Space Chimps Movie
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Storyline
TAGLINES PLOT SUMMARY
Two NASA chimps that are sent to a galaxy far, far away. One chimp has "The Right Stuff," and the other, a good natured goofball, has "The Wrong Stuff." The simian slacker becomes a reluctant hero and learns the true meaning of courage as he and his crewmates, the fearless Lt. Luna and their uptight commander, Titan, risk everything in an effort to save the peaceful inhabitants of a distant planet from the evil dictator Zartog.
| Andy Samberg | Ham III |
| Cheryl Hines | Luna |
| Patrick Warburton | Titan |
| Omid Abtahi | Dr. Jagu |
| Jeff Daniels | Zartog |
| Patrick Breen | Dr. Bob |
| Kenan Thompson | Ringmaster |
| Carlos Alazraqui | Houston |
| Kristin Chenoweth | Kilowatt |
| Kath Soucie | Dr. Smothers |
| Stanley Tucci | The Senator |
| Jane Lynch | Dr. Poole |
| Zack Shada | Comet |
| Kirk De Micco |
4.00 out of 10 (2074 votes)
Visitor Reviews
You better be a young kid to like this movie
posted on 18 Aug 2009I won't deny the fact that my disappointment steams mostly from the fact that I'm myself a 3d animator, and a huge fan of EXCELLENT 3D Animated film makers such as Pixar, Dreamworks, and BlueSky. This being said, I couldn't help but notice the much lower quality used for those ugly aliens (their colors, skin textures, character design, voices, etc), and their world (very empty, ugly colors too, etc). Aside of the technical side of it, one can see that this movie was made for young kids, strictly. I have to remind myself not to take my chances on a film made by Starz Animation again. I might watch a bit if it's on TV.JDL
My kids liked it, but quite boring for the grown ups
posted on 06 Aug 2009After the first ten minutes of this movie I knew I was in for a long 90 minutes. The opening sequence was nothing great, and the aliens looked like a cross between Boobah's and oompah loompahs! Andy Samberg (as Ham the third) has a couple funny moments, but the comedy for the most part is truly horrible one liners that you'd expect to hear on an unpopular Cartoon Network show. Patrick Warburton (who I've always found funny, ever since his Putty days on Seinfeld) is a bit type-casted here as the burly but dumb guy (or chimp I should say), and not really funny at all in the movie.I think the biggest surprise to me was Jeff Daniels as the enemy alien. How did he stoop to this level?? Not that I'm a huge Jeff Daniels fan, but he just didn't seem to fit the rest of the cast at all.I actually don't remember the last time I was at a movie with my wife and we both looked at each other at least three times rolling our eyes at the corny, almost embarrassing "jokes" in this movie.I will say that my 5 year old and 8 year old loved it and insist that we will buy it on DVD when it comes out (which shouldn't be too long considering it's flopping). So, the kids will love it, but don't expect to have a good time at this one.
Not great
posted on 31 Jul 2009A great film for the family but is a bit rubbish not as good as they made it look.Not really that funny I only laughed at one bit thats all my little brother loved it and thought it was funny I found it hard to sit though it. I thought it would be fantastic as it said from one of the primates who brought you Shrek so yeah I was a bit disappointed this film is really a kids movie.The story is about ham 3 who great grandson of the first chimpanzee in space who gets sent to space with two other chimpanzees but when the ship crash lands on a strange planet can they get home? Could of been better but worth a watch.
Cute,funny,and underrated.
posted on 29 Jul 2009There's nothing complicated about 'Space Chimps.'It's a simple tale of 3 chimps sent to outer space and somehow end up on a strange and unmanned planet.They encounter aliens,giant flesh eating creatures,and even 3 suns.That's right,a planet with 3 suns.Although the movie seems a little weird in some parts,it's actually a pretty good family movie that should've gotten a higher rating on IMDb.A 4.4?How could people not like this movie?I know that every movie has some negative reviews,but why did 'Space Chimps'get so many of them?Even Roger Ebert liked this movie,so there shouldn't be anything wrong with this movie.Forget all of the bad reviews that this movie received and enjoy it instead of hating it.
What?! Space Junk!
posted on 29 Jul 2009I watched it last night... What can I say this movie was terrible! The animation was very weak specially on the planet.The plot? Well there wasn't one! The jokes were not funny the whole movie was set for kids in saying that I think something like this should be on TV not at the cinema. I can imagine this movie would have not been successful at the box office and I don't understand how they can charge people 2 see it.The voices for the characters were all wrong apart from Kilowatt I think Kristin Chenoweth was perfect for that part. I felt ripped off actually was looking forward to seeing it.Don't waste your time!!!!
