Synopsis
A peaceful alien planet faces annihilation, as the homeless remainder of the human race sets its eyes on Terra. Mala, a rebellious Terrian teenager, will do everything she can to stop it.
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Cast
- Evan Rachel WoodMala (voice)
- Brian CoxGeneral Hemmer (voice)
- James GarnerDoron (voice)
- Chris EvansStewart Stanton (voice)
- Danny GloverPresident Chen (voice)
- Amanda PeetMaria Montez (voice)
- David CrossGiddy (voice)
- Justin LongSenn (voice)
- Dennis QuaidRoven (voice)
- Luke WilsonJim Stanton (voice)
Recommendations
- 75
Chicago Sun-Times
The animation is nicely stylized and the color palette well-chosen, although the humans are so square-jawed, they make Dick Tracy look like Andy Gump. The voice performances are persuasive. The obvious drawback is that the film is in 3-D. If you can find a theater showing it in 2-D, seek it out. - 75
The A.V. Club
On one level, it's a down-market Star Wars-inspired shoot-'em-up for kiddies; on another, it's a radical alien invasion story where the HUMANS are the aliens. - 70
Variety
As original and convincing a feature as the better Japanese animes of recent years --"Tekkonkinkreet" comes to mind, along with the slightly older "Metropolis." - 67
Entertainment Weekly
Tentle, dreamy animated sci-fi tale. - 67
Austin Chronicle
Battle for Terra boasts impressively executed battle sequences that, frankly, are light-years beyond anything found in the recent Star Wars animated add-ons. - 50
Chicago Tribune
All in all? A curious preachment yarn for peace, one which makes you wonder if the filmmakers couldn't wait to get to the climactic aerial dogfights. - 50
Washington Post
It doesn't do much for the film's pacifist message that, as spacecraft zip across the screen and fire lasers into your popcorn, you may find yourself wishing that Tsirbas had replaced the movie's poorly written dialogue and implausible plot with more battle scenes. War! What is it good for? Awesome animation! - 38
Charlotte Observer
Naive but ambitious, it comes across as a "Battlestar Galactica" vetted by pacifists, "Clone Wars" neutered for Saturday morning kids' TV.
