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Battle for Terra
Roadside Attractions
MPAA RATING: PG for sequences of sci-fi action violence and some thematic elements
Starring
Justin Long,
Brian Cox, Evan Rachel Wood,
Luke Wilson,
David Cross,
Amanda Peet,
James Garner,
Dennis Quaid, Chris Evans,
and
Danny Glover
When the peaceful planet of Terra is invaded by humans fleeing a dying Earth, a young girl is the only one who can save both civilizations from complete annihilation. (Roadside Attractions)
| GENRE(S): |
Adventure
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Animation
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| WRITTEN BY: |
Evan Spiliotopoulos
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| DIRECTED BY: |
Aristomenis Tsirbas
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| RELEASE DATE: |
Theatrical: May 1, 2009
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| RUNNING TIME: |
85 minutes, Color |
| ORIGIN: |
USA |
All critic scores are converted to a 100-point scale. If a critic does not indicate a score, we assign a score based on the general impression given by the text of the review. Learn more...
100
San Francisco Chronicle
Justin Berton
The plot is an obvious parable for modern dilemmas, yet in the hands of the film's creators, and with their graceful use of 3-D, viewers feel as if they're watching how the future might actually unfold, glimpsing a conflict that's destined to take place 300 years from now.
75
Chicago Sun-Times
Roger Ebert
The animation is nicely stylized and the color palette well-chosen, although the humans are so square-jawed, they make Dick Tracy look like Andy Gump. The voice performances are persuasive. The obvious drawback is that the film is in 3-D. If you can find a theater showing it in 2-D, seek it out.
75
The Onion (A.V. Club)
Scott Tobias
On one level, it's a down-market Star Wars-inspired shoot-'em-up for kiddies; on another, it's a radical alien invasion story where the HUMANS are the aliens.
70
Variety
John Anderson
As original and convincing a feature as the better Japanese animes of recent years --"Tekkonkinkreet" comes to mind, along with the slightly older "Metropolis."
70
The Hollywood Reporter
Kirk Honeycutt
The animation is splendid on what must have been, since this is not a studio film, a modest budget.
70
Los Angeles Times
Robert Abele
Director/co-writer Aristomenis Tsirbas, expanding his own short film, unveils a classically devised invasion yarn à la H.G. Wells, but with the twist that humans are the aggressors.
67
Entertainment Weekly
Lisa Schwarzbaum
Tentle, dreamy animated sci-fi tale.
67
Austin Chronicle
Marc Savlov
Battle for Terra boasts impressively executed battle sequences that, frankly, are light-years beyond anything found in the recent Star Wars animated add-ons.
63
USA Today
Claudia Puig
It's an unconventional premise: that aliens live in harmony and humans are the warmonger invaders. But it's not that simple.
63
TV Guide
Tracie Cooper
The good news is that Battle for Terra's moments of unbalance ultimately right themselves into a surprisingly earnest, engaging film.
58
Portland Oregonian
Shawn Levy
A tiresome, didactic and, once the novelty of the graphics has worn off, charmless film.
50
The New York Times
Neil Genzlinger
The movie's messages are delivered with a heavy hand, but some of the scenes are eye-popping, especially -- sorry, peace-loving Terrians -- the battle sequences.
50
Chicago Tribune
Michael Phillips
All in all? A curious preachment yarn for peace, one which makes you wonder if the filmmakers couldn't wait to get to the climactic aerial dogfights.
50
Washington Post
Dan Kois
It doesn't do much for the film's pacifist message that, as spacecraft zip across the screen and fire lasers into your popcorn, you may find yourself wishing that Tsirbas had replaced the movie's poorly written dialogue and implausible plot with more battle scenes. War! What is it good for? Awesome animation!
40
Chicago Reader
Andrea Gronvall
The exotic plant and animal life is enhanced by the 3D process--which makes the two-dimensional screenplay all the more disappointing. With its weighty dialogue the movie becomes depressing well before the final violent showdown.
38
Boston Globe
Ethan Gilsdorf
Please, moviegoers, time is running out for us. Our civilization (and bottom line) depend on fast-food kiddie meals stuffed with toys. In this way, we conquer the solar system.
38
Charlotte Observer
Roger Moore
Naive but ambitious, it comes across as a "Battlestar Galactica" vetted by pacifists, "Clone Wars" neutered for Saturday morning kids' TV.
30
Village Voice
Vadim Rizov
Terra, to be fair, looks fairly clean, and the 3-D is totally passable, but watching it will be no fun for either kids or adults.
25
New York Post
Kyle Smith
Aggressively ugly and intergalactically boring, the dismal sci-fi kiddie cartoon Battle for Terra is too weak to be shown anywhere except maybe on the next flight to Saturn.
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