Well, I can’t. I am still sick. So maybe I’ll meet them next weekend. This weekend I may just have to go downstairs and see what my children have done to the house this week while I’ve been busy trying to remember how to breathe.

Oh, nevermind. Even I am tired of listening to me whine about being sick. So! The movie! The much-anticipated Disney offering! Available in 3-D at select theatres! Probably you’ve already heard a bunch about Meet the Robinsons, but if you live under a rock or are new to our planet, you might want a bit of background before heading out to the cinema.

There’s plenty of info on the official site, but be aware that there’s also a lot of animation and sound. (That could be a problem if you’re at work. Or if you’re in bed with your laptop and a bad flu headache. Ow.)

It’s always entertaining to read the reviews at Rotten Tomatoes (so far the ratings are overwhelmingly favorable).

Animated News did a great Meet the Robinsons roundup which includes a few contests around the ‘net you can enter for fabulous prizes.

And don’t forget all the great video over at o-meon from the world premiere. This is the one to go to if you want to hear from behind the scenes (actors, director, etc.).

After all of that, you can head out to see the film tonight, if you’re so inclined. No, don’t worry about me. I’ll be fine. Maybe you can bring me some soup on your way back.

You might recall that I was a bit wary of the marketing plans for the new Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles movie. Well, I guess at this point I have to concede the brilliance of the folks behind the film.

While standing at only 34% on the Tomatometer (indicating a “rotten” overall rating), TMNT ruled the box office returns upon opening this past weekend.

Newsarama’s Steve Fritz offers up a great review, full of both admiration for the franchise and clear vision about where the movie perhaps falls short. Definitely worth the read, if you’re a Turtles fan (new or old).

You’ll also want to check out all of the review snippets on Rotten Tomatoes, because it’s chock-full of lovely little bits like this:

Time stands still during the many feeble jokes; the Turtles comic book came out in 1984, the last year you could get a laugh just by ending a sentence with the word ‘dude.’
—Kyle Smith
NEW YORK POST

I could say more, but go check out the provided links for people who say it better (not to mention more succinctly) than I can. Also, that way you can avoid me ending a sentence with “dude,” which I am sorely tempted to do right now.

I sort of hate it when I get excited about a movie, because often it turns out to be, well, just plain lousy, and then I’m disappointed. I try not to get too worked up over the commercials, just in case.

But I just can’t help it, I’m feeling jazzed about The Last Mimzy. It’s not just the special effects in the commercials (those though are pretty nifty), it’s lots of things. It’s the cast, which includes both Rainn Wilson and Timothy Hutton (two of my favorites). It’s that the film is based upon Mimsy were the Borogoves by Lewis Padgett, something of a sci-fi classic for those who are so (geekily) inclined. It’s that it features precocious kids who know more than the adults, but part of the problem is that no one wants to listen to them and take them seriously (that’s gold, as far as I’m concerned, when it comes to children’s stories). It’s that Mimzy is a stuffed bunny that turns out to be some weird futuristic brain-altering device. How can you not be intrigued by that?

Mimzy opens tonight, and soon I’ll be able to see for myself if it is, indeed, as Variety called it, a “curious bandersnatch of a movie.” Unfortunately, their review is somewhat lukewarm, but does mention:

Kids will like “Mimzy” if for no other reason than it doesn’t talk down to them. And it imagines they will laugh and respond to the same things as adults, something adult filmmakers often have a problem understanding.

At least now I know my kids will likely love it, regardless of whether I do or not.

Are you feeling the Mimzy love? Do you like free stuff? Be sure to drop in over at Slice of Scifi; they’re holding a drawing and three lucky winners will receive Mimzy prize packs. I don’t know what’s in them, but that’s part of the fun.

Let me know your thoughts if you go see it. Have a great weekend!