Disliking Aliens in the Attic because it is so blatantly aimed at kids is like disliking the desert for having no water in it . . .
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11/14/09
Aliens in the Attic (2009)
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Reviews Counted:65
Fresh:19
Rotten:46
Average Rating:4.5/10
Consensus: Inoffensive and kid-friendly this mundane family comedy is light on imagination.
Theatrical Release:Jul 31, 2009 Wide
Box Office: $24,967,943
Synopsis: They Came From Upstairs, co-scripted by one of the writers of Madagascar and the Academy Award-winning Wallace and Gromit: The Curse of the Were Rabbits, is an adventure/comedy about kids on a... [More]
Starring: Kevin Nealon, Robert Hoffman, Doris Roberts, Tim Meadows
Director: John Schultz
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Reviews for Aliens in the Attic
Amiable, kid-oriented slapstick...
10/16/09
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09/09/09
What it lacks in originality and creativity it makes up for with action and a talented cast that breathes life into its thinly drawn characters.
09/08/09
You get the feeling that the Aliens in the Attic video game probably has more to offer.
09/03/09
Hilarious? No. But will you hate your kids for begging to see it? Nooooo.
09/02/09
Despite a lacklustre beginning, this family film manages to keep its audience entertained right through to the end.
09/02/09
Getting past the passages of forced teen coolness, this likable sci-fi romp brings some PG-tastic fun.
09/01/09
Undemanding and occasionally lol, Aliens in the Attic will have the youngsters in stitches at some of the fight scenes... entertaining and sometimes goofy family comedy
08/28/09
Cue some uninspired but reasonably entertaining mayhem. The aliens are mediocre CGI bipeds who wouldn’t last 10 seconds against a horde of Gremlins.
08/17/09
Uninventive family comedy.
08/17/09
The aliens look like cast-offs from a bad Spielberg film and the whole family are boring examples of Hollywood’s ordinary Americans.
08/17/09
If I saw ALIENS IN THE ATTIC twenty years ago, I would have recommended it. But now that the bar has been raised for family films, I would say wait for the dvd, and only if you're a parent.
08/16/09
Fleeting charms are largely outweighed by an unexceptional script, a brace of shabby performances (from both kids and adults) and some dismal CG effects.
08/14/09
This is one of those once-seen-immediately-forgotten enterprises which avoids anything memorable or imaginative in favour of fast, functional, charisma-free busy-ness.
08/14/09
Gremlins meets Goonies meets something stultifyingly inept in a sci-fi adventure for the very young.
08/14/09
You could take the kids to see it this summer holiday and avoid an hour or so of rain - or rent the DVD later on. Inoffensive.
08/14/09
Daft battles aside, the film soon takes a predictable turn towards family togetherness and bonding, which is cringing but morally commendable all the same. Ultimately this is a bearable if forgettable film.
08/14/09
Aliens In The Attic is a movie solely aimed at children and it does exactly what it sets out to do. It's nothing more than a harmless comedy for kids and tweenagers chock full of slapstick comedy, cute-as-pie aliens and appealing child stars.
08/14/09
This is just a giant slurp of cinematic Sunny D, quenching the thirst for instant fun with CGI sweeteners and a fast-acting concoction of other slapstick additives.
08/14/09
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