The animation, despite having a cute, cartoony feel, is untextured and lacking in detail and looks very cheap as a result, failing to impress at a time when many smaller animation studios are managing to deliver a high standard of animation.
SPACE CHIMPS DVD REVIEW MOVIE
Space Chimps 2: Zartog Strikes Back easily establishes itself as one of the worst movie sequels in a very long time, being so poor that it actually makes its predecessor seem pretty good by comparison. However, it’s time for Comet to prove himself when the feared alien ruler Zartog (voiced by Jeff Daniels) takes over Mission Control! Comet must show he has the right stuff, and join fellow chimps Ham (voiced by Tom Kinney), Luna (voiced by Cheryl Hines) and Titan (voiced by Patrick Warburton), to save the day. But after he discovers that he has been cut from the upcoming space mission he finds himself mistakenly blasting off and journeying to the fantastical Planet Malgor where he bonds with the adorable alien Kilowatt (voiced by Laura Bailey), and lives out his ultimate fantasy. But even adding an extra dimension is not enough to transform a piece of cinema no one could care less about into a must see moviegoing event and Space Chimps 2: Zartog Strikes Back is clear evidence of this.Ĭomet (voiced by Zack Shada) is the cool techno chimp who longs to be taken seriously as a fully-fledged space chimp. What was supposedly intended to be little more than a straight to DVD sequel (something that would have made a lot of sense) at first has instead been turned into a 3D feature, with struggling distributor Entertainment Film Distributors hoping to join the bandwagon for cashing in on the lucrative extra dimension. Well, the answer would appear to be – 3D. Now, you’re probably wondering, why would a film that failed to win the love of moviegoers or critics, let alone achieve even a half decent box office gross, be granted a sequel.
The film failed to impress financially or critically, being at best a mildly amusing diversion and at worst a dismal waste of celluloid. That film was Space Chimps, a feature produced by Vanguard Animation, one of the many animation studios that so want to be the next Pixar but simply don’t have what it takes to achieve the goal. Back in 2008 a little computer animated family feature was released in cinemas to little fanfare and by the end of its lukewarm run at the box office had generated even less.
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