Arthur et la vengeance de Maltazard (2009)

Arthur answers a distress call from Princess Selenia, who is menaced by the nefarious Maltazard.

Director:

Luc Besson

Writers:

Patrice Garcia (characters and universe), Luc Besson (screenplay)

Stars:

Mia Farrow, Freddie Highmore, Omar Sy

Cast

Credited cast:
Mia Farrow	...	Granny
Freddie Highmore	...	Arthur
Omar Sy	...	Snow (voice)
Selena Gomez	...	Selenia (voice)
Jimmy Fallon	...	Prince Betameche (voice)
Logan Miller	...	Jake
Fergie	...	Replay (voice) (as Stacy Ferguson)
Snoop Dogg	...	Max (voice)
Cem Yilmaz	...	(voice)
Will.i.am	...	Snow (voice) (as Will i Am)
Robert Stanton	...	Armand
Gérard Darmon	...	Maltazard (voice)
Penny Balfour	...	Rose
Mylène Farmer	...	Sélenia (voice)
Lou Reed	...	Emperor Maltazard (voice)

Storyline

Arthur did as a boy what only grandpa, a fellow nature buff, did as an adult: pass, as white man, the Bogo tribe's tests of harmony with the natural worlds of trees, minerals and animals. To answer a mysterious call fro help from the Mimimoy people, he enters their world miniaturized. By the time he works out with friends it was a trick, the mastermind has already escaped, ready to strike in our world.

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Plot Keywords:

slimehouse | spiderweb | sequel | second part | fairy | 

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Genres:

Animation | Adventure | Family | Fantasy

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated PG for some mild peril

Did You Know?

Trivia

"Arthur and the Great Adventure" is actually a UK only release, an edit of the second and third films, Arthur and the Revenge of Maltazard and Arthur 3: The War of the Two Worlds (2010).

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Goofs

(at around 51 mins) In the kitchen Archibald tells Armand, that all animals and insects are to be respected around his home. Yet when Arthur and Betameche are escaping the Unicorns under the house, there are rat traps.

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Connections

Edited into Arthur 3: The War of the Two Worlds (2010)

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Soundtracks

Time To Get Moving
Written by Lionel Wendling
K Musik / Kosinus

User Reviews

Nice movie

Loved the first one but I think this is somewhat weaker movie. Great Computer graphics Image, very nice directing, loved the looks of the movie, very pleasant to the eyes but the story isn't as appealing as the first one. Maybe that is a problem common to all trilogies, being the second one the least appealing of all. I have seen the first in French version, this one I watched in English, loved both versions but I think the English one is slightly better because as the actors are speaking in their natural language things seem more natural when in real life scenes It is a very nice movie to show to our kids and can be used as a nice entry level movie for European Cinema, for preteen kids. It keeps that good French tradition of great care with image and details. all looks so wonderful! Still it is good fun and in the end it seems to open the door for an absolutely fantastic 3rd one! Hope my expectations come true.

Details

Official Sites:

Official site Official site [Japan]

Country:

France

Language:

English

Release Date:

2 December 2009 (France)

Also Known As:

Arthur et la vengeance de Maltazard

Filming Locations:

France

Box Office

Budget:

EUR65,000,000 (estimated)

Cumulative Worldwide Gross:

$52,377,611

Company Credits

Production Co:

EuropaCorp, TF1 Films Production, Apipoulaï

Technical Specs

Runtime:

107 min

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital EX DTS-ES SDDS

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1