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Space Chimps (2008)

Reviewed by Adam Markovitz | Jul 18, 2008

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Details Release Date: Jul 18, 2008; Rated: G; Length: 81 Minutes; Genres: Animation, Comedy, Kids & Family; With: Andy Samberg

PRIMATE DIRECTIVE Smart simians monkey around in orbit in the decidedly sub-Pixar animated adventure Space Chimps

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Three brainy chimpanzees are sent on an intergalactic test flight by scientists too daft to realize the primates are actually smarter than they are. What starts as a simian spin on The Right Stuff becomes a monkey-brained space odyssey as the apes fight to save an alien world from a despot who looks like the love child of a Teletubby and the monster from Cloverfield. While candy-colored graphics should dazzle kids, Space Chimps has little draw for audiences spoiled by the Pixar-given knowledge that CGI can entertain — and not just stupefy — moviegoers of any age. D

Originally posted Jul 16, 2008 Published in issue #1003 Jul 25, 2008 Order article reprints

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