This film is something like ET meets Wall-E, in a modern style. I don't see how this movie has such good reviews on here. The story is also lacking in background and therefore difficult for younger children to follow what or why things are happening. Notable Video Game Releases: New and Upcoming. But it doesn't feel that exciting as what it could have been. Plus the actors aren't very good. . Watch all of this week's new film trailers, including Bad Moms, Now You... Film Friday (12/11): This Week's New Movie Trailers. By Geoff Berkshire. I should have taken my son to see How to Train Your Dragon 2 instead of this garbage. The part when Munch chases after the truck the girls were joking about when they were calling out for him like "Munch Munch Munch!" I REALLY enjoyed it, my 5 YO son and 6 YO daughter did so and want to buy it right away. Super 8. All rights reserved. These performances hurt the found footage gimmick, which must feel natural in order to work. It is a beautiful movie that reminds me of Batteries not Included and Goonies (with that first person camera work directors love now-days), but (as with both of those movies) the target audience seems to be older families, not little children. Elliott! This was the bets movie of all time, and I like it better than even Disney, and I am a Disney fan. what "Super 8" did for "Close Encounters." Whatever. This was the bets movie of all time, and I like it better than even Disney, and I am a Disney fan. In a lot of ways, you've seen it all before. . Does for E.T. As in the sound effects of eating. . What a waste of time and money. But taking matters into their own hands gets the trio in way over their heads when they discover a mysterious being from another world who desperately needs their help. Earth To Echo review Junior alien adventures By Rob James 21 July 2014. When everyone around them refuses to take the messages seriously, the three. I guess if you're not a fan of that then his isn't the film for you. Green and his cast deliver a wonderful surprise. It's at best bland and at worst annoying; awkwardly performed, style-less, and forgettable. Now from first trailers and a few reviews, the description is pretty much a new version of E.T. Let me just say when a bunch of 11 year old girls call a movie like this one crap, it is truly CRAP! The writing is bad. Yes the plot isn't. Thoroughly enjoyed by a preteen, teenager and mom. I would NOT recommend this movie. But I wouldn't take those odds. what Super 8 did for Close Encounters. This movie has elements of ET/Wally and other child-alien family movies, but this movie is really a kid buddy movie treasure hunt like the Goonies. But I'm sitting in the theater lobby steaming that I spent any money on this horrible film. with less organic alien and more Wall-E. But on its own modest terms, the alien adventure Earth to Echo is a lively and likable knockoff that should divert, if not exactly enthrall, tweens and young teens. But a plan is put into action that is exciting to watch to do something bigger than themselves. Actually, it is a contemporary homage to Steven Spielberg's masterpiece ET: The Extra Terrestrial. Enjoyed all the young actors. Earth To Echo is the sort of film which can be made or broken by its protagonists, and the young actors here are likeable, if slightly forgettable. Sure ET, the old Indiana Jones movies and the other stuff was great, but that doesn't mean new movies are bad by definition. If you enjoy listening to adolescent conversation you might like it. Film Review: ‘Earth to Echo’ This earthbound sci-fier offers found-footage fun for the whole family. The Lost Boys. After reading some reviews on this movie, we did not have high expectations. We followed this up by watching the Goonies with them and they loved it, I think some of the teenage stuff got them lost but they are now clamoring for more like this. I expected an ET experience. The plot was nice, and we had a few good laughs throughout. I loved Earth to Echo, brilliant movie!!! Kinda like Earth to Echo's tween heroes. It was awful. Fun, Simple Adventure, that pays tribute to classics, Terrible shaky camera ruins an otherwise good film, Earth to echo: Unsatisfying - even for kids. And I was ready to be executed before I got myself out of there and regained my sense of up and down. Highly recommend giving this film a chance. Our quick guide to the best entertainment of the past month features the... Music title data, credits, and images provided by, Movie title data, credits, and poster art provided by. | It relies on the actors to tell the story and on the story itself, not on millions of pounds worth of special effects. Comments. Not only is it not natural, the found footage rules are often broken, with strange edits and camera shots totally unexplained. Why another remake this movie is, The Goonies . and The Goonies, only worse than both. The acting is terrible, the "found footage" mess is too shaky, & the storyline is boring and made no sense. E.T.! Cons: Only two races represented, only 4 main characters, lovely development of them though, but no surprises. Echo himself, a generically precious alien, is