Bionicle 3: Web of Shadows (2005) (V)

User Rating:

6.0/10   

Directors:

David Molina
Terry Shakespeare

Writers:

Henry Gilroy (story)
Brett Matthews (screenplay)

Release Date:

11 October 2005 (USA)

Genre:

Animation

Tagline:

The final battle for Metru Nui begins.

Plot:

The Web of Shadows concerns the return of the heroic Toa to Metru Nui. There, they find an old enemy...

Awards:

3 nominations

Cast

Kathleen Barr	...	Roodaka
Trevor Devall	...	Iruini
Paul Dobson	...	Sidorak
Brian Drummond	...	Matau
Christopher Gaze	...	Turaga Vakama
Alessandro Juliani	...	Vakama
Scott McNeil	...	Bomonga
Tabitha St. Germain	...	Nokama
French Tickner	...	Norik

Runtime:

Netherlands:74 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Certification:

Australia:PG | Iceland:12 | UK:PG

Company:

Creative Capers Entertainment

Trivia:

Two Lohrak beasts swoop over the Toa Metru for a very brief moment at the beginning of the film. According to the directors, they were supposed to appear as enemies in the previous movie, Bionicle 2: Legends of Metru Nui, but because of time restrains, had to be cut. A herd of Kikanalo beasts from the second movie and a worm-like Kraata serpent from the first one can also be seen in this scene. Also, the birds flying away from the Coliseum balcony at Sidorak's approach recycle the animation model of Nivawk, also from the second movie. They are not, however, supposed to be members of the same bird species.

Goofs:

Continuity: The shot of the attacking green Keelerak spider is repeated a handful of times, even when another type of spider should be shown. In this shot, Toa Whenua's hand is seen holding the spider back, so when the shot is repeated, his hand is still there, even though he himself isn't.

Movie Connections:

Featured in "Troldspejlet: (#34.7)" (2005)

Completely Underrated

As a completely nutty Bionicle fan who has managed to collect all the comics and most of the products as well as being a true member of the Kanoka club, I was looking forward to seeing the only Bionicle film I had not yet viewed. Of course, I already knew the plot line through reading the comics and the story's but nevertheless thanks to Greg Farshteys imaginative brain this still managed to dazzle me. When you've got a theme like Bionicle, and they make a straighttovideo film , the chances are your parents are not going to rate this film highly. But I think that these 3 films are completely underrated in that the animation is sweetly edited and the story lines are superb. Bionicle 3:web of shadows is the most popular of the Bionicle films in that it uses the greatest bionicle adventures theme as a storyline and that it's animation manages to capture an atmosphere so eerie it could even surpass the PG ratings. Bionicle 2 is still the best crafted film in terms of editing and the mask of lights is the most "fun" but this one contains the best storyline in my opinion.

As for me, I can't wait for Bionicle 4 to come out as it should involve the immense Piraka and the beautiful Voya Nui and the Bionicle Legends in my opinion is the best. Can't wait for that and overall good film. The Visorak rock! The Toa Hordika Rock! Roodaka does not rock!