This has the directionless, recycled feel of a script by committee.
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11/24/09
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Planet 51 (2009)
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Reviews Counted:19
Fresh:4
Rotten:15
Average Rating:4.4/10
Consensus: Planet 51 squanders an interesting premise with an overly familiar storyline, stock characters, and humor that alternates between curious and potentially offensive.
Rated: PG [See Full Rating]
Genre: Childrens
Theatrical Release:Nov 20, 2009 Wide
Box Office: $33,966,000
Synopsis: The tables are turned in this animated sci-fi adventure featuring the voices of Dwayne Johnson, Jessica Biel, Justin Long, Seann William Scott, Gary Oldman, and John Cleese. In PLANET 51, an... [More]
Starring: Dwayne Johnson, Jessica Biel, Justin Long, Seann William Scott
Director: Jorge Blanco
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Reviews for Planet 51
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Top CriticAn uninspired computer-animated feature that may satisfy undiscriminating pipsqueaks and nearly no one else, Planet 51 is a low-IQ E.T. in reverse...
11/24/09
Top CriticYoung children and adults with high pain thresholds will enjoy the movie during its brief pause on the way to your On Demand menu.
11/24/09
Top CriticThe whole thing is just terrible.
11/23/09
Top CriticThis sharp-looking but unimaginative adventure hasn't the wit of similar kiddie flicks.
11/20/09
Top CriticThe movie as a whole isn't exactly ground-breaking, and some of the humor tanks. But it has enough action, laughs and candy-hued visuals to satisfy the target audience without plunging grown-ups into despair.
11/20/09
Top CriticWith nowhere to go except toward that incongruous moral, the story is getting thin on the ground, obliging director Jorge Blanco to pad with the usual plush stuffing -- bland action and busy edits.
11/20/09
Top CriticThe script lacks wit, and the in-joke references to cinematic sci-fi classics will soar over little kids' heads without pleasing many adults.
11/20/09
Top CriticDefinitely a planet worth a visit.
11/20/09
Top CriticMediocre, clunky and just so not special.
11/20/09
Top CriticThe agreeable but flagrantly unoriginal Planet 51 belongs to the mix-and-match school of animated moviemaking.
11/20/09
Top Critic"Singin' in the Rain" references? John Glenn? Cold War duck-and-cover drills? What time capsule yielded this script?
11/20/09
Top CriticPlanet 51 is cute, but it's no Shrek.
11/20/09
Top CriticInstead of spinning its spoof of 1950s sci-fi paranoia in new directions, the movie trades in potty humor and tired sendups of The Terminator and Star Wars.
11/19/09
Top CriticAlthough not bowling me over, Planet 51 is a jolly and good-looking animated feature in glorious 2-D.
11/19/09
Top CriticDelivers a few pleasant surprises, including a smart story -- a reverse-E.T. riff that plops an American astronaut down in a world of just-like-us-only-green creatures -- and clever characters...
11/18/09
Top CriticPlanet 51 mainly succeeds at reminding you of all the better movies that inspired it.
11/17/09
Top CriticA playful throwback to the days when cartoons were mostly aimed at children.
11/16/09
Top CriticA high concept gets low execution in Planet 51, a lame-brained toon that even kids will recognize as an insipid goof on sci-fi conventions.
11/16/09
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