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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.

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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Movie Info

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

Directed By: Ben Stassen

Written By: Domonic Paris

In Theaters: Aug 15, 2008 Wide

On DVD: Dec 2, 2008

Box Office:$13.6M

Summit Entertainment

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

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Walter V. Addiego

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

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Steven Rea

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

Nathan Lee

New York Times

Top Critic

You can skip it in all three dimensions.

August 18, 2008 Comment

Richard Roeper

Ebert & Roeper

Top Critic

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

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Linda Barnard

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

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Roger Moore

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

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James Luxford

The National Source: The National

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

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Michael Dequina

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

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Joseph Proimakis

Movies for the Masses

Unfortunately, the flies aren't so compelling.

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

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Paula Nechak

Seattle Post-Intelligencer

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

October 18, 2008 Full Review Source: Boxoffice Magazine

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Pete Hammond

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

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Liz Braun

Jam! Movies

One of the strangest misfires in recent animation history.

October 18, 2008 Full Review Source: Screen International

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Brent Simon

Screen International

A tougher endurance test than anything NASA could cook up.

October 18, 2008 Comment

Rene Rodriguez

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

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Frank Lovece

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

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Rich Cline

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

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Matthew Turner

ViewLondon

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

January 2, 2011

Michael Edwards

Super Reviewer

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

September 10, 2008

Leigh Ryan

Super Reviewer

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