Ben 10: Destroy All Aliens

Ben 10: Destroy All Aliens
Promotional poster for the film.
Created by Man Of Action
Based on Ben 10
Written by Marty Isenberg[1][2]
Directed by Victor Cook[1][3]
Starring Tara Strong
Meagan Smith
Paul Eiding
Composer(s)
Country of origin
  • Singapore
  • United States
Original language(s) English
Production
Executive producer(s)
  • Mark Eyers
  • Rick Fernandes
  • Silas Hickey[1][4]
  • Vishnu Athreya
Producer(s)
  • Kurt Weldon (line)
  • Victor Cook (supervising)
Editor(s) Aaron Seelman
Running time 69 minutes[5][6][7]
Production company(s)
Release
Original network Cartoon Network
Original release
  • March 11, 2012 (2012-03-11) (Asia[8])
  • March 23, 2012 (2012-03-23) (United States)

Ben 10: Destroy All Aliens (originally titled Ben 10: Alien Dimensions, Ben 10: The 3D Movie, or Ben 10 3D: The Movie) is a computer-animated science fiction action film that premiered on Cartoon Network Asia on March 11, 2012,[1][3][8][9] and in the United States on Cartoon Network March 23, 2012, as part of "Ben 10 Week" which ran from March 19, 2012 – March 24, 2012.[10] It was officially unveiled at San Diego Comic-Con International 2011. This is Cartoon Network Asia's first film in collaboration with Cartoon Network Studios.[11] The movie would be Cartoon Network's first CG animated movie[12] as well as the first time the Ben 10 universe would be interpreted in full CG.[13] Tiny Island Productions, producer of Qubo's Shelldon, provided the CGI for the film.[5] David Kwok, CEO of Tiny Island Productions, commented that having an opportunity to work on the film was amazing and challenging.[5] This movie took place after the first Ben 10 movie, Secret of the Omnitrix. It is dedicated to Dulce Lim Chen.

Plot

Taking place shortly after the events of the original Ben 10, Ben, Gwen and Grandpa Max spend their evenings fighting aliens on the streets of Bellwood. During a battle against a robotic tank, Ben as Upgrade and Gwen argue about the best way to defeat it, leading to Gwen using her extraordinarily strong pink-colored magic to cast a dismantling spell on the tank while Ben is attached to it. Unknown to the children, this leads to a malfunction in the Omnitrix.

Later, after a mishap in school where the Omnitrix accidentally teleports his homework away, Ben is grounded by his parents and forced to stay home and do a history report. Ben attempts to work on the report before the Omnitrix teleports his laptop away as well. Shortly afterwards, Tetrax Shard arrives and tells Ben that Azmuth has asked to meet with him. They go to meet Azmuth but are attacked by an evil version of Waybig. Tetrax and Ben fight the alien, who is teleported into the Omnitrix, though neither of them is aware of it. Tetrax decides to take Ben to search for Azmuth and activates a new function on the Omnitrix. Before he can explain this new ability, the ship is attacked and Ben is sucked out into the atmosphere, falling to the ground as Diamondhead. It is later revealed that the new ability prevents Ben from returning to human form when he times out, simply switching alien forms. Ben as Fourarms arrives at Stonehenge and is attacked by a weaponizing Galvanic Mechamorph, the same species as Upgrade, who demands to know about the evil Waybig that attacked Ben. Ben tries to explain he knows nothing, but the Mechamorph only continues to attack and the Mechamorph's teleporting ability causes the pair to carry their battle across the globe, destroying part of Stonehenge and nearly damaging Christ the Redeemer in Rio de Janeiro and fighting at the Great Pyramids in Egypt before arriving back in Bellwood. Ben transforms into Grey Matter and manages to escape the Mechamorph.

Meanwhile, Gwen and Grandpa Max receive a call from Ben's parents Carl and Sandra informing them that Ben has escaped the house. They go in search of him, only to find Tetrax and discover Azmuth's ship. Looking at the ship's log, they discover that Azmuth disguised it as a semi truck to track down and fix the malfunctioning Omnitrix, but crashed and was destroyed by the evil Waybig. After escaping the Mechamorph, Ben as Grey Matter was mistaken as a mouse by Sandra and they soon encounter him back at his house and Tetrax restores Ben's Omnitrix to normal just as the Mechamorph catches up to them. Gwen sees how the Omnitrix reacts after Ben returns to human form and deduces what has happened just as she, Ben, Tetrax and the Mechamorph are transported into the Omnitrix itself.

