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Space Chimps Monkeying Around Isn't Entertaining

If, by any chance, you've seen the trailers for Space Chimps and thought, "Hey! Wall-E was pretty good, and who wouldn't want to see the uplifting animated tale of three heroic monkeys traveling into space to save the world?" then I have one simple message for you: For the love of all that you hold dear, fight that thought with all you have and go and see something else instead. Anything else. More »

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11:00 AM on Sat Jul 19 2008
By Graeme McMillan
14,447 views, 27 comments

Latest by 5cents: @MatthewT: Well, I couldn't figure out the ad for the longest time; what was it trying to convey, etc., etc. I never forget that it's an Arby's ad, however, and it that sense, I think it works. If they're pushing more »

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Space Chimps Kick Your Ass, Over and Over

If you're getting amped for simians to go into the black, then you're going to freak out over the new images and trailer we've got for the Space Chimps videogame. You play one of the heroic space chimps, zooming across the galaxy and kicking ass for all monkeykind. Click through for the action-packed trailer. More »

6:57 PM on Tue Jun 24 2008
By Annalee Newitz
809 views, 8 comments

Latest by n/a: video doesn't seem to play very good. more »

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Scrappy Little Flies Save The Apollo 11 Mission

A trio of flies follow their hearts on board NASA's Apollo 11, and end up saving the lives of America's first moon-walkers in the animated movieFly Me To The Moon. Follow Nat, IQ and Scooter as they dream big and end up sharing a space suit with Buzz Aldrin (who voiced his own CGI character). Other familiar voices include Tim Curry and Christopher Lloyd. The movie, coming out August 8, is more proof that animated movies are going through a scifi fad, with Wall-E, Space Chimps, Planet 51 and Escape From Planet Earth coming out this year and next. [Fly Me To The Moon]

8:20 AM on Thu Jun 5 2008
By Meredith Woerner
973 views, 10 comments

Latest by NefariousNewt: @Meredith Woerner: Buzz: "Neil, do you hear a buzzing sound?" Neil: "Very funny... Edwin." more »

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Monkeys In Wormholes Are Automatically Funny

The summer's most anticipated monkey movie, Space Chimps, goes for the really low-hanging fruit (sorry) when it comes to scifi humor. Either the whole movie is full of jokes like this cheesy "Space, the final frontier" routine, or they just packed all those moments into the trailer to reassure the grown-ups they'll have something to giggle at while their kids laugh at the funny monkeys. In any case, chances are you'll enjoy Space Chimps for the kid-reasons — funny slapstick, wormhole rollercoaster — rather than the grown-up" humor. Luckily the kid stuff looks pretty great. Click through for details. More »

6:30 AM on Tue Apr 8 2008
By Charlie Jane Anders
3,015 views, 21 comments

Latest by Doug Nelson: WTF is Patrick Chenoweth? Any relation to Kristin Warburton? more »

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Why Everything Goes Better With Space Monkeys

With Space Chimps officially the most anticipated monkey movie of the summer, it's time to take a serious look at our spacefaring simian cousins. (Especially after we discovered our readers are as obsessed with monkeys as we are.) And it turns out there are way more of them than we'd realized, including space-monkey entrepreneurs, superheroes, supervillains and half-monkey half-robot killers. Click through for the complete list of space-faring simians! More »

12:01 PM on Thu Mar 13 2008
By Charlie Jane Anders
4,191 views, 40 comments

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What'll Be The Most Surprising Hit Movie Of The Summer?

Out of a dozen or so scifi movies coming out this summer, only four of them are absolutely bulletproof, according to you, our readers. Ten of this summer's science fiction films are in danger of falling into obscure-cult-classic territory — or worse. But there's also an excellent chance that at least one underdog will become a smash hit that nobody could have predicted. Which movie do you think will be the most surprising hit of the summer? More »

12:20 PM on Wed Mar 12 2008
By Charlie Jane Anders
11,292 views, 44 comments

Latest by SigmundTheSeaMonster: Hancock got my vote. I mean, what is in a name? :p (Trailer made me laugh...tossing that whale into the sailboat...GOAL!!!) more »

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Take Your Monkey To Space And Spank Him

The monkeys in the U.S. space program might seem like an odd subject for an animated film, especially since scientists killed a ton of them in the process. In fact, the first six monkeys, uninspiringly named Albert I through Albert VI, all died either in flight, on impact, or right after landing. Not exactly your Saturday matinee popcorn fare, but later this year we'll have both a Space Chimps movie in theaters, and a video game featuring this crazy family of monkey astronauts. More »

2:00 PM on Wed Feb 6 2008
By Kevin Kelly
1,693 views, 18 comments

Latest by n/a: Really? I liked both Valiant and Happily Never After. So did my kids. I'm sure they'll like to watch crazy monkey astronauts. I also liked Captain Simian. This one is cool: + Watch video I like the designs on Space Chimps. more »