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Summary: Maybe I expect too much...
Review: Ok, maybe I'm asking too much of a cartoon designed to appeal to the lowest common denominator, but I expected A LOT BETTER than this waste of time.The visual effects are very good (though choppy at times for no good reason), the mechanical designs are not bad, and the characters are stereotypical but not too annoying. But these points are completely eclipsed by Titan's train wreck of a plot and COMPLETE LACK OF COMMON SENSE. I could go it to vicious, gruesome detail about the lack of any and all forms of logic in this movie, but I think I can illustrate my point with one example. In one part of the movie the hero is captured by the energy aliens. "Oh no", the viewer thinks, "It will be impossible for him to escape this predicament. Surely he is done for." But no, he's not in his cell five minutes before he figures out that he can escape by PLACING HIS FINGERS ON THE DOOR! So he's escaped, BUT he's still trapped on an alien ship a billion miles from anywhere. NO PROBLEM! He walks into the hanger bay, boards an alien ship, and flies off when the rest of the energy monsters take off. Then, because alien technology is SOOOO user friendly, he pilots the alien ship successfully back to his friends, leaving the aliens to wonder, "Where'd Matt Damon go?" Apparently, the aliens have the technology to blow up planets on a whim, but when it comes to implementing LOCKS ON DOORS, they are clueless. The movie is chock full nonsense like this. If you have kids, they might enjoy this movie. If you don't mind empty, meaningless visual effects, you might like the ice field scene. If your IQ is 70 or below, the action might give you a kick. Otherwise, go get something that took more than 5 minutes of thought during production.
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Summary: saw the digital theatre premiere in atlanta
Review: The expectations where high for what was an invitation to go see the first digital theatre premiere, with a purely digital presentation of a full featured movie. I felt that the presentation of the movie was indeed nice, a lot of work went into it. However, it seems that the story line is dragging on several occasions, and several people in my immediate audience felt drawn to their timepieces to check how much more there was to go. Eye candy is one thing, but I and several others needed more substance.. Rent, and then buy if you really want to keep it would be my recommendation.
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Summary: Titan AE is a poor poor movie
Review: Titan AE was all hype! While I found the entire movie visually stunning... it seemed like the screenwriter(s?) just cut and pasted themes from about every popular sci-fi movie ever made together. The characters are tired wooden caricatures. The movie is entirely predictable from beginning to end. This is the visual equivalent of a bad Boy Band. All glamor no substance... rent this movie on dollar day if you must rent it at all.
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Summary: Titan A.E. is one "TITAN" of a movie...
Review: Although this movies street date is Nov. 7, I got it yesterday(Nov. 1)....let's just say a local store screwed up. Anyways, I saw this movie in the theatres and I have to say I was rather impressed. I've always been a fan of animated movies (Disney, WB, whatever)but this broke some new ground. This certainly isn't a Disney flick. Titan compares better to something like Heavy Metal 2000 (although not as gory and minus the nudity) and also borrows from Star Wars, Star Trek, and other sci-fi hits. It has some very mature themes and that's really why it got my attention. The video transfer of this disc is decent. It's not the best but it's certainly not the worst. Because this is a sci-fi movie and takes place in outer-space there is a lot of black on the screen at all times, leading to a few problems. In some scenes, the black is a little washed out looking. Also, the colors in some of the scenes that take place inside the ships seem too "bleed" into each other, but that's only in a couple, not all. Other than these few, minor, problems, it's a wonderfully bright and (for lack of a better word) pretty transfer. The audio is presented in both Dolby Digital 5.1 and DTS 5.1 formats, and I was surprised to find that I didn't really have a preference between them. The Dolby track is very natural sounding, with good directional audio and panning and very nice creation of atmosphere - listenOther than that it's alright to the battle in the ice field (chapter 16) to see what I mean. Dialogue is nicely clear and there's good low frequency in the mix. The DTS track sounds a little more natural, with slightly greater clarity and a more unified soundfield from channel to channel... but I found bass to be somewhat lacking. That's not to say that the tracks are bad, because they're not - in fact, both are very good. But there was no clear winner in my mind when comparing the two. This DVD disc also contians a variety of extras, including an extensive(and interesting) commentary track. It also has the making of feature, 2 trailers and 3 TV-spots, Lit's "Over My Head" music video, and others. It also has THX's optimode since this is a THX certified disc. All in all, if your a sci-fi fan, an animation fan(like myself) or a little of both, this movie is is well worth you time.
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Summary: The beginning of the end
Review: Titan A.E. is really rather good. I admit that there is a certain amount of cheese in the first 10 minutes (father and son being seperated, the planet earth being reduced to base elements etc.) but after that you're never 100% certain what's going on, no-one knows what Titan is, what it can do etc. The good thing is that you don't actually find out until the end of the movie, it keeps you guessing. The animation is good, and there are some pretty funny parts. I would've liked it better if it had a more adult theme, but on the whole it was pretty enjoyable!
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Summary: This DVD rocks.
Review: My local wal-mart had put this dvd out early and i had heard that it was a great disc so i picked it up without seeing the movie. I was very impressed. The movie has incredible animation and a good (but a little derivative) story. I must say that i enjoyed the ride. But the thing that makes this dvd worth buying is the amazing audio and video. It is probably the best looking and sounding dvd i have ever seen. The dts soundtrack is awesome and the most aggressive with the surrounds that there is, period. Even if you hate the movie, i would reccomend getting the dvd just for its aural and visual excellence.
