Co-written by Joss Whedon, this Don Bluth movie feels similar to Disney movies like Atlantis: The Lost Empire and Treasure Planet. It's an action adventure with ancient treasure, spaceships, betrayals, a large cast of characters and a mix of traditional animation and CGI.
I'm proud to say that I recently watched every Don Bluth movie, a feat that wouldn't faze a child but wasn't always easy for a 28-year-old who didn't have a nostalgic attachment to most of these movies. Gems like The Secret of NIMH or Anastasia were surrounded by the chaff that is The Pebble and the Penguin or Bartok the Magnificent. I was delighted that the project ended on a high note, Bluth's last film Titan A.E.
Titan A.E. was an edgy adventure with nudity, blood, seedy motivations and rock music soundtrack, clearly marketed to be a step away from the Disney children's movies and more for teenage boys who adored Star Wars more than anything. The space opera influence is obvious in everything: the lasers, the planets, the aliens. But this movie sidesteps the meaningless technobabble and focuses on the fun and the imagination.
I'm proud to say that I recently watched every Don Bluth movie, a feat that wouldn't faze a child but wasn't always easy for a 28-year-old who didn't have a nostalgic attachment to most of these movies. Gems like The Secret of NIMH or Anastasia were surrounded by the chaff that is The Pebble and the Penguin or Bartok the Magnificent. I was delighted that the project ended on a high note, Bluth's last film Titan A.E.
Titan A.E. was an edgy adventure with nudity, blood, seedy motivations and rock music soundtrack, clearly marketed to be a step away from the Disney children's movies and more for teenage boys who adored Star Wars more than anything. The space opera influence is obvious in everything: the lasers, the planets, the aliens. But this movie sidesteps the meaningless technobabble and focuses on the fun and the imagination.