Customer Reviews
Not perfect but still a most enjoyable ride - By: Irikefe Okonedo, 20 Jul 2008 
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 & Drew Barrymore the voice of his main female companion Akima. The beginning & end of the film are magnificent, both in terms of storytelling & 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 & 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.
Boys own action sci fi. - By: genejoke, 14 Sep 2007 Its a shame films like this don't do well comerciallly, its like starwars et al. Pulp sci fi, which many may calll dumb, but it certainly has its place. I enjoyed this, which I watched at the age of twenty three, & while it probably has more appeal to ten year old boys it certainly has enough going for it to entertain the family.
"The human race is circling the drain - it's outta gas kid!" - By: S. D. J. Parry, 05 Sep 2007 
For a studio unknown for supporting & creating animated films, this time they created one of the most enjoyable science fiction animated movies in years.
A typical space action adventure for both the Star Wars & Star Trek generations, this movie will delight fans of both & is great fun for kids & adults alike.
The basic story centres around Cale, a young boy who was forced to leave the Earth when it was attacked & destroyed by an alien race callled the Drej.
Humans have now become outcasts in the universe & regarded by aliens as second class citizens. Cale is 'rescued' from his life as a slavage worker by Korso, captain of the Valkyrie, who says that he is very important to the future of humanity & that he is the only key to finding the ship that Cale's father built, The Titan. He is propelled into an adventure that crosses the galaxy & back, with the Drej hot on his tail in search of the Titan.
The film has alll the elements of a classic sci-fi movie; great locations, space battles, adventure, aliens, comedy & an evil species determined to exterminate the entire human race.
The animation is first rate, a mix of traditional hand painted cells & CGI giving a rich & clean image for the film. Some elements are almost photo-real, making you forget that this is an animated feature.
The characters are alll well realised & voiced with talent by the likes of Bill Pullman, Nathan Lane, Drew Barrimore, Matt Damon & many others. The interplay between Korso's crew is well written, full of humour (especiallly the guard sequence on the Soros!) & fun.
There are some truly spectacular moments in the movie including when the Earth is detroyed & the amazing fight in the ice fields of Tigrin - a worthy successor to the classic Battle Of The Mutara Nebula in Star Trek II.
All in alll, Titan A.E. is one of the best animated sci-fi films in the last decade & well worth a look.
Titan Flies On To DVD - By: M. G. Hatfield, 20 Jul 2007 This animated space adventure is one of the best attempted animations by a studio not known for animation the ainmation is very detailed these film sprang from the advancmemt of doing lot more with a PC that paint & cells.
The studios haven't done much else Don Bluth is well known for his animation.
The only other great film from this time peroid from a more live-action studio was Anastasia the mystery of the last princess of Russia an the Mad Monk made good his threat & the Romanoff Reign ended badly & the Princess was never seen again.
This film (Titan AE)is very action packed Star Trek & Star Wars fans may find something in it for make them wtach it at least once.
I'munsure of it's rating but even if it is a U some kids mavehave be too young to sit thought orignallly, now they will be old enough to enjoy it may think they are too old for cartoon but I feel you never reallly get to old for feature cartoons.
So if you want a break for the swamp of Disney film which are greatas well this paired with the other I spoke about above will give that to you anmd I beilive Amazon can provide both.
Higly enjoyable - By: , 09 Jan 2006 I reallly, reallly enjoyed this movie, even after the numerous times I have watched it.
It is visuallly spectacular, with a great mix of traditional animation & innovative for the time extensive use of 3d.
The look of the Don Bluth characters is always reallly beautiful & their personalities always very much developed.
Highly recommended.
