An American astronaut lands on Planet 51 thinking he's the first person to step foot on it. Turns out its inhabited by little green aliens who live in white picket fences.
The fun of Planet 51 is the lighthearted take on our own culture. The aliens seem to live in the 50s and Cold War era propaganda exists. Except its not "The Russians are out to get us" its "The Humans are out to get us." They watch movies about human invasions, dream of humans terrorizing them and when one appears, the initial reaction is, of course, to kill it.
Planet 51 was actually a pretty good movie. I wrote it off initially, but I picked it up after its run and I enjoyed it. The story is coherent, its fun, and there's a message if you care to look for it. Overall, Its not for everyone, but that's the nature of these flicks. It also stars The Rock and his charisma actually helps sell the film.
Out of Ten? 7
Violence? Animated mischief
Explosions? Nope
Nudity? Nope
Damn right 7! This movie was awesome. Then again, I love anything animated so it was already above a 5 for me.
ReplyDeleteThere's something about Aliens freaking out about the existence of humans that makes me chuckle. I'm sure they are aware of us. I'm also sure they don't care.
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