Rango (2011)
A chameleon that aspires to be a swashbuckling hero finds himself in a Western town plagued by bandits and is forced to literally play the role in order to protect it.
Cast and Information
Directed By: Gore Verbinski
Written By: John Logan, Gore Verbinski, James Ward Byrkit
Starring: Harry Dean Stanton, Alfred Molina, Johnny Depp, Beth Grant, Bill Nighy, Stephen Root, Ray Winstone, Timothy Olyphant, Lew Temple, Isla Fisher, Abigail Breslin, Ian Abercrombie
Genres: Comedy, Family/Kids, Action, Adventure, Western, Animation
Country: USA
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KasperL | 60 50% |
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It begins well. Really well. But it feels long and my admiration soured as the jokes turned monotonous and the loving western tributes became broad and lame homages. If only Verbinski would have restricted himself to genre conscious moviemaking and cut down on the obvious references. Yet, I have to recommend it. For the voice work. For the denizens of Dust in all their glorious detail and ugliness. And, particularly, for the beautifully realized animation and "camerawork".
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cagedwisdom | 100 90% |
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Verbinski's best film to date, a practically flawless western, is an outstanding achievement; Perfect voice cast, gorgeous animation (leaving no doubt that 3D is unnecessary), and a marvellous screenplay which takes itself not seriously at all and just seriously enough make this one hell of a watch. I loved True Grit as much as anyone, but not until Rango was I convinced that the western is truly back. Love it.
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ozymandius10 | 81 77% |
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Other than about 20 minutes in the middle of the movie, Rango is a consistently funny (computer) animated film. The animation is stunning, leaving me wondering if a couple scenes were actually live-action or not, and the voice cast is top notch. The story isn't anything new for westerns, but it's very fun overall in a more grown up "Fievel Goes West" kind of way. Hearing Timothy Olyphant (who I'm normally not a fan of) voice Clint Eastwood in the desert is worth the price of admission alone.
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Rufam | 75 72% |
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"Rango" is a modern, edgy and genuinely weird western full of manic exuberance, as well as loads of (often awkward) pop culture references. The animation is beautiful, the "camerawork" delightfully playful and, although it does settle for the conventional "messages" that every animated film has to convey (hysterically enlisting Clint Eastwood in the process), it remains a fully entertaining and funny cartoon, that never fails to surprise thanks to its wacky dialogue and talented voice cast.
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FrederikA | 80 86% |
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Manages to be a western homage without being formalistic; to be contemporary without feeling soulless; and most importantly it manages to be an American (non-Pixar) animation, that doesn't cater to the lowest common denominator.
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frederic_g54 | 8 77% |
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Rango's soul searching adventure unfolds through a series of events that are beyond his wisdom and maturity as he remains completely oblivious to pretty much everything which crosses his path. It slows down in the middle but more than picks itself up in its final, refreshingly mature act. The animation is gorgeously rendered and Verbinski, who may have honed his artistic sensibilities to the fullest, provides more than enough laughs to make it an enjoyable western. Also, leave your kids at home.
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Stradivarius | 82 78% |
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The animation is the best I've seen, even beats out Pixar, which is saying a lot. Not just the amazing textures and character design, but the shot composition and action direction are fantastic. The movie is surprisingly weird and mature, relative to what I was expecting from the trailer. The first "kids" movie where I think some of the references went over the heads of a lot of the adults in the theater.
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Okkervil | 79 81% |
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Not the kids movie I was expecting! "Rango" is very smart, self-aware, & satirical. Although the plot is nothing orginal, (in fact it's archetypal Western) Verbinski is very clever in using the films satirical nature to play on & have fun with the very notions of what makes a good Western. The animation & character design is flat-out fucking incredible & is strengthened by an excellent voice cast. Most of all I enjoyed how "Rango" often shied away from easy laughs for something more subtle.
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recklessmess | 80 71% |
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I'm a sucker for movies about chameleons dressed in Hawaiian shirts. A very particular taste, I realize, but still, better than being a sucker for Paulie Shore.
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Bown | 88 88% |
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Oh okay, so this completely freaking ruled. Almost definitely the best-looking CGI animated movie I've ever seen, with a wonderful style and flawless, perfectly-paced action sequences. Top-notch voice cast all round. Just fun and funny and clever and EXCITING - definitely an animated film for everyone (in fact, I probably enjoyed it more than the kids in the screening).
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Alex Watkins | 4 70% |
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The animation, first off, is amazing; probably the best I've seen from any CGI feature, besting anything even Pixar has done to date. And it's also got a very entertaining story, paying obvious homage to Chinatown and westerns at the same time. The humor is occasionally oddly vulgar, but it's pretty funny on the whole. All in all, damn fine entertainment.
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TrixRabbi | 78 59% |
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A lot of fun and one of the best animated films of the past few years. Relies a little too much on references but I'll be damned if they aren't enjoyable.
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matGuy3 | 8 81% |
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Rango is a surprisingly mature, witty film that managed to blow my expectations away! I can't praise the film's unique animation style enough; seeing the 'ugly-cute' detailed animals, gorgeous desert/Western settings, and stunning 'effect' animations for things like the water were as much a joy as the characters and plot. As for them, the characters are quirky and memorable, and the plot is a love-letter to all things Western, but will still entertain and engage those like me, who have little in
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PetrosTser | 80 86% |
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It appears that one of the greatest Westerns ever is animated. Well, why not? In fact, "Rango" has pretty much every characteristic a proper Western should have: gunfights, haunting small towns, bizarre residents, bad guys. Moreover, through "Rango" Zimmer proves once again why he's such a great and renowned composer, while the shots are just stunning and the acting fantastic. "You don't tango with Rango".
