Astro Boy

Astroboy is an interesting movie. I went and saw this movie a few days after it released in theatres. I kinda remember the cartoon as a kid and this helped to relive those memories. Astroboy is a robot that has superpowers and uses them to save people and the world.Astroboy is a character that dates back to the 1950's when it was created by Osamu Tezuka. Astro is really well known in Japan and there were several of the cartoon series came here to the United States.The movie follows the story pretty well but at the same time adds a few new things here and there to not just be a copy and paste kind of story.There are some spoilers ahead:.......In the manga (or comic) and now Movie is a boy named Toby who dies in an accident and his father Dr. Tenma builds a robot to be just like Toby. The scene may scare some children that are really young but personally they did it tastefully and there are no gory scenes or anything. (For the parents you see a bright flash and his hat is lying on the ground). Alot of parents were upset by this however many movies made by Disney and so forth have had characters die in their movies constantly but people still praise them.I suppose since it is a young boy they feel that it should not occur but the producers of the film wanted to keep the orgin of Astro as close as possible.The movie was pretty well done. There's some drama in along with action and that was pretty good. It helped lead into the action sequences instead of being non-stop action or drama. I liked this film since it was something everyone could enjoy. I went with my mom, dad, and 7 year old niece. She really enjoyed it and the whole family wants it on DVD and blu-ray. I do not remember any bad language as well.I feel that if people gave Astroboy a chance they will enjoy it. We've watched many kids films like Kung Fu Panda, Monsters Vs Aliens, and so on recently and this was one we all could watch no problem.The movie looks great but in this day and age it is hard to compete with kids films since many come along on a constant basis. I really enjoy the Pixar films like the Incredibles, Toy Story, etc and I put Astroboy on par with them. I feel that this movie was definitely better than some of the recent kid films.I also would encourage people if they are interested to check out the cartoons. They are actually pretty good. I bought them since I barely remember them as a kid and I am glad I did. The 80's set is really good. It covers some serious topics while still having that cute appeal for kids. They are on amazon and really inexpensive as well.I'll attempt to break it down for people.Pros: 1.Based on a popular character in Japan2. Something both adults and children can enjoy3. No bad language and little potty humor (if any)4. Pretty good voice actors as well.Cons: 1. Fans of the old cartoons may not like the new lookHope everyone has a great day!

Knowing how badly this movie did at the box office, I was expecting something really horrible. But, it was pretty darn good. It has great animation, art direction, and a story full of ethos. There are definitely some emotional parts that might overwhelm some children. I even got misty at certain moments. Being a father, I'm always looking for things to watch with my son. He's going through an Avenger's phase at the moment. I'm a big old school Marvel fan myself, growing up collecting comic books and trading cards. This movie is way better than some of the animation that have come out recently for Marvel.The more old school cartoons that came out in 90s were much better dealing with more realistic or darker themes.The recent ones are very superficial. Characters being emotionally flat and under-developed. (I dread watching them with my son, often falling asleep.) It could be criticized that Astro Boy doesn't change much himself, being forever wide-eyed and idealistic, however, the characters around him do change dealing with themes like prejudice, segregation, militarism, and class-warfare. Some of the character arcs are unearned, but in comparison to even some adult films, they do earn it.And this movie definitely earns a view. Not everyone will like it, but many more will. I recommend watching the first twenty minutes and making a decision for yourself. "Onward and upward..."

I think the animation is very well done. I liked the storyline of it. I think most of the family will enjoy it.

This is a great story about a robot boy who has the memories of a real boy downloaded into him prior to activation.Spoiler alert; a brief sad moment when the real boy has a tragedy befall him at dad’s laboratory. The boy disappears, it’s understood what happened .Comic relief as the robot boy discovers his new powers and super abilities!

Astroboy is a remake of an old, very popular, black and white TV show in Japan.The movie does a decent job of re-creating the atmosphere of those shows, but more importantly, stands on it's own two feet in it's own right.It's fast paced, full of action, and has a decent story. The only reason I don't give it 5 stars is that it suffers from the same problems the original did. It has a very simplistic approach to very real, and complex, problems.Warning! The following contains spoilers!In a future where pollution and climate change have driven humanity from Earth's surface to a single city floating above the clouds, a scientist with his priorities out of whack works to create the most powerful weapon of war ever built for an unstable and unerringly stupid politician, and because of it, his precocious son, Toby, is vaporized during the first weapons test. Inconsolable, the scientist thinks he can build a 'perfect' duplicate of Toby: a robot that not only looks and sounds like the boy, but has all of his memories. Inevitably, the scientist eventually realizes that this new Toby is not a perfect duplicate, and is only a constant reminder of his catastrophic failure as a father, and rejects the 'boy' asking his superior "Dr. Elephant" to shut down and disassemble 'Toby'. Confused, betrayed and in fear for his 'life', Toby runs away, and escaping to the surface, which has become the ultimate landfill for the city above. There he get's his 'real' name, Astroboy, after befriending the broken robots and other beings inhabiting the littered surface.

