Jesus-Lord-of-Heaven-and-Earth My rating is not awful, because of the animation or the art direction. Technically the movie is done well, but it's because of the premise. Imagine this scenario, the so-called blackeyed grey aliens (demons) that many people claim to have encountered or been abducted by have already infiltrated. So to make their takeover more palatable they are now the victims, and the Battle for Terra (earth) is actually now in progress. Humans are the spoilers of the planet, which of course all worshippers of Gaia believe, so the awful humans that were created in the image of God must be purged or hybridized. So the infiltrators are the heroes, the humans are subdued, and those left get to live happily ever after with the anti-Christ. This movie has some similarity to Avatar. Humans bad, demonic looking alien creatures good. Get rid of the humans, save the planet all ends well... not according to my copy of the book. I don't recommend it for kids. +++

darrenpring Well what can i say apart from the worst animation i have seen since.... well ever. I was SO bored but the wife wanted to finish watching it, i myself would have preferred to poke myself repeatedly with a sharp stick.. I cant say a lot more than that really.BUT NOW IT SEEMS AS THIS IS THE FIRST TIME I HAVE EVER LEFT A REVIEW THAT IT TURNS OUT THAT YOU HAVE TO WRITE TEN LINES OF TEXT TO SUBMIT.A bland boring hour and 20 minutes of my life that i shall never get back. A surprise that there was such a grouping of exceptional actors putting there voices to the dreary lifeless characters. I cant imagine who this animation is aimed at? Kids Adults? I really cannot see who could enjoy this film..

ttocsmij Excellent. Moves smoothly from scene to scene. Depicts an alien race as peaceful but willing to defend themselves. Depicts the human race pretty realistically down to the last moment of the film. The movie has heroes and villains; and the resolution of their conflict is handled very well. There is suspense but it generally inspires curiosity rather than fear. And the film ends well. That is a requirement for me. The film must end well. Maybe not the way we think it will but well nonetheless. This film will be safe for viewing by anyone whose regular fare includes PG films and YouTube. This includes adults as the themes are universal in nature and hit close to home for the open, educated mind.

robot_rollcall Battle for Terra has the elements of a great sci-fi flick but suffers from flawed delivery. Although slow and predictable, it comes through on an emotional level in the end.Battle for Terra is similar to Avatar, but in Battle for Terra the stakes for the humans are no less than survival or extinction. After generations traveling through deep space the human ship is falling apart and oxygen is running out. Earth has long since been destroyed (by war, what else?) and now only chance of survival for the human race is to alter the atmosphere of Terra, which is composed primarily of helium, allowing humans to live there.Aside from the poor pacing and aged CG, which resembles A Bug's Life, the movie would have benefited from more subtlety. By the end of the film the humans only have a few weeks of oxygen left, setting the fate of the human race against the destruction of every living thing on planet Terra, most of all the benevolent and intelligent terrians. Sounds exciting, right? Unfortunately, the human general is almost as over the top as Colonel Quaritch from James Cameron's Avatar, making the climatic battle's outcome near obvious from the beginning.Most kids will probably be too bored to make it through this movie. The world of Terra is surprisingly dull; the alien dwellings are a bleak, bone-like color surrounded by white clouds, inhabited by pale terrians and other various pale creatures. Have you ever been depressed on a cloudy day? That's how you'll feel after visiting Terra. Still, there's enough here to keep you interested if you're willing to look.You have to use your imagination to truly enjoy Terra and because of that some people won't be able to stand this film, some will find it fascinating, and others (like me) will see it as the great film that could have been.