the least of it. It started a bit slow but it ascalated greatly in the second and the third act. Earth to echo is a family aimed film that follows four teenagers who live in a neighbourhood which is going to be flattened to make way for a brand new free-way. And they should warn you that the filming is shaky and poor. The teenagers suspect that there is more to the 'so called' construction workers and go on an adventure which uncovers more than they would every imagine. All the jiggling around made me nauseous. The filmmakers wanted to broaden the formula a little, make it more inclusive, do something a little adventurous. It's funny, well acted by the kids and I found it heart warming and exciting. Convinced something bigger is going on, they go to their parents and the authorities. Good movie. (an extraterrestrial being enlists the help of ordinary kids to find his way home), scrounges up its characters from any number of coming-of-age films, and shoots it all in the found-footage format that has become all the rage in recent years. I was so disappointed. But other than that is it still an okay movie, and that's mostly due to the great characters, solid plot and somewhat okay actors. It is a smart, visually dynamic film, but audiences may miss Spielberg's wonderment. Unfortunately, we didn't stay long enough to be offended. First published on Thu 24 Jul 2014 22.45 BST. But is that the reason? A good tale about teens and pain that seems so deep that one will be destroyed. Despite some decent humor and some fun in the scifi action, it brings little new to the kids-on-an-adventure genre. © 2020 Guardian News & Media Limited or its affiliated companies. As did the encounter on their find. The Echo character isn't even that cute. My review focuses on Relativity Media's latest production of Earth To Echo, a science fiction journey for the new age. 5. I really liked this film. This was my sister's one chance for respite while caring for her husband, a cancer patient. You can also tell that the kids acting are be bad ,the truth is this movie is crappy. Available for everyone, funded by readers. Chronicle , every year the remakes are coming strong in hollywood , read more books hollywood there are great storys out there. Earth to Echo movie reviews & Metacritic score: After a construction project begins digging in their neighborhood, best friends Tuck, Munch and Alex inexplicably begin to … As I'm considerably older than 10, I think I missed the entertainment value of "Earth to Echo." The bittersweet ending also sat well with us. Please please create move of these style of movies Hollywood. It's no "E.T. No. Other reviews mention scenes unfit for young children (alcohol, etc.) The government officials...or construction workers...are not believable. The kids are more knowing and more tech-savvy than the ones in Spielberg's film – it is a "found footage" feature composed of digital video that they are supposedly shooting themselves – though I felt this film lacks the innocence and rapture that made ET so special. (What is?) It's a fun Kids adventure in the vein of Goonies, Big, No Batteries Required or The Last Star Fighter. Convinced something bigger is going on, they go to their parents and the authorities. Check box if your review contains spoilers, After a construction project begins digging in their neighborhood, best friends Tuck, Munch and Alex inexplicably begin to receive strange, encoded messages on their cell phones. Kids movies seem to be monopolized these days by Disney with their numerous animated masterpieces acting as a beacon for families to flock to the theater. It is done for people who are young right now wanting to enjoy a solid movie and not the old ones living in the past. Yet I wanted to get a look myself at what this feature had to answer the question: Is it really just an E.T. Just predictable with flat lines. The Monster Squad. A surprisingly sweet little sci-fi gem for the young and the young at heart. plot line without much improvement. I decided to go see Earth to Echo at the cinema with my friends and I knew by the trailers that it would be good. Avoiding hand-held cam films in future. It seems like whoever wrote it didn't try that hard. Don't waste your time or money. I'm starting to wonder if movie studios are not paying people to come on sites like this to praise terrible movies like Earth to Echo. Go figure . I'm still not sure what was up with the end. I know there's been lots of bad reviews but the movie overall was fantastic, it also had a good tale of friendship with the characters. It's the story of three pre-teen friends in a town being leveled by a mysterious government project. with less organic alien and more Wall-E. The story is simple and predictable, the outcome hardly ever in doubt. At the end of which I was really looking forward to the movie, it was unfortunate that the gentleman who did the introduction left afterward's, I would have enjoyed telling him this in person. We got in for an early screening of this movie, not knowing quite what it would be, just that it had kids and a cute little alien.

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