Review by blackaciddevil
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Directed by Alex Winter(who starred in The Lost Boys & Bill & Ted’s Excellent Adventure) comes Ben 10: Race Against Time; a live-action movie based on the Ben 10 cartoon show from Cartoon Network. Ben 10 is about ten-year-old Ben Tennyson’s discovery of a device called the Omnitrix that allows him to change his form into that of ten aliens. Hence the name of Ben 10. The plot revolves around an alien known as Eon. Grandpa Max tells Ben that Eon was the first alien the Plumbers(a group he is part of) 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 feels that Eon will be after his doomsday device known as the Hands of Armageddon. Heatblast, Wildmutt, Diamondhead & Grey Matter were the only alien forms presented in the movie and were a real blast to see. I really loved the movie myself. It does the series justice. I wish Cartoon Network would make more movies of Ben 10 or a live-action tv series…it would definitely be cool if they did.

The movie stars: Lee Majors, Graham Phillips, Haley Ramm, Christien Anholt and Robert Picardo. It clocks in at around 90 minutes and is the most fun you’ll ever waste your time on. I really liked this movie and plan to get into the series alot more. Check it out!!!

Review by Jared Castle
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My two sons, ages 6 and 4, are huge Ben 10 fans. They started with the original TV cartoon, Ben 10 and now watch Ben 10: Alien Force. They have Ben 10 Omnitrix F/X watches (we paid less than $20 each back then) and my oldest son even dressed as Ben 10 for Halloween, although we found a cheaper way to complete the costume.

With such a loyal following it wasn’t surprising that our sons gave this movie a 5-star recommendation. They were excited to see the live-action Ben 10, especially the aliens, Heatblast, Grey Matter, Diamondhead and Wildmutt. The special effects were good enough to entertain the 6-and-under audience.

I wasn’t nearly as entertained by the movie. However, I chuckled a couple times watching The Six Million Dollar Man eating squirrel jerky and running around in a costume that made him look like a cousin of Larry the Cable Guy.

In summary, I recommend this for your die-hard Ben 10 fans. While the production values of a direct-to-video release can’t compete with the visuals of the original cartoon, the excitement here is derived from seeing live-action characters.