Some of the coolness of the movie for me came from the fact that one of my iconic childhood heroes plays Grandpa Max. I couldn’t believe that Lee Majors (The Six Million Dollar Man!) had signed on for the part. I enjoyed watching him, but during the action sequences I kept expecting to see him go into slow motion and throw manhole covers and stuff.
Robert Picardo (Star Trek Voyager’s Doctor) starred as Ben’s principal and one of the plumbers. He played the goofy role to the hilt.
The plot revolved around a villain known as Eon. Grandpa Max tells Ben that Eon was the first alien the Plumbers ever faced, and that they thought they’d locked him up. Instead, when Grandpa Max leads the kids there, they find out Eon has escaped. Grandpa Max also feels certain that Eon will be after his doomsday device known as the Hands of Armageddon.
Only four of Ben’s alien forms were presented in the movie. Heatblast, the flame-throwing alien, opened up the movie with action. His powers looked pretty good onscreen. Grey Matter was played completely for laughs, but anyone could have done the special effects because they really weren’t all that special. Diamondhead, another fan fave, was all right, but the action was way too confined and over with before you know it.
The real scene-stealer was Wildmutt, one of the craziest forms Ben takes. He looks like an eyeless, shaggy dog with moves that would make a ninja green with envy. The CG on these scenes alone were worth the wait. Wildmutt is totally awesome when he’s in action, and he looks completely real. When he growled and his huge mouth flew open to reveal his teeth, his jaws looked wide enough to swallow a pumpkin. My kid and I were delirious over those scenes because – in some ways – they looked even cooler in CG than in animation. Wildmutt looked real!
Since the current season of Ben 10 is slated to be the last, although Cartoon Network is supposed to bring a new series featuring a 15-year-old Ben to lineup, everyone hopes Ben 10: Race Against Time will kick off a series of live-action movies.
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Article comments
1 - george
when is it going to be out in england and why are they not showing the other aliens the others are better than ones than wildmutt and greymatter what about fourarms they need some muscle
2 - Sophia Chen
I like Ben10 and my friend Faith Gunn.
We are girls, does that sound right to you.
I know Ben10 is a Boy show but me and Faith like it, my fave person is Four arms and Faith's fave person is Four Arms too.
3 - jack
cool
4 - tiger
show me a movie
5 - kyle bajada
can i have all ben 10
6 - Qandee777 >0
wen is da next tv review
i really wanna knw
7 - Ben 10 Toys
With the power of the Omnitrix, Ben is able to change into ten different aliens to defeat the bad guys he and his crew encounter. It’s a switch-up from a lot of other shows, as these powers aren’t really something that Ben wanted. The Omnitrix strapped itself onto his wrist like a watch, and he’s stuck with this responsibility. Neat idea, huh? And he’s still a kid and still acts like a kid, but with a heightened sense of responsibility at times because of his position and powers.
8 - D c
race against hero is beutiful boy i like u