Customer Reviews
Embarassment to humankind 
2008-09-30
If Titan AE is our last hope then the human race is better off dying. This insipid story follows an unlikable brat and a crew of incompetents in their attempt to save humanity. The story is ham-fisted the characters unlikable. Children might like this movie but adults will need Novocaine to make it through the operation.
Good kids movie. 
2008-09-12
Titan A.E. has an interesting premise of a post-apocalyptic scenario for humankind in space. With a grunge/punk soundtrack, this appeals to a more modern generation than some other animated space films. I would say this fits in the same genre as Disney's animated Treasure Island (the one set in space). It's clean enough for small kids, and still entertaining for teens or adults, if predictable. I was really impressed by the seamless integration of both 3d generated graphics and traditional 2d animation. The plot is easy to follow, the characters realistic and engaging. I also liked that the aliens are more interesting than humans with extra features. I didn't like the hive mind villain idea, but that doesn't make the villain any less scary for younger viewers. All in all, it's a good find for light sci-fi that everyone in the family can enjoy.
Finally saw this movie 8 years later and... 
2008-09-07
Coulda waited another 8. No wonder this movie sank Fox Animation studios.
This movie was so predictable. No matter how much special f/x you throw at a movie, if the story isn't there people over 11 y.o will not pay attention to the screen for very long. The character development was non-existent, you just KNEW someone was tipping the Drej; and since the movie cam never leaves the main characters, you knew it was one of the crew. This is ironic since all the time spent listening to the ham-flled script could have provided an opportunity for the audience to connect to the characters.
Biggest example of predictable: bad guy man (redeems himself at the end to work the Titan, THERE'S a surprise) remarks how the Drej are unstoppable because they are pure energy, just 2 minutes after the hologram message left for Cale states the Titan's energy cells are depleted. Well guess what the Titan uses to power the Genesis project (er, I mean the Titan)? The traitor/protagonist at the end redeeming himself is SO Joss Whedon, as this is how Spike dies at the end of Buffy and Angelis at the end of Angel.
Plot holes? If the human race is so dangerous, why didn't the Drej pick them off after blowing up the planet? Where did the rest of humanity wind up? Humanity was smart enough to create a Genesis project, but all that tech blows up with the creation of a new planet. How hard could it have been to create a separate piece of storage media to hold humanity's science, art, literature, et al? Couldn't be on the Titan, it blew up.
Then there's the rock soundtrack that is put in place of a typical orchestra to build suspense and carry the emotion of the movie. Sorry, but there is only one HEAVY METAL movie, and this is a sorry attempt at recreating that cult-ish movie follwing that still gets the it watched nearly 30 years later.
Movies like Pulp Fiction, Blair Witch project, and Swingers all prove you don't need A list celebs, big budgets, and hammy, WAY over the top scriptwriting to sell a movie. You just need to hire decent screenwriters and directors who aren't former Disney B-material.
Titan A.E. 
2008-08-23
The graphics were excellent, the storyline was very good and overall the dvd was very interesting to watch.
Not perfect but still a most enjoyable ride 2008-07-20
Animated sci-fi adventure set in the 31st century in which evil alien forces known as the Drej destroy the earth, wiping out most of mankind (hence the 'A.E.' in the film's title, which stands for 'After Earth'). Fifteen years after the earth's destruction a handful of the dwindling human survivors from that awful day seek out the fabled Titan, a spaceship that represents mankind's last hope. But they must find the ship before the Drej do. This was a very enjoyable animated adventure, with Matt Damon providing the voice of the hero of the film Cale who leads the search for the spaceship Titan and Drew Barrymore the voice of his main female companion Akima. The beginning and end of the film are magnificent, both in terms of storytelling and animation. In this film we get to go on a journey of personal growth with the main character Cale, who starts off as a selfish and quite frankly not very pleasant person but matures as the film goes on as the quest to find the Titan becomes the making of him as a hero. The Drej are indeed frightening villains who destroy the earth near the beginning of the film but I felt that these characters were not fully fleshed out during the course of the film as their reasons for trying to wipe out the human race are never explained by them but merely speculated on by the film's human characters. Because of this the film is not perfect but it is still a most enjoyable ride which is even more impressive considering that most of the film's characters are rendered in traditional 2-D animation, as opposed to the computer generated animation which has taken over from 2-D animation in recent years. A good effort.
90 Minutes heavy on action does not do this vision justice. 
2008-06-11
A reluctant young hero holds the key to the future of mankind in the palm of his hand in this eye-popping, sci-fi adventure. In the year 3028 the Drej, a vicious alien race, has destroyed earth. Fifteen years later a young man named Cale learns he possesses a genetically encoded map to the Titan, a spaceship that holds the secret to the salvation of the human race. With the Drej in hot pursuit, Cale blasts off with the crew of the Valkyrie in an attempt to find the Titan before the Drej destroy it - and with it, mankind's last chance for a home of their own. Featuring an all-star voice cast that includes Matt Damon and Drew Barrymore and an edgy, out of this world soundtrack, Titan A.E. is an intergalactic thrill ride for a new generation.
Titan A.E. ... 2008-05-02
Fast shipping and delivery. It's not what i was expecting, but was pleasantly suprised anyway. Thanx.
Great movie 2008-04-15
I could never understand why this film flopped. I saw it opening weekend in the theater and it was packed. Everyone there was really into it. I went back twice more while it was in the theater, and while it was never as full, most of the seats were occupied. And people were just as enthusiastic. It is still great at home, although not as fun. The music expresses what simple words couldn't, it sets the mood. I wouldn't sit around and listen to it away from the movie, but it works. It's really too bad that fox animation went under. I hate the way that Disney "disnifies" every film they get their hands on, and it would have been nice for them to have some competition.
SCI-FI FUN 2008-01-15
My sons and I love this movie, so do the neighbor kids.
It's got a great story, wonderful characters, and impressive
graphics. It'll be in our Sci-Fi movie collection for years
to come.
Let yourself get into this Movie 2008-01-02
I've seen where people put this movie down a lot but let me tell you I really enjoyed it. If your one of those people who likes to sit back and pick apart a plot, then any movie is hard pressed to make you happy. If you let yourself be immersed in the universe this movie takes place in, you'll really enjoy it. I am a big fan of the post apocalypse genre and this movie is a refreshing new take on it. I'm not going to give you a synopsis of the movie but it is a good epic space opera worth seeing.
