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Who liked it?

posted 14 years ago by crester420
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So anyone enjoy the film? I know I did. Sure it was super cheesy at moments, but there were some real gems in it as well. Like when Kevin makes fun of Gwen's powers when they are at the ship it warehouse. The acting was ok, the film reminded me of the days of staying up super late and watching cheesy Sci Fi films when I was a kid. I have to admit that I do not watch the cartoon that much, but I have seen it enough to know the over all story and all the main characters. I do enjoy the show when I do watch. Over all I enjoyed it. I hope they bring the cast back for another film.

[–] chudari 14 years ago

Power Rangers-y for me, but... in a good way? The movie was really cool; one of my only complaints is that it felt like a "blink and you miss it" kind of movies, because it's just this big intricate chunk. Was hoping to see a bit more of the aliens, but at least it turned out pretty well. :)

[–] yourmumisone 14 years ago

disney did a better job of this film than fox did with dragonball evolution

[–] bobojiggler 14 years ago

I liked it a lot. I think that it is better than Ben 10: Race Against Time.

[–] wildcat2000 14 years ago

It was better than Race Against Time but it lacked so much. It was really just ok.

Its biggest flaw was how short it was. The TV schedule said it was 1 hour and 30 mins. It ended 10 mins early and counting all the commercial breaks Id say its actual time is about 1 hour and 10 minutes. Really this could of just been an hour long special.

The rest of of flaws stem from how short it was. It started out really good imo, but it had little build-up going into the final showdown, and that was over pretty quick too.

Another example is Bens car which seemed very random like it was just there for the sake of revealing a new car that was not even used other than to drive to the location of Ship-It.

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[–] aucarter 14 years ago

It was good.
Just a couple of "nit-picks" for Gwen being shorter than Ben and I prefer Lee Majors as Grandpa Max then Barry Corbin.

[–] moms_am_idol 14 years ago

I liked it. It had it's little "could have been better acting/writing" moments, but I would definitely watch it again. I am a little disappointed they cut out Ben's gf. Alana seems kinda random. But again, I enjoyed it.

[–] Digimonzachary 14 years ago

I enjoyed it, it was just a fun adaptation of a great show. The writing was kinda off and the actors showed how some lines just didn't fit, Kevin "Can anyone toss me a clue as to what is going on here?" One part that just had me lauging like crazy was this

Gwen
"It hurts when I laugh but I don't think that will be a problem"

Kevin
"I don't know who's behind all of this but they're gonna' FIX MY CAR!"

I will be picking this up on blu-ray to experience improved PQ.

Lets hope the aliens look better in the next one.

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[–] PazuzuPanning 14 years ago

I really enjoyed this film; there were some very witty moments that made the movie for me. I sure am disappointed that it didn't have a cinema release; it could have been a qualified contender to a wide release.

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[–] faiqah1610 14 years ago

I definitely enjoyed it... The Elena girl kinda annoyed me but the rest of the cast were good... LOVE ben 10!

[–] panhellfsu 14 years ago

I really did not like this movie. I find the animated series to be so much better. Everything about this movie was bad from the acting to the plot. I wish they would of just made an animated movie instead. The movie was just so borring and poorly acted. I also thought Ben, Gwen and Kevin seem out of character especially Ben and Kevin. I hope they don't make anymore live action movies because both have been really terrible.

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[–] qouth_the_raven 14 years ago

I get my movies by rental and this was sent to me by mistake: I knew nothing about it. So, what the heck, I gave it a go and really enjoyed it (for a kid's movie. I'm an adult). Thin plot, bit of a zombie ripoff, but enough one-liner dialogue to amuse. I gave it 7/10 entertainment value. Perhaps someone could tell my why the Kevin character is more alpha-male looking than the boy-next-door Ben.

[–] MuggySphere 13 years ago

I enjoyed it..... Better then the cartoon too.

[–] princeofnewyork 13 years ago

Um, no.

[–] MuggySphere 13 years ago

I thought the car chase with the giant ball was fun..... Kept me sitting on my seat. For a made for TV show that sequence alone was pretty good. Only the tumbling car looked a little cheezy and fake