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- 2009
- PG
- Twentieth Century Fox
- 1 h 26 m
- 2009
- PG
- Twentieth Century Fox
- 1 h 26 m
Summary Kids on a family vacation must fight off an attack by knee-high alien invaders with world-destroying ambitions--while the youngsters' parents remain clueless about the battle. (20th Century Fox)
Directed By: John Schultz
Written By: Mark Burton, Adam F. Goldberg
- 2009
- PG
- Twentieth Century Fox
- 1 h 26 m
- 2009
- PG
- Twentieth Century Fox
- 1 h 26 m
Aliens in the Attic
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5.5
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Summary Kids on a family vacation must fight off an attack by knee-high alien invaders with world-destroying ambitions--while the youngsters' parents remain clueless about the battle. (20th Century Fox)
Directed By: John Schultz
Written By: Mark Burton, Adam F. Goldberg
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Metascore
Mixed or Average
Based on 10 Critic Reviews
42
30% Positive
3 Reviews
3 Reviews
30% Mixed
3 Reviews
3 Reviews
40% Negative
4 Reviews
4 Reviews
Metascore
Mixed or Average
Based on 10 Critic Reviews
42
30% Positive
3 Reviews
3 Reviews
30% Mixed
3 Reviews
3 Reviews
40% Negative
4 Reviews
4 Reviews
Perfectly calibrated for the pre-adolescent set, highlighting broad physical comedy and themes of kid empowerment and featuring one of the stars from "High School Musical."
A pointless but ultimately harmless family adventure that doesn't mentally assault the 12-and-over set. (Extra points for being 100 percent fart-joke-free).
User Score
Mixed or Average
Based on 40 User Ratings
5.5
33% Positive
13 Ratings
13 Ratings
48% Mixed
19 Ratings
19 Ratings
20% Negative
8 Ratings
8 Ratings
User Score
Mixed or Average
Based on 40 User Ratings
5.5
33% Positive
13 Ratings
13 Ratings
48% Mixed
19 Ratings
19 Ratings
20% Negative
8 Ratings
8 Ratings
Performances are unremarkable but acceptable pretty much across the board, and the vocal talents -- particularly Thomas Haden Church as the belligerent Tazer and Josh Peck as the lovable Sparks -- are well cast.
Robert Hoffman as the boyfriend, who spends most of his time under the marionettelike control of either the aliens or the human children, provides the film's occasional funny moments.
Aliens in the Attic is conveyor-belt family product, an action/adventure/sci-fi/comedy made from the bland corporate DNA of Nickelodeon and the Disney Channel. It appears designed for families who never leave the mall.
The real problem with this Aliens encounter is that it's patently a Nick at Night midweek movie that inadvertently got greenlighted for a big-screen opening.
Nowhere near as bad as "Coneheads," but still isn't worth your time.
[SPOILER ALERT: This review contains spoilers.]
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"Aliens in the Attic," plain and simple, is everything you expect it to be, a "nothing special," kid-friendly film that doesn't break any new ground. It sticks to an established formula and that's about it. Whether or not that's a good thing depends on two factors: if you are a kid/have kids to watch it with, OR if you enjoy safe, inoffensive kid's films. Know what you're getting into, and you might have a relatively decent time. Otherwise, you might enjoy yourself more watching other films.
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Aliens in the Attic invades with nonsense.
The movie is overly simple and not very good. The script is poor and the acting is bad, the only good aspect is the semi appealing animation.
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The protagonist tanks his grades because he does not want to be perceived as a brainiac. The movie itself does not fake being dumb. It is. The acting is abysmal, the script genuinely idiotic and the, let's say "laughs" can be numbered on the fingers of one hand. Worst of all - they totally wasted Andy Richter - a genuinly funny guy.
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Unfunny, unoriginal, unnecessary. These are the three words that would describe this trash that I wouldn't call a movie. Seeing this is the same as torturing yourself.
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Production Company
Twentieth Century Fox,
New Regency Productions,
Josephson Entertainment,
Dune Entertainment,
Dune Entertainment III
Release Date Jul 31, 2009
Duration 1 h 26 m
Rating PG
Tagline They came from upstairs.
Awards
Teen Choice Awards
• 1 Nomination
Young Artist Awards
• 1 Nomination
