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Titan A.E. (Widescreen)

Matt Damon , Drew Barrymore , Art Vitello , Don Bluth    PG (Parental Guidance Suggested)   DVD
3.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (234 customer reviews)

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A visual knockout, Titan A.E. is an ambitious animated feature that combines traditional animations, computer-generated imagery, and special effects in the service of a science fiction adventure plotted with narrative conventions familiar from Star Wars and Star Trek. Credit directors Don Bluth (An American Tail, The Secret of NIMH, Anastasia) and Gary Goldman with crafting a vivid, convincing look to this deep space saga, which conjures some stunning images. A tense opening sequence climaxing in the destruction of Earth, a watery planet where delicate but deadly hydrogen trees float, joyriding in a starship while pursued by playful "space angels," and a nerve-wracking journey through a lethal maze of massive ice crystals each qualify as mesmerizing sequences in any film context.

What's visually stunning proves intermittently stunted on the narrative front, however. Orphaned when the evil Drej atomize Earth, protagonist Cale (voiced by Matt Damon) must journey across space to unlock the mystery of his late father's final project, the Titan spacecraft, in a test of faith and filial identity that echoes Star Wars. The Titan itself ultimately poses a cosmic potential familiar to admirers of Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan. Comical sidekicks (Nathan Lane, Janeane Garofalo, John Leguizamo), a sultry love interest (Drew Barrymore), and a roguish mentor (Bill Pullman) all verge on the generic, narrowly redeemed by dialogue from a writing team including Buffy the Vampire Slayer creator Joss Whedon.

It's likely that Titan's target audience of young males prompted the filmmakers to walk a tightrope between softer family features and more violent, hard-edged anime. Titan's brief bloodshed and coy nudity stop short of PG-13 terrain, though younger viewers might be unsettled by the violence. Young teens will find the proceedings tamer than the video games and anime fantasies that have influenced it. --Sam Sutherland

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A reluctant young hero holds the key to the future of mankind in the palm of his hand in this eye-popping, sci-fi adventure. In the year 3028 the Drej, a vicious alien race, has destroyed earth. Fifteen years later a young man named Cale learns he possesses a genetically encoded map to the Titan, a spaceship that holds the secret to the salvation of the human race. With the Drej in hot pursuit, Cale blasts off with the crew of the Valkyrie in an attempt to find the Titan before the Drej destroy it - and with it, mankind's last chance for a home of their own. Featuring an all-star voice cast that includes Matt Damon and Drew Barrymore and an edgy, out of this world soundtrack, Titan A.E. is an intergalactic thrill ride for a new generation.

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You Know A Film's Bad When ... Jun 8 2002
Format:DVD
TITAN A.E. opened to high hopes for the budding Fox Animation Studios in Phoenix, Arizona. However, after being trashed by perhaps every critic with a brain AND a pulse, the film forced the studio to close its doors.

Not certain what it wanted to be, TITAN A.E. is one-part HEAVY METAL, one-part cheap scifi visionary, and one-part Disney ... but, alas, the parts do not add up. The vocal performances of Matt Damon, Drew Barrymore, and Bill Pullman (could you find three more uninteresting voices?) sound as if they were phoned in on a Sunday morning after a very late, very drunken Saturday night party. The best elements of the film were literally ideas lifted from far better flicks, leaving TITAN A.E. perhaps the most unoriginal and uninteresting animated science fiction outing I've ever seen.

Avoid this one, unless you're in need of a sedative.

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Amazing animation, unimaginative story Mar 18 2002
Format:DVD
Many critics gave thumbs up to Titan AE, the animated feature from Fox Studios, and if I did not think much of it, my opinion should not deter fans of animation and/or science fiction. There are many people who are better judges of art than I am. How Titan AE stacks up as art compared to, say, The Lion King or A Bug's Life, I cannot know. I do know that, regardless of the creative process used, a movie must still work as a movie, and on that level, I found it lacking.

