A peaceful alien planet faces annihilation, as the homeless remainder of the human race sets its eyes on Terra. Mala, a rebellious Terrian teenager, will do everything she can to stop it.
Aggressively ugly and intergalactically boring, the dismal sci-fi kiddie cartoon Battle for Terra is too weak to be shown anywhere except maybe on the next flight to Saturn.
– Kyle Smith,
New York Post,
1 May 2009
rotten:
I don't think younger or older audiences will be interested.
– Ben Lyons,
At the Movies,
4 May 2009
rotten:
It did not work as [well] as many of the recent animated movies that we've had in the earlier part of this year or last year.
– Ben Mankiewicz,
At the Movies,
4 May 2009
rotten:
In making animation that isn't dark enough for older fans and is too message-centric for kids, Team Terra has created a film that will probably satisfy no one.
– Roger Moore,
Orlando Sentinel,
13 May 2009
fresh:
This 3D computer animation is more otherworldly than most sci-fi films, and its environmentally conscious theme couldn't be more timely.