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Planet 51 squanders an interesting premise with an overly familiar storyline, stock characters, and humor that alternates between curious and potentially offensive.
All Critics (108) | Top Critics (26) | Fresh (24) | Rotten (84) | DVD (2)
Just how much of this will be appreciated by children is questionable, but the film is clearly intended to keep them happy with lashings of colour, movement and cheesy jokes while older, diehard geeks can enjoy all the reference spotting. Dec 9, 2009 | Rating: 3/5 | Full Review…
Just how much of this will be appreciated by children is questionable, but the film is clearly intended to keep them happy with lashings of colour, movement and cheesy jokes while older, diehard geeks can enjoy all the reference spotting.
Jim Schembri
There's enough of a storyline here to keep younger space cadets moderately settled. Dec 4, 2009 | Rating: 3/5 | Full Review…
There's enough of a storyline here to keep younger space cadets moderately settled.
Derek Adams
This has the directionless, recycled feel of a script by committee. Nov 24, 2009 | Full Review…
This has the directionless, recycled feel of a script by committee.
Claudia Puig
An uninspired computer-animated feature that may satisfy undiscriminating pipsqueaks and nearly no one else, Planet 51 is a low-IQ E.T. in reverse... Nov 24, 2009 | Rating: 2/4 | Full Review…
An uninspired computer-animated feature that may satisfy undiscriminating pipsqueaks and nearly no one else, Planet 51 is a low-IQ E.T. in reverse...
Gary Thompson
Young children and adults with high pain thresholds will enjoy the movie during its brief pause on the way to your On Demand menu. Nov 24, 2009 | Rating: 1.5/4 | Full Review…
Young children and adults with high pain thresholds will enjoy the movie during its brief pause on the way to your On Demand menu.
Ty Burr
The whole thing is just terrible. Nov 23, 2009
The whole thing is just terrible.
A.O. Scott
Planet 51 is no instant classic, but it does rate as a pleasant diversion, a kind of bridge on connecting holiday blockbusters with movies you can take the kids to. Jan 22, 2018 | Full Review…
Planet 51 is no instant classic, but it does rate as a pleasant diversion, a kind of bridge on connecting holiday blockbusters with movies you can take the kids to.
Dan DiNicola
A poorly animated, poorly conceived, utterly predictable science fiction adventure without a single shred of originality. Feb 15, 2012 | Full Review…
A poorly animated, poorly conceived, utterly predictable science fiction adventure without a single shred of originality.
Todd Gilchrist
So inane that not only is adult enjoyment unattainable, even younger audiences will be on to its lack of intelligence and novelty. Aug 12, 2010 | Rating: 1.5/5 | Full Review…
So inane that not only is adult enjoyment unattainable, even younger audiences will be on to its lack of intelligence and novelty.
Perri Nemiroff
"A poorly conceived comedy spotlighting a collection of anal-centric humor that's about as appealing as baseball bat to the face." Jun 2, 2010 | Rating: D | Full Review…
"A poorly conceived comedy spotlighting a collection of anal-centric humor that's about as appealing as baseball bat to the face."
Brian Orndorf
In terms of animation, Planet 51 is out of this world. Then there's the story and the characters, which are about as dull as a dirty penny. Mar 13, 2010 | Rating: 79/100 | Full Review…
In terms of animation, Planet 51 is out of this world. Then there's the story and the characters, which are about as dull as a dirty penny.
Philip Martin
A short-sighted assembly of sci-fi references and scatalogical humor that should nonetheless placate undemanding tots ... for ninety minutes or so. Dec 17, 2009 | Full Review…
A short-sighted assembly of sci-fi references and scatalogical humor that should nonetheless placate undemanding tots ... for ninety minutes or so.
William Goss
Its ok but there are a lot better animated movies out there. The star part is the alien type dog thing.
Super Reviewer
The whole storyline is something everyone will know they have seen before. Some jokes were funny, others were embarassing and it treads too much into E.T territory Resultingly, Planet 51 isn't good family entertainment. The animation is pretty good but the characters are either cardboard cut out or borrowed from other better films.
Aside from some impressive animation and a few chuckles here and there...a mostly forgettable film. For some reason the fact that the "aliens" looked like gummi sea monkeys, really bothered me. The animation was so good they could have really been more creative with them. But I did love the (Giger inspired) ALIEN "dog".
A pretty generic film. My daughter loved it as soon as she saw Dwayne Johnson was in it lol. Not much to this film in the long run.
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