Titan AE begins with the destruction of Earth by a weird race of beings who seemingly are afraid that human beings have become too technologically advanced. A space commander gets his young son safely aboard one of the evacuation craft, and then he races to escape with a ship called Titan, the one that contains the secret the attackers are so fearful of. The story then jumps forward fifteen years. The commander never returned for his son as promised. The boy is bitter. He is a maintenance worker one of the spacecraft. Apparently the human race has found no place else to live and has been floating around the galaxy all these years. One day he is approached by a man and a beautiful young woman who say they need his help. As it turns out, the ring his father gave him all those years ago is a really a map that shows the location of the Titan. They stress to him that it is imperative that the ship be found. After much coercion, he reluctantly agrees to accompany them. The enemy is hot on their heels. The race has begun.

One critic described Titan AE as the movie Star Wars fans have been waiting for. I thought they were waiting for the fifth installment of the series, due out early next summer. Haven't we sat through enough imitations of these movies? Did we really need a cartoon version? This is not a remake, but it is obvious that Star Wars inspired much of the plot, as well as the visuals. Also confusing to me is why someone would chose a space epic as source for an animated movie. I realize that many of the most famous and popular comic book series are based either in outer space or on characters from beyond. Yet, since we obviously can't film anywhere else but here on Earth, much of what we see in a sci-fi movie is animated and computer generated anyway. To me, what the producers did was to spend a whole lot of money putting together a sci-fi movie that is all drawn by hand or otherwise. In front of these 'sets' they then drew in cartoon figures. It doesn't seem to me that that counts as much of a breakthrough for animated art...

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Terrible, terrible movie Oct 16 2001
By F. Woll
Format:DVD
I'm pretty openminded, but man, this movie really really stunk.

Don Bluth hit his peak with Dragon's Lair and The Secret of Nimh.

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A Steal From the Budget Bin
I'm always astounded when I see this dvd offered so cheap. It's usually thrown in the same budget bin with really bad movies. Read more
Published on July 8 2004
Not exactly "Titan"-ic...
Although I'm a fan of both "space opera" sci-fi and 'toons geared more towards the older crowd, I didn't find "Titan A.E. Read more
Published on Jun 23 2004 by Zagnorch
Visuals!
Some of the most beautiful visuals of any movie to grace the screen. Should appeal to fans of Star Wars style action. Too intense for the wee ones though.
Published on May 23 2004 by Josh
Wasted potential
This is what happens when the guy who did "Pebble and the Penguin" ventures into "Heavy Metal 2000" territory.

In the beginning I actually liked this movie. Read more

Published on May 6 2004 by TrezKu13
Shiny Production But For Younger Viewers
* At the beginning of TITAN AE, an animated science-fiction film by
Don Bluth and associates, early in the 4th millennium humanity is
working on a super-project,... Read more
Published on April 18 2004 by Greg Goebel
Almost perfect
This is a fun movie. The animation is pretty amazing. I only have two issues.

First the hard rock video-like segments are embarassing to listen to. Read more

Published on April 14 2004 by Ben
Adventure After Earth
"Hmm. An intelligent guard. Didn't see that one coming."
- Preed

Over the years, there have been dozens of sci-fi epics that have been compared to Star Wars, from... Read more

Published on April 9 2004 by Brendan L. Agnew
Titan AE: Means well but misses something.
Synopsis:
In the 31st century, humankind has reached a pinnacle of knowledge, but a vicious energy-based race known as the Drej find the creativity of humans to be a threat to... Read more
Published on April 1 2004 by S. Lawrenz
Great Film - With a Few Minor Exceptions
Overall, I found this to be a fairly well-balanced movie - but not perfect.

I found the storyline believable and was pleased that some effort of scientific accuracy was attempted... Read more

Published on Mar 4 2004 by C. T. Mikesell
Brilliantly written and executed
Once again, I find myself defending the substance of a movie that everyone claims has none.

First off, let me say that this movie has a unique and complex plot. Read more

Published on Jan 1 2004 by Gregory Bartz
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