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Fly Me to the Moon

Fly Me to the Moon (2008)

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Average Rating: 3.9/10
Reviews Counted: 81
Fresh: 15 | Rotten: 66

Flatly animated and indifferently scripted, Fly Me To the Moon offers little for audiences not comprised of very young children.

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Average Rating: 4.3/10
Critic Reviews: 21
Fresh: 5 | Rotten: 16

Flatly animated and indifferently scripted, Fly Me To the Moon offers little for audiences not comprised of very young children.

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Christopher Lloyd, Kelly Ripa, Nicollette Sheridan, and Tim Curry lend their voices to director Ben Stassen's (Haunted Castle and Encounter in the Third Dimension) animatedchildren's fantasy about three preteen flies who hitch a ride into space on the Apollo 11 moon mission. The year is 1969, and Americans all across the country are buzzing about the first manned mission to the moon. Even the insects aren't immune to the excitement, as evidenced by the enthusiasm of adolescent flies Nat (voice

G, 1 hr. 25 min.

Animation, Kids & Family, Science Fiction & Fantasy

Domonic Paris

Dec 2, 2008

$13.6M

Summit Entertainment

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All Critics (84) | Top Critics (21) | Fresh (15) | Rotten (66)

It's clear that animators can now achieve levels of visual depth that were previously impossible.

October 18, 2008 Full Review Source: San Francisco Chronicle | Comment
San Francisco Chronicle
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As for the space stuff, well, George Lucas need not lose any sleep.

October 18, 2008 Full Review Source: Philadelphia Inquirer | Comment
Philadelphia Inquirer
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Fly Me to the Moon bills itself as the first animated feature created expressly for 3-D. Too bad it wasn't created expressly for, you know, pleasure or art.

August 19, 2008 Comment
New York Times
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You can skip it in all three dimensions.

August 18, 2008 Comment
Ebert & Roeper
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Adults used to animation that runs on two tracks -- the upfront stuff for the tykes and a witty subtext to entertain big people -- may grow bored with the kid-leaning sensibility of Fly Me to the Moon.

August 15, 2008 Full Review Source: Toronto Star | Comment
Toronto Star
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It's not accurate history and doesn't have enough funny lines or bits to hold most adults' interest.

August 15, 2008 Full Review Source: Orlando Sentinel | Comment
Orlando Sentinel
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It is a family story meant for younger viewers, and passes by without too much effort.

August 30, 2011 Full Review Source: The National | Comment

Without much else beyond its 3-D design going for it, this adventure grows old very fast.

February 10, 2009 Full Review Source: TheMovieReport.com | Comment
TheMovieReport.com

sti molis 85lepti diarkeia tis, na einai peripoy misi ora poly megali ki allo toso aneyri, kai s' olo to ypoloipo tis na dikaiologei tin yparksi tis se aithoysa mono os oriaka asteia, haritomeni, i diaskedastiki entelos paidika kai meta bias aksiologi na

November 14, 2008 Full Review Source: Movies for the Masses | Comment
Movies for the Masses

Unfortunately, the flies aren't so compelling.

October 18, 2008 Full Review Source: Seattle Post-Intelligencer | Comment
Seattle Post-Intelligencer

Fine family entertainment with a particularly strong message for the small fry.

October 18, 2008 Full Review Source: Boxoffice Magazine | Comment
Boxoffice Magazine

No amount of fiddling with funny glasses in the theatre will keep you from noticing a weak storyline.

October 18, 2008 Full Review Source: Jam! Movies | Comment
Jam! Movies

One of the strangest misfires in recent animation history.

October 18, 2008 Full Review Source: Screen International | Comment
Screen International

A tougher endurance test than anything NASA could cook up.

October 18, 2008 Comment
Miami Herald

G-rated, 3D animated adventure of three plucky young flies who hitch a ride on Apollo 11 plods rather than soars. And maggots with faces aren't cute.

October 13, 2008 Full Review Source: Film Journal International | Comment
Film Journal International

Despite some astonishing visual sequences, a flimsy script and frankly awful character design ground this film before it can blast off.

October 3, 2008 Full Review Source: Shadows on the Wall | Comment
Shadows on the Wall

Without the special effects, this would be a routine and occasionally dull adventure, but the 3D animation is simply astonishing and the film is worth seeing for that alone.

October 3, 2008 Full Review Source: ViewLondon | Comment
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Audience Reviews for Fly Me to the Moon

Its not one of the worst animated movies ive seen but it was stupid

January 2, 2011
michael e.
Michael Edwards

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It was cute enough to watch once, but mostly kind of boring.

September 10, 2008
dreamfaeries

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