Space Chimps | 
 enlarge | Directors: Kirk De Micco, Norton Virgien, Donovan Cook
Actors: Jeff Daniels, Jane Lynch, Stanley Tucci, Patrick Warburton, Kenan Thompson
Studio: 20th Century Fox
Category: DVD
List Price: $29.99
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Rating:  3 reviews
Sales Rank: 844
Format: Ac-3, Animated, Color, Dolby, Dubbed, Dvd-video, Full Screen, Subtitled, Widescreen, Ntsc
Languages: English (Subtitled), Spanish (Subtitled), English (Original Language), French (Dubbed), Spanish (Dubbed)
Rating: G (General Audience)
Number Of Items: 1
Running Time: 81
Aspect Ratio: 1.33:1
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.2
Dimensions (in): 7.5 x 5.3 x 0.6
UPC: 024543533573
EAN: 0024543533573
ASIN: B001F7Q4J8
Theatrical Release Date: 2008
Release Date: November 25, 2008 (In 5 Days)
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| Editorial Reviews:
Amazon.com
Youngsters probably don't know that a long time ago, chimpanzees were sent into space in NASA rockets before astronauts got the chance to go. But they will certainly know more about that historical fact after seeing the very clever and funny Space Chimps, a computer-animated film in which primates are sent off-planet once again by a space agency. When a probe from Earth gets zapped into a wormhole and ends up in the hands of a wannabe tyrant (voiced by Jeff Daniels) on a distant planet, a chimp crew is thrust in that same direction to see what's up. The simian team includes a by-the-book commander (Patrick Warburton), a brilliant scientist (Cheryl Hines), and a wild card named Ham III (Andy Samberg), a circus chimp whose grandfather happened to be an astronaut legend in the old space program. The script by Kirk De Micco and Robert Moreland is like a string of lighted firecrackers: rapid-fire puns, wisecracks, and blink-and-you'll-miss-them visual gags that will appeal to every age. De Micco, making his directorial debut, keeps the comic engine humming, but he also supervises radically different art direction schemes underscoring how different Earth is from the Seussian-like planet on which Ham and the other visitors find themselves. Ratcheting up the humor even more are three NASA-nerds harboring party animals within their pocket-protector-covered hearts, and a funny performance by Stanley Tucci (Big Night) as an imperious senator. --Tom Keogh
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| Customer Reviews:
 Loved it! November 3, 2008
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
Took my girls to see this movie over the summer - loved it. We're still using the lines "Permission to speak" "Permission Granted" "You're a dork". We had fun. It's a good family movie. I probably laughed more than they did!
 Horrible and just plain weird October 29, 2008
0 out of 4 found this review helpful
i absolutely hated this movie. It was extremely weird and had many parts that were disgusting. My little girls never laughed once. Never see this movie EVER!!!!!!!!!
Just kidding about the children thing. But I still hated it
Chimp My Ride September 20, 2008
19 out of 19 found this review helpful
Titan: Are you in aluminum clothes?
Ham III: Yes.
Titan: Are you in a rocket?
Ham III: Yes
Titan: In outer space?
Ham III: Yes.
Titan: Are you David Bowie?
Ham III: Uh... no.
Short Attention Span Summary (SASS):
1.NASA loses probe in wormhole
2.To account for losing the billion dollar probe, they plan to send a billion dollar space craft after it, piloted by a team of chimps
3.To get full media coverage, they decide to send a celebrity chimp, and since Lance Bass wasn't available, they choose Ham III (voiced by Andy Samberg)
4.Ham III is the grandson of Ham I (I bet you figured that out on your own), the first chimp in space, III being currently employed as a simian cannonball with a circus.
5.Ham III, Lt. Luna (Cheryl Hines), and Commander Titan (Patrick Warburton) become space chimps
6.Lots of monkey business follows as the intrepid team go boldly where no chimp has gone before, to an inhabited planet ruled by cold-hearted Dictator Zartog (Jeff Daniels)
7.This is actually a much better movie than it sounds
This underrated cartoon is actually a lot funnier than you'd think. The animation won't make Pixar lose any sleep, but is pretty good anyway, and the humor will tickle your funny bone without ever once resorting to lowbrow potty jokes. [Note: Beware of the puns]
Although not in the class of Wall-E or Finding Nemo, this is one that can be enjoyed by the whole family.
Rated: 3.5 stars
Amanda Richards, September 20, 2008
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