bradenbk 2013 was a pretty bad year in animation in my opinion, as a whole lot of bad movies in the Animation category came out that year (Free Birds and The Nut Job being notable ones). Granted, not EVERY animated film that came out that year was unbearable, but i just didn't like that year (even some films that were good, like Frozen and Despicable Me 2, are just ones i don't prefer) Nonetheless, EFPE ends up being an alright picture...but would i watch it above other movies? F**k no. The Animation is good, and the voice acting is pretty good as well, and it seems like the actors genuinely want to make a good picture (unlike The Nut Job) and while the story is terribly unoriginal, it at least doesn't insult human history (like Free Birds)...or at least not as much AS Free Birds. So in short, while not unbearable, this movie is definitely able to be skipped.

cadenrudolph This movie was very bad and boring it is a waste of time of your life if you go and see it actually. I fell asleep when I went to go and see it in the movie theater. As a matter of fact me and my Dad both did it was that terribly bad and horrible there is not even like a plot to the story it sucked so bad. I would question anyone who would go to see it on DVD. Again there is no sense at all to the movie like it is so predictable with in the first three minutes of the movie and like and could be on a infant channel on TV and the babies probably would not even like it! So here I say it again do not waste your time by going to see this stupid boring movie!

TheLittleSongbird Escape from Planet Earth had a good voice cast going for it and looked as if it would be moderately entertaining. It wasn't a terrible film, just forgettable and got a very mixed view from me. And of the animated films seen so far from this year, Escape from Planet Earth is the second weakest(the disappointingly awful My Little Pony: Equestria Girls was the worst, coming from someone who loves the Friendship is Magic show), Epic was decent if lacking, The Croods and Batman: The Dark Knight Returns Part 2 were very good and Despicable Me 2 and Monsters University were outstanding. What was good about Escape from Planet Earth? The best thing was the animation which was beautiful and really quite fantastic, the backgrounds and textures are bright and rich and the 7-Eleven is rendered beautifully. Aaron Zigman's score has a strong amount of energy and compliments things very well, the songs are not quite as well-placed-some feel thrown in- but they are also catchy, Shooting Star is a very nice song. Brendan Fraser's voice acting is spot on and he is cast perfectly as the lead character Scorch, there is a touch of arrogance about him but he's also kindly and heroic. Rob Corddry is appealingly geeky as his brother, and William Shatner seems to be having fun as the villain. Not all the voice cast are entirely successful, commendable on all counts but not everyone makes an impression. Sarah Jessica Parker is sweet and benevolent and Ricky Gervais is admirably more restrained than usual and amusing in how sarcastic he is but neither have a huge amount to do, though both are still good. But Jessica Alba is bland, doing very little with her role and Jane Lynch and especially George Lopez are irritating. Where Escape from Planet Earth falls down is in the script and story. The biggest failing is the script which is weak, the jokes are stale(some will fly over children's heads) and wear thin quickly and the dialogue can resort to childishness, awkwardness and lack of flow rather than genuine wit and charm. The story has a decent idea, is easy to follow and some nice conflicts, except that the conflicts are too broadly explored and resolved while the story is too simplistic and thin, in the second half contrived also. Pacing is an issue as well, the physical comedy is rushed but most of it feels too drawn out, maybe an effort to disguise the fact that the story is too thin for the running time. The characters are stereotypical(how many times do we have to see the stay at home mum and the female turned bad after being wronged by a man clichés?), switch of gender roles perhaps may have made things less so, and don't have that much personality- Lena had potential but was very shallow and bland instead- apart from the two lead male characters. To conclude, visually beautiful, commendably voiced and with a good soundtrack but with a weak script and thin story, not a bad film and far from one of the worst animated films ever but forgettable on the whole. 5/10 Bethany Cox

TxMike We saw this on DVD from our public library. As with virtually all animated movies, it is just an extended cartoon just for fun. There are many sight gags and slapstick, plus a few funny lines.The main character has Brendan Fraser voicing Scorch Supernova, who looks and sounds a bit like Buzz Lightyear from the Toy Story movies. But where Buzz was a toy, Scorch is an actual blue alien living on a world many light years away from Earth. He gets the emergency call and heads to Earth for a rescue.It is funny the way these aliens describe Earth, calling it the "dark planet" because aliens who go there never escape, like they get sucked into a black hole. The aliens use old films to show some Earth facts, and in their interpretation it is the only planet where evolution happened in reverse. It started with intelligent dinosaurs and now is inhabited by an inferior species, humans.In a stroke of irony Scorch ends up at the 7-11 store near Area 51, that region famous for alien sightings. It turns out the US government has a secret fortress where various aliens are imprisoned and studied. In fact most of the new technology, cell phones, the internet, etc were results of technology stolen from those captured aliens. So Scorch with the help of his geeky brother has to free everyone and escape Earth.Other great voice actors include Rob Corddry , Ricky Gervais, Jessica Alba, Sofía Vergara, and Sarah Jessica, plus a number of lesser-known talents.