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ALIENS IN THE ATTICMovie Reviews
Adventure comedy about kids on a family vacation who fight off an attack by alien invaders with world-destroying ambitions, while their parents remain clueless about the battle. Cast:Carter Jenkins, Ashley Tisdale, Austin Butler, Ashley Boettcher, Henry Young, Kevin NealonDirector:John SchultzRelease Date:July 31, 2009DVD Release:November 3, 2009From:20th Century FoxRating:PGLength:1 hr. 26 min.
Aliens in the Attic played to weak reviews. • Shaula Clark wrote in the Boston Phoenix, "...has the kind of agonizingly lame 'Three's Company'–style premise that's always driven me nuts... no amount of shitty CGI or possible-statutory-rape jokes can save it." • And Roger Moore wrote in the Orlando Sentinel, "...has a few positive messages, a few laughs and a few comic throw-downs..." More Reviews Below...
Aliens in the Attic Positive Reviews (13 Reviews, reviews below)
Adam Markovitz, Entertainment Weekly: GOOD(cg) "...a pointless but ultimately harmless family adventure that doesn't mentally assault the 12-and-over set. (Extra points for being 100 percent fart-joke-free)."(See all of Adam Markovitz's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 126 words, 07/31/09
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NEW YORK/LOS ANGELES/CHICAGO/TORONTO (5 Reviews)
Mike Hale, New York Times: POOR "...there's only so much they can do to alleviate the tedium in what's basically a tweener cable movie on steroids, with a bigger budget and a larger cast..."(See all of Mike Hale's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 540 words, 08/01/09
Glenn Whipp, Los Angeles Times: GOOD (NOT GREAT) "...enjoyable.... Carter Jenkins is fine as the don't-wannabe geek... And seeing Doris Roberts showing off her geriatric ninja skills is good for a laugh."(See all of Glenn Whipp's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 324 words, 08/01/09
Vadim Rizov, Village Voice/LA Weekly: POOR "...cheap, shoddy, crass, and depressing fun for the whole family -- by which I mean eight-year-old boys. The jokes are pitched firmly at their frame of reference..."(See all of Vadim Rizov's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 217 words, 08/05/09
Andrew Dowler, Toronto Now: GOOD (NOT GREAT)(cg) "...an energetic, mildly amusing B movie... There's nothing to remember once you've left the theatre. On the other hand, there's nothing you'll be trying desperately to forget."(See all of Andrew Dowler's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 237 words, 07/30/09
KEY CITIES (3 Reviews)
Peter Hartlaub, San Francisco Chronicle: POOR(cg) "It's doubtful that many people will be asking for their money back after seeing this movie. But they won't be remembering too much about it 24 hours later, either."(See all of Peter Hartlaub's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 384 words, 07/31/09
Ty Burr, Boston Globe: WEAK(cg) "...a conveyor-belt family product, an action/adventure/sci-fi/comedy made from the bland corporate DNA of Nickelodeon and the Disney Channel."(See all of Ty Burr's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 356 words, 08/01/09
Roger Moore, Orlando Sentinel: WEAK(cg) "A children's movie mix of live-action and animation... has a few positive messages, a few laughs and a few comic throw-downs..."(See all of Roger Moore's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 448 words, 07/31/09
ALTERNATIVE/INDIE PRESS (5 Reviews)
Vadim Rizov, Village Voice/LA Weekly: POOR "...cheap, shoddy, crass, and depressing fun for the whole family -- by which I mean eight-year-old boys. The jokes are pitched firmly at their frame of reference..."(See all of Vadim Rizov's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 217 words, 08/05/09
Shaula Clark, Boston Phoenix: POOR(cg) "...has the kind of agonizingly lame 'Three's Company'-style premise that's always driven me nuts... no amount of shitty CGI or possible-statutory-rape jokes can save it."(See all of Shaula Clark's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 154 words, 08/06/09
Andrew Dowler, Toronto Now: GOOD (NOT GREAT)(cg) "...an energetic, mildly amusing B movie... There's nothing to remember once you've left the theatre. On the other hand, there's nothing you'll be trying desperately to forget."(See all of Andrew Dowler's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 237 words, 07/30/09
HIGHBROW PRESS (2 Reviews)
Mike Hale, New York Times: POOR "...there's only so much they can do to alleviate the tedium in what's basically a tweener cable movie on steroids, with a bigger budget and a larger cast..."(See all of Mike Hale's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 540 words, 08/01/09
Glenn Whipp, Los Angeles Times: GOOD (NOT GREAT) "...enjoyable.... Carter Jenkins is fine as the don't-wannabe geek... And seeing Doris Roberts showing off her geriatric ninja skills is good for a laugh."(See all of Glenn Whipp's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 324 words, 08/01/09
MOVIE INDUSTRY (4 Reviews)
Joe Leydon, Daily Variety: FAIR "...so thinly written that the characters are defined entirely by the actors playing them (or, in the case of the f/x-spawned aliens, voicing them)."(See all of Joe Leydon's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 754 words, 08/01/09
Kirk Honeycutt, Hollywood Reporter: GOOD (NOT GREAT) "...mostly tongue-in-cheek and takes good advantage of digital effects and an athletic cast to make the action virtually nonstop."(See all of Kirk Honeycutt's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 571 words, 08/01/09
Glenn Whipp, Los Angeles Times: GOOD (NOT GREAT) "...enjoyable.... Carter Jenkins is fine as the don't-wannabe geek... And seeing Doris Roberts showing off her geriatric ninja skills is good for a laugh."(See all of Glenn Whipp's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 324 words, 08/01/09
Mike Hale, New York Times: POOR "...there's only so much they can do to alleviate the tedium in what's basically a tweener cable movie on steroids, with a bigger budget and a larger cast..."(See all of Mike Hale's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 540 words, 08/01/09
24.0 Percentage Points Average Difference Between Reviews (Norm is 18.4pp; <18.4pp = More Consistent; >18.4pp = More Mixed)
Aliens in the Attic's reviews are separated by an average 24.0 percentage points. The norm for this measure is 18.4 percentage points. Less than 18.4 indicates more consistent reviews; greater than 18.4 indicates more mixed reviews. In the chart below, each dot represents a review, with the dots at the top more positive than the dots at the bottom. From left to right, the dots represent reviews in big, bigger and biggest publications. Roll over each dot for more detail.
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Coverage:Aliens in the Attic's reviews cover 17.1% of potential readers (average is 67.9%). Volume:The film's reviews total 4,529 words involume (average is 20,172 words). Length:The film's reviews average 348 words in length (the norm is 517 words).
Aliens in the Attic Coverage, Volume & Length (13 Reviews, reviews below)
Reviews Broke 50.6 Hours After Release (Norm is 1.2 Release)
Aliens in the Attic's reviews on average broke 50.6 hours after opening. Norm for this measure is 1.2 hours before. The chart below shows reviews on opening day and the days before and after opening; the left side is earlier and the right side is later. The red bars extending above the horizontal mid-line represent more positive reviews, and the red bars extending below represent more negative reviews. The white space/red bar in the middle is Aliens in the Attic's opening day. Click on any bar for a list of the reviews for that day.
Aliens in the Attic (13 reviews, click on bars for reviews)
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