‘PLANET 51’ (2009) - The Rock’s FIRST Animated Feature… Was It Over-Hated? | Review

[@soapybsuds]

13:36 Oops! I meant *astronomy* here - I did look over my script and my video several times while making it, but I somehow missed this mistake! Sorry, guys! 😅

[@oxymoron02]

Absolutely unforgivable, Seal Team Six has been dispatched to your location.

[@nappa1413]

i cant belive this is what got him to persuit astrology further

[@BustyCatbot]

Atrology and Astronomy sound similar specifically so that people confuse the two and so that Astrology sounds like a legitimate science. It happens to the best of us.

[@OfficalRowen]

Idc what critics or anyone says, I still enjoy this movie even as an adult

[@soapybsuds]

me too! 😂

[@brianrussell2441]

Agreed, loved the designs of the town deco and the character designs are top notch

[@kosm518]

Still a favorite of mine honestly. I try to watch it every once in awhile lol

[@defaulted9485]

I never heard about the critics of this film. I grew up where films like these are a scarcity. People are calling it unoriginal, but I rarely knew what is the "original" film they are talking about. Even if it released in 2009 and I remember seeing a glimpse of it, my first watch was in 2013 and wondering why is this banger not well known. Even worse is that the movie's message is even more relevant now with Ai alienizing people and stuff.

[@davidaugustofc2574]

The Brazilian version is a little gem as well

[@riotbreaker3506]

It's such a novel idea, a reverse alien B-film set in the 50's? I think it has a lot to say about the Mccarthyism and paranoia of that time.

[@soapybsuds]

exactly! and i think the late 2000s 'we're not disney' style adds some charm to it

[@XWierdThingsHappenX]

I adore the movie never got why it was so hated and considered bad. I thought it was delightfully campy.

[@blocks4857]

Except McCarthy was absolutely right

[@riotbreaker3506]

@@blocks4857 he destroyed people's lives out of paranoid delusion and basically martyrized the movement for its supporters

[@AbrasiousProductions]

"that's a funny place for his antenna" that still gets a laugh outta me🤣

[@SPAnComCat]

It's because of the Human Penis!

[@crashbird]

Professor kipple (if that’s how it’s spelled) is definitely a reference to the red scare and McCarthyism, being able to determine who’s been “hypnotized” or not almost arbitrarily just like how McCarthy did that with Communism. Food for thought!

[@crashbird]

Especially with the era the film is meant to be based around

[@soapybsuds]

@@crashbird i can definitely see that being the case; i also saw a review on letterboxd making a similar observation!

[@JAYZ-47465]

Zawg I used to watch this film alot when I was younger 😭 its such a niche movie

[@soapybsuds]

i've actually met 1-2 people who also watched it as a kid, but most people i tried to talk to about it before making this review have never heard of it 😭

[@Chineseisntalanguageapparently]

I literally watched it back to back once just bc I felt like it, and I had the Wii game, I have no idea why I like this franchise so much or why I was so interested

[@btcbuster5556]

The heck is a zawg?

[@JAYZ-47465]

@@btcbuster5556 an alternate way of saying “dawg” (its a little ridiculous ik but i use it because its funny)

[@Jman92854]

I always thought Planet 51 was alright. Definitely not a masterpiece, but I didn't hate it. There's absolutely worse animated movies than this out there that I don't think it deserves the rotten score it has.

[@buttermotth]

when i was a kid i loved this movie and i remember it fondly. i was obsessed with the game, my parents also loved the movie because of those jokes

[@AbrasiousProductions]

I remember being weirdly attracted to these aliens during puberty.

[@nappa1413]

huh 😳

[@AbrasiousProductions]

@@nappa1413 hey that Nera chick is hot.

[@hondaaccord1399]

Oh, only too easy to understand. After all, they're clearly anthro, and anthro is famous for being... Influential for teens

[@AbrasiousProductions]

@@hondaaccord1399 Neera was the one I was attracted to the most, she's a goddess~ 🤤❣

[@hondaaccord1399]

@@AbrasiousProductions Oh dude, I'm attracted to Neera RIGHT NOW wdym 🤣

[@GaeredLinn]

Planet 51 was one of my favorite animated movies growing up, and I'm very surprised how it's hated. I didn't think it was that bad at all.