Probably written by chimps
posted on 05 Jul 2009The writing in Space Chimps feels very Family Guy esquire, which I am not at all a fan of.Whilst there's (virtually) no offensive language or crudeness, the gags almost solely depend on quick-fire references to other films and TV shows etc. For me, this gets tedious and is a very lazy way to write comedy IMO. For my 3 1/2 year old, it's not possible for him to understand any of the references. He's too young for Space Chimps and if I had known, I wouldn't have taken him. Even for 8 year-olds I think the references would be way before their time. It's as if the gags are written ONLY for adults, which to me puts the film in a no-mans land where it is neither for kids nor their parents.The way CGI films should be made, is that a script meant for real actors, which is technically too costly to achieve "in the flesh", can then be made using CGI. In reality, there's probably a think-tank of people who design the visuals and then the script, which is why many of these ventures are weak.
A Nutshell Review: Space Chimps
posted on 03 Jul 2009I'm going to admit that I've enjoyed Space Chimps. No, I've not gone bananas, but there's something beautiful to this goofy animated comedy that appealed, perhaps in its simplicity and its not attempting to try and be more than it cannot be. Ham III (voiced by Andy Samberg). a circus monkey whose the key to the "monkey cannonball" act, happens to be the descendant of its decorated ancestor Ham I, the first monkey to have entered outer space. As NASA does send animals early in their history of missions to perform certain tests, and more so as guinea pigs, their current space programme is under threat of being axed, unless of course the scientists can all prove their worth. Just so happens that a space probe gets send to the opposite side of a wormhole, that it presents an opportunity to send a crack team of animals to the other side as well to test waters, hence the assembly of our merry animals.You have Ham III, the reluctant astronaut put into the team for some PR purpose, who joins the usual caricatures of team captain and beefcake Titan, as well as beautiful Luna, who provides the brains for the mission and cursory love interest for our protagonist chimp. On the ground, besides the wacky human scientists who always deny their nerd status, you have Comet and Houston, fellow chimps who provide ground expertise to our crew's mission in space. Truth is, and a departure in animated movies of late, this one is sans big name stars or voice talent, and doesn't detract you away from the story, nor have one talent steal the thunder from the rest. Like a well oiled space mission, Space Chimps is and plays out like a consolidated team effort.The adversary they face are a group of silly aliens under the control of Zartog, who consolidated his power no thanks to the human space probe by hitting the manual override button, as well as various environmental challenges reminiscent of the latest Journey to the Center of the Earth, and provides ample opportunity for some pretty wacky characters, with set action pieces like swinging from vine to vine, making more sense here when compared to that in The Crystal Skull.The graphics here are kept simple and uncomplicated. It's easy to find fault with so many things in this movie, given the likes of Pixar which has set the benchmark, but as I've said, I'm not looking for too much, and the simplicity of it all in Space Chimps makes it a refreshing breath of fresh air. The story at times might find itself hard pressed to throw in some wisecracks on pop culture, but there are indeed moments to have it in the movie so subtly, you'll probably blink and you miss it. If you're willing to leave your 1% intellect at the door, perhaps you may just enjoy this movie about primates that exhibit similar emotions and attributes to our own.
Fun Family Film
posted on 03 Jul 2009It was funny, well written and very entertaining. I would recommend this flick to anyone whom has children. I took my two boys, ages 5 and 8 and it was better than I was expecting. With a name like "Space Chimps", I was really expecting that the movie would leave me feeling like a Space Chump. But both kids loved the movie and I thought it was reasonably entertaining. It had a number of decent jokes that the kids appreciated and I got a chuckle out of some of them. It won't win any awards, but in the name of entertaining the kids it was worthwhile.It is also a nice change of pace from all the shoot'em up, bring me down or make me cry type films... this is just fun and a good time to spend with the family movie.
