Movie Review: Planet 51  By    |   Saturday, November 28, 2009
Filed under: Film Tags: , , , , , ,  Earlier this year, Monsters
vs. Aliens attempted to reinvent the feel of 1950s-era science
fiction as an animated film. The results were a mixed bag. It
had moments of humor, a few clever moments, but in the end it
was mediocre at best. Now we have another film seeking to bring
a new look to one of science fiction's greatest decades in
animated form. Planet 51 takes all that we know about '50s
science fiction and sends it spiraling through the looking
glass. The result is a fun movie that does not break any new
barriers but it does provide a more consistently entertaining
experience.  From the opening moments of Planet 51, the audience
is bombarded with references to classic science fiction films
like The Day the Earth Stood Still, Earth vs. The Flying
Saucers, and War of the Worlds. There is even a running gag
referencing a more recent creation, Alien. These references are
folded in and kneaded into a dough co