Ben 10: Secret of the Omnitrix (2007) (TV)

Directors:

Sebastian Montes
Scooter Tidwell

Writers:

Greg Klein
Thomas Pugsley
(more)

Release Date:

10 August 2007 (USA)

Genre:

Animation | Action | Adventure | Comedy | Family | Sci-Fi

Plot:

After a battle in a power plant, Ben notices something strange is happening with the omnitrix, but doesn't tell anyone...

Plot Keywords:

Prison Planet

Cast

Tara Strong	...	Ben Tennyson (voice)
Meagan Smith	...	Gwen Tennyson (voice)
Paul Eiding	...	Grandpa Max (voice)
Dwight Schultz	...	Dr. Animo (voice)
Dee Bradley Baker	...	Wildmutt / Eye Guy / Gluto / Robotice Lt / Alien Prisoner #1 / Automated Security (voice)
Steve Blum	...	Heatblast / Vilgax / Nightmarish Alien / Alien Fly Prisoner (voice) (as Steven Jay Blum)
Richard Steven Horvitz	...	Grey Matter / Stinkfly Prisoner (voice)
Jim Ward	...	XLR8 / Ripjaws Prisoner / Incarceron Security (voice)
Dave Wittenberg	...	Upchuck / Alien (voice)
Dave Fennoy	...	Tetrax / Alien #1 / Alien Prisoner #2 (voice)
Vanessa Marshall	...	Myaxx / Salesperson (voice)
Robert David Hall	...	Azmuth (voice)
Richard McGonagle	...	Four Arms (voice)
Fred Tatasciore	...	Cannonbolt / Way Big (voice)
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Ulf Söhmisch	...	Opa Max Tennyson (voice: German Version)

Directed by
Sebastian Montes
Scooter Tidwell

Writing credits (in alphabetical order)
Joe Casey		co-creator (as Man of Action)
Joe Kelly		co-creator (as Man of Action)
Greg Klein
Thomas Pugsley
Duncan Rouleau		co-creator (as Man of Action)
Steven T. Seagle		co-creator (as Man of Action)

Original Music by
John Paesano
Don Spangler		(co-composer)

Casting by
Kris Zimmerman		(as Kris Zimmerman Salter)

Art Direction by
Nollan Obena

Sound Department
Matt Brown	....	dialogue editor
Karie Gima Pham	....	recording studio manager
Robert Serda	....	recording engineer

Animation Department
Thomas Perkins	....	character design supervisor

Music Department
Don Spangler	....	composer: additional music

Other crew
Kris Zimmerman	....	voice director (as Kris Zimmerman Salter)

Production Companies

• Cartoon Network

Distributors

• Cartoon Network (2007) (USA) (TV)
• Hollydan Works (2008) (Yugoslavia) (DVD)

Other Companies

• Audio Circus  sound post-production

Also Known As:

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Certification:

Australia:PG | New Zealand:PG

Company:

Cartoon Network

Quotes:

Gwen Tennyson:[looking at the controls on Tetrax's ship] Come on, you can fly this thing. It's just like riding a bike. ... A huge super high tech alien bike!

Movie Connections:

Follows "Ben 10" (2005)

Surprisingly good

Not that I was expecting it to be bad in any way, it's just that I thought initially it would play more like an extended episode of the show. So I was surprised at how well it turned out. Sure, it could have been longer, but out of the movies based off Ben 10 Secret of the Omnitrix is one of the better ones.

I am not afraid to admit, I am quite fond of Ben 10 and of Alien Force and Ultimate Alien. I like the animation, music, dialogue and stories and also how much the characters and voices have matured too. Secret of the Omnitrix is the epitome of everything I like about Ben 10 and its successors. Its plot is interesting and very well paced, I did worry that it would fall into the trap of being an extended episode but I needn't have done. The action scenes are compelling with some eye popping visual effects and the relationships between the characters are believable and don't take too long to develop.

The animation is also above decent, and I think improves slightly in its background quality. The characters are drawn in a unique way and the colours are bold and colourful. The music is very energetic and driven, the dialogue has a well-judged balance of being funny, thought-provoking and somewhat more reflective perhaps, the characters are all likable even the villains and Ben is growing in his maturity every time I see him and the voice acting is solid across the board.

Overall, surprisingly good and recommended. 8/10 Bethany Cox