Astro Boy (AstroBoy) (2009)
Average Rating: 5.6/10
Reviews Counted: 131
Fresh: 64 | Rotten: 67
While it isn't terribly original, and it seems to have a political agenda that may rankle some viewers, Astro Boy boasts enough visual thrills to please its target demographic.
Average Rating: 5.8/10
Critic Reviews: 28
Fresh: 12 | Rotten: 16
While it isn't terribly original, and it seems to have a political agenda that may rankle some viewers, Astro Boy boasts enough visual thrills to please its target demographic.
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A young robot with incredible powers, super strength, and the purest spirit on the planet discovers the joys of being human while embarking on a worldwide journey to discover his true potential in this animated update of Osamu Tezuka's classic anime story. Astro Boy (Freddie Highmore) is a young robot from futuristic Metro City. Created by a brilliant scientist named Tenma (Nicolas Cage), and powered by pure positive "blue" energy that gives him such abilities as x-ray vision, inhuman speed, and
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Cast
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Freddie Highmore
Astro Boy -
Kristen Bell
Cora -
Nicolas Cage
Dr. Tenma -
Bill Nighy
Dr. Elefun, Robotsky -
Nathan Lane
Hamegg -
Donald Sutherland
President Stone -
Eugene Levy
Orrin -
Ryan Stiles
Mr. Moustachio -
Madeline Carroll
Widget -
Matt Lucas
Sparx -
David Bowers
Mike the Fridge -
Elle Fanning
Grace -
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David Alan Grier
Mr. Squirt -
Alan Tudyk
Mr. Squeegee -
Dee Bradley Baker
Trashcan -
Moises Arias
Zane -
Bob Logan
Stinger One -
Newell Alexander
General Heckler -
Sterling Beaumon
Sludge -
Sofia Bowers
The Little Stinker -
Charlize Theron
"Our Friends" Narrator
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All Critics (132) | Top Critics (28) | Fresh (64) | Rotten (68) | DVD (4)
Like its supersonic, jets-in-his-feet hero, the movie itself feels totally robotic.
Top CriticThe animation bar has been raised, and not just by Pixar. Poor little Astro Boy hasn't a prayer of clearing it.
Bowers's play-it-straight attitude towards the material combined with the crisp, if unspectacular, animation doesn't allow 'Astro Boy' a moment to bob its head above the ever-swelling digimation pack.
I just felt like this was a mistranslation -- almost trying to combine the slightly sinister, cold world of Japanese anime with the warm, sentimental, fuzzy, bouncy world of Hollywood kid animation.
David Bowers' retro-cool update on the titular icon looks so great, it may take a while to notice it's a clunky political parable wrapped in a tonally confused fairy tale.
There's very little that the filmmakers haven't borrowed here, making Astro Boy feel as copied as its title character.
He may be a reconstituted robot, but this little cyber-kid's got some real heart.
A charming and entertaining animated science fiction adventure that doesn't club us over the head with sensory overload...
There is quite a bit of solid craft at work in Astro Boy ... but it feels rushed, ill-prepared and derivative. And that's because it is rushed, ill-prepared and derivative.
He's a cross between Superman and Pinocchio, but carrying a whole movie on his back in the absence of serious graphic invention proves too big a task.
A suitably fun and entertaining hero for a new generation.
While Astro Boy might not exude the kind of originality we're used to seeing in Pixar films, it makes up for it with plenty of humor and charm.
Astro Boy is a fun sci-fi adventure that will resonate with older fans and win younger viewers.
This charming, futuristic family flick has enough firepower to overcome an awkward premise and Nicolas Cage's general creepiness.
This update of a classic animated character lands with a thud.
You need good villains in a movie. And if they're named "Ham Egg" then all the better.
By nudging the picture into primary colors, Astro Boy loses a shot at an intriguing personality. A little sustained darkness never hurt anyone.
Astro Boy is one film unlikely to be given the sequels its good name previously deserved.
It's all presented with a lack of real emotion and in a hail of noise and explosions.
Vean Astro Boy si se ven obligados por sus pequeños, seguro que ellos la disfrutarán y usted no sentirá que le robaron en la taquilla.
What makes this peppy kids' film interesting is the human/robot apartheid system that has evolved in the futuristic world that Astro inhabits.
Audience Reviews for Astro Boy (AstroBoy)
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- Astro Boy: I have machine guns in my butt?
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- Mr. Moustachio: Just like his father.
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- Astro Boy: I was made ready.
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Foreign Titles
- Astro Boy (DE)
- Astro Boy (UK)