Inside, Ben and the Mechamorph continue to battle before being attacked by a swarm of Stinkflies just as Gwen and Tetrax are ambushed by a herd of Wildmutt. The four catch up with each other and they realize that the evil Waybig is inside with them just as he resurfaces. The Mechamorph, who is revealed to be Azmuth's father, attacks the Waybig in revenge for killing his son while Gwen explains to Ben about the malfunction that she caused to the Omnitrix when she cast the dismantling spell on the robotic tank while Ben was attached to it. She uses Azmuth's father to reverse the transportation and return them to Earth. Unfortunately, the Omnitrix malfunctions again and transforms Ben's parents into Wildmutt and Heatblast, causing Gwen to realize that the evil Waybig is Azmuth himself. Leaving Grandpa Max and Tetrax to handle his parents, Ben and Gwen follow Azmuth's father and Azmuth to the city park where Ben transforms into Waybig to subdue Azmuth and hold off his father while he and Gwen try to reverse the transformation. Between the two Waybigs, they do a few hundred million dollars in property damage from smashing huge building after huge building (there are most likely no one in the buildings as the battle takes place in the morning before people arrive to work in them, which may be why they are not concerned about huge loss of life). They soon convince Azmuth's father that his son is the very alien that they are fighting and the three work together to convince Azmuth to regain control of himself, use his father's Mechamorph abilities to fix the Omnitrix and return Azmuth to normal. Azmuth reprimands Ben and Gwen for their errors and reveals his father is a Galvan wielding Mechamorph-type enhanced armor. Azmuth reveals that the Omnitrix was so filled with pink mana; Gwen asks what he means, to which he simply says that she will know eventually.

Returning to Ben's house, Azmuth restores Ben's parents to normal and repairs the Rust bucket, previously destroyed in the battle, before leaving to reconcile with his own father. Ben's parents, having forgotten that they grounded Ben, tell him to enjoy his fishing trip with Grandpa Max and Gwen. Ben declines, having learned to be more responsible, and stays home to finish his history report for school. The movie ends with Ben, Gwen, and Grandpa Max on another road trip where they encounter Doctor Animo and the three prepare for another exciting battle.

Shorts

Only one short is based on Ben 10: Destroy All Aliens and it's named as Ben 10: Road Trip Rumble.

Voice Cast

Crew

Promotional marketing

To promote the film, a toy line manufactured by Bandai has been announced to launch around the same time the film premieres.[15] Cartoon Network Asia and Philippines held a contest for one male and one female to be "immortalized in Ben 10 history."[16] The two winners would receive "the ultimate voice over role," assorted prizes (clothing, toys, etc.) and a VIP limo ride to walk on the "green carpet" at the Ben 10: Destroy All Aliens premiere.[16] A similar competition was held in Malaysia and the Middle East. Filipino viewers heard the Philippine winners while the rest of Southeast Asia will hear the Malaysian kids.[17] The winners of the contest in Philippines were later revealed to be Nina Teo and Xander Ching who are voicing two of Ben's classmates.[18] Cartoon Network Africa held a contest to win Green Movie Tickets to the exclusive premiere of the film in Johannesburg on March 10, 2012.[19]

The film was later released on iTunes and other electronic-based stores, such as the PlayStation Store.[20]

Home media

Madman Entertainment released Destroy All Aliens in Region 4 on June 20, 2012. Warner Home Video released the film in Region 2 on October 1, 2012. The film was also released in Region 1 on April 16, 2013.

Reception

Critical reviews

The film received positive reviews, as it currently holds a 83% rating on Rotten Tomatoes based on audience reviews. Emily Ashby of Commonsense Media gave Ben 10: Destroy All Aliens a 3 out of 5.[21] Although criticizing on how much violence exists in the context of the story Ashby states that the story emphasizes the joy of family, even when that comes with rules a person does not like.[21]

Nielsen ratings

In the United States, Ben 10: Destroy All Aliens increased by double-digits across the board versus the same time period in 2011.[22] The broadcast placed #1 in its time period in boys 2-11.[22]

Awards

The film won the Best 3D Animated Program category at the Asian Television Awards 2012[23][24] as well as the Gold Award for Best Movie Campaign in the 2012 ProMax Awards.[25] The award demonstrated the high level of animation talent on show in Asia and the talent available here, commented Sunny Saha from Turner International.[26]

Notes

  • Unlike the original series, Gwen's magical aura is colored shades of pink and magenta as it is in the three sequel series. Also, Way Big's appearance in this movie has the Alien Force/Ultimate Alien appearance. The reason is unknown, but maybe it aired during the two series' run since the first series was already finished three years ago.
  • Though originally stated to not be canon, Derrick J. Wyatt later stated that the film is canon, and the destruction of the battle between Way Big and the evil Way Big led to aliens being brought in to rebuild the area, where they established their own society of Undertown as depicted in Ben 10: Omniverse.
  • Nina Teo and Xander Ching are featured only in the Philippine version of the film.

