This movie was very great. The name is great to. Its cool and very funny. Hes ready for anything. The boy is a robot but he looks just like a boy. Like a part were he has muchine guns on his but. I recomend this movie to all kids5 through 14.

Took my 3-1/2 year old son to see it. What an excellent movie. Good from start to finish. He loved it and sat and watched the entire movie. I asked him afterwards if he liked and he gave me the biggest smile and said yeah dad I liked the dog garbage can.

Directed by David Bowers(Flushed Away), ASTROBOY(voiced by Freddie Highmore) is a 94-min CGI-animated movie based on the manga character(Astroboy/Atom/Atomu) created by Dr. Osamu Tezuka. Although primarily aimed at kids, this movie is more appropriate for teens/older audience because of the HEAVY themes - death, loss/grieve, rejection. Nevertheless, younger audience should understand the clear messages expounding the importance of friendship/family, charity/giving, sharing. The animation was competently rendered despite the inconsistency in quality - some scenes appeared more polished that others. ASTROBOY's exhilarating first-flight scene was well-done. The well-known voice-cast performed admirably - kudos to Freddie Highmore, Nicholas Cage, Nathan Lane, Bill Nighy, Charlize Theron, Samuel L. Jackson, Donald Sutherland, Eugene Levy, Kristen Bell, etc. VERDICT: Overall, a enjoyable movie. Go See It!!! Kids-friendly - but definitely with parental guidance.

Pace and story line of the movie were very good. However, the story begins with "Toby" actually dying. Not good for small kids. Dad struggles to recreate and bond with robot son. A true PG movie.

My 8 year old son said this movie was "too sad" for him. I totally agreed with him. Since when should the death of a child have a place in a kid's movie? My son thought up two or three different ways the writers could have introduced Astro Boy that did not involve killing anyone. But I guess he has more imagination than the writers of this sad movie. That said, the animation was fine, the voice acting decent, and one or two of the secondary plots (the Robot Revolutionary Front comes to mind) were actually funny. Leave the smaller kids at home and take a box of kleenex if you must see this.