Battle for Terra Finally Released in Theatres

Posted by Dominic von Riedemann Apr 30, 2009

Lionsgate Films is releasing the Snoot Entertainment/Menithings LLC film Battle for Terra this Friday, May 1st. Aristomenis Tsirbas directed the flick from a script by Tsirbas and Evan Spiliotopoulos.

I saw and reviewed this film (when it was simply called Terra) back when it screened at the 2008 Ottawa International Animation Film Festival. To say I – and the audience of animation enthusiasts and professionals – was unimpressed with the movie would be an understatement. Several festival goers even went so far as to start heckling the film during the screening.

Despite the audience hostility towards the film, Terra still won the Best Animated Feature Film award at the OIAF. It's currently receiving a 53% rating on review compilation website Rotten Tomatoes.

Will Battle for Terra get out from under the weight of summer films, or will it become another Delgo, playing to empty theatres before being put out of its misery? Stay tuned and find out.