The result is an impressive array of themes, stories and sequences that use both computer imagery and, often, hand-painted animation to an effect that's better than many live-action films.
Titan A.E. (2000)
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Reviews Counted:96
Fresh:49
Rotten:47
Average Rating:5.7/10
Consensus: Great visuals, but the story feels like a cut-and-paste job of other sci-fi movies.
Runtime: 1 hr 34 mins
Genre: Childrens
Synopsis: Spectacular animation, combining two- and three-dimensional techniques with stunning special effects, is TITAN A.E.'s mark of distinction. Directors Don Bluth and Gary Goldman (ANASTASIA) make... Spectacular animation, combining two- and three-dimensional techniques with stunning special effects, is TITAN A.E.'s mark of distinction. Directors Don Bluth and Gary Goldman (ANASTASIA) make their first foray into science fiction with this film, which is the first U.S.-produced animated science fiction film in more than 20 years. The story is a classic bildungsroman, following the journey of Cale, a young man who holds the destiny of humankind in his hand--literally. Opening with the stunning destruction of earth as seen from space, the film launches the audience into a seamlessly imagined universe in which the alien Drej have turned humans into homeless émigrés, searching desperately for a new world. Cale (voiced by Matt Damon) is haunted by the legacy of his father, who abandoned him but created the spaceship Titan, which holds the key to the new home of humankind. With the plan for Titan imprinted in his hand, Cale is swept from a life of lonely drudgery devoid of female companionship into the colorful crew of mysterious Captain Korso (voiced by Bill Pullman). On the Valkyrie ship, Cale enjoys Korso's crew, including the kind, beautiful, and expert woman pilot Akima (voiced by Drew Barrymore) along with a strange but fascinating band of aliens. [More]
Starring: Matt Damon, Drew Barrymore, Bill Pullman, Nathan Lane
Starring: Matt Damon, Drew Barrymore, Bill Pullman, Nathan Lane, John Leguizamo, Tone Loc, Jim Breuer, Janeane Garofalo, Ron Perlman
Director: Don Bluth, Gary Goldman
Director: Don Bluth, Gary Goldman
Screenwriter: Ben Edlund, John August, Joss Whedon
Producer: Don Bluth, Gary Goldman, David Kirschner
Composer: Graeme Revell
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Reviews for Titan A.E.
If you can stand the insipid story, you might enjoy the bright, sometimes inventive visual effects.
Is it worth the goofy characters and weak story for the effects and action sequences? Absolutely.
Highly reminiscent of certain Star Wars sequences, but it redeems itself with a bold and grungy action-adventure flavor.
None of these protagonists have any more depth than video game characters.
A raucous summertime treat for kids of all ages that anyone would be a fool to miss.
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