Bionicle: The Legend Reborn (2009)

The spirit of Mata Nui leaves to a faraway wasteland, when he and his people are conquered. There he helps unite 2 villages. They ask him to help defend the villages against the real enemy, the Skrall and Bone Hunters.

Director:

Mark Baldo

Writers:

Sean Catherine Derek, Christian Faber (concept and characters)

Stars:

Dee Bradley Baker, Jeff Bennett, Jim Cummings

Cast

Credited cast:
Dee Bradley Baker	...	Skrall / Bone Hunters / Vorox (voice)
Jeff Bennett	...	Strakk (voice)
Jim Cummings	...	Ackar (voice)
Michael Dorn	...	Mata Nui (voice)
Mark Famiglietti	...	Gresh (voice)
David Leisure	...	Metus (voice)
Armin Shimerman	...	Raanu (voice)
Marla Sokoloff	...	Kiina (voice)
Fred Tatasciore	...	Tuma (voice)
James Arnold Taylor	...	Berix (voice)

Storyline

Once the ruler of an entire universe, the Great Spirit Mata Nui finds himself cast out of his own body, his spirit trapped inside the fabled Mask of Life, hurtling through space. After landing on the far-away planet of Bara Magna, the mask creates a new body for Mata Nui, who unwillingly gets caught up in the furious battles of the nearly barren and dangerous planet. The locals, called Agori ask for his help against the unrelenting army of the Rock Tribe, called the Skrall and their leader, Tuma. The Glatorian warriors start to train him, teach him how to protect himself, while Mata Nui also adds some of his special powers to their fighting skill. The experienced veteran Ackar, the feisty female Kiina, the young Glatorian Gresh, and a friendly, special beetle named Click aid him on his way. But there is a traitor among the Agori, and bigger secrets lay hidden under the sands of the desert planet. Mata Nui must help his new-found friends, but he also has to find a way to return to his ...

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Plot Keywords:

2000s | planet | battle | traitor | desert planet | 

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Genres:

Animation | Action | Adventure | Sci-Fi

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Certificate:

Not Rated

Did You Know?

Trivia

The creators of the movie did consider hiring the composer for the first three Bionicle movies, Nathan Furst to write the musical score, but instead went with John D'Andrea, claiming they wanted a "clean start" to separate the movie from the other trilogy.

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Goofs

When Berix hides behind Mata Nui's legs, he puts his hands below his knees. In the following shot, his hand's on the top of Mata Nui's knees.

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Quotes

[first lines]
Mata Nui: [we see a tropical island paradise, in the middle of a beautiful, endless ocean] It is said that all endings are merely beginnings, waiting to be born.
[two brightly glowing eyes suddenly light up below the island]
Mata Nui: My beginning was much the same.
[...]

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Crazy Credits

Click the Scarabax beetle is credited as having been played by himself.

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Alternate Versions

In the French version, Mata Nui's voice was given a robotic distortion effect.

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Connections

Follows BIONICLE: Toa Mahri (2007)

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Soundtracks

Bye Bye Babylon
Written by Mikkel Maltha, Christine Lorentzen and Kasper Soderlund.
Performed by Cryoshell
Produced by Jacob Hansen

User Reviews

The worst Bionicle movie

This film is no way near the quality of the original Bionicle trilogy. It is set in the 2009 Bara Magna storyline which had unfamiliar and uncompelling setting, story and characters. The new character designs felt lifeless and distracting. There was no real resolution to anything.

Details

Country:

USA

Language:

Spanish French English

Release Date:

15 September 2009 (USA)

Also Known As:

Bionicle: The Legend Reborn

Box Office

Cumulative Worldwide Gross:

$4,883

Company Credits

Production Co:

LEGO, Threshold Animation Studios, Tinseltown Toons

Technical Specs

Color:

Color