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Summary: TITAN A.E. Special Edition DVD Review
Review: Alot of people like myself have already made major investments in previous movie formats (8mm, Laser Disc, VHS, and before that Beta), so I for one, have lots of experience with shelf space and dust...too much of one and not enough of the other. Consequently, I have become selective in what I choose for my DVD colection. I will reinvest in DVD only to update my top thirty movies (you know the ones you have a need to play more than thrice-a-year), and the best of the new movies being released. With that said, the SPECIAL EDITION TITAN A.E. on DVD will definitely not collect dust and very rapidly advance to your personal "best" list, as it did mine. SYNOPSIS: In the century 3000, the Drej, fearful of what earth (and earthlings) can become with its new technologies, attack a not-so-unexpecting earth. Earth's last hope is a gigantic ship called TITAN. Evacuating earth just before the Drej destroy it, military protocol separates Sam Tucker, the creator of TITAN and his gifted young son Cale, who's fate is entrusted to Tek, an alien friend. Fifteen years later Cale, working as a junk recycler is found and solicited by Korso, an old associate of Cale's father. Korso shows Cale that the ring his father gave him, with activation, illuminates a map thru Cale's genes which will locate TITAN. Korso, Cale and the crew of the starship Valkyrie; Akima, Preed, Stith and Gune, embark on a quest to find the TITAN. Earthlings, now considered the scattered scum of the universe are again hunted as the Drej seek to destroy TITAN by capturing Cale at all cost. The SPECIAL EDITION TITAN A.E. DVD contains several bonus features which for a change can be considered bonus because the feature itself is stand-alone-good. The Fox featurette "The Quest for TITAN" is good and gives insight into the creation of the movie, examining every aspect of the film from prop concepts to the enjoyable (really!) music. This is family mind candy for the jaded HEAVY METAL (movie) set, myself included. The four DELETED SCENES, are an intersting mix of fully and/or partially animated backgrounds and characters that either elaborate on a particular scene or show an alternate view. They do not however add or subtract appreciably to the movie. One of the best scenes in the movie is the race between the "Wake-Angels" and the Valkyrie in a spectacularly colorful nebula region of space. This scene's music being very reminiscent of a long ago Star Wars Xmas special featuring a minature halographic concert at Chewie's place. Special effects are better than great, they are mesmerizing, and I don't classify that by saying "for an animated feature". The imagination and ingenuity in the presentation of detail is...wow. Example, look at the reflections on metal surfaces or the aquatic-like reflections inside the starship during travel...wow. The voice characterization, contrary to a well known critic's opinion are not bad, just not reflective of the well-known names behind them. John Leguizamo (Spawn's Clown) as Gune never fails to reveal a new aspect of his talent. Drew Barrymore as Akima is also surprizingly good. Janeane Garofalo (Mystery Men's The Bowler's daughter) is Stith, Matt Damon is Cale, Bill Pullman is Korso, Nathan Lane is Preed, Ron Perlman is Cale's father, Tone-Loc is Tek, etc. As you can see, quite a bit of talent here, professionally more interested in film character than name recognition. You will enjoy watching this movie more than once, alone or with the kids. Its wonderfully lightweight, inventive and if scrutinized, satisfying in visual and audio re-discovery. To me if it gets off the shelf more than thrice-a-year it's a classic but this one, well...wow.
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Summary: THE NEW SHOWCASE FOR YOUR HOME CINEMA
Review: Move aside Terminator 2 there is a new home cinema showcase to boast to all your friends in town. This transfer of the DVD is the best transfer of a movie yet since Saving Private Ryan. Mastered in THX the good news is that it also includes all the audio tracks like DTS, Dolby Digital 5.1 and surround in one DVD. This would also help in explaining the disappointing brevity of the movie itself. But lots of the now mandatory extras make this DVD worth the price of admission. I only wished that they had included the deleted scenes into the main movie instead of offering it as extras. This would have helped in prolonging it somewhat. Its often been said that if an animated movie were to exceed 90 minutes it would commit box-office suicide but seeing that this movie was targeted at more mature audiences then your usual Disney fare it should have been longer. The special effects are top notch snd the action sequences leave you breathless. Just like disney's Dinosaur, Titan A.E. was more interested in showcasing its special effects and computer animation then trying to get you hooked to a multiplot storyline. But I felt that even though the plot and storyline was simple it was told well. All in all a simply awesome DVD to add to your collection. Get it, you won't be disappointed.
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Summary: Don Bluth is a Directorial Genius!! (animation anyway)
Review: I have never been disappointed by a Bluth animated feature, and Titan AE is no exception. It's cute enough for younger people to be interested and entertained, but just a hint risque enough to pique the interest of more mature viewers. There is one very short scene very early in the movie I thought might bother little kids, but other than that it is a blockbuster for sci-fi fans of all ages (or at least it should have been, but the same thing happened to Dune *shrugs*). Brilliant sarcasm, vivid characters, near unstoppable bad guys who are just REALLY cool looking, and an incredible soundtrack (which I proceeded to buy the next day) add up to one heck of a cool movie. Very few people I have talked to disliked it. The only complaint that comes to mind was from my mother who listens pretty much exclusively to christian top 40, and the only thing she didn't like was the alternative music, she thought it was too loud, heh heh.
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Summary: The film that killed Fox Animation Studios
Review: Titan AE wasn't a BAD movie, there just wasn't much there. When comparisons to Star Wars come up, that probably more becuase of the character inter-relationships and jokes ripped off almost word for word from Empire Strikes Back more than the special effects or anything else. Easter Egg hunters: Check out the Death Star in the exterior shot of the Human Colony. For a movie was was supposedly more 'adult', it was very kid oriented. But it really couldn't decide what it was. The attempt at a hopeful, inspiring ending failed pretty badly. So did the attempts to mix cgi and traditional animation. To me, it just didn't look right. Rent it first, before you make a decision to buy it.
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