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:

At one point in the film, Vakama gets attacked by a Muaka - a large tiger-like Rahi (Bionicle animal). The beast depicted here bears no resemblance to the Muaka toy, and is actually a barely modified CG model of Graalok, the Ash Bear from the first Bionicle movie. The Muaka in toy form has tracks instead of hind legs and an extremely long, expandable neck, while the Muaka that appears in the movie does not. Although it can be assumed that this particular Muaka has been mutated by the Visorak spiders' venom, and is thus a Muaka Hordika, not a "normal" Muaka tiger.

Goofs:

Continuity: The scale of the characters varies wildly throughout the film. For example, a Visorak spider that appears during the beginning walks past a collection of spherical capsules, each containing a comatose Matoran villager. The spider seems to be smaller than the capsules, suggesting that it's about the same size as the Matoran inside them. In the following shot, in which king Sidorak makes his debut, it is established that the spider is only a little bit smaller than him (in overall size, not in hight). However Sidorak, and thus the Visorak spider is much much larger than any Matoran could ever be, which contradicts the spider's relative scale to the Matoran spheres from the previous scene. The Rahi Keetongu also changes his size. When interacting with the Toa, he appears to be only taller than them by a couple of feet or so, with the Toa reaching up to his stomach or breast-plate. But when he confronts Sidorak, Keetongu literally towers over him, making it look like Sidorak doesn't even reach up to his waist. If we compare Sidorak to a Toa, we can see that he should be about the same hight as Keetongu, if not actually taller. If we observe the final scene, in which Keetongu and Rahaga Norik appear side-by-side, we get the same result: the relatively short Norik reaches up only to his (Keetongu's) thigh or so, whereas he probably wouldn't reach up to Sidorak's knees. Keetongu can in no way be as tall as he seems to be when he confronts Sidorak.

Movie Connections:

References Star Wars: Episode VI - Return of the Jedi (1983)

just as good as the 1st two and a bit better in some respects

this 3rd movie in the "Bionicle" series is pretty good entry.just like the 2nd one is as good as the 1st,this one is as good as the 2nd.i really like the fact that the villain is very strong in this one and quite malevolent.more so than the two previous entries.the action is also pretty good,plus we have some double crossing,backstabbing going on to elevate the proceedings.i also like the wise old sage.i thought he was very likable.another thing i like is the different kinds of creatures in this one.as well,this movie is quite a bit darker in tone than the first two.there is more of a sense of danger and jeopardy.the other two lacked that element at least to a certain extent.the only other real complaint i have with this installment is that there were a few too many lulls in the story,with not enough going on.other than that i enjoyed it.i give Bionicle" 3:Web of Shadows" a 7/10