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Bookmark this pageAliens in the Attic (2009)
Director: John Schultz
Movie review
From Time Out London
The scramble to keep kids entertained over the summer months continues with this underwhelming spin on ‘ET’ and ‘Gremlins’. Dragged off to a remote mansion for the summer months, precocious teen Tom (Carter Jenkins) and his self-obsessed sister Bethany (Ashley Tisdale) uncover a devious alien plot to launch a worldwide mind-control invasion from their loft.There’s not a great deal to recommend: a few decent one-liners, some inventive anti-gravity slapstick and a brief but enjoyably bonkers remote-controlled kung-fu battle between one of the kids and Tom’s brain-zapped granny. But such fleeting charms are largely outweighed by an unexceptional script, a brace of shabby performances (from both kids and adults) and some dismal CG effects: the aliens appear almost transparent, like animated transfers barely clinging to the screen. ‘Aliens in the Attic’ will probably prove an effective distraction for undemanding pre-teens; their parents might find it more of a chore.
Author: Tom Huddleston
Time Out London Issue 2034, 13-19 August, 2009
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- bethany said...
- Posted on Oct 10 2009 14:11 so cool
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- lyndsey said...
- Posted on Oct 10 2009 11:55 im goinng 2 c it today hope it gd
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- giraffe said...
- Posted on Sep 15 2009 16:34 i loved it!
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- connor cj said...
- Posted on Sep 01 2009 10:50 it was really good
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- e-machines said...
- Posted on Aug 30 2009 19:10 HATE THIS MOVIE DONT GO C IT
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- georgia said...
- Posted on Aug 30 2009 19:06 i thought it was really ace gonna get it on dvd shut up who thought it was reallybad idiots
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- Ash said...
- Posted on Aug 28 2009 15:56 im gonna watch it on tuesday th 1st of semp cant wait!!!
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- amy said...
- Posted on Aug 25 2009 10:45 absalutly brill defo get it on dvd amazing!!!
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- jazz t said...
- Posted on Aug 24 2009 18:46 I think it waz amazing i would buy it on dvd. why did they rate it so low. ASHLEY waz brill ohh la la.x
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- sam said...
- Posted on Aug 22 2009 09:38 this is the best film ive ever seen why did they rate it 2? it is so good out of 10 i would pick 10 !!! WOW AMAZING GO AND SEE IT NOW!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I WOULD RATE IT 5
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- freya said...
- Posted on Aug 19 2009 16:47 Loved this film :D Ashley rocked as usual haha. x lot better than i exspected
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- v & e said...
- Posted on Aug 18 2009 12:38 we are going to see it today why did they rate 2 stars when everyone else says 5 stars
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- lexi said...
- Posted on Aug 15 2009 11:09 AWESOME...OFF THE HOOK...COOL! ASHLEY ROCKSED IN THIS THEY SHUD OF RATED IT 4*
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- lexi said...
- Posted on Aug 15 2009 11:07 SO COOL!!! they shud rate it 4*
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- vanessa said...
- Posted on Aug 15 2009 11:06 So awesome!!!! out of 10 i would pick 9!
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Cast & crew
Director: John Schultz
Cast: Carter Jenkins, Ashley Tisdale, Austin Robert Butler, Robert Hoffman, Kevin Nealon, Tim Meadows, Andy Richter, Gillian Vigman, Ashley Boettcher, Doris Roberts, Thomas Haden Church, Josh Peck, JK Simmons full cast
Genre(s): Children's
Rated: PG
Duration: 86 mins
UK Release: Aug 12 2009
US Release: Aug 7 2009
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