A Masterpiece!

I cannot think of one single thing that I would change about this film. The acting is incomparable, the directing deft, and the writing poignantly brilliant.

There are moments in this movie where the great movie it could've been peek out... They're fleeting, here, but they're worth savoring, and they happen often enough to make it worth your while.

The film may be flawed, but its message is not.

For some reason this film came and disappeared at the box office. Titan A.E is a science fiction animation flick consisting of fantastic visuals and a good story about a young man who has to find a hidden spaceship in order to find the overlord aliens. It's a middling affair to be honest and the pacing lags but the visuals are the reason to commend the makers of this film.

Overall I enjoyed Titan A.E. let me start by saying that. I had heard a lot about its big box office loss, but I read the description of it and thought it couldn't be that bad. Although I today still feel sorry its disappointing performance, I must say it has its problems. At certain times in the movie where the characters' actions seem a little rushed and too squeezed together instead of naturally flowing. But generally the characters are okay with good voice acting.I find the CG rendered backgrounds sticking out like a saw thumb most of the time. But aside from that first impression I actually found it fitting in this outer space setting. And what did surprise me in a positive way is how Don Bluth finally managed making a movie which had more adult elements in it. That was needed after those mostly disappointing movies he made in the 90's aside from Anastasia.The villainous character in this outer space adventure, the Drej, actually struck a little fear into me and made me fasten my grip on the arms of my armchair. That along with some thrilling action scenes made me appreciate it for what it is. I my opinion, Titan A.E. is an underrated Don Bluth film which deserves more attention. It does not rank as high as let's say "Secret of NIMH" and his other great 80's movies, but it is worth checking out if you like action/adventure movies.

This animated feature deserves far more then a nominal 6 on IMDb, typically I think usual rankings are close to what is deserved, but not this. Its a animation, so it has a strike against it in many peoples eyes, since certain audiences will never take it serious enough. It delves into fairly complex themes , including betrayal, redemption, failure , its much darker then a typical flick of this nature. But in the same mention, its not so "adult" that you cannot enjoy this with the family. I wont give it a 9 or 10, those rankings are rarely deserving to give out, but this work needs to have more light brought to it.

Titan A.E. is very similar to Disney's Atlantis: The Lost Empire and Treasure Planet (And to a lesser extent, Dreamwork's Road to El Dorado). All three are early 2000 American sci-fi 2D animated films where a rag-tag team uncover a great mystery and journey into a fantastic world(s). They were also the last nails in the coffin for American, big-budget, traditional animation. Now, we only have 3D digital animation in our theaters.It'd be more tragic if they were actually good. :VThe problem with this triple feature is that they're too mature to be good family movies, but too derivative to be good adult movies. Titan A.E. is far from a masterpiece. Its a passable sci-fi film at best.The animation is good. And in terms of scope, few western animations bother to be this ambitious. Too bad its plot offers nothing original to the table. The characters have all been done before - the hot-headed, athletic male lead, the female love interest, the guy whose in it for the money, the wacky scientist, and the evil, evil, evil alien villains. While everything has already been done, Titan A.E. lacks depth, and creativity beyond the aesthetic.Okay, maybe I'm being too harsh on the film. Like others, I did grow up with it. My family checked it out multiple times from the local library. It was pretty cool when I was, like, 9. And quite a few have good memories of the three. So maybe they aren't bad family films after all. They are never insufferable, and can be adventurous. exciting, even magical...from a kid's point of view. You won't be frustrated by watching this with your children. But, considering all the movies that are out there, do you need to limit yourself to just these three? I dunno.Going in alone? It depends on your tolerance for the typical, and love of animated art. If you're fine in either category, you should check this out, plus the others. I'm not a huge fan, but I have some sort of respect. But if you're seeking more, I'm afraid Titan A.E. doesn't deliver.