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Oh, just great! Perfect! John Glenn goes around the world, he's a senator for life. I went across the fricking universe! I should be governor, minimum! But, no, I'm marooned here on this stupid rock!
Another Pixar product; this film focuses on the possibility of humans landing on an alien planet and being thought of as the aliens. Astronaut Chuck Baker (voiced by Johnson) is given the surprise of his life when his spacecraft lands right smack in the middle of an alien backyard; specifically, the backyard of teenager Lem (voiced by Long). Lem has just gotten the job of his dreams working in the local astronomy museum, with the strong hopes of being the curator someday. He has also worked up the courage to ask the girl of his dreams, Neera (voiced by Biel) out on a date. However, his life is turned upside down when Baker arrives and asks for his help. The horrorstruck nation is thrown into an alien frenzy, aided by the so-called alien expert, Professor Kipple (voiced by Cleese) and the tough-as-nails General Grawl (voiced by Oldman). This alien race believes that aliens (quite, confusing, eh?) are beings who love taking over their brains, controlling them, and eventually having these for supper. Now, it is up to Lem and his unlikely group of friends, Skiff (voiced by William Scott), Eckle (voiced by Benedict), and Baker's robot dog, Rover, to bring Baker back to his spaceship before it manually leaves for Earth.
The film is a refreshing take on the whole humans-aliens angle, and the twist at the beginning made me stop and go "Whoa". I found it hard to visualize The Rock as the voice behind Baker, but it worked nevertheless. Not as good as previous Pixar films, but still well worth a try. ;) The storyline is easy to follow, and although you might be confounded by the 50's style present in the alien world, I think that's what makes the film more endearing and easy to watch; it's as if you're watching a CGI version of "Grease" with the Scorpion King thrown in the mix.