Another "not that bad" (6 out of 10; gave it a 7 to make up for others)
posted on 01 Jul 2009I'm not really sure what you people were looking for, but this movie was, at worst, fairly enjoyable. It will not win the academy award for best animated film, but there are thousands of other, much, much worse animated films out there. This review isn't to help anyone decide if they should rent the movie or not (maybe I'm biased because I only paid $1.00 to rent it?), but more so to just defend it a little bit. My 5 and 6 year old sons got a kick out of it. THAT'S IT. Review could be over here. They are intelligent boys who have seen some great kids movies - and they recognize the great ones. They know this one was not one of the best movies they've ever seen. And they don't care. They pretty much enjoyed it, and that's all you should expect. It was a G-rated movie which is nice to see (they're watching "Surf's Up" - free on cable right now - and one of the characters said "crap" which I don't like). It had an OK plot, OK/somewhat amusing characters, some excitement, some funny stuff, a clear point/moral (people who don't catch that should NOT be allowed to write reviews). Stop making more of it than it is. I mean, one reviewer - or maybe it was on a message board - said (and I'm paraphrasing just a little bit), "I didn't connect with any of the characters AND NEITHER DID MY 4 YEAR OLD SON." I wonder how exactly they asked their 4-yr old the question... "honey, did you feel a connection with any of the Space Chimps? How about the aliens? No, none of them either? Hmmm, I thought so..." C'MON!! Hey, if you paid $10 bucks a pop to see this one, well shame on you. But otherwise, get over it, folks! It's not that bad.
Kinda strange
posted on 23 Jun 2009Coming in to this film and expecting it to be about the early days of NASA I was a little confused. Alas, my kid wanted to see it and it seemed entertaining. My main complaint was the aliens looked like they'd been rendered by a totally different CGI company than the more refined chimp parts. (Well the humans looked a bit suspect too.) Did they run out of money and get the sixth grade class to work on it for them? Or was it some other studio meddling that made the alien world look so cheap?Kilowatt was entertaining and it looked like some thought was put in to her creation. The gummy bear looking aliens were fun too. And my last nitpick, when the Chimps are walking through the sand maybe some deforming of the surface even with a Photoshop airbrush would be a nice touch.
Not that bad!
posted on 07 Jun 2009Everyone seems to be hating this movie, and i don't really understand why? Shrek3 was a way worse movie IMO and that movie currently rates in at 6,2, and I found it horrible to watch.I do will not rate it as one of the best animation movies, but for its worth is was a short not to serious little story. Some of the jokes were prettey lame, but fun non the less.The morale is clear, its even stated when grandpa monkey turns up on the way home.Anyways, I've seen a lot of movies. A lot of em serious, with big underlying points to me made and movies you can spend a lot of time speculating about afterwords. This movie though is supposed to be enjoyed as it is :)
Talking about fast plot
posted on 28 May 2009Wow!!!! I think this movie is funny, but not very funny. It looks like they had this huge story to run but they were short in time, everything went way to fast, there wasn't even time to laugh at a joke because in was one thing to the other, come on even things that usually take hours or days in this movie happens in half of minute (like building a rocket). Also some of the characters weren't well animated, they had very robotic movements and the aliens' skin looks so unreal (I know, they're unreal but they look like plastic!!!!) Also there where some major spoofs, for example they use geothermal energy from a volcano that doesn't have lava but a strange freezing liquid. Anyways, I think it's an OK movie, I've seen worse, and at least is OK for the whole family to watch.
Alright For The Little Ones
posted on 22 May 2009When a $5 billion NASA probe disappears into an intergalactic wormhole, the agency recruits Ham III, grandson of the first chimpanzee in space, to help retrieve the wayward craft.But Ham is a free-spirited circus performer more interested in zero gravity high jinks than living up to his illustrious heritage. The simian slacker becomes a reluctant hero and learns the true meaning of courage as he and his crew mates, the fearless Lt. Luna and their uptight commander, Titan, risk everything in an effort to save the peaceful inhabitants of a distant planet from an evil dictator. This movie was OK but only little ones 5 and under will really appreciate this flick. Space Chimps 5/10
A good family film
posted on 12 May 2009A really good family film about a performing chimp that ends up getting unwilling sent up to space with two after chips one big headed male chimp and one female with lots of adventures on the way and on the planted they land on with some unlikely guest. Its one of those films that mum ,dad but mainly the children all can enjoy, the animation is quit simply but still of a descent 21st century quality but gives the dream works film a nice colourful cartoony light harted feel to it that leaves you with a smile on your face as you leave the cinema. The storyline plot is also nothing new as every one lives happily ever after but I guess if it dint it would not be a good film for children. To add on the plot it is not how you say out of this world brilliant but it is still very funny and nice and easy to follow (again for the children) making it a top film if it's a rainy day to take the kids to or just to watch at home on DVD with a beer. I enjoyed it and at the end of the day that's what you what from a film, to enjoy it 7/10
Moving
posted on 30 Apr 2009I might as well say this straight away, this movie moved me. As a simple kind of man I've always believed in keeping things short and simple, and simply put, I have not seen such a movie in years. My three youngest adored it, but this isn't just a movie for kids. In fact it is a rare jewel, a movie that truly appeals to all ages. To say I loved it would be an understatement, in fact I'm not entirely sure what I felt when I left the cinema. Great CGI, great voice acting, great story, = great movie. Instead of following the sheep flocking to the massively over-hyped Batman movie, I saw this, and boy, was I rewarded. Go and see it, you won't be disappointed.
