Arthur and the Invisibles

2007 "Adventure awaits in your own backyard."
6| 1h34m| PG| en| More Info
Released: 12 January 2007 Released
Producted By: Canal+
Country: United Kingdom
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Arthur is a spirited ten-year old whose parents are away looking for work, whose eccentric grandfather has been missing for several years, and who lives with his grandmother in a country house that, in two days, will be repossessed, torn down, and turned into a block of flats unless Arthur's grandfather returns to sign some papers and pay off the family debt. Arthur discovers that the key to success lies in his own descent into the land of the Minimoys, creatures no larger than a tooth, whom his grandfather helped relocate to their garden. Somewhere among them is hidden a pile of rubies, too. Can Arthur be of stout heart and save the day? Romance beckons as well, and a villain lurks.

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Luc Besson

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Hellen I like the storyline of this show,it attract me so much
Actuakers One of my all time favorites.
Brendon Jones It’s fine. It's literally the definition of a fine movie. You’ve seen it before, you know every beat and outcome before the characters even do. Only question is how much escapism you’re looking for.
Zlatica One of the worst ways to make a cult movie is to set out to make a cult movie.
Sidra Syed The film, to start with- escaladed very quickly into the adventure sequence which is great because I love kids adventure flicks for that same reason. The only problem I find with the plot is the blatant "bar" scene with Rastafarians while the three main characters have a green spewing drink. Its completely okay in the film and the characters get intoxicated like its nothing- note that the main character who turns into a Minimoy is actually a twelve year old. Its terribly unsuitable for young children and I would never show the film to anyone under 15 because of it.Aside for that scene, and if you ignore how unrealistic and sexual the female lead's body is, its actually entertaining, unpredictable and kind of adorable.
trevormcarthur I forgot that this was directed by Luc Besson, but it made sense when his name appeared at the end of the movie. So many of his other films hover between great and disaster, it is inevitable some don't negotiate the dance successfully. The fantasy plot begin to seem paint by numbers rather than original, the live-action acting is occasionally caricature rather than character, the voice overs rushed and seem badly dubbed.On the plus side, the animated characters showed some interesting creativity and there were some good moments between the characters both good and bad. My little kids had a good time, but overall this rates a ... meh! Not one to be remembered.
vip_ebriega My Take: Flat story-telling and animation wastes its good intentions.You'd either love Luc Besson's own hand work or hate how cheaply done the final product is. I however, is swimming right there at the middle. ARTHUR AND THE INVICIBLES (also known in its French title ARTHUR ET LESS MINIMOYS) is not a bad film, considering that it's only simple-minded family in heart and in form. The starting premise is fine for family film standards: An adventurous little boy tries to save his Grandma's house by searching for a lost treasure, a strain of rubies, possibly hidden in their yard by his grandfather. To do that, he is shrunk into bedbug-size and joins a couple of sprite-like nymphs called Minimoys, while also avoiding that hands of an evil tyrant, bent of course to take over the latter clan.For a film bent for the young in the audience, the premise is quite appealing, and the writers probably had quite fun developing the story. Now, just throw in a bunch of talented people including director Besson, Mia Farrow, David Bowie, Emilio Estevez, Madonna (that's for singing, not for acting), and a couple others and you've got a certified finished product which the kids will want to see, and adults may want to get a good look at it. But sadly, it's in the delivery that ARTHUR AND THE INVICIBLES gets robbed of its goodness. What might have been an imaginative film turns into a rather lacking and missing film that will still appeal to the younger set, but might get a sort of odd response to the adults. While the kids will delight the hyperactive energy (not to mention a totally messed-up storyline), adults will take it as a sort of irritation. As energetic and plushy as it is, telling the story couldn't have been worse.CHARLIE AND THE CHOCOLATE FACTORY star Freddie Highmore (much older than he used to be) plays Arthur, and truth-be-told, this kid has a future in acting. His performance (before being turned into a rather forgettable animated Minimoy) is impressive, especially for a young actor that isn't a regular in the newspapers yet (I did say yet). Not to mention the ensemble: Mia Farrow plays his grandmother (and even for a minor role, Farrow proves she's on the top of her game), David Bowie voices the evil Maltazard, the evil dictator-of-sorts to a rival clan, Robert DeNiro and Harvey Keitel are also given quite a few number of dubbing jobs to a few characters. Hell, even Madonna has something to offer to a role meant for someone much younger than her (a young, stubborn Princess, this should be played by, like, a teen star or something) offers quite a few number of sparkle.But much of the problem lies on how it turns out as a film. What sounds like a good idea on set is now a rather meandering and appalling missed opportunity on screen. The story (did I mention it was actually quite good?) as much to hyper to make much sense, the animation (while I wasn't exactly expecting Pixar-quality products) looked like a bunch of annoying (as in overly cute) robots made to look like Brats dolls and unlike better family films of the kind, ARTHUR rarely appeals to the adults in the audience. Once you spot the talents in charge on film, once you spot Madonna as a spoil princess of Robert De Niro as a Minimoy king, much of the time for you is over. ARTHUR AND THE INVICIBLES may make a worthy rental of the pip-squeaks, but don't expect anything to catch your eye.Rating: ** out of 5.
Nicolas M If your kids have adhd, this movie is ideal for them. It basically has two paces, fast and hyperdrive! No time for character development, precious little time to connect to what's going on, hardly any time for the actors to deliver their lines, just go go go!!! Besson should have made some choices here. That way he could have slowed down the pace and could he have given the story time to sink in. For instance, the African tribe dudes don't add any value to the film, so that could have gone.Biggest plus, David Bowie rules as the bad guy! A bad guy that looks a lot like those trolls from the Fifth Element.