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lisa- | 3 30% |
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you can see at the beginning that the filmmakers were striving for something a bit more imaginative than the usual animation, but by the end they largely failed. along with that is an awful polemic objective. what is the defense against progress this time? oh yeah, nostalgia for the old west. there's a thousand valid criticisms of the process of industrialisation, but this conservative nonsense is tiring.
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Sheldrake | 90 97% |
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Rewatch. Still pretty much the most perfect mix of a message movie, pop culture nostalgia/cynicism, and a mariachi band of owls ever created.
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axleblaze | 94 90% |
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One of those animated movies where you wonder how the hell it even got made (in a good way). Completely gorgeous and a love letter to a genre that almost no child would give a shit about. The best animated film of 2011.
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GordonBombay | 80 63% |
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This movie is the evidence that animated movies are not a genre on its own, but merely a media for movies to be shown in. Rango is an okay animated film, but a GREAT western! Forget all about True Grit bringing back the western, Rango shows how it's surposed to be done. Rango, game, set and match!
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filmfreak88 | 75 66% |
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Despite a somewhat heavy-handed moral tone especially towards the end, Rango still manages to be a unique, refreshingly mature, and quick-witted satirical entertainment.
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Noblet | 76 60% |
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The ILM animation is gorgeous, I especially appreciated how detailed everything looked. The voice actors were all excellent, really making their characters memorable. The story is really basic and I didn't laugh as much as I thought I would, but pretty much everything else was great.
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schnofel | 28 10% |
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Formula for the kids, stale postmodernism for the old, no Budweiser for anybody.
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| 1 | Silver | 8 89% |
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Probably the best full-length CG-animation to date. Amazing rendering and lighting which make everything to feel like a very expensive live-action movie (bravo, Deakins, once again!) Even though the slapsticky humour is not completely absent, the unorthodox main character and his strange, surreal journey to the obligatory self-discovery can't be further from the generic storylines and caricatures spilling out of every animated movie nowadays. The only let down is Zimmer in the action sequences.
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doctor7 | 78 68% |
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I can't deny that this story has been done before, it's indeed a lot like A Bug's Life (which is a lot like Seven Samurai but hey A Bug's Life was animated). With the general plot being nothing not everything else is very well done. The entire cast is superb and comedic timing is usually spot on with just a few misfires. The animation and character design is very impressive, I've never seen so many disgustingly created characters. Highly recommended.
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Vandelay1 | 72 80% |
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good movie
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BillyShears | 85 86% |
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This will probably be my favourite movie this year, delish. The animation was stunning, the story fun and funny. *Oh shit Drive was better*
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| 1 | spacefloh | 50 35% |
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eng; [Rango]; ein chameleon wird zum held einer kleinen wüstenstadt und anschließend zum sheriff ernannt, daraufhin muss er den schwund des lebenswichtigen wassers aufklären.;
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nandorizzi | 80 80% |
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In the beginning it's very weird. Then, still weird, but in a good way, it becomes fun.
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Big Lemons | 81 48% |
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I'm not sure who liked it more at the screening I attended, the squealing kids or the bemused/alarmed adults. Rango's repartee is so rapid-fire and verbose that it is probable that most of those parents grasped only a few gulps and a thimble-full more than their stink-brood. One of the best looking animated movies in ages. Please keep making them in 2D.
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Mentaculus | 87 85% |
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An alarmingly adept, modern, and unsuperficial western-comedy. The action scenes are what they are, but the narrative excels: this is clearly more El Topo than Puss in Boots, and its disturbing blend of grotesque imagery and existential foregrounding is moderately shocking, if you went in looking for Stupid. One of those few films where the narrative itself is the real villain - and that's why the unapologetic homaging makes perfect sense.
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maddog | 81 71% |
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Decent adult humor without being too gross, but dang it Nickelodeon, could we not go one movie without a fart joke? Solidly animated, interesting characters, and it plays like a campy western. I can't say I found much in the way of a moral, though, unless it's fake it til you make it. Worth seeing, but not awesome.
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| 1 | theficionado | 63 61% |
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Rango has an admirably sick streak and an awesome tactile quality. Only caveat is how it softens the amoral/nihilistic edge of the films to which it's obviously paying homage -- that Noah Cross basically receives his long-awaited comeuppance obliterates the dark potency of Chinatown. Verbinski hits all the notes precisely but misses the music. But I guess I'm asking a bit much from a children's movie...
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thereeldeal | 70 50% |
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One of the better animated movies this decade, Rango falls just short of a "genre" classic. The writing is mostly Pixar-esque in that it defines a sociological framework to relate the fantasy to reality and create a world that's insular where the happenings in it are significant. The CG is unbelievably detailed in texture, giving a grittiness to the western setting. Character designs inform character roles. Long action sequences are a chore and the writing can dip into Dreamworks stupidity.
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| Average Percentile 52.92% from 4257 Ratings |  |