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Space Chimps (2008)

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Average Rating: 4.6/10
Reviews Counted: 91
Fresh: 32 | Rotten: 59

Space Chimps' cheap animation and overabundance of monkey puns feels especially dated in a post-Wall-E world.

42

Average Rating: 4.3/10
Critic Reviews: 19
Fresh: 8 | Rotten: 11

Space Chimps' cheap animation and overabundance of monkey puns feels especially dated in a post-Wall-E world.

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Average Rating: 2.8/5
User Ratings: 122,248

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Movie Info

Jeff Daniels, Stanley Tucci, Cheryl Hines, and Andy Samberg lend their voices to this computer-animated comedy following the descendants of the first chimps in space as they blast off for fun and adventure on a far-away planet. Ham III (Samberg) is the grandson of Ham, the first-ever chimp astronaut. This ne'er-do-well chimp may not be the most qualified ape for the job, but a scheming senator (Tucci) has recruited him for a most dangerous mission. It seems that a powerful tyrant (Daniels) has

Nov 25, 2008

$29.9M

20th Century Fox

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All Critics (93) | Top Critics (19) | Fresh (32) | Rotten (62) | DVD (14)

I have to admit, there's a sort of dopey, cute, harmless charm to this movie. It actually doesn't stink.

July 21, 2008 Comments (2)
Ebert & Roeper
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Only a truly dreadful story could make 81 minutes seem like an eternity. And Space Chimps is just that leaden experience.

July 18, 2008 Full Review Source: USA Today | Comment
USA Today
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The animated action movie nevertheless delivers -- da-dum -- more fun than a barrel of monkeys.

July 18, 2008 Full Review Source: Toronto Star | Comment
Toronto Star
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There's probably not enough fuel beyond cute chimps in Candyland to achieve orbit for the kids.

July 18, 2008 Full Review Source: Los Angeles Times | Comment
Los Angeles Times
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When it comes to chimps and space, Stanley Kubrick pretty much covered the topic.

July 18, 2008 Full Review Source: New York Post | Comment (1)
New York Post
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A bland tale.

July 18, 2008 Full Review Source: New York Daily News | Comment
New York Daily News
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...strikes virtually all of the wrong notes right from the get-go...

February 6, 2009 Full Review Source: Reel Film Reviews | Comment
Reel Film Reviews

I doubt many adults are going to like this film a lot, but the kids might enjoy it quite a bit.

January 15, 2009 Full Review Source: 7M Pictures | Comment
7M Pictures

Not exactly a loaded disc, the extras here are limited to an episode of the Fox movie Channel's 'Casting Session,' a set of television spots and a still image gallery.

January 12, 2009 Full Review Source: Apollo Guide | Comment
Apollo Guide

It's likely that few people will ever even notice the success it might have been or the unremarkable failure it turned out to be.

January 12, 2009 Full Review Source: Apollo Guide | Comment
Apollo Guide

Nothing here works. At all.

December 4, 2008 Full Review Source: DVDTalk.com | Comment
DVDTalk.com

Some days you just can't resist cartoon chimps mocking William Shatner's delivery.

October 29, 2008 Full Review | Comment
Northwest Herald (Crystal Lake, IL)

A film that, in a non-Pixar dominated reality, would be cleaning up at the box office. It's enough to make you laugh.

October 18, 2008 Full Review Source: Austin Chronicle | Comment
Austin Chronicle

Space Chimp's narrative pendulum swings illustrate, in contrasting fashion, the care, depth and shading given to storylines by Pixar and creators of other top-shelf animated fare.

October 18, 2008 Full Review Source: Screen International | Comment
Screen International

While it is not a transcendent flick, it will certainly provide necessary child pacification on a hot Saturday afternoon.

October 18, 2008 Full Review Source: Entertainment Insiders | Comment
Entertainment Insiders

It's pretty much your run-of-the-mill CGI effort (and remember the days when the technology used to inspire 'ahhs and ohhhs?').

October 1, 2008 Full Review Source: Hollywood.com | Comment
Hollywood.com

There is genuine sparkle in the voice work and more than a few jokes that really do hit the sweet spot.

September 19, 2008 Full Review Source: FILMINK (Australia) | Comment
FILMINK (Australia)

A movie called Space Chimps ought to be cheap, crude and silly, and this computer-animated lark delivers on all fronts.

September 19, 2008 Full Review Source: The Age (Australia) | Comment
The Age (Australia)
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Audience Reviews for Space Chimps

Space Chimps has a very interesting premise that might have made a good movie if it also had good animation and less monkey puns.

November 6, 2011
Michael M.
Michael Miller

Super Reviewer

Surprisingly very good

January 2, 2011
michael e.
Michael Edwards

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