Great Animation Poor Story
588121
If the creators of titan A.E. had put in a little more time this picture would have been awesome.
 For instance why did the Drej want to destroy the titan?
 We don't learn about it till the end of the movie? Sorry, but, if the only way to make the titan function was to wipe out my race I would be trying to destroy it too! The Drej could have been an outstanding enemy but, we've had enough mindless enemies ( The Bugs~Starship troopers, The Birds~ Pitch Dark and the birds)
  I think more of the relationship between Kale and his dad would have been better and the "friend that is really your enemy" thing has been done to death! face off, empire, etc., etc.
 I would have liked to have seen a group of freedom fighters in desperate straights fighting it out with a race that was desperate to keep their civilization alive. Instead I got great animation and a story line about a kid that can't decide if he liked his dad or not.
 This is visually stunning but, not up thier vs most of the Japanimation that this was supposed to emulate.
4444457
It was okay,the animation was not that good,they should of used the Japanese anime style, it would made it a lot better dispite the not so good story line.
2201900
Story: generic good-vs-evil, feeling love but can't love, macho and cool warrier must move on after saving a girl he already had feeling to.......I don't mind this kind of old story, but the scenes are not really grapping or touching, and the drawing is retro, similar to animation style 20 years ago, colors are not well defined, layers not detailed, but in the end it's the common storyline not well directed that leaves one hoping for more actions, more emotion, and more ways this kind of story can be told and filmed
3888765
Great animation.  Story is not what I was hoping for.  But it was a lot of fun!
2988569
Would have been better if it was a full 2 hours, tough for an animated film I know, but it seemed a little rushed.  There's a ton of material to cram into an hour and a half.  It might have benefited with more time, or in multiple parts, to flesh it out more.
589216
This anime has a polished look with a relatively high production-quality, but the story was unoriginal and has been done better in many other anime's.  The lead character often does things that do not make sense, which just happens to be exactly what is necessary to push the movie along.  This often leaves the audience puzzled about why that was the right thing to do, or how he might know to do that.  The film was a little simplistic and was clearly designed with a younger crowd, but there was too much time spent on background art and 3D animation scenes and not enough on clearly conveying the story to give this a higher score.
2285794
<a data-hook="product-link-linked" class="a-link-normal" href="/Megamind-Single-Disc-Edition/dp/B003UESJF6/ref=cm_cr_arp_d_rvw_txt?ie=UTF8">Megamind (Single-Disc Edition)</a>
I love animation and cant wait for new ones to check out! I really want to like them all.
Megamind, I found, has great animation, but forgot one very important factor that any good
animation always delivers; You have to like the characters; and there was nothing really
likeable about any of these characters!
The main superhero is all about ego. The woman reporter is a cardboard cliche. The villian
that Megamind creates is a total jerk. Megamind's minion can only be described as weird,
-and the homage to "Robot Monster" doesn't work. That leaves Megamind himself to relate to,
-and I cant! At the end of the movie, he is still totally egotistical and self indulgent.
All of the plot twists did not help to warm up to him and his changes of heart seem superfluous.
I doubt I will ever watch this movie again because I just don't care about the characters. I find
that I watch "Despicable Me" over and over because it delivers everywhere Megamind fails.
1197655
Animation is at par. But it's just a long 5mun skit
4353932
Story is slow with antiquated animation, it was difficult to watch and not get board! I wouldn't recommend spending the time to watch.
973632
But the story is really weak. It's a shame, because the cast of this movie really deserves better.  Even the fight scenes, which were a ton of fun in the first movie are pretty unexciting.
2838171
The story had no good animation so I needed to stop the movie one third the way through. I wouldn't recommend watching it. Even our six year old realities who is not picky, hated it.
1686440
Animation made for children often have a very simplistic, shallow plot, but "Astro Boy" has it a little bit too simple. I found hard to engage with the main character's motivations and objectives. Big questions are left unanswered and not even hinted at.
4565450
The story line is not impressive. It seems that it has been put together in a hurry. It really suffers from the bad sequel syndrome. It is fun but not the quality which Pixar or Dreamworks is expected to put. Looks like some third grade studio's apprentice-like effort. The visuals are good. Penguins are upto their notoreity and the old lady is bashing poor Alex... donno why!!! Some un-natural romantic angles also come up... and the ever irritating king julian is there to move it move it..
210139
This was just ok.  I purchased it for $5 and was really liking what I saw in the critics.  It could be because the animation is dated, that will play a factor.  But I'm big on story and characters.  If you don't have a good story that is reasonably believable (yes, I know this is a cartoon) then you get a thumbs down in my book.
1457438
If you haven't watched Appleseed(2004) and Appleseed Ex Machina(2007) in a while go back and watch them before viewing this prequel to the series. While the previous movies had a complex and truly captivating story Appleseed Alpha starts off with action. The story never really develops and the film suffers for it. A prequel should allow someone who is unfamiliar with the series a understanding of the characters and their relationships. Nothing is really explained in this prequel. The film only serves to make new people to the series watch the later movies. The CGI is amazing and the close ups of the human and cyborg characters will leave you speechless. I love Shinji Aramaki's directions and previous films but this story wasn't the best source material for a prequal. The film gets 3 stars because it has decent voice acting, amazing animation(CGI), and good directing.
836661
This film is an adaption of the comic written by Frank Miller and drawn by David Mazzuchelli. The adaption of the story to the visual medium was done quite well. The majority of the plot was transferred intact and the story structure of the film seemed rushed in parts, but overall, the story structure remained functional.

Other aspects of the adaption of the story did not make as graceful an adaptation. The animation which is heavily inspired by Japanese Anime, appears ghostly and character often appear to have little in the way of definition. The animators also were overly fond of including shadows, which are everywhere and are often inconsistent. Often there are long shadows of the background of the piece but the characters in the mid0-ground seem to have no shadow at all. Backgrounds in this film are also a serious disappointment, as they are often drab and lifeless landscapes with little to no activity. The action scenes seriously suffer from this as it makes it difficult to feel motivated as the characters careen through drab grey backgrounds. The editor of this film was either not paying attention or encountered monetary constraints with the animation studio, as Batman year one has a distinctly unfinished feel.

The voice acting in Batman Year One is the films biggest failing. Aside from the voice acting of Commissioner Gordon (Bryan Cranston)and a respectable if unexceptional performance of Catwoman (Eliza Duskhu) the voice acting is atrocious. Ben McKenzie's portrayal of Batman is painful to the ears, a dull atonal monotone which would be more appropriate in a high school production of Hamlet. The performances of the rest of the characters, including the portrayal of Carmine Falcone by Alex Rocco, are imminently forgettable.

The performance of Steve Blum as the news anchor and a number of supporting characters was also lackluster. This was mostly due to the fact that Mr. Blum has 3 voices: Steve Blum, Spike Spegiel, and Wolverine. Should anyone in the industry be reading this, please desist hiring Steve Blum to provide half of your vocal cast. His voice is too distinctive and your target audience has seen a large amount of his previous work and can easily discern his voice, usually to the detriment of the movie experience.

The Blu-Ray extras, however, are a mark in the films favor. The short "Catwoman" is especially enjoyable despite the fact that it shares the same ghosty animation as the title feature. The three mini-documentaries are interesting and well done and the audio tracks are a must-listen for comic fans.

I would only suggest this film to those who are already fans of comics in general, though If you happen to dislike Japanese animation or the work of Frank Miller (Pre-Dementia) I suggest you give this film a pass.
3866844
The story of course is a great one. But, the acting and visual effects are less than desirable. I wish Bible stories would be turned into high-budget films.