Bionicle 3: Web of Shadows (2005)

The Web of Shadows concerns the return of the heroic Toa to Metru Nui. There, they find an old enemy has overtaken the great city with the help of Visorak--robotic spiders that can quickly ... See full summary »

Directors:

David Molina, Terry Shakespeare

Writers:

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

Stars:

Christopher Gaze, Brian Drummond, Trevor Devall

3 nominations.

Cast

Cast overview:
Christopher Gaze	...	Turaga Vakama - Narrator (voice)
Brian Drummond	...	Onewa / Matau (voice)
Trevor Devall	...	Nuju / Iruini (voice)
Paul Dobson	...	Whenua / Sidorak (voice)
Tabitha St. Germain	...	Nokama (voice)
Alessandro Juliani	...	Vakama (voice)
Kathleen Barr	...	Roodaka / Gaaki (voice)
French Tickner	...	Norik (voice)
Scott McNeil	...	Bomonga / Keetongu (voice)

Storyline

The Web of Shadows concerns the return of the heroic Toa to Metru Nui. There, they find an old enemy has overtaken the great city with the help of Visorak--robotic spiders that can quickly encase anything or anybody in near-indestructible webs. The Toa undergo a bizarre metamorphosis while sealed within strange cocoons, and emerge as clunky-looking machines made up of mismatched parts. Though horrified, they find that they also possess some new powers, which prove essential for their subsequent journey to restore Metru Nui--and themselves. This delightful Bionicle installment is probably easily accessible for any viewer unfamiliar with the series to date.

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Taglines:

The final battle for Metru Nui begins.

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Genres:

Animation

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Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

11 October 2005 (USA)

Also Known As:

Bionicle 3.: Árnyak hálójában

Company Credits

Production Co:

Good Story Productions, Creative Capers Entertainment, LEGO

Technical Specs

Runtime:

74 min

Color:

Color

Did You Know?

Trivia

An earlier version of the script describes a humorous scene that was cut from the movie. In this scene, Matau tries to build a nest, showcasing his animal side taking over. This sequence was included in the movie novel.

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Goofs

If you freeze-frame the movie at a certain point and observe it frame-by-frame, you will notice that right after the shot of Vakama Hordika opening his eyes wide, just before Roodaka says to him "The Visorak horde is countless...", there is one curious frame, in which Roodaka is standing in a fairly different position than in the following shot.

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Quotes

Norik: What about your friends?
Vakama: Former friends.
[scoffs]
Vakama: They think being a leader is so easy, maybe they try it themselves!

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Crazy Credits

At the end of the credits, a number of humorous titles can be read, in Bionicle writing, placed randomly between the staff members' names. These include among others, "Sleeping Matoran", "Matoran Translators", "Horde Steward", "Visorak Wranglers", and "High Wire Stunts".

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Connections

Follows Bionicle 2: Legends of Metru Nui (2004)

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Soundtracks

"Caught in a Dream"
Written and produced by Morten Krog Helgesen
Performed by All Insane Kids

User Reviews

Unity, Duty and Destiny

Here it is, another fabulous movie of the Bionicle Series. The animation is fantastic, the characters admirable in different ways - a pleasure to watch again and again! The one thing I love about this movie, and all the Bionicle movies, is that they always come out with a cool story line, never repeated with the other movies. It's always original.

I love how it stays true to the books, and how it always stays close to the 'good over evil' back-bone story line. It's great for kids, but I'm a teenager and I love all the Bionicle movies! It's suitable for all ages, so why not just see it - it won't let you down.