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Space Chimps 2: Zartog Strikes Back
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Wikipedia article
'Space Chimps 2: Zartog Strikes Back' is a 2010 American computer-animated comic science fiction film, produced by Vanguard Animation. It is the sequel to 'Space Chimps' (2008), the animated film was directed and produced by John H. Williams and written by Rob Moreland.
Zack Shada, Carlos Alazraqui, Cheryl Hines, Patrick Warburton, Stanley Tucci, Patrick Breen, Omid Abtahi and Jane Lynch reprise their roles from the previous film; Andy Samberg, Jeff Daniels, and Kristin Chenoweth were replaced by Tom Kenny, John DiMaggio, and Laura Bailey, respectively.
'Space Chimps 2' was theatrically released in the United Kingdom on May 28, 2010, and released direct to video in the United States on October 5, 2010, by 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment.
Plot
Two years after the events of the first film, Comet (Zack Shada), a tech-savvy young chimpanzee, wants to be taken seriously as a full-fledged space chimp, but Ham (Tom Kenny), Luna (Cheryl Hines) and the other chimpanzees do not take him seriously. Comet learns that he was removed from the last space mission because of budget cuts, and plans to go on the next space mission. Comet interferes with the controls on a rocket, accidentally launching the ship into space. Eventually, Comet lands on Planet Malgor, where he meets Hams alien friend, Kilowatt (Laura Bailey), for the first time, and gains respect from the residents there.
However, back on Earth, Zartog (John DiMaggio) sneaks into NASA headquarters and takes over Mission Control using a remote that vaporizes objects and zaps three scientists, Dr. Bob (Patrick Breen), Dr. Jagu (Omid Abtahi) and Dr. Poole (Jane Lynch) out of existence. Zartog wants to get revenge on Ham for foiling his plans, and encounters an oblivious Titan (Patrick Warburton), who gives him a tour of Mission Control. Comet, accompanied by Kilowatt, returns to Earth, while Ham evades Zartog by riding on a jetpack. While Zartog is distracted, Comet manages to steal the remote and reprograms it to bring the scientists back, and shrink Zartog; Zartog escapes while the others laugh. The film ends with Zartog running from a dog he harassed earlier and a Guinea pig from the mars mission, mentioned in the prior film.
Cast
* Zack Shada as Comet
* Laura Bailey as Kilowatt, Computer Voice, Instar Receptionist, Girl Reporter
* Carlos Alazraqui as Houston, Piddles the Clown, Camera Guy
* Tom Kenny as Ham III, Reporter #1
* Cheryl Hines as Luna
* Patrick Warburton as Titan
* John DiMaggio as Zartog
* Stanley Tucci as Senator
* Patrick Breen as Dr. Bob
* Omid Abtahi as Dr. Jagu, Reporter #2
* Jane Lynch as Dr. Poole
Release
Entertainment Film Distributors released the film to cinemas in the United Kingdom on May 28, 2010, while 20th Century Fox released it in the United States on October 5, 2010. 'Space Chimps 2' grossed $4,124,518.
'Space Chimps 2: Zartog Strikes Back' is the second Vanguard Animation film that had a sequel film. The film was released on DVD on September 27, 2010, in 3D, along with the double feature pack, with both films, in the United Kingdom. The film originally opened on #7, in the United Kingdom, on the release weekend.
Reception
The film was universally panned and has a critic approval rating of 0% on review aggregator Rotten Tomatoes based on 8 reviews, and an average rating of 2.3/10.. It also had a 2.8/10 on IMDb, which was even worse than the first movie's 4.5/10.
Jambareeqi gave this movie 1 quarter of a strawberry out of 5, claiming that this is "one of the most paper-thin films ever made", while AniMat put it as the 2nd worst animated sequel, criticizing it for its ugly style, stupid characters and most of the film's filler scenes and WatchMojo also placed it as the fourth worst animated film of all time.
The film even performed terribly at the British box office, leading to the movie being a direct-to-DVD movie in America.
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