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Bionicle: The Legend Reborn
Action · Adventure · Animation · 2009
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.
Movie details
Bionicle: The Legend Reborn
“A new era must commence”
2009 Action · Adventure · Animation 1h 20m
Critical arithmetic
The consensus, allegedly.
Scores change. Arguments endure.
IMDb
5.2 / 10
1.1K votes
TMDB
5.8 / 10
Community rating
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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.
CriticWise case file
What this film says about your taste.
Not a recommendation score. A measure of how closely the film’s taste signals resemble yours.
The archetype split
Who fights over Bionicle: The Legend Reborn?
For the defence
The Adrenaline Seeker
“If it slows down, you check your phone.”
Read their case For the prosecution
The Auteur Devotee
“You watch the director, not the movie.”
Read their objectionThe split comes from the same five-axis model used by the test, not audience ratings or review sentiment.
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Names above the title
The people responsible.
Cast & crew
Directed by
Mark Baldo
Written by
Sean Catherine Derek · Greg Farshtey
Dee Bradley Baker
Skrall / Bone Hunters / Vorox (voice)
Jeff Bennett
Strakk / Tarix (voice)
Jim Cummings
Ackar (voice)
Michael Dorn
Mata Nui (voice)
Mark Famiglietti
Gresh (voice)
David Leisure
Metus (voice)
Armin Shimerman
Raanu (voice)
Court is in session
Put Bionicle: The Legend Reborn on trial.
Two incompatible taste archetypes. One film. Read the arguments, then issue a completely binding cultural ruling.
The prosecution The Auteur Devotee
“Speed as an alibi.”
The film races past its weak spots and hopes acceleration will keep the audience from inspecting the evidence.