Independently and internationally produced CG animated comedy Planet 51 has the visuals to compare with bigger budgeted Hollywood studio offerings but not the storytelling spark.
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11/18/09
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Planet 51 (2009)
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Reviews Counted:60
Fresh:10
Rotten:50
Average Rating:4/10
Consensus: Planet 51 squanders an interesting premise with an overly familiar storyline, stock characters, and humor that alternates between curious and potentially offensive.
Genre: Childrens
Synopsis: The tables are turned in this animated sci-fi adventure featuring the voices of Dwayne Johnson, Jessica Biel, Justin Long, Seann William Scott, Gary Oldman, and John Cleese. In PLANET 51, an... [More]
Starring: Dwayne Johnson, Jessica Biel, Justin Long, Seann William Scott
Director: Jorge Blanco
Reviews for Planet 51
A tale of human/alien friendship, Planet 51 seems worse than it is because it comes at the end of one of the best years in the history of animation.
11/24/09
This has the directionless, recycled feel of a script by committee.
11/24/09
An uninspired computer-animated feature that may satisfy undiscriminating pipsqueaks and nearly no one else, Planet 51 is a low-IQ E.T. in reverse...
11/24/09
Planet 51 doesn't have enough plot for a 10-minute animated short, much less a 90-minute feature. And unfortunately, what it does have plenty of is crude, lowest-common denominator humor.
11/24/09
Young children and adults with high pain thresholds will enjoy the movie during its brief pause on the way to your On Demand menu.
11/24/09
The whole thing is just terrible.
11/23/09
dull and lifeless, moving inertly from point to point without offering much that's memorable or amusing
11/22/09
Doesn't belong anywhere near the best animated picture race, but you can do a lot worse when looking for a family flick to pass the time.
11/21/09
If this had been released on Thanksgiving Day or Christmas Day, it wouldn't have been lost in the shuffle.
11/21/09
After positing its central gimmick, it more or less stands there for 90 minutes, waiting for applause that never comes.
11/21/09
It's cute, it's passable, the animation is fine--but the major problem with the film is its predictability.
11/21/09
So trivial and unimaginative that, unless you're desperate for sci-fi diversion for the kids, you should wait for the dvd.
11/21/09
... characters are as thin and unengaging as the animation is sleek and shiny.
11/20/09
It works for about 20 minutes. And only if you grew up in the 1950s to juke boxes filled with rock and roll including Sheb Wooley's The Purple People Eater
11/20/09
An often amusing, harmless adventure with enough inoffensive humor and impressive CGI animation to make up for its lack of exhilarating moments and refreshing surprises.
11/20/09
A trite compendium of everything that's wrong with non-Pixar computer-animated feature films.
11/20/09
This sharp-looking but unimaginative adventure hasn't the wit of similar kiddie flicks.
11/20/09
If you've seen Space Chimps, you can expect the same level of quality. It's not excruciating, but it's entirely forgettable.
11/20/09
This simply doesn't have the right stuff.
11/20/09
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