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8 of 8 people found the following review helpful
Format:Blu-ray|Amazon Verified Purchase
I was sceptical about this film to begin with, but after watching it I was definitely impressed. There were parts which seemed a little quirky and almost out-of-place but as the Astroboy manga was quirky in places this didn't detract from the film. A heartwarming story (if altered a bit for the movie adaption) that will appeal to an audience of all ages.
A deep story told in a light-hearted fashion with comedy throughout. The characters are endearing and the story is well-paced. Very 'rewatchable' and a great buy :D
A deep story told in a light-hearted fashion with comedy throughout. The characters are endearing and the story is well-paced. Very 'rewatchable' and a great buy :D
5 of 5 people found the following review helpful
Format:Blu-ray
A real nice proper kids film. Ice age 3, cars, wall-e etc they are all great films but they are really films for adults with their grown up sentiments, innuendo and clever "in" jokes. This is the first animated film I have seen in a while that is aimed squarely at kids. The whole story is told from Astroboy's naive innocent, idealistic point of view which, as he keeps getting knocked, lets the film have an emotional impact that the above mentioned films lack. The Astroboy character is flawlessly realised and I really appreciate that the CG animation does not compromise original visual concept by adding excessive detail or effects. The look is clean and simple like a high end hand drawn cartoon. The surround sound effects and LFE are top notch and there is a very catchy main theme. My kids love it, especially the girl 5 who keeps asking for it. (and also want to have rocket boots like Astroboy ,,,,,who doesn't!!!) I have sat through it twice now without complaint. (well actually first time round I thought that nick cage was a bad choice for voice acting because his voice is so distinctive that it is hard to associate it to anything else but nick cage's face. But second viewing I didn't have a problem with it at all so I think it was just a psychological thing.
anyway great film. I hope there is a sequel.
anyway great film. I hope there is a sequel.
11 of 12 people found the following review helpful
Format:DVD|Amazon Verified Purchase
I can't believe this is the first review of astroboy, it seems to have been forgotten about in the tidal wave of other animated and family movies released this year and I'm not sure why as me and my two boys loved it .
As a family we buy alot of Dvd's family ones in particular so I have seen the great ones and the terrible ones and this is definately up there near the top.
The film starts off by introducing us to a floating chunk of the earth called Metro City just above the earths surface which has now become a scrap yard for broken robots and other junk .
In Metro city ,Scientist Dr Tenma creates Astroboy to replace his lost son Toby but the robot boy has a much bigger calling.
I don't want to give the whole story away as I watched it not really knowing what it was about so I'll leave it there but I will say , the animation and story are great, and it's been a big hit with my boys who are aged 6 and 7.
There are quite a few extra's on the Dvd aswell, including four short documentary's and two extra scenes. (not deleted scenes)
As a family we buy alot of Dvd's family ones in particular so I have seen the great ones and the terrible ones and this is definately up there near the top.
The film starts off by introducing us to a floating chunk of the earth called Metro City just above the earths surface which has now become a scrap yard for broken robots and other junk .
In Metro city ,Scientist Dr Tenma creates Astroboy to replace his lost son Toby but the robot boy has a much bigger calling.
I don't want to give the whole story away as I watched it not really knowing what it was about so I'll leave it there but I will say , the animation and story are great, and it's been a big hit with my boys who are aged 6 and 7.
There are quite a few extra's on the Dvd aswell, including four short documentary's and two extra scenes. (not deleted scenes)
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Astroboy blueray
Good story. Five year old boy now drawing Astroboy and going over the story line. Kept the four year old amused mostly.
Published 3 months ago by Helly
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Purchased this for my five year old but it is the 13 year old that loves it! So does the 10 year old. The five year old doesn't get a chance to watch it. On this basis ... Read more
Published 3 months ago by Romy Ritchie
My grandson enjoyed every minute of this film
This was a present for my 5year old grandson and he loved every minute of the film, it arrived prompt, free delivery and such a good price. Would highly recommend.
Published 4 months ago by Mrs. D. Taylor
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Excellent Movie for children and adults. Based on the original "1950's. Post WW2" Japanese Comic Book series by "Ozamu Tezuka" One of the greatest "Anime"/"Manga" artists of the... Read more
Published 4 months ago by Pete.
For old and young alike
Bought this for my 10 year old grandson. I watched it first to make sure it was suitable. I really enjoyed the film and there was nothing in it unacceptable. Read more
Published 5 months ago by L. A. Pyne-edwards
Sad start but good kids film
I had taken my son to the cinema to see this and he loved it. Whilst the start is pretty devastating and there are sad elements throughout (maybe I'm just a softy! Read more
Published 5 months ago by Joza
worn out!
This is the second copy of this dvd i have purchased, my three boys love this film so much that when it became damaged (or should i say used as a frisbee), it would no longer play... Read more
Published 7 months ago by lisa
Sweet film
I'm not quite sure why this film wasn't a big success. I thoroughly enjoyed it and was greatly surprised that my daughter did too. Read more
Published 7 months ago by Littlejohn
Good but could have been great!!!!
I think I say it for everybody who has seen the anime of Astroboy when I say that, yes the digital version of Astro is good but the old one is best. Read more
Published 9 months ago by Mr. L. Gurney
An adventure worth blasting off to!
I have to say I had my doubts about this film, especially because it wasn't done by a company I know well like Pixar or Dreamworks but I have to say it was really good! Read more
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