Planet 51

"Planet 51" Rises Above Expectations I have to ask you to stick with me for just a short while. Yes, "Planet 51" is an animated film with a PG rating, and yes, it happens to be yet another film to feature the "talents" of Dwayne Johnson, but...

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...U.S.A. -- on another planet, far from Earth. But really, other than being green, antennae-d and pant-less, the folks on Planet 51 are just like us. Or as you might have imagined us, i.e. humans (actually, Americans), over 50 years...

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Tom Long Film Review: 'Planet 51' -- GRADE: C- Review: 'Planet 51' sputters and crashes Tom Long / Detroit News Film Critic Just when you think the state of animated films is at an all-time high, along comes "Planet 51." Mediocre,...

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...squeaky clean as a Ken doll from the waist down. So the joke doesn't even make sense. That's the thing. "Planet 51" wants to be a kids' cartoon, but it's written like it's for grown-ups. One of the film's recurring gags is that the residents...

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Planet 51 (PG, 90 minutes). This computer-animated feature about an American astronaut landing on a distant planet doesn't seem to know who its audience should be. Most of the jokes are geared to adults and are a little tasteless, yet the...

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...and will make the PSAs available to local television and radio stations. The date coincides with the theatrical release of "Planet 51." "Planet 51" is an animated adventure-comedy revolving around an American astronaut who lands on Planet 51...

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...digital public service announcements are available for download from NASA featuring actor Dwayne Johnson, star of the new film "Planet 51," discussing the importance of space exploration, diversity and education. NASA Television...

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Review: "Planet 51" puts a spin on Hollywood's alien tradition "Planet 51" puts a spin on Hollywood's alien tradition Planet 51 native Lem (voiced by Justin Long) and American astronaut Chuck (Dwayne Johnson) bond in "Planet 51." (Columbia...

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...of Chuck Baker, voiced by Dwayne Johnson, right, is shown in a scene from the animated feature "Planet 51," which opens today at area theaters. 'Planet 51' Stars the voices of Dwayne Johnson, Justin Long, Gary Oldman, John Cleese and...

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...and the upcoming "The Princess and the Frog." The best you can say of the sci-fi comedy "Planet 51" is that like those others, it too is animated. "Planet 51" is the first feature film from Ilion Animation Studios, established by the...

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