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Titan A.E. [Region 2] | ![Titan A.E. [Region 2]](http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/31MV03P9K2L._SL500_.jpg) | Directors: Art Vitello, Don Bluth, Gary Goldman
Actors: Matt Damon, Drew Barrymore, Bill Pullman, John Leguizamo, Nathan Lane
Category: DVD
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Seller: ZoverstocksUSA
Rating:  292 reviews
Sales Rank: 231351
Format: PAL
Languages: German (Original Language), English (Original Language), German (Subtitled), English (Subtitled)
Rating: PG (Parental Guidance Suggested)
Region: 2
Aspect Ratio: 2.35:1
Running Time: 94 Minutes
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.2
Dimensions (in): 7.1 x 5.4 x 0.6
MPN: 1997108 / 4010232007070
EAN: 4010232007070
ASIN: B000056KQG
Theatrical Release Date: June 16, 2000
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A visual knockout, Titan A.E. is an ambitious animated feature that combines traditional animations, computer-generated imagery, and special effects in the service of a science fiction adventure plotted with narrative conventions familiar from Star Wars and Star Trek. Credit directors Don Bluth (An American Tail, The Secret of NIMH, Anastasia) and Gary Goldman with crafting a vivid, convincing look to this deep space saga, which conjures some stunning images. A tense opening sequence climaxing in the destruction of Earth, a watery planet where delicate but deadly hydrogen trees float, joyriding in a starship while pursued by playful "space angels," and a nerve-wracking journey through a lethal maze of massive ice crystals each qualify as mesmerizing sequences in any film context. What's visually stunning proves intermittently stunted on the narrative front, however. Orphaned when the evil Drej atomize Earth, protagonist Cale (voiced by Matt Damon) must journey across space to unlock the mystery of his late father's final project, the Titan spacecraft, in a test of faith and filial identity that echoes Star Wars. The Titan itself ultimately poses a cosmic potential familiar to admirers of Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan. Comical sidekicks (Nathan Lane, Janeane Garofalo, John Leguizamo), a sultry love interest (Drew Barrymore), and a roguish mentor (Bill Pullman) all verge on the generic, narrowly redeemed by dialogue from a writing team including Buffy the Vampire Slayer creator Joss Whedon. It's likely that Titan's target audience of young males prompted the filmmakers to walk a tightrope between softer family features and more violent, hard-edged anime. Titan's brief bloodshed and coy nudity stop short of PG-13 terrain, though younger viewers might be unsettled by the violence. Young teens will find the proceedings tamer than the video games and anime fantasies that have influenced it. --Sam Sutherland
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 Not nearly as bad as advertised. January 27, 2010
Robert P. Beveridge (Cleveland, OH)
Titan A. E. (Don Bluth, 2000)
I came to Titan A.E., a film I had wanted to see in the cinema and them forgotten about (it seems many did), in the same way I came to Heaven's Gate. You may find that an odd comparison, but on one huge level it works: both were films that were said to bring about the destruction of the companies that bankrolled them (United Artists and Fox Animation, respectively). Both of those charges were gross exaggerations. And, when you get finished watching them, both films are far better than the critics who savaged them when they appeared made out. Titan A.E. is not as great a film as Heaven's Gate, but it's certainly not an awful one.
The situation is this: Cale Tucker (Matt Damon), a roustabout/castaway in space, who works for whoever will hire him doing whatever they want him to do, is approached by a pair of military types, Joseph Korso (Bill Pullman) and his sidekick Akima (Drew Barrymore). Cale is the son of Sam Tucker (Ron Perlman), who devised a very cool spaceship called Titan just before a nasty race called the Drej, being of pure energy, destroyed the entire planet. (Shades of Hitchhiker's Guide, but without the interstellar highway and the awful poetry.) Korso is convinced that Cale is the key to finding the Titan, which went missing with its crew--including Sam--just after earth's destruction. Sam is initially resistant, but once he sees that Korso's actually onto something (a ring given Cale by his father contains a map), Sam signs on with Korso's ragtag band of space misfits, who include such real-life misfits as John Leguizamo, Nathan Lane, and Janeane Garofalo.
It's space opera, and it's pretty standard space opera at that, but this is a kind of animation one rarely sees anymore; that alone should be enough to get you interested. More to the point, while there's an obvious kids' market for the flick--comparisons to The Last Starfighter are often, and warranted--it's also very adult, in some ways. Not Ralph Bakshi American Pop adult (and it must here be stated that someone outside Japan needs to start making animated films for adults again), but mature enough to keep the parents as interested as the kids. I grant you that space opera is going to play to a vertical market, far more so than Disney's castrated fairytale retellings, but that didn't stop The Iron Giant from taking in a decent amount at the box office. It's not a bad little movie, as movies go. Certainly not the kind of thing that brings down a studio (blame the marketing department for getting the promo posters out so early that folks like me had time to forget the thing was coming), and a movie that deserves to be rediscovered ten years later. ***
 Two thumbs up! January 7, 2010
L. Allio
I received this item in great condition in a small amount of time. I'm very pleased with his service!
I LOVE Titan AE!! December 23, 2009
Logan Ault (Indianapolis, IN USA)
Since this movie came on VHS I have loved this movie. I bought it and have loved it every since. Then the DVD technology came about and I never really watched it because of that. I Love Star Wars and just as it says on the cover this is a great movie for Star Wars fans.I now have it on DVD and have rekindled my love for the AWESOME movie Titan AE!!!!
Titan A.E. November 30, 2009
Dianna Trend (Florida)
I got this item cause the show is my son at time fav. I was not unhappy at all. The show is 100% complete. Plus there was parts taken out on television that my son had not seen before. If you are a fan of this show it is worth getting. My son can watch it anytime he wants to.
 Full Screen Black Hole... November 25, 2009
DJ Tipps (San Francisco, CA United States)
This film is currently not available in widescreen format in Video On Demand. Why do studios and distributors insist on wrecking otherwise excellent work by subjecting it to "pan and scan"? Don't bother with this version - the animation is completely ruined. Rent or buy the widescreen DVD and always make sure to check the format before purchasing.
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