Preview: Planet 51 (2009)

Synopsis:

An astronaut lands on a mysterious planet with a bunch of aliens that lead American-like lives of solitude.

• Poster: C

Review:

Although not much in terms of artistic design, the general content of the poster is certainly enough to bring auds to the theater.

• Trailer: C; B-

Review:

Mildly amusing, but entirely devoid of style. This is one of those animated films that will be great for children, but will feel like a chore for most adults. Pixar it ain't.

Now that we've seen a little more of the film in this second trailer, it's easy to tell what the film's about and although it seems a lot more interesting, it's still a fairly paint-by-numbers kind of animated feature akin to Meet the Robinsons or Robots. Hopefully, it's more like the former than it is similar to the latter.

Oscar Prospects:

Depending on the quality of the 2009 animated features, it could contend, but I doubt it.

Release Date:

• November 20, 2009

Full Review Synopsis:

I have not seen this film.

-Wesley Lovell (February 1, 2009) Original

-Wesley Lovell (June 7, 2009) New Poster; Buy the Poster Enabled

-Wesley Lovell (July 12, 2009) New Trailer