Astro Boy

I can't recommend this too highly. I was so surprised by its quality, and it was so touching and so fun. This was way better than the Wild Things and Christmas Carol. I may see this again.... Full review

I kept going to sleep on this movie. I usually love watching kid movies with my son but this was so boring I couldn't keep my eyes open... Full review

As a lifelong fan of Astroboy, I came expecting to be disappointed. I was not. It was wonderful. The most pleasant surprise, to me, was that, despite a much more detailed visual, the kid was still "Astroboy". They captured the spirit... Full review

(Contains some Christian perspective. I sincerely have no intention to offend non-Christians and I'm really sorry if I would offend someone.) It was winter of 1961, a time when the streets of America was covered in a blanket of snow. On... Full review

Now I wouldn't say this movie beat my expectations, but it fit my expectations quite nicely. The beginning to this movie was captivating, but after a while it starts to lose it's flair. However Astro Boy's flight and fight sequences were... Full review

Before going to see Astro Boy I decided to read some of the comments that were posted here. I read reviews by some who liked the movie as well as by some who did not like the movie. With an average... Full review

As with most of the reviews, I'm glad I didn't listen to the critics. In a kids movie you don't need a whole lot storytelling. The animation was awesome. The character was lovable. It definitely had some heartfelt moments, where I,... Full review

Truth be told I'm not too acquainted with Astro Boy, other than reading up here and there, and seeing how popular he is in Kyoto that his stature appears almost everywhere near the main JR Station. Which of course the film... Full review

This movie was a complete dud. The story is not really for kids. There is a lot of death, fighting, political views, etc. And to make it worse, it's not really for adults either-no humor, no fun, horrible plot. I would... Full review

I'm so glad I didn't listen to critics - I listened to friends who have seen this film. My kids and I loved it. So much heart, action, and magic. Laughter and tears. I haven't enjoyed a so-called "family film" this... Full review

Enriching the film's dizzying world is a rather large voice cast featuring the talents of Donald Sutherland, Nathan Lane, Kristen Bell and Charlize Theron.....Unfortunately, like his fairy-tale counterpart, Pinnochio, Astro eventually finds himself far from his home and beyond the safe confines of Metro City.....At the end of the day, all of the odd mystical bits and routine chase scenes aside, the most compelling quality of Astro is....This is an unconventional but beautiful piece of animation.....they wil ... Full Review

It's a good one-eye movie.....I guess that means the sequel could be fun;....The production is slick, and the voice actors (who also include Kristen Bell, Samuel L. Jackson, Bill Nighy, and Eugene Levy) are top-notch..... ... Full Review

Animated 'Astro Boy' is out-of-this-world fun....This isn't a simple family drama, of course..... ... Full Review

the boring, the usual turf of so-called family films..... ... Full Review

But Bowers has also given Astro Boy the standard good-versus-evil plot -....Toby's adventures are many and colorful with lots of frantic action and danger.....Happily, Bowers has allowed room on screen for many colorful characters.....although Bowers does not forget the heartfelt emotions of Tezuka's original story which, in some respects mirrors the 2001 Steven Spielberg film AI:.... ... Full Review

Sunday 15 November 2009 23.00 GMT Phenomenon ... Astro Boy the movie. Photograph: Everett Collection/Rex Are we ready for Astro Boy? He's a cute little robot with rocket boots, spiky black hair and - winningly - the ability to shoot... ... Full Article

WHEN Hong Kong-based Imagi Studios announced that it was making a movie version of legendary Japanese animator Osamu Tezuka's Astro Boy, many were sceptical about the outcome. ... Full Article

Astro Boy " is one of those movies that's cute, but that you'll probably forget about a day or two after you see it. It's also a little violent and sad for a kids' movie. ... Full Article

"Astro Boy": This takes a while to get up to speed, but once it does, it is great fun and full of film and literary references parents can expand upon later. ... Full Article

Astro Boy , the new film based on a Japanese comic book and cartoon series from the 1950s and '60s, seems to have gotten it backwards. ... Full Article

Appropriately, perhaps, there's something robotic about "Astro Boy," the computer-animated feature based on the 1960s Japanese series that was the first anime on U.S. TV. ... Full Article