Sunday, September 22, 2019

Astro Boy

Astro Boy
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Summit Entertainment
October 23, 2009
Children's, Sci-Fi
DVD
C

This Hong-Kong-American production is based on the manga series, which I've never read, although I feel like I saw some of the 1963 TV series growing up in the '70s, but it wasn't as memorable as Speed Racer.  This movie isn't bad as these things go, and I like the touches of political and other satire, especially in the opening "educational film" sequence, narrated by Bell.  Still, I didn't feel enough invested in the characters or story to continue beyond twenty minutes.

David Bowers directed and co-wrote.  I tagged the voice actors for characters I'm sure I heard in the scenes I watched.

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