Bionicle 2: Legends of Metru Nui (Video 2004)

The legends tells the story of how the Toa came to be, chosen from the pool of Matoran youth in the great city of Metru Nui and, though physically transformed, hardly prepared for increased... See full summary »

Directors:

David Molina, Terry Shakespeare

Writers:

Henry Gilroy (story), Bob Thompson (story),

Stars:

Christopher Gaze, Michael Dobson, Paul Dobson

1 win & 3 nominations.

Cast

Cast overview:
Christopher Gaze	...	Turaga Vakama - Narrator (voice)
Michael Dobson	...	Lhikan / Krekka (voice)
Paul Dobson	...	Nidhiki / Whenua (voice)
Tabitha St. Germain	...	Nokama (voice)
Brian Drummond	...	Onewa / Matau (voice)
Trevor Devall	...	Nuju (voice)
Alessandro Juliani	...	Vakama (voice)
Gerard Plunkett	...	Turaga Dume (voice)
Lee Tockar	...	Makuta / Kongu (voice)

Storyline

The legends tells the story of how the Toa came to be, chosen from the pool of Matoran youth in the great city of Metru Nui and, though physically transformed, hardly prepared for increased size and super heroic powers. Now in short order, the Toa--who babble and bicker like agitated adolescents--have to master their new gifts, impress their leader, and prepare to protect their home.

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Taglines:

Every Legend Has A Beginning

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Genres:

Animation | Action | Adventure | Fantasy

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated PG for action violence and scary images

Details

Official Sites:

Official site

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

19 October 2004 (USA)

Also Known As:

Bionicle: Metru Nui, City of Legends

Box Office

Budget:

$5,000,000 (estimated)

Company Credits

Production Co:

Creative Capers Entertainment, LEGO, Miramax Films

Technical Specs

Runtime:

75 min

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Color:

Color

Did You Know?

Trivia

As revealed by one of the art designers in the behind-the-scenes clips, the airships we see in the movie are as big as a football stadium.

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Goofs

The shot of Vakama looking up in realization, prior to his final vision, is repeated after his vision concludes, this time played backwards. However due to this, it looks like the ship he is on is moving backwards, and in the background, you can see Matau talking, just like the time the shot was first show, though now no words are coming out of his mouth.

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Connections

Followed by Bionicle: The Legend Reborn (2009)

User Reviews

If you felt Mask of Light was made for 3 year olds, this will fix you.

Let's face it. The first Bionicle movie was insultingly "kiddy". Even toddlers watching it had to rethink if they were too old to be included inside the intended target audience. Not this sequel. Where violence occurred off-screen in the first movie, this has it right out in the open. You have projectile and physical attacks. You have kidnapping, scary moments, hopeless moments, brave moments. You have drama that's adequate enough for an adult, but not way over the head of a child. My main gripe with the movie is not even with the movie itself. It's that the character designers went WAY too far outside merely updating the toys to work as CGI objects. Their redesign of Nivawk for example resulted in a character who has no toy counterpart. So if your kid is jumping up and down for you to buy "the cool, purple bat guy with blue wings", good luck. You will NOT find it in the toy store. Not looking anything like the one in the movie anyway.

Back on subject: Great effects, great story, well executed. Not too scary for nightmares, but not so kiddy it's embarrassing. WORTH YOUR MONEY. -JINZONINGEN 73