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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.

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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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

G, 1 hr. 21 min.

Action & Adventure, Animation, Kids & Family, Comedy

Directed By: Kirk De Micco

Written By: Kirk De Micco, Rob Moreland

In Theaters: Jul 17, 2008 Wide

On DVD: Nov 25, 2008

Box Office:$29.9M

20th Century Fox

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)

Richard Roeper

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

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Claudia Puig

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

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Susan Walker

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

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Michael Ordo�a

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

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Kyle Smith

New York Post

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A bland tale.

July 18, 2008 Full Review Source: New York Daily News

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Joe Neumaier

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

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David Nusair

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

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Kevin Carr

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

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Brian Webster

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

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Brian Webster

Apollo Guide

Nothing here works. At all.

December 4, 2008 Full Review Source: DVDTalk.com

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David Cornelius

DVDTalk.com

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

October 29, 2008 Full Review | Comment

Jeffrey Westhoff

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

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Marc Savlov

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

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Brent Simon

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

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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?').

October 1, 2008 Full Review Source: Hollywood.com

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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.

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

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Julian Shaw

FILMINK (Australia)

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This is very silly childish stuff and most of the aliens seen on the alien planet the chimps go to are really bad looking with terrible animation and horrible colour schemes, the jokes are cheesy and the characters are really cliched. Basically its the same kind of kids film over again but made worse cos the main

August 10, 2008

Phil Hubbard

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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

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