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Kaena: The Prophecy

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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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Sep 7, 2004

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DVD Features:

  • Region 1
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  • Widescreen

Audio:

  • Dolby Digital 5.1 - English

Additional Release Material:

  • Featurette - 1. Making Of

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07/21/05
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Has a more genuine SF premise behind it than most of today’s so-called sci-fi offerings . . .

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12/07/04
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09/25/04
Jules Brenner
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send your 15 year old to see it first and then prepare you for it

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09/22/04
Jules Brenner
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An animated film without a hint of anima.

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09/20/04
Walter Chaw
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The monsters are derivative, the attempts at humor are mostly feeble and the story, in the end, lacks a certain je ne sais quoi.

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08/06/04
John McMurtrie
San Francisco Chronicle
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Derivative and aimless filmmaking by directors and 'writers' who know only how to craft eye candy.

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08/01/04
Janice Page
Boston Globe
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The animation in Kaena is so ham-fisted that it distracts even from the fairly tedious story.

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07/30/04
Marc Mohan
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The images are opulent but the story's an incoherent bore.

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07/25/04
Frank Swietek
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My prophecy is: Kaena will play better on an X-box than at the theatres.

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07/16/04
Cherryl Dawson and Leigh Ann Palone
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Simplistic writing and one-dimensional characters do in this animation film.

Full Review Source: Dallas Morning News | comment Comment
07/15/04
Angela Shah
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While the animation is awesome, the storyline is out-of-this-world confusing.

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07/09/04
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There are moments in Kaena that are absorbing, but too much of the time it simply becomes tedious.

Full Review Source: Los Angeles Times | comment Comment
07/08/04
Kevin Thomas
Los Angeles Times
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Augurs well for dazzling visual work but struggles mightily on the storytelling front.

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07/08/04
Sheri Linden
Hollywood Reporter
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If Kaena's alternate universe isn't nearly as fully realized as Fantastic Planet's, the 3-D imagery is often gloriously turbocharged.

Full Review Source: L.A. Weekly | comment Comment
07/08/04
Jon Strickland
L.A. Weekly
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It's a valiant effort, if not quite successful.

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07/02/04
Lisa Kennedy
Denver Post
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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.

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06/30/04
Gregory Kirschling
Entertainment Weekly
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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.

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06/29/04
Larry Carroll
FilmStew.com
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Its target audience will more likely watch this on DVD than in theaters...[but] only the desperate will find Kaena entertaining.

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06/29/04
Daniel Eagan
Film Journal International
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The ending makes little sense, the characters are badly sketched out, and we can’t really figure out what the hell is going on.

Full Review Source: Greenwich Village Gazette | comment Comment
06/26/04
Eric Lurio
Greenwich Village Gazette
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