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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.

Rated: PG [See Full Rating] for action violence, some suggestive humor and language.

Runtime: 90 mins

Genre: Comedies

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... 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 family vacation who must fight off an attack by knee-high alien invaders with world-destroying ambitions—while the youngsters' parents remain clueless about the battle. --© 20th Century Fox [More]

Starring: Kevin Nealon, Robert Hoffman, Doris Roberts, Tim Meadows

Starring: Kevin Nealon, Robert Hoffman, Doris Roberts, Tim Meadows, Ashley Tisdale

Director: John Schultz

Director: John Schultz
Screenwriter: Mark Burton, Adam F. Goldberg
Story: Mark Burton
Producer: Barry Josephson
Studio: 20th Century Fox

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Release:

Nov 3, 2009

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DVD Features:

  • Region 1
  • Dual Layer
  • Widescreen - 1.85

Audio:

  • Dolby Digital 5.1 - English, French, Spanish
  • Subtitles - Spanish
 
 
 
 

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Disliking Aliens in the Attic because it is so blatantly aimed at kids is like disliking the desert for having no water in it . . .

Full Review Source: fantastiqueZINE | comment Comment
11/14/09
James O'Ehley
James O'Ehley
fantastiqueZINE

Amiable, kid-oriented slapstick...

Full Review Source: Commercial Appeal (Memphis, TN) | comment Comment
10/16/09
John Beifuss
John Beifuss
Commercial Appeal (Memphis, TN)

click to read the full review

Full Review Source: Movies for the Masses | comment Comment
09/09/09
Joseph Proimakis
Joseph Proimakis
Movies for the Masses

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.

Full Review Source: Spectrum (St. George, Utah) | comment Comment
09/08/09
Bruce Bennett
Bruce Bennett
Spectrum (St. George, Utah)

You get the feeling that the Aliens in the Attic video game probably has more to offer.

Full Review Source: The Age (Australia) | comment Comment
09/03/09
Philippa Hawker
Philippa Hawker
The Age (Australia)

Hilarious? No. But will you hate your kids for begging to see it? Nooooo.

Full Review Source: Courier Mail (Australia) | comment Comment
09/02/09
Roger Moore
Roger Moore
Courier Mail (Australia)

Despite a lacklustre beginning, this family film manages to keep its audience entertained right through to the end.

Full Review Source: FILMINK (Australia) | comment Comment
09/02/09
Annette Basile
Annette Basile
FILMINK (Australia)

Getting past the passages of forced teen coolness, this likable sci-fi romp brings some PG-tastic fun.

Full Review Source: Empire Magazine Australasia | comment Comment
09/01/09
Ben McEachen
Ben McEachen
Empire Magazine Australasia

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

Full Review Source: Urban Cinefile | comment Comment
08/28/09
Andrew L. Urban
Andrew L. Urban
Urban Cinefile

Cue some uninspired but reasonably entertaining mayhem. The aliens are mediocre CGI bipeds who wouldn’t last 10 seconds against a horde of Gremlins.

Full Review Source: Sunday Times (UK) | comment Comment
08/17/09
Edward Porter
Edward Porter
Sunday Times (UK)

Uninventive family comedy.

Full Review Source: Observer [UK] | comment Comment
08/17/09
Philip French
Philip French
Observer [UK]

The aliens look like cast-offs from a bad Spielberg film and the whole family are boring examples of Hollywood’s ordinary Americans.

Full Review Source: This is London | comment Comment
08/17/09
Derek Malcolm
Derek Malcolm
This is London

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.

Full Review Source: Sin Magazine | comment Comment
08/16/09
Austin Kennedy
Austin Kennedy
Sin Magazine

Fleeting charms are largely outweighed by an unexceptional script, a brace of shabby performances (from both kids and adults) and some dismal CG effects.

Full Review Source: Time Out | comment Comment
08/14/09
Tom Huddlestone
Tom Huddlestone
Time Out

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.

Full Review Source: Channel 4 Film | comment Comment
08/14/09
Jon Fortgang
Jon Fortgang
Channel 4 Film

Gremlins meets Goonies meets something stultifyingly inept in a sci-fi adventure for the very young.

Full Review Source: Times [UK] | comment Comment
08/14/09
Kevin Maher
Kevin Maher
Times [UK]

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.

Full Review Source: Guardian [UK] | comment Comment
08/14/09
Peter Bradshaw
Peter Bradshaw
Guardian [UK]

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.

Full Review Source: Little White Lies | comment Comment
08/14/09
Adam Woodward
Adam Woodward
Little White Lies

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.

Full Review Source: Digital Spy | comment Comment
08/14/09
Lara Martin
Lara Martin
Digital Spy

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.

Full Review Source: Sky Movies | comment Comment
08/14/09
Elliott Noble
Elliott Noble
Sky Movies
 
 
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