My granddaughter loved this movie when I would watch her as a little girl. She asked if I still had it. I do now! She's turning 14 next week. I think I'm gonna be Nana of the year. Thank you.

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Como podéis ver en la foto subida por otro usuario, la edición contiene dos discos, uno en Dvd y otro Bluray. Eso si, la portada da lugar a equívocos porque ni aparece el banner inferior de "Combo Bluray" ni en la contraportada se indica que lleve el Dvd. En mi caso, como el anterior, vienen los discos, uno a cada lado de la caja. Después de mucho tiempo sin bajar, por 11€ se ha venido para casa. Obviamente no es una adaptación asiática -entiéndase como película japonesa de animación-, pero es entretenida.

Ja, so ist der ganze Film - überraschend gut! Der Titel ist ein Zitat aus dem Film, als Astro Boy zum Schluß gegen den Oberbösewicht kämpft und entdeckt, dass er ausfahrbare Maschinengewehre aus seinen Gesäßtaschen hat.Der Film hat eigentlich Szenen und Figuren die man schon hundertmal in einem anderen Film gesehen hat. Doch trotzdem ist dieser Film absolut eigenständig und original.Dazu ist er noch sehr unterhaltsam, wird nie langweilig und ich musste ein paarmal herzlich lachen. Die Witze sind gut und basieren meistens auf Situationskomik. Einige Roboterfiguren erinnern an 'Robots' aber sind doch wieder anders. Hier sind die lustigen Side-Kicks drei Roboter, die der - wohl - marxistischen Roboter Revolutions Front angehören - der RRF. Man merkt, der Film nimmt sich nicht so wirklich ernst macht aber unheimlichen Spaß.Warum der Film nie ins Kino gekommen ist, ist mir unverständlich. Der Film ist besser als 'Robots' und erinnert auch ein wenig an Wall-E, trotzdem ist er ganz anders.Das wird wohl an dem großen Fundus an Geschichten und Personen liegen, die die seit Jahren laufenden Fernsehserien und Mangas hervorgebracht haben. Da ist kein Mangel an Geschichten, wie ich annehme.Dazu kommt eine hervorragende, ja ich möchte sagen eine exzellente Synchronisation mit hervorragenden Sprechern - ganz DICKE 5 Punkte dafür.Die Blu-Ray ist sehr gut gemacht und hat eine hervorragende Bildqualität, die locker mit Top Dream Works Titeln mithalten kann. In einigen Szenen wirkt das Bild extrem plastisch und fast schon 3D. Selbst 'Oben' hat es bei dieser Qualität wirklich schwer, die Nase vorn zu behalten.Bei diesem hervorragenden Bild, verwundert die Bilddatenrate, die in VC1 kodiert ist und zwischen ca. 8 und 27 Mbit/s schwankt. Das ist schon extrem und scheint ein sehr effizienter Codec zu sein.Farben sind immer der Umgebung angepasst, so dass einem auf der Erde, die von dem schwebenden Metro-City ja nur noch als Müllkippe verwendet wird, die Farben wirklich knackig und bunt sind und bei Szenen in Metro-City eher etwas kälter und gedeckter sind.Ton liegt - wie immer bei Concorde (Danke dafür!) - in DTS HD MA mit 1536 kbit/s vor und ist in Deutsch und Englisch vorhanden. Der Ton ist etwas zurückgenommen, was die Bässe und Effekte angeht, die aber durchaus da sind - halt ein Film ab sechs Jahre. Die Orchestermusik hat dafür einen schönen, räumlichen Klang.Dazu kommen noch 40 Minuten Extras, wie ein dreiteiliges Making-Of, zwei zusätzliche Astro Boy Szenen und 4 animierte Bildergalerien sowie ein Featurette 'Der Astro Boy Look'.Ein sehr schöner, sehr unterhaltsamer Film für die ganze Familie mit einer exzellenten Blu-Ray Qualität und einer deutschen Synchronisation, die man meiner Meiunung nach suchen muss.Meine volle Empfehlung und fünf Sterne, für dieses relativ unbekannte Juwel von einem Film.

My daughters both loved it.