[@mousie4649]

I never dropped my jaw so fast, when i got older i thought this was a fever dream. But i swear we have this somewhere in our storage it's actually crazy. Edit: i really need to watch this again at some point.

[@mekamo1165]

rewatching this movie was honestly insane as an adult, also for some reason, i was convinced that chuck t. baker had a crush on lem. idk why i have liked it since i watched it as a kid 😂

[@Zanoab]

I’m surprised to realize this wasn’t a Nickelodeon movie. Mentioning Kids Choice Awards, the art style, and the humor felt like Nick so I always wondered what people expected.

[@oxymoron02]

I would also warrant that "Base 9" is a tangential reference to "Plan 9 From Outer Space" in addition to lampooning Area 51! Edit: (Oh, you even acknowledge the film later in your video).

[@RyanRestly-i3v]

I used to watch this along with abother animated movie about aliens called Escape from Planet Earth.

[@nappa1413]

oh wait, this movie is overhated? I mean i knew it was considered silly, goofy and like many cases it wasnt respected as a kid' animated movie cause it wasnt disney/pixar but i didnt know it was heted,. I thought it was a neat little movie , and seeing this review i realised it was more well made than i thought, like the character development that i didnt remember the movie having, the references etc.

[@soapybsuds]

yeah, i think it is a good movie overall, but most of the people i've spoken to personally have never heard of the movie or think its terrible

[@nappa1413]

@@soapybsuds oh no😭, its literally just a silly movie

[@Soisoy54]

I distinctly remember that me and my family used to watch movies in the car on dvd, and one of those movies was Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs, and whenever we would watch that movie, other Sony made/distributed movie trailers would come on before the movie started, and funnily enough, one of those movies was Planet 51. It genuinely felt like a fever dream.

[@thatanxiouspotato430]

So I was today years old when I realised Charles T. Baker was voiced by the rock... Which is weird because I can usually always pick when a character is played by the rock (mostly because they always just end up being the rock... -_-)

[@jellykirby2278]

This movie has been floating around in my head for a while nice to see my brain wasn't making it up

[@davibrelazdealbuquerque5766]

I never understood why people seem to hate this movie. I have a lot of fun with it, of course, it's far from being an animated masterpiece, but still, is an enjoyable movie. Also when I was a kid, that "3rd Antenna" joke cracked me up (and still does) 😂 How was that in a children's movie ?

[@EpicGamesD]

Legit i remember watching this like 4 times in a month because i didnt have any better movie to watch (the nostalgia)

[@oxymoron02]

Oh shit, I've actually seen this movie, waaaaaay back when Netflix started out doing postal DVD rentals. Damn, that takes me back.

[@marcelathacat2739]

This is a great video and your voice is very nice to listen to! This might be a personal thing, but I’d recommend getting rid of/replacing the loud ding sound that plays whenever an image appears. It’s distracting and quite annoying, especially when multiple images appear in a row. I’d recommend something softer, like a whoosh sound or something. Very good video otherwise!

[@soapybsuds]

ah alright, i'll refrain from using it in the future!

[@AbrasiousProductions]

wasn't expecting this planet to be inhabited? did he just completely miss all the structures and clear signs that this plant has a civilization?!

[@a1m3v]

while the movie tries to explain that the rover just sent pictures of rocks and nothing else, but yeah im wondering how well Chuck can see thru that space helmet if he didnt notice that he landed in a neighborhood lol

[@rga1605]

This movie is okay, I think it had an unexplored premise

[@MontyMoleLoreMaster]

I didn’t even remember that the Rock was in this movie lol. The 2000s had a lot of underrated animated movies tbh, like the movie 9 (which ironically enough was also released in 2009) that I always talk about because the Fabrication Machine.

