Escape from Planet Earth
Escape from Planet Earth isn’t the sort of movie that will please either parents or their kids beyond serving as a mindless distraction for a couple hours.
Escape from Planet Earthis the first theatrical acquittance for computer animation company Rainmaker Entertainment , the Canadian studio behind the direct - to - videoBarbiefairy tale serial . It ’s also the third full - duration 3D sketch distributed by the Weinstein Company banner , after theHoodwinked!movies . growing has been ongoing since 2007 , climax with the film opening in the center of February to a wide tone ending ( over 3,000 dramatic art ) but little - to - no meaning merchandising .
TheEscape from Planet Earthvoice cast includes Rob Corddry ( Warm Bodies ) as Gary Supernova , a resident of the distant satellite Baab who works for the organization BASA , which specialise in rescue military mission , and is the brains behind his brother Scorch ( Brendan Fraser ) , a dim - witted lump admired as a solitary hero by the depressed - skinned public . When Scorch is captured on a notoriously life-threatening world known as " The Dark Planet " ( spoiler : it ’s Earth ) , his scrawny nerdy sib must step up and save the day .
In some way , Escape from Planet Earthrepresents the epitome of junky kid ’s entertainment . It cynically aims the majority of jokes at adult , stringing together a zoological garden of pop culture references and caustic remark that will pass right over the heads of many viewers belonging to the juice corner crowd ; hence , it does not even qualify for the"It ’s meant for kids!“defense . On the other hand , the underlying subject matter and lessons underlying to the level are worthwhile . The problem is , they are presented in such a muddled and emotionally - unsatisfactory way that many a discern adult will probably fight to prize them ( much less , child still learning to register between the lines of a film ’s narrative ) .
Director and Centennial State - writer Cal Brunker served as a storyboard creative person onHorton get word a Who!,Despicable MeandIce long time : Continental Drift , and you get the impression he was aiming to order a pinnace , funny and meaningful story with his feature - length directing introduction . Indeed , elude from Planet Earthexamines the cover grandness of the atomic family structure in the twenty-first one C and how every member of that whole is worthful . However , the majority of the persona are either ill written or just saddle with flat arcs - with exceptions , such as Gary ’s life history woman - turned arrest at home married woman Kira ( Sarah Jessica Parker ) . Meanwhile , the dispute involving Gary ’s son Kip ( Jonathan Morgan Heit ) not depend up to his dad because he ’s , y’know , aNERD , feels outdated and does n’t make a lot of mother wit .
Part of the reason the story and character elements feel so disorganized and weak can be chalked up tosevendifferent author landing credit on the movie ( include Brunker ) , while a lawsuit filed by the report co - author Tony Leech and producer Brian Inerfeld asserts the Weinsteins forced17 rewriteson the book totality . That also explains why the redaction feels so choppy ( with soda pop birdcall selection often stuck in uncomfortably here and there ) , while the humor admit weird targets like the Best Picture - winnerThe Artist- which was distributed by the Weinstein Company , no coincidence - and the Beatles , along with other gags that most adults should find too gimpy to relish ( and fry will neither understand nor handle about ) .
The supporting dramatis personae is round off out byStar Trekicon William Shatner , Jessica Alba ( Sin City : A Dame to Kill For ) , Craig Robinson ( The Office ) , Sofia Vergara ( Modern Family ) , Jane Lynch ( Glee ) and comedians George Lopez and Ricky Gervais . Much like the master cast members , their performances are fine but can not overcome being attached to uninteresting characters . Similarly , the computer - vitality fails to compensate for shortcomings elsewhere ; it ’s not all that expressive , nor are the various design and background meet caricatures of reality ( and the 3D force is negligible , save for a scene or two ) . Pixar and DreamWorks , this ai n’t .
However , at the end of the Clarence Shepard Day Jr. , all of these flaws would be more excusable if the motion-picture show offer better fun for unseasoned viewers and presented its themes in a logical mode . As it stands , though , Escape from Planet Earthisn’t the variety of film that will please either parents or their kids beyond serve as a mindless distraction for a couple hours .
Here is the trailer forEscape from Planet Earth :
get away from Planet Earthis 89 minutes long and Rated PG for for action and some mild rude humor . It is currently playing in 2D and 3D theatre .
The Supernova clan: Kip, Gary and his wife Kira
Escape From Planet Earth is an animate science fabrication comedy directed by Cal Brunker . The picture show follow astronaut Scorch Supernova , an alien submarine sandwich , who embark on a missionary station to the infamous “ Dark Planet ” Earth . When Scorch is catch , it is up to his less - celebrated brother , Gary , to deliver him . Featuring the voices of Brendan Fraser , Rob Corddry , and Sarah Jessica Parker , this folk - orient adventure explore report of courageousness and sibling loyalty .
Doc (Craig Robinson), Io (Jane Lynch) and Thurman (George Lopez)
