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94 min • Animation/Action/ Family/ Sci-Fi
Astro Boy

Osamu Tezuka's pioneering Japanese manga and animé series about the coolest robot kid ever finally achieves Americanized big-screen status. Although something has been lost in the translation, this Astro Boy remains true to the heart and soul of the original. Screenwriter Timothy Harris comes up with a few new twists on Tezuka's original–most notably the nascent romance between Astro and plucky surface-dweller Cora (Bell)–and this Astro Boy moves along at least as snappily as its rocket-powered protagonist. But ultimately, Bowers' take on the animé legend feels too indebted to the far superior The Iron Giant and over-streamlined in both story and animation. It's a totally serviceable reboot for young people who are just discovering the joys of manga, but I can't help but miss the raw animation and even rawer emotional aesthetics of Tezuka's original televised animé series. Reviewed by MS.

  • Northridge Cinemas : 11:35am; 1:55; 4:15

 

Astro Boy
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Century Cinemas Del Monte Center
1700 Del Monte Center, Monterey
373-8051
Golden State Theater
417 Alvarado St., Monterey
372-4555
Maya Cinemas
153 Main St., Salinas
757-Maya
A Christmas Carol (3D) (2009)
10:15am; 12:20; 2:30; 4:30; 6:55
A Christmas Carol (2009)
11:10am; 1:20; 3:30; 5:40; 7:50; 10:05
The Blind Side
12:15; 3:15; 6:15; 9:15
Michael Jackson's This is It
10:20am
2012
10:10am; 10:50am; 11:55am; 1:35; 2:00; 3:20; 5:05; 5:50; 7:05; 8:45; 9:20; 10:30
Planet 51
10:30am; 11:15am; 12:45; 1:30; 3:05; 3:50; 5:15; 6:05; 7:30; 8:10; 9:45
Boondock Saints 2: All Saints Day
7:20; 10:20
The Men Who Stare at Goats
12:10; 2:20; 4:50
The Twilight Saga: New Moon
10:00am; 10:45am; Noon; 1:00; 1:45; 3:00; 4:00; 4:45; 6:00; 7:00; 7:45; 9:00; 10:00; 10:35
The Fourth Kind
10:10pm
Northridge Cinemas
350 Northridge Shopping Center, Salinas
449-4168
A Christmas Carol (3D) (2009)
11:50am; 2:20; 4:50; 7:20
A Christmas Carol (2009)
12;45; 3:20; 5:45
Michael Jackson's This is It
6:35; 9:15
Paranormal Activity
8:15; 10:35
2012
11:40am; 12:50; 2:00; 5:30; 6:45; 7:55; 9:00
Astro Boy
11:35am; 1:55; 4:15
The Fourth Kind
Noon; 2:35; 5:00; 7:35
The Blind Side
11:25am; 1:00; 2:25; 4:00; 8:25; 10:00
Planet 51
11:45am; 12:55; 2:15; 3:25; 7:15; 8:20; 9:45; 10:45
The Twilight Saga: New Moon
11:30am; 12:30; 1:30; 4:30; 5:30; 6:30; 7:30; 10:30
Osio Cinemas
350 Alvarado St., Monterey
644-8171
New York, I Love You
12:20; 2:40; 5:00; 7:30; 9:50
Paranormal Activity
12:15; 2:15; 4:30; 7:00; 9:15
An Education
12:30; 2:45; 5;00; 7:15; 9:30
Amelia
Noon; 2:25; 4:50; 7:15; 9:40
A Serious Man
Noon; 2:20; 4:40; 7:00; 9:20
Coco Before Chanel
12:10; 2:35; 5:00; 7:25; 9:45
Cannery Row IMAX Theatre
640 Wave St., Monterey
372-4629
Sharks (3D)
11:00am; 2:00; 5:00
The Polar Express (IMAX)
Noon; 3:00; 6:00
Star Trek (IMAX)
8:00
Lighthouse Cinemas
525 Lighthouse Ave., Pacific Grove
643-1333
Bright Star
10:20am (Sat and Sun only); 3:10; 8:00
Michael Jackson's This is It
12:45; 5:40; 10:30 (Sat and Sun only)
The Men Who Stare at Goats
9:45am (Sat and Sun only); 11:45am (Sat and Sun only); 1:45 (except Fri); 3:45 (except Fri); 5:45 (except Fri); 7:45; 9:45 (Fri and Sat only)
The Blind Side
11:30am (Sat and Sun only); 2:10; 4:50; 7:30; 10:15 (Fri and Sat only)
The Twilight Saga: New Moon
10:30am (Sat and Sun only); 1:15; 4:15; 7:00; 10:00 (Fri and Sat only)

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