[@plaidhatter1674]

I loved this one when I was little. Still find it very charming with very cool designs for all of the models. I know people say that the Rock's voice doesn't fit Chuck, but I think it does. The overly goofy delivery fits him beautifully imo.

[@SPAnComCat]

Aaaaaaaaah, a Movie from my Childhood... And I just Subscribed to you because of the Coverage!

[@LastGoatKnight]

This was a movie I watched as a kid after moving while my TV wasn't operational regarding channels. It's alright I'd rather watch it than the recent (unwanted) sequels

[@demontorch]

3:07 I remember him from Goon, sports comedy about enforcers (y'know the dudes in hockey that fight and stuff? good film)

[@soapybsuds]

ah yeah, i remember that one! thanks for reminding me

[@MatDazNah2005]

You made me feel tremendous nostalgia.

[@InvasionAnimation]

They should do a part two where humans fully invade the planet since they took control of the rock for a while.

[@Demonite-jj2zf]

The nostalgia bomb in my brain just went off, i remember watching this movie hundreds of times on blue ray

[@YuumasLover-Zed]

I remember seeing this one in theaters. I didn't remember The Rock being in this movie.

[@GatorBoyCL]

You’ve got an underrated channel

[@AbrasiousProductions]

I really like your intro song :)

[@soapybsuds]

thanks! it's called 'polos is life', and is by a guy called craic boi mental, it's linked in my description!

[@nappa1413]

it can really get stuck in your head

[@AbrasiousProductions]

@@nappa1413 I know right!

[@hinawadog]

There was a planet 51 event collab with neopets, its burned into my memory yet i'm unsure if I hallucinated it.

[@fritzfam5]

It had a unique idea but not a good execution

[@AxeMan-vb8nd]

3:39 why is this frame so funny to me? lol

[@HerbCoswellBornAgain]

I forgot this movie even existed.

[@NotLuke212]

I remember enjoying this movie I had a dvd and I can’t remember anything else

[@dr.papersalt4753]

Honestly loved this movie as a kid and still do

[@Nobody_Shroom]

God, it's been so long since I've seen it, lol. I kinda wanna re-watch it now

[@olgagachaphoenix9130]

I remember watching this movie when it first came out!

[@justin-yx4jc]

a while i recently watched it after years & its enjoyably fun

[@HeavyMettaloid]

I remember rooting for the humans at the end if this one. EDIT: wait, no that was a different one.

[@Ollimus]

Holy shit that's a Tusk reference

[@canlelola]

Um question, did you read about the first telling of the 'war of the worlds' I found it a real kicker.

[@murasakiusagi5124]

0:32 what about THE GAME PLAN, I hate goated movie erasure 😤

[@soapybsuds]

i'm sorry, i haven't seen that film 😭

[@YungSteambuns]

king flora aka dudewithswag aka crackboymental aka precious posse whatever his name is now his music is great xD

[@soapybsuds]

so true 😂

[@9TalesGames]

I used to watch this movie so it's not obscure on my mind.

[@Masterwarrior567]

To be honest I enjoy this movie I didn't hate it at all, 2024 I watch it again I did enjoy it still

[@Isaac-gh5ku]

Sad that Planet 51 never got a sequel.

[@gavinisdie]

This movie was a fever dream

[@TheEerieMaster]

I think the worst part about this movie, is just the jokes... I really don't mind the rest and enjoy the concept and SOME of the characters... But I really try to forget it exists sometimes for some reason

[@ghost_732]

I remeber this movie

[@verysoapydishes]

Holy freak its another soapy in the wild?!??!?

[@soapybsuds]

we need to start the soapy brigade

[@notsoproguy6755]

Do a video on escape from planet earth

[@MenxiGoblinQueen]

I've said it before, but at worst, this movie is passable, it's not anything amazing, but does it really need to be? Besides, I've seen FAR worse, and over-looking schlocky exploitation films, bootleg films, and even (usually) old foreign films, there's still a mountain of worse films animated or not.

