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Space Chimps (2008)

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Reviews Counted: 88

Fresh: 32

Rotten:56

Average Rating: 4.7/10

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

Rated: G

Runtime: 81 mins

Genre: Childrens

Theatrical Release:Jul 18, 2008 Wide

Box Office: $29,942,542

Synopsis: Circus monkey Ham III (voiced by Andy Samberg) works in a circus where he's regularly shot from a canon but he still lives in the shadow of his father's legacy (Ham I was the first chimp shot into... Circus monkey Ham III (voiced by Andy Samberg) works in a circus where he's regularly shot from a canon but he still lives in the shadow of his father's legacy (Ham I was the first chimp shot into space in 1961). A natural born rebel against authority, Ham the third is initially reluctant to go on a dangerous space mission to rescue a lost space probe, but away he goes, for lots of RIGHT STUFF-style astro-training alongside two highly prepared chimps, Luna and Titan (Cheryl Hines and Patrick Warburton). NASA's by-the-book methods jar with Ham's mischief-making of course, but once the space training ends, the mission begins, with myriad dangers along the way, including: a big-toothed monster and a run amok alien named Zartog (Jeff Daniels) whose harnessed the previous space probe for world-domination purposes, all good opportunities for Ham III to redeem himself. Despite all the fangs, parents shouldn't worry too much; not a hair on any chimp is seriously singed, and along the pratfall strewn way there's time for lessons about responsibility and realization of one's full potential. While the animation here is not quite up to Pixar level, it's still pretty and colorful, with a pleasing Candyland quality to the alien planet surface. Samberg brings a savvy zest to his vocal duties as the Ham, Stanley Tucci is a nefarious senator and--getting big laughs with flawlessly deadpan elan--Patrick Breen as one of the trio of egghead scientists. Kird De Micco directed; based on the computer video game. [More]

Starring: Andy Samberg, Cheryl Hines, Jeff Daniels, Patrick Warburton

Starring: Andy Samberg, Cheryl Hines, Jeff Daniels, Patrick Warburton, Kristin Chenoweth, Stanley Tucci, Omid Abtahi, Patrick Breen, Kenan Thompson, Carlos Alazraqui, Kath Soucie, Jane Lynch

Director: Kirk De Micco

Director: Kirk De Micco
Screenwriter: Kirk De Micco, Rob Moreland
Story: Kirk De Micco
Producer: John H. Williams, Barry Sonnenfeld
Composer: Chris Bacon
Studio: 20th Century Fox

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  • When Ham III, the slacker grandson of NASA's legendary chimpanzee astronaut, is recruited to help retrieve a lost space probe, he has a close encounter of the hilarious kind as he teams up with the lovely Lieutenant Luna and their by-the-book commander, Titan. But when the ship crash-lands on a strange planet, can this mismatched chimp crew work together to save the mission without driving each other bananas? The simian slacker becomes a reluctant hero and learns the true meaning of courage as he and his crewmates risk everything in an effort to save the peaceful inhabitants of a distant planet from an evil dictator.
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    Full Review Source: Boston Phoenix | comment Comment
    04/23/09
    Tom Meek
    Boston Phoenix

    ...strikes virtually all of the wrong notes right from the get-go...

    Full Review Source: Reel Film Reviews | comment Comment
    02/06/09
    David Nusair
    Reel Film Reviews

    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.

    Full Review Source: Apollo Guide | comment Comment
    01/12/09
    Brian Webster
    Apollo Guide

    Nothing here works. At all.

    Full Review Source: DVDTalk.com | comment Comment
    12/04/08
    David Cornelius
    DVDTalk.com

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

    Full Review Source: Northwest Herald (Crystal Lake, IL) | comment Comment
    10/29/08
    Jeffrey Westhoff
    Northwest Herald (Crystal Lake, IL)

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    Full Review Source: St. Louis Post-Dispatch | comment Comment
    10/18/08
    St. Louis Post-Dispatch

    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.

    Full Review Source: Screen International | comment Comment
    10/18/08
    Brent Simon
    Screen International

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

    Full Review Source: Austin Chronicle | comment Comment
    10/18/08
    Marc Savlov
    Austin Chronicle

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

    Full Review Source: Entertainment Insiders | comment Comment
    10/18/08
    Jonathan W. Hickman
    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?').

    Full Review Source: Hollywood.com | comment Comment
    10/01/08
    Kit Bowen
    Hollywood.com

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

    Full Review Source: FILMINK (Australia) | comment Comment
    09/19/08
    Julian Shaw
    FILMINK (Australia)

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

    Full Review Source: The Age (Australia) | comment Comment
    09/19/08
    Jake Wilson
    The Age (Australia)

    A sweet and harmless family film.

    Full Review Source: Urban Cinefile | comment Comment
    09/15/08
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    Urban Cinefile

    Cheap animation and a virtually non-existent plot pretty much destroy any semblance of potential this one-note premise has from the starting gates.

    Full Review Source: Film Threat | comment Comment
    08/12/08
    Felix Vasquez Jr.
    Film Threat

    A real writer would have turned this in to a great animated action flick instead of animated ADD pabulum...

    Full Review Source: Cinema Crazed | comment Comment
    08/05/08
    Felix Vasquez Jr.
    Cinema Crazed

    Entertaining, nicely animated and frequently funny family adventure with superb vocal performances and an extremely witty script.

    Full Review Source: ViewLondon | comment 1 Comment
    08/01/08
    Matthew Turner
    ViewLondon

    The film is pacy, full of humour rather than thrills and not too long. Not for connoisseurs of animation but fun for the young.

    Full Review Source: This is London | comment Comment
    08/01/08
    This is London

    So, as our badly animated apes are sent to an alien planet for dull-as-ditchwater adventures with a population of little green men, the film doesn’t just stoop in pursuit of a buck, it shimmies beneath the bar to record a new low.

    Full Review Source: Daily Mirror [UK] | comment Comment
    08/01/08
    Daily Mirror [UK]

    My heartfelt advice is have mercy on your children and take them to see WALL-E instead.

    Full Review Source: Daily Mail [UK] | comment Comment
    08/01/08
    Christopher Tookey
    Daily Mail [UK]

    Space Chimps tries to please both kids and parents with a queasy mix of rapid-fire, Looney Tunes-y slapstick and sly pop culture references, but the surprisingly flat animation and tired jokes keep it from ever leaving orbit.

    Full Review Source: Total Film | comment Comment
    08/01/08
    Ken McIntyre
    Total Film
     
     
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