DVD, 2011
With Nathan Lane and Nicholas Cage
Based on the classic and greatly popular Japanese manga and T.V. show of the same name, this movie is a 2009 CGI rendition of 'Astro Boy' which has been, in a sense, Americanized to fit the palates of American movie goers.Description:
'Astro Boy' tells the story of a young boy and his scientist father. They live in the city of Metro City, a city way up in the sky populated by a plethora of robots; all with the inherent intention to make humans lives better. Toby (who is to become Astro Boy) is the young boy and protagonist in the story who is tagging along with his father who is going to show his newest invention to the city's mayor. The demonstration goes horribly wrong when the robot Toby's father is unveiling loses its' cool and begins to fight back against the demonstrations. Toby is killed in the resulting melee. However a new robot is created with a touch of Toby's DNA resulting in a robot that has all of the memories of Toby (the titular character Astro Boy). Toby's father is reluctant to accept this new robot version of his son and shuns him in an act of denial. After Astro Boy falls from the lovely Metro City down toward the junk heap and shoddy, over polluted land below, he befriends a new group of humans and robots alike and must make his mark in the Robot Games to thwart the evil mayor and win back his father.
Review:
While it is not the best of the CGI movie lot, there is some fun to be had with 'Astro Boy'. The animations seem to be a little cheaper than some of the more famous movies (but I am no expert and could be completely off). The story is fairly good and there are some fun and eventful happenings that make it an eventful experience. While it provides no lasting moral impact for 'tweens' it is a fun (if a little mindless) movie that most kids will appreciate.
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