Ben 10: Race Against Time
 

I missed the past two showings of the live action Ben 10 flick due ot Thanksgiving and work, but I *finally* caught it tonight.

It was a good kid's flick and a worthy adaptation of the cartoon. The kids playing Ben and Gwen weren't great, but they're kids, so I wasn't expecting much. I actually hope they do some more of these so they can grow into the roles. Lee Majors was kind of phoning it in, I thought, but he still played a decent (if skinny) Grampa Max. Oh, and hey! Beth Littleford! I haven't seen her in anything since she left the Daily Show.

The CGI was cartoony but I didn't mind; this is based on a cartoon and all. I wish we could have seen some more aliens, but I'm sure budget issues got in the way (the plot device of Eon being capable of disrupting the Omnitrix's powers seemed a little budget-convenient).

Eon was the best part of the movie and I *really* hope Ben uses his powers at some point in the show now that they're in the Omnitrix.


I suppose if I had one real complaint its that they changed the voices for Heatblast and Greymatter. Greymatter's new voice wasn't so bad, just oddly hyperactive. Heatblast's wasn't bad, I just don't get what was wrong with Steve Blum?

They've said many times that the live-action universe is a spin-off of the show, and nothing from the proposed trilogy is in continuity with. However, I doubt that means they wouldn't consider borrowing and reworking ideas from the movie. 'Course, I dunno what you're referring to since I've been waiting for this to come out in theaters. :P Stupid me... I rarely watch live TV anymore.