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Spark: A Space Tail

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Spark is a wisecracking teenage monkey who lives on an abandoned planet with his friends Chunk and Vix. Thirteen years ago, power-hungry Zhong seized control of their planet Beta, wiping out Spark's family and sending him into hiding. Now, Zhong plans to use the deadly space Kraken to destroy the entire universe, and no one but Spark can stop him.

Critics Reviews

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Tara Brady Irish Times Jun 6, 2017
2/5
Crappy internationally co-produced animation, ahoy. Go to Full Review
Ed Potton The Times (UK) May 26, 2017
3/5
It's all amiably silly and definitely an option for half-term. Go to Full Review
Leslie Felperin Guardian May 25, 2017
1/5
Surely there is a species of monkey somewhere far, far away who are all banging randomly on typewriters and yet have managed, somehow, to come up with a better script than this derivative piece of space junk. Go to Full Review
Mat Brunet AniMat's Review (YouTube) Mar 12, 2022
4/10
Honestly, this movie was absolutely painful. Not because it was frustratingly terrible, but because of how this was such a wasted opportunity. Go to Full Review
Richard Crouse Richard Crouse Mar 1, 2021
1/5
Unfortunately the punny title may be the best thing about Spark: A Space Tail. Go to Full Review
Rachel Wagner rachelsreviews.net Feb 21, 2019
D
I was hoping I would enjoy it like I enjoyed Ratchet and Clank (yep, I liked that film). Unfortunately it was not to be. Go to Full Review
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Audience Reviews

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Finn R Mar 2, 2019 Damn, I don't believe in hell, do I? I don't like this.
Hagrid W Feb 4, 2019 I honestly feel like Spark: a Space Tail wasnï¿ 1/2 1/2(TM)t a bad kids movie. The target audience doesnï¿ 1/2 1/2(TM)t have the luxury of leaving reviews. If they did, the rating would be much higher. As an adult, with a toddler, I watch countless animated childrenï¿ 1/2 1/2(TM)s movies. Spark:A Space Tail has an interesting premise, interesting design layout, mediocre finish digital animation, mediocre writing and script. Honestly...I found the Sound effects to be quite decent, and the voice acting was pretty good. I have labored thru many digitally animated films much more deserving of the negative reviews the Spark: A Space Tail has received. Yet....since these other Digital pieces were from major companies, they get a pass. Overall....you might just be surprised by Spark: A Space Tail. Like so many other movie reviews.... perhaps your own eyes ears and thoughts could differ....maybe give this a chance to make your own judgments. See more
Draco W Apr 12, 2018 This film moves at a good pace. It takes elements of Wall E and a twist on Star wars but has some original touches. My 6 year old found it thoroughly entertaining. I can really fault the film. But it is a kids film and therefore has to be viewed with cynicism counters set to zero. In my mind it really doesn't deserve the critical panning it has received. See more
Albus S Sep 10, 2017 Interesting premise, but lackluster plot, writing, and acting
Han R Aug 28, 2017 It had the potential to be a decent film. Maybe if it had taken itself more seriously and gotten rid of the more juvenile aspects, it would've been a nice movie to sit through. See more
Theodore W Aug 10, 2017 Saprk: A Space Fail My rating could be a little harsh, but, come on, if you have seen it, then you know the film lacks in everything. Firstly, the production was decent, especially for non-Disney, non-Pixar and even for non-Dreamworks and Sony, it is enough. The film was aimed for little kids, so keeping them in mind, it is a better film. Secondly, the characters and its designs were okay. But the story was merely the same dystopian theme. You know, dangerous visionary tries to destroy the planet and the years ago separated family finally unite and brings all the allies together to fight the villain. The end determines the fate of the great battle everyone involved in. For me, it looked more like a television film. Or even better if it has been a television series. Because somewhat it reminds the recent 'Trollhunters'. A boy possesses the secret weapon and trains hard to fight the evil force. Each episode with a different action, adventure, it would have been a wonderful series. Anyway, despite the film failed to impress its viewers, I won't say it is that bad. Watchable film, but there's no fun, only for timepass. Even for the timepass, there are a lot better ones out there. So showing it for only young children might justify, since they can't differentiate between good and bad, except enjoying everything they see. 3/10 See more
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Movie Info

Synopsis Spark is a wisecracking teenage monkey who lives on an abandoned planet with his friends Chunk and Vix. Thirteen years ago, power-hungry Zhong seized control of their planet Beta, wiping out Spark's family and sending him into hiding. Now, Zhong plans to use the deadly space Kraken to destroy the entire universe, and no one but Spark can stop him.
Director
Aaron Woodley
Producer
Lee Youngki, Harry Linden, Wookyung Jung, Tracy Grant, Jun Zheng
Screenwriter
Aaron Woodley
Distributor
Open Road
Production Co
Redrover Co. Ltd., Gulfstream Pictures, ToonBox Entertainment
Rating
PG (Some Action and Rude Humor)
Genre
Kids & Family, Comedy, Adventure, Action, Sci-Fi, Animation
Original Language
English
Release Date (Theaters)
Apr 14, 2017, Limited
Release Date (Streaming)
Jun 27, 2017
Box Office (Gross USA)
$190.5K
Runtime
1h 30m
Aspect Ratio
Scope (2.35:1)
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