Fly Me to the Moon (2008)

User Rating:

4.7/10   

Director:

Ben Stassen

Writer:

Domonic Paris (writer)

Release Date:

15 August 2008 (USA)

Genre:

Animation | Adventure | Family

Tagline:

First ever animated movie created for 3D

Plot:

Three young houseflies stow away aboard the Apollo 11 flight to the moon.

Plot Keywords:

Moon | Apollo Program | 3 Dimensional | Fly | 1960s

Awards:

1 win & 2 nominations

Cast

Tim Curry	...	Yegor (voice)
Robert Patrick	...	Louie (voice)
Kelly Ripa	...	Nat's Mom (voice)
Buzz Aldrin	...	Himself
Trevor Gagnon	...	Nat (voice)
Philip Bolden	...	I.Q. (voice)
Nicollette Sheridan	...	Nadia (voice)
Ed Begley Jr.	...	Poopchev (voice)
David Gore	...	Scooter (voice)
Christopher Lloyd	...	Amos (voice)
Adrienne Barbeau	...	Scooters Mom (voice)
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Neil Armstrong	...	Himself (archive sound)
Cam Clarke	...	Ray (voice) (as Cam Clark)
Grant George	...	Other Russian Fly (voice)
Steve Kramer	...	Leonide (voice)
Mimi Maynard	...	IQ's Mom (voice)
Scott Menville	...	Butch (voice)
Lorraine Nicholson	...	Katie (voice)
Gigi Perreau	...	Amelia (voice)
Sandy Simpson	...	Neil Armstrong (voice)
Sophie Simpson	...	Polly (voice)
Doug Stone	...	Russian Announcer (voice)

Also Known As:

Fly Me to the Moon 3D (USA) (new title)

Runtime:

84 min

Country:

Belgium

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.44 : 1

Certification:

USA:G (certificate #44026) | Canada:G (British Columbia) | UK:PG | Ireland:PG | Netherlands:AL | Australia:G | Singapore:G | South Korea:All | Argentina:Atp | Czech Republic:U | Switzerland:0 (canton of Vaud) | Switzerland:0 (canton of Geneva) | Portugal:M/6 (Qualidade) | Hong Kong:I

Filming Locations:

Los Angeles, California, USA

Company:

nWave Pictures

Goofs:

Errors in geography: They landed in the Pacific Ocean, not in Florida.

Movie Connections:

References Lord of the Flies (1963)

Nice

Honestly, I did have a feeling from the trailer that Fly Me to the Moon wasn't going to exactly my style. But I had the opportunity to see it today for free and I just wanted to give it a fair chance, I don't know what's with this year, but it doesn't seem like all the animated films are gold, now we had WALL-E and Kung Fu Panda, that's about it when it comes to the good animated films, but then we had Space Chimps and now Fly Me to the Moon that are just average. See, what bugs me is that this movie is just for kids, I think we should have those kind of films, but this was semi-boring. The humor didn't even seem to exist, also flies are not cute or interesting to watch and just because a film is made for 3-D doesn't make it a great film. I'm not trying to hate on this film because the story is decent, it's just the way it's told that makes it a little dull.

Nat, I.Q., and Scooter are young flies who are just day dreamers, but Nat dreams of going to the moon one of these days. When he talks to his adventurous grandfather, he decides to just go for it. He talks I.Q. and Scoother into it as well, they sneak onto the rocket ship that is taking Americans to the moon for the first time. But with the mothers freaking out at home and Russian flies who can't stand the idea of these American flies getting the credit, it may not be a happy trip home.

Fly Me to the Moon is alright for the kids under 7, that's it. Like I said, I think we should have movies that are aimed for kids only, but this was just dull and didn't interest me. The humor is very tame and the characters aren't the best to relate too. There are a couple of nice things about the movie, like the animation is beautiful and the story is fun. Even though 3-D doesn't make a movie wonderful, it does make it a lot of fun to watch and a lot more interesting to look at. Over all, I'd say to see this as a matinée if you want to see it on the 3-D screen, otherwise, it's a rental, there's nothing special about it, but it's a nice movie.

5/10