Thursday, November 19, 2009

Planet 51

Planet 51 looks like a pretty decent CGI kids movie. It looks cute and fun for everyone, my only real criticism is that The Rock does the voice of the lead character, but that is more a criticism about Dwayne Johnson than the actual movie.
The plot is pretty straightforward, a US astronaut lands on an uncharted planet and discovers that it is inhabited by alien life-forms that are identical to humans in every way except their appearance. This plot actually seems like something that could have made a good Twilight Zone episode. Of course there are scientific problems and impossibilities with the script, but it is A KID'S MOVIE!!!! After viewing the trailer it is pretty obvious that he lands on the planet, gets stranded there, gets chased by the alien government, is helped out by a young alien boy, and he most likely ends up learning something valuable and heads home to share it with everyone. But even though we all know what will happen, it still could be fun to watch it anyway. Doesn't look as good as Up or Cloudy With a Chance of Meatballs, but still entertaining and fun for everyone.




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