Astro Boy (2009): Set in futuristic Metro City, Astro Boy is about a young robot with incredible powers created by a brilliant scientist in the image of the son he has lost. (6.3)
Director: David Bowers
Writers: Osamu Tezuka (manga), David Bowers (story)
Stars: Freddie Highmore, Nicolas Cage and Kristen Bell
A father-son story, sort of like Pinnochio. This is from a Japanese/HK animation studio, but in the same mold as the US ones. (I guess, I'm seeing that as a slight weakness because I just watched Secret of Kells and saw how an animation could be made differently and uniquely.) I haven't see the original anime series, so I can't compare it. As a cgi movie, it stands on its own. My Rating: 6.0