[@EarthOneSpidey]

I didnt know Rock was in this movie. 😅

[@sharkanenoa5928]

I love this movie

[@CAPME00]

it's a pretty good movie

[@boinkboinky2074]

that was him?? dude what?!

[@unsuisseegare1291]

7:27 i don't want to push the interpretation too far, but considering many 50s and 60s alien movie are representing the US fear of communism, maybe this movie is taking this as a joke and makes a "satire" of the American's paranoia towards a communist infiltration in the 50s

[@OliveGardenTheGoat]

I loved this movie

[@defaulted9485]

I don't know why people actually "hated" the movie. If it's unoriginal, then what story did they stole? I'm far away from America so I really have no idea, even with internet. If it's a bad movie then why the animation is on par or even surpassing recent releases? If its not suitable to kids, then why my parents allowed me to watch with family on public channel? If it's a cash grab, then why it's so well made for its budget? If it's heinous then please informed me on what did it do wrong. I never heard about this movie being bad and after watching it, I became even more confused on why it is bad. The most clue I get are from IMDb, but most of them didn't go into detail well enough and the rest of the reviews are just people masking off.

[@ebthenerd6191]

"If it's unoriginal, then what story did they stole?" Unoriginal does not mean the same thing as deliberatly stealing. It can also mean over relying on tropes and cliches which might be what people are criticizing this movie for. "If it's a bad movie then why the animation is on part or even surpassing recent release?" First off, what reality are you living in where this movie's animation is that good? I've seen modern or even contemporary animation that's so much better (Spider-Verse, Toy Story 3). Second off, just because the animation is good doesn't mean the movie is good. If that was the case then the Michael Bay Transformers movies would be considered good because of the impressive CG animation. "If it's not suitable to kids, then why my parents allowed me to watch with family on public channel?" I don't actually think this movie is unsuitable for kids, but I don't think that's a good argument for that position. My dad let me watch Terminator 2 when I was a little kid but that doesn’t make that movie age appropriate. "If it's a cash grab, then why it's so well made for its budget?" "Cash grab" does not mean "poorly made." There are plenty of well-made cash grab movies out there (MCU).

[@1dK628]

I will say I feel there’s a few to many dings in the video

[@fanofmediastuff269]

I watched this movie when I was a kid and I thought it was funny. Its not the best movie ever and has its flaws, not enough sci-fi references, where's the Day the Earth Stood still and the Blob reference?! And the adult jokes is nothing new or shocking, just look at the Animaniacs and Rocko Socko adult jokes and you'll know what I mean. And the animation, while good it feels kinda stiff. I know its suppose to be "realistic" but on a planet of generic green men who don't wear pants you'd expect them to move more cartoony. Overall, I recommend checking it out and letting your kids watch it. It won't rot their brains and there's always something better but if they're curious let them watch. How many Alien movies have the alien tried to hide the human instead of the other way around? You can't name five. 7/10 with a thumbs up for alright

[@soapybsuds]

there aren't direct references to 'the day the earth stood still' or 'the blob', i just meant that these are films from the 1950s that demonstrate the same fear of the unknown that this film was trying to get at.

[@fanofmediastuff269]

@@soapybsuds Ik, I’m saying they should’ve added more references instead of a couple. Maybe an accidental explosion which results a large glob to overflown a building, or a blood test to tell who’s the alien and not

[@starwarsprequelsandsequels7582]

❤️❤️❤️❤️

[@alejandrovelez6358]

I don’t care what critics say, I honestly loved this movie IMO And I’m going to say it out loud… *PLANET 51 IS WAY BETTER THAN ESCAPE FROM PLANET EARTH!!* 💀

[@1dK628]

Now I’m remembering 2 movies in the back of my head

[@JackfromIreland]

Where's the passion?

[@denifnaf5874]

Wait People hated this?!

[@pietroopendragon]

Meh, the movie is quite decent, it's an ejoyable animation to just chill and have some cheap laughs at. Not the "worst movie of all time" nor a masterpiece, it's just nice