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Bookmark this pageSpace Chimps (2008)
Director: Kirk De Micco
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From Time Out London
Coupling the men-on-a-mission antics of ‘Armageddon’ with the catch-all sci-fi pastiche of TV’s ‘Futurama’, ‘Space Chimps’ is an underwhelming slice of lowbrow CGI entertainment. When a hi-tech space probe veers off course on to an uncharted planet, a team of NASA chimpanzees are assigned to a retrieval mission. With Owen Wilson clearly unavailable, SNL alumnus Andy Samberg provides the voice for Ham, the laconic jokester forced to prove his worth. Despite a painfully lurid visual palette and some limp scripting, ‘Space Chimps’ at least succeeds as undemanding multiplex fare.Author: Tom Huddleston
Time Out London Issue 1980, July 31 - August 6, 2008
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- Posted on Aug 06 2008 12:01 wat a film. i loved the chimps!
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- Posted on Aug 01 2008 09:53 It was great
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Cast & crew
Director: Kirk De Micco
Rated: U
Duration: 80 mins
UK Release: Aug 1 2008
US Release: Jul 18 2008
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