TITAN A.E.
2000 *** 95 mins.
This is an entertaining animated sci-fi flick that's geared towards an older audience. It's not all that great, though, because it's very predictable. Also, the rock music in it sticks out like a sore thumb. The first song is fine. But, after that, all the songs are so out of place and obvious. Like the "Wake Angels" scene--it's only there as a vehicle for the song that's played with it. It's a bit frustrating. Also, the animation got on my nerves. Parts of it are classicly drawn, while others are computer-generated sets that have a lot of fancy cinematography with it. It's like the filmmakers couldn't make up their minds as to how they wanted the film animated. It's still very entertaining, though, and that deserves some credit.
Rated PG for language and animated nudity.
NOTES:
- Original theatrical aspect ratio: 2.35:1 (CinemaScope)
- Premiered on June 13, 2000
AWARDS:
- ACADEMY OF SCIENCE FICTION, FANTASY, AND HORROR FILMS NOMINATION: Best Science Fiction Film
- ANNIE AWARDS NOMINATIONS: Outstanding Achievement in an Animated Theatrical Feature, Outstanding Individual Achievement for Effects Animation (Julian Hynes), and Outstanding Individual Achievement for Production Design in an Animated Feature Production (Philip A. Cruden)
- MOTION PICTURE SOUND EDITORS AWARD: Best Sound Editing - Animated Feature (Christopher Boyes, Matthew Wood, Christopher Scarabosio, Andrea S. Gard, Michael Ferdie, Sandina Bailo-Lape, Susan Sanford, and Scott B. Seymann)
- MOTOIN PICTURE SOUND EDITORS AWARDS NOMINATION: Best Sound Editing - Music - Animation (Joshua Winget)
- SATELLITE AWARDS NOMINATION: Best Motion Picture, Animated or Mixed Media
2000 SPECIAL EDITION DVD SPECIAL FEATURES:
- Director's Commentary
- "The Quest for TITAN" Featurette
- Deleted Scenes
- Lit Music Video: "Over My Head"
- Exclusive DVD-ROM Game Link
- Still Gallery
- Trailers & TV Spots
- Interactive Menus
- Scene Selection
- Anamorphic Widescreen (2.35:1)
- DTS English
- English 5.1 Surround
- English Dolby Surround
- French Dolby Surround
- English Subtitles
- Spanish Subtitles
- Closed Captioned for the hearing impaired
Featuring the Voices of:
Matt Damon + Bill Pullman + John Leguizamo + Nathan Lane + Jeneane Garofalo + Drew Barrymore
Story by
Hans Bauer and Randall McCormick
Screenplay by
Ben Edlund and John August and Joss Whedon
Directed by
Don Bluth & Gary Goldman
Other Films with:
John August - Big Fish and Tim Burton's Corpse Bride
Drew Barrymore - Altered States, Donnie Darko and Everyone Says I Love You
Don Bluth - The Land Before Time
Matt Damon - Dogma
Jeneane Garofalo - The Cable Guy and Dogma
Bill Pullman - Independence Day (1996) and Spaceballs
Nathan Lane - The Lion King, The Lion King 1 1/2, The Lion King II: Simba's Pride, and The Producers (2005)
John Leguizamo - Moulin Rouge (2001) and William Shakespeare's Romeo + Juliet
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