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Kaena: The Prophecy (2004)
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Reviews Counted: 29
Fresh: 2
Rotten:27
Average Rating: 4/10
Consensus: Great visual eye candy, but the story is generic and incoherent.
Rated: PG-13 [See Full Rating] sensuality and some frightening images
Runtime: 1 hr 31 mins
Genre: Science-Fiction/Fantasy
Theatrical Release: Jun 25, 2004 Limited
Synopsis: Axis, the "tree world's" life is in danger. Its sap has almost all run out and its people's efforts to implore the gods, are in vain. Kaena has strange visions and she is convinced that Axis is calling her for help. Kaena, a young girl with the... Axis, the "tree world's" life is in danger. Its sap has almost all run out and its people's efforts to implore the gods, are in vain. Kaena has strange visions and she is convinced that Axis is calling her for help. Kaena, a young girl with the heart of a rebel, will defy her tribe's taboos and the Grand-priest's supreme authority. And so begins her dangerous journey to Axis's deepest roots. She is helped by a mysterious creature from another world. The frightening truth that Kaena will discover at the end of her quest will profoundly change her forever. -- © Xilam Films [More]
Starring: Kirsten Dunst, Richard Harris, Anjelica Huston
Starring: Kirsten Dunst, Richard Harris, Anjelica Huston
Director: Chris Delaporte
Director: Chris Delaporte
Story: Patrick Daher, Chris Delaporte
Screenwriter: Tarik Hamdine, Kenneth Oppel, Chris Delaporte
Studio: IDP Distribution
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Reviews for Kaena: The Prophecy
Has a more genuine SF premise behind it than most of today’s so-called sci-fi offerings . . .
The monsters are derivative, the attempts at humor are mostly feeble and the story, in the end, lacks a certain je ne sais quoi.
Derivative and aimless filmmaking by directors and 'writers' who know only how to craft eye candy.
The animation in Kaena is so ham-fisted that it distracts even from the fairly tedious story.
My prophecy is: Kaena will play better on an X-box than at the theatres.
Simplistic writing and one-dimensional characters do in this animation film.
While the animation is awesome, the storyline is out-of-this-world confusing.
There are moments in Kaena that are absorbing, but too much of the time it simply becomes tedious.
Augurs well for dazzling visual work but struggles mightily on the storytelling front.
If Kaena's alternate universe isn't nearly as fully realized as Fantastic Planet's, the 3-D imagery is often gloriously turbocharged.
A creamy-colored yet derivative sci-fi fantasy with a few rip-offs so blatant ... that even kiddie fans not yet mentally agile enough to make sense of the loopy plot could pick them out.
With George Lucas’ lawyers eager to justify undoubtedly Jabba-sized retainers, writer-director Delaporte may want to start the tie selection now for his court appearance.
Its target audience will more likely watch this on DVD than in theaters...[but] only the desperate will find Kaena entertaining.
The ending makes little sense, the characters are badly sketched out, and we can’t really figure out what the hell is going on.
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