See also

References

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  2. 1 2 3 McLean, Thomas J. "Cartoon Networks Set CG 'Ben 10 TV Movie for 2012". Animation Magazine. Retrieved July 30, 2011.
  3. 1 2 3 4 Getzler, Wendy Goldman. "Ben 10 lands television movie". Kidscreen. Retrieved July 30, 2011.
  4. 1 2 3 "Ben 10 destroys aliens in CGI". Asia OnScreen. Retrieved July 30, 2011.
  5. 1 2 3 4 Zahed, Ramin. "Singapore's Tiny Island Works On Ben10 MovieI". AnimationMagazine. Retrieved August 23, 2011.
  6. ↑ Arrant, Chris (August 25, 2011). "Singapore's Tiny Island to Work On "Ben 10: Destroy All Aliens"". Cartoon Brew. Retrieved January 28, 2012.
  7. ↑ "'Ben 10 - Destroy All Aliens' to premiere on Cartoon Network". MB.com.ph. March 8, 2012. Retrieved March 10, 2012.
  8. 1 2 "Coming Up In March - Ben 10: Destroy All Aliens". Cartoon Network. Archived from the original on February 17, 2012. Retrieved February 11, 2012.
  9. ↑ "Cartoon Network 2011: Johnny Bravo Goes to Bollywood e Ben 10 – Alien Dimensions | Anime, Mangá e TV – ANMTV". Anmtv.xpg.com.br. 2010-11-26. Archived from the original on 6 July 2011. Retrieved 2011-07-29.
  10. ↑ Arrant, Chris (March 5, 2012). "Cartoon Network Celebrates Ben 10 Week March 19–24, 2012; "Destroy All Aliens" Premieres March 23". Cartoon Brew. Retrieved March 15, 2012.
  11. ↑ Cartoon Network to Celebrate BEN 10 Week with New Movie and More | SciFi Mania
  12. ↑ "Ben 10: Destroy All Aliens". Cartoon Network. Archived from the original on November 16, 2012. Retrieved November 27, 2012.
  13. ↑ Sarto, Dan (March 5, 2012). "Ben 10 Destroy All Aliens Movie to Premiere on Cartoon Network in March". Animation World Network. Retrieved November 27, 2012.
  14. ↑ Sarto, Dan (March 5, 2012). "Ben 10 Destroy All Aliens Movie to Premiere on Cartoon Network in March". Animation World Network. Retrieved March 21, 2012.
  15. ↑ Carter, Stu (January 21, 2012). "Ben 10 Destroy All Aliens Toys Preview w/ Retaliator Hong Kong Licensing Show". YouTube. Retrieved January 28, 2012.
  16. 1 2 "What's Up With That Alien?". Cartoon Network Asia. Retrieved January 28, 2012.
  17. ↑ Pulumbarit, Oliver M. "Filipino kids' voices in 'Ben 10'". Philippine Daily Inquirer. Retrieved March 11, 2012.
  18. ↑ Philippine Daily Inquirer/Asia News Network (February 3, 2012). "Filipino kids' voices in 'Ben 10'". Asia One. Retrieved February 6, 2012.
  19. ↑ "Ben 10: Destroy All Aliens". DSTV. Retrieved March 10, 2012.
  20. ↑ "PlayStation Store - Ben 10: Destroy All Aliens". PlayStation.com. Retrieved April 4, 2012.
  21. 1 2 Ashby, Emily. "Common Sense Media - Ben 10: Destroy All Aliens". Commonsense Media. Retrieved April 4, 2012.
  22. 1 2 Kondolojy, Amanda (March 27, 2012). "Ratings Notes for Cartoon Network, Adult Swim, TBS, TNT: NCAA Basketball, 'Conan','Southland', 'The Mentalist', 'Hardcore Pawn', 'Adventure Time' & More". TV by the Numbers. Retrieved April 4, 2012.
  23. ↑ "Nomination List for 2012 - Asian Television Awards". Asian Television Awards. Archived from the original on November 29, 2014. Retrieved November 13, 2012.
  24. ↑ "Asian Television Awards 2012". Asian Television Awards. Archived from the original on December 13, 2012. Retrieved December 7, 2012.
  25. ↑ "ProMaxBDA Asia Awards 2012". Promax Awards. Retrieved December 9, 2012.
  26. ↑ Ben 10 sweeps aside competition in Asia "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2014-03-05. Retrieved 2014-02-25.
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