Have a blast.
Not currently showing on the local cinema circuit.
| Cast |
Voices of Nicolas Cage, Kristen Bell, Charlize Theron, Samuel L. Jackson, Bill Nighy, Freddie Highmore, Donald Sutherland |
| Director |
David Bowers |
| Screenplay | David Bowers, Timothy Harris, from the comics by Osamu Tezuka |
| Music | John Ottman |
| Cinematography | Pepe Valencia |
| Editing | Robert Anich Cole |
| Sound formats | Dolby Digital, Sony Dynamic Digital Sound, DTS |
| Soundtrack | Available |
| Made in | 2009 |
| Produced by | Imagi Animation Studios, Imagi Crystal, Tezuka Production Company Ltd. |
Official Site | IMDB page | ScreenIt Report
Trailer: Small | Medium | Large | Scroll down for embedded trailer
| Genre | Children's animated |
| Language | None |
| Nudity | None |
| Sex | None |
| Violence | Fairly frequent, fantastical, mild but has impact |
| Prejudice | None |
| Blasphemy | None |
| Drug abuse | None |
| Comments | None |
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| Scale (Max) | 20 |  |
What the Critics say | ||
| Cape Argus / The Star Theresa Smith  Fizzels when it should fly | 10 |  |
| Cape Times | 10 | |
| Box Office Tim Cogshell Dark and compelling but also energetic and fun | 10 | |
| Chicago Sunday Times Roger Ebert The movie contains less of its interesting story and more action and battle scenes than I would have preferred. | 15 |  |
| eye Weekly Kieran Grant They should’ve tried Astro Boy out as a live-action fantasy. It might’ve at least led to a more interesting — or funnier — failure. | 5 |  |
| ScreenIt C. Fuchs While not up there in the same league of computer animated visuals as the Pixar films (or in terms of the story and characters for that matter), the visual design is strikingly handsome and pays some respectful homage to Tezuka's original artwork and design. | 11 |  |
| Metacritic.com 22 critics | 11 | |
| Rottentomatoes critics 83 critics | 11 | |
| Rottentomatoes tomatometer Tomatometer While it isn't terribly original, and it seems to have a political agenda that may rankle some viewers, Astro Boy boasts enough visual thrills to please its target demographic. | 10 | |
What the People say | ||
| Internet 1259 Netizens Wow! A Kitchen-Sink Action Movie (That Works!) | 13 | |
Average .. 53% | 11 | |