TITAN: A.E. PG-13
Starring the voices of Matt Damon, Drew Barrymore, Bill Pullman, John Leguizamo, and Janeane Garofolo
Eric says: ******* (7)
There's one beautiful scene where "space angels" are flying along with the main spaceship. And another when the good guys are strafing in and out of huge helium-like filled balls of fire. And the one where ships are playing a game of hide-and-seek amongst giant ice crystals. And when the Earth blows up, that's pretty cool, too. The same animation house that brought the mildly successful Anastasia a few years ago (one of those 'tweeners - not quite for teenagers, adults, or children, but somewhere inbetween) graces us with some of the most gorgeous animation visuals ever seen. The story, on the other hand, is a generic re-tread of many a sci-fi flick.
Our main character (Damon) is a man in his early 20's who's an outcast human about fifteen years after the Earth's been destroyed by an alien race known as the Drej. Now he comes to find out that they are after him, too, for some information that he may or may not have that may be able to reunite the human race. His allies are a shipful of wanderers themselves, principally the Captain who knew the young man's father, and the pre-requisite love interest, voiced by Barrymore. While the bulk of the film is a formulaic race against the enemy, the visuals made me happy just to be going along for the ride.
This being an American summer movie, I don't think that I'd be giving too much away to say that good prevails. The ending, in following the countless science fiction movies that have come before it, is a little hammy, but that's alright. Not at all original in story, but a feast for the eyes.