Astro Boy on Blu-ray & DVD (2010)

Astro Boy details

Formats:	PG DVD, Blu-ray
Starring:	Freddie Highmore, Kristen Bell, Charlize Theron, Donald Sutherland, Bill Nighy, Matt Lucus, Matt Lucas, Samuel L. Jackson, Nathan Lane, Nicolas Cage
Director:	David Bowers
Genres:	Action/Adventure - Thriller, Animated - Disney, Children - Disney, Family - Drama, Sci-Fi/Fantasy - Fantasy - General
Studio:	ENTERTAINMENT ONE
Collections:	Top Animated

Name	Discs
Astro Boy	PG Feature

DVD Information

Run time:	1 hour 34 minutes
Rental release:	31 May 2010
Main languages:	English

Name	Discs
Astro Boy	PG Feature

Blu-ray Information

Run time:	1 hour 34 minutes
Rental release:	31 May 2010
Main languages:	English

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LOVEFiLM Review Astro Boy

By Tom Charity from LOVEFiLM

With the voice talent of Nicholas Cage and Samuel L. Jackson, Astro Boy has star power.
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superb............................

By williamsgwynfa (627 reviews) from gwaenysgor , 04 Nov 2009

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Astro Boy is created when an accident of robotics results in the death of the world’s most brilliant scientist’s son Toby.

Dr Tenma (played by Nicolas Cage) in an utter state of despair, uses his son’s DNA to make the most powerful robot ever - in a world filled with robots but one that is complete with all of his dead son’s memories.

Unfortunately the new Toby, whilst having the memories and characteristics of the old Toby, he is quite a different “boy.”

He acts with a different character, and has his own ideas.

To Dr Tenma’s sadness, it turns out that instead of bringing his son back, he has only managed to create a living clone of Toby and he is left more haunted by his son’s death than before.

Toby the astro boy learns that his father wants to deactivate him. At the same time, the evil President of Metro City learns that the blue core was not destroyed in that initial experiment that went wrong and is powering Toby.

Unwanted by his father and especially wanted by President Stone, Toby accidentally escapes to Pleasure Island, which is the surface of the planet.

It is soon discovered that Metro City is a floating city, and that the surface of the planet is mostly a waste of scrap that Metro City simply throws overboard.

Toby finds a group of orphans who are led by robot tech Ham Egg and like everyone else on the surface, it is a group of the unwanted and outcast trying to make do with what they can.

What happens next.....add this film to your list to find out !!!!!
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By a customer , 26 Mar 2013

Interesting story with good animation will entertain anybody who loves good heroes, as Astroboy is certainly one of the most loving and positive characters I have seen in the past year.
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If you like it

By Littlen (7 reviews) , 19 Jun 2012

If you like the astroboy series then you'll probably enjoy it. If not, you'll probably get 1 or 2 laughs out of it.
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very good

By a customer , 07 Jun 2012

good film fun 4 all . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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Sad from the start

By a customer , 24 Apr 2012

Found the film very sad from the beginning which was surprising. The family enjoyed the film, one we may consider buying.
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Surprisingly good

By manic_mundays (3 reviews) , 12 Feb 2012

The kids really enjoyed this one, really good story a great family film. Well worth putting on the rental list
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