Review of Astro Boy (2009) by Sherwin L — 08 Sep 2010

Part of my childhood is in this movie. Too bad the writing sucked.

This review of Astro Boy (2009) was written by Sherwin L on 08 Sep 2010.

Astro Boy has generally received mixed reviews.

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By Andrea Gronvall (422) for Chicago Reader (7,190) on 24 May 2016

The lighting, production design, and character modeling are excellent, and director David Bowers (Flushed Away) references Frankenstein, Wall-E,…

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By Another V (115) on 29 Dec 2015

12/28/2015: Meh. It was ok, but nothing great or memorable about it. Absolutely no reason to watch it again…

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By Ian R (982) on 09 Feb 2015

Betamax precursor. Visually well done and not a TERRIBLE story, but missing something, oh yeah, characters we truly care about. Kids loved it…

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By William M (1,438) on 31 Dec 2018

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By Michael Rechtshaffen (1,086) for The Hollywood Reporter (7,050) on 12 Nov 2015

Derivative bits aside, the pint-sized Japanese icon takes flight in vibrant CG animation -- no 3D glasses required…

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