Astro Boy

(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

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

Where did this movie come from? I perused it with reserved anticipation because it looked like another generic anime action movie. I had no idea I was about to witness the greatest animated cinematic experience of my entire life. Over the... Full review

Set in futuristic Metro City, Astro Boy is about a young robot with incredible powers created by a brilliant scientist named Tenma (Nicolas Cage). Powered by positive "blue" energy, Astro Boy (Freddie Highmore) is endowed with super strength, x-ray vision, unbelievable... Full review

What are we to make of the computer animated film of Astro Boy? If one doesn't know the character its an often rip roaring children's film that shows having spent much too much time in the Hollywood pressure cooker that insists... Full review

Forget about comparing animation styles and look at this based on 3 points, Story, Presentation and Acting. All three get high marks in this little film with a huge heart. While the subjects of the death of a young boy and... Full review

The animated Astro Boy is a shiny hodgepodge of Pinocchio, Star Wars (see the Stormtrooper-like characters protecting the President), WALL-E, Oliver Twist, Gladiator and Superman, with some obvious visual touches taken from The Iron Giant. As its own entity, though, it's... Full review

I never expected to see some high-art film when I saw the trailer for the movie. It's Astro Boy, the kid fighting evil aliens or robots on Saturday mornings. I expect it to be just a movie about a young super... 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

Lovely dollops of wit and warmth float through the movie version of "Astro Boy," the latest Japanese TV cartoon to make it to the big screen. ... 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

This week's movies-and really most movies in general, even in sometimes perverse ways-are about following your dreams, whether those dreams involve becoming a real boy like "Astro Boy," creating history like "Amelia," feeling significant as in "Cirque du Freak: The... ... Full Article