Frost: Darkness. That's the first thing I remember. It was dark, and it was cold. And I was scared.

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Crazy Credits

During the end credits, there are several scenes showing how the children are put back to bed before morning.

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Connections

Referenced in Midnight Movie Review: Rise of the Guardians (2012)
The film of this episode's topic.

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Soundtracks

"Still Dream"
Music by Alexandre Desplat
Lyrics by David Lindsay-Abaire
Produced by Alexandre Desplat
Performed by Renée Fleming
Renée Fleming appears courtesy of Decca Music Group

User Reviews

High expectations lived up to...

As a big animation fanatic, I was very keen to see Rise of the Guardians as it did look like an very interesting film. I have to say that it was high expectations lived up to. The best animated movie of the year? Not sure, ParaNorman and Frankenweenie were a little better(can't wait for Wreck-It Ralph), but I do think it is in the better end of the movies of the overall year so far. Was there anything that could have been done better? Well, I did think the movie drags a little bit in the middle. However, there is very little to fault anywhere else. The animation was amazing, the characters were well-modelled and the colours and landscapes were really beautifully realised . Alexandre Desplat's music score has the right amount of sparkling adventure and whimsical fantasy. The writing is thoughtful and well-balanced, not coming across as too childish for adults or too confusingly sophisticated for kids. The visual puns were marvellous, Pitch's night-mares(very spooky) and Bunny's egg-plants were the highlights. The story was a winner too, some may find it predictable(the good vs. evil concept is not necessarily new territory) and dull, I didn't think so at all, some of the middle is not as securely paced as the rest but the chase action and battle were exhilarating, it was fun and it does have a refreshing holiday feel as well as a meaningful message. The characters have distinct personalities and have a definite charm to them, hard to decide who was my favourite. The voice acting was terrific, nobody was bad, Jude Law is suave and sinister and Hugh Jackman is very funny. But Alec Baldwin was a huge surprise, partly because he was totally unrecognisable. All in all, a great animated movie that completely lived up to my expectations. 9/10 Bethany Cox