Just didn't do it for me...
posted on 12 Apr 2009I can say for most viewers in my cinema by their -sighs-, that Space Chimps was a led down. Although SOME bits were "almost" half-funny, most of the movie was portrayed through dull characters and not such a good storyline. The disappointing thing was, that this movie could of had so much more to give and un-tapped potential, but instead was just a let down for me.Personally, this movie would not be entertaining for most people above the age of 15+, yet more for families with their little kids.Overall, it was a mediocre, and should be viewed by either kids, or people that like repeated jokes, and already used story lines. Rated 5/10
Our whole family loved it.
posted on 29 Mar 2009Some pretty harsh comments about this movie and I don't know why. As an adult I found it funny and Titan was cast perfectly.There was even a good message or two and some well camouflaged adult type humor in there. We liked it and we would buy it. One or two things in the show almost raised a red flag (ie: scary cave monster), but it wasn't that bad. I say enjoy!Some of my favorite parts were with the rocket-scientists though and a little more investigation into the cast reveals some interesting characters. I gave this an 8 out of 10 and maybe I was feeling a little generous but it made me laugh.
Horrible, horrible movie.
posted on 23 Mar 2009We just got back from seeing this movie, and I still can't believe how bad it actually was.I think my daughter chuckled once. I simply looked on in horror. The plot was awful. The aliens looked like they were scooped up from the cutting room floor of an old Barbie movie. Even the awesome Patrick Warburton was hopeless in this movie. I don't know what he was doing here. He must've bought a new summer home. They had things in this movie, I think they were supposed to be jokes, simply awful.Sample Dialog: Boy monkey: "Follow me." Girl monkey: "Roger that!" Boy monkey: "Who's Roger? Is it serious?"This may have been the worst movie I've ever seen in my life. Stay far away, you have been warned.p.s. The fact that Mr. Ebert gave this movie 3 stars is the final proof that it's time for that wonderful man to hang it up.
A rather entertaining 80-minute cartoon.
posted on 19 Mar 2009Most of the voices provided here are by actors most of have never heard of, the exceptions being Jeff Daniels and Stan Tucci. Nevertheless, the voices are very nicely done.This is a story of modern day space exploration, but featuring the fact that we first sent Chimps up into space to verify that a near-human species could survive. We now know that they did, and then we did.Andy Samberg voices Ham III, the grandson of Ham I who was the first Chimp in space. Ham III is working in a circus and his specialty is being shot far into the air, through a hole in the tent, and then falling back through the hole and into padding. But we see that he mostly misses.An unmanned space probe is lost, apparently sucked into a far galaxy via a wormhole, so space agency bureaucrats come up with the idea to send Chimps, and they want Ham III because of his grandfather's feats.Ham III is not at all cooperative, but soon finds himself blasted into space with cute female Chimp Cheryl Hines as Luna. This makes his trip tolerable.They manage to get sucked into the same wormhole and crash land in this strange world with strange beings. But fortunately they all speak the same language and there is water and air on the planet. The rest of the story is about them surviving a ruthless dictator who is now using the lost space probe for his evil benefit. And then converting this craft into something that can get them back home to Earth, with the help of a soon to erupt volcano as the strange world's 3 suns align.This is just fluff of entertainment, but fun and funny fluff. Of course we know Chimps can't talk and repair sophisticated electronic gear, but we also know that Marty McFly can't travel through time in a Delorean. Sometimes we just have to put reality aside and enjoy what we see!
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Well.... OK....
posted on 26 Aug 2009This CGI animated movie is not complex or sophisticated. It is a simple story of very clever chimps, full of human characteristics, being sent through a space warp to a planet full of aliens, and emerging triumphant. It is aimed at kids, although there are gags in it for adults. It is bright and colourful, the characters (humans, chimps and aliens) are all engaging, the alien world is imaginative, the action flows well, the dialogue is fun, and the story is easy to follow.If I sound a little half-hearted, then it's because I am. Despite all the good things listed above, the movie itself comes across as a little half-hearted. The animation, for instance, while adequate, isn't up to the standard we've become used to in CGI features. The voice cast perform OK, but aren't particularly high profile (Jeff Daniels and Stanley Tucci are the top names). And there's at least one matter which we expected to see resolved before the end, but which is still hanging loose.I enjoyed it, but was left feeling....The kids loved it, though.