| The live-action feature Ben 10: Alien Swarm is a solid and action-packed addition to the animated series' growing universe, and a definite improvement over the previous feature, 2007's Ben 10: Race Against Time. Ryan Kelley takes over as Ben, who here contends with both an army of living, parasitic microchips and a former crush (Alyssa Diaz) whose missing father has a connection to both the chips and Ben's grandpa/boss, Max (Barry Corbin). Alex Winter returns as director and producer, and he's clearly enjoying the increased budget (as evidenced by the improved special effects, a major stumbling block for Race Against Time) and more serious script; the result remains faithful to the Ben 10 mythology while capably holding its own as enjoyable, family-friendly tween sci-fi entertainment. The widescreen DVD includes a very lightweight behind-the-scenes featurette that clocks in at under three minutes, and a video for the single "A Little Faster" by There for Tomorrow. --Paul Gaita |
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 Great, entertaining movie |
| Review Date: December 12, 2009 |
| Reviewer: Michael A. Haase, Anchorage, Alaska USA |
I saw a preview for this film on a Cinemark Theatre monitor in their lobby and was intrigued enough to buy it. I had never seen the cartoon on the Cartoon Network, but this movie was well worth the price and was very entertaining.
The actor who played Kevin Levin, Nathan Keyes, really stole the show, in my opinion. He is a very confident actor and seeing him behind the wheel of a sports car not only seemed believable but looked natural for him. Kevin's character is kind of like the high school jock, without the compulsion to be a bully, and with a sharp mind to go along with it. Ryan Kelley, who played Ben, was quite good as well, and certainly added to the movie. But Keyes was extremely well cast and for me portrayed the most memorable character, and was very likeable despite his bad boy persona. I suspect that Keyes has a successful acting career ahead of him.
All in all this was a cool little film. Although targeted toward the teen set, I'm above that age group and enjoyed it quite a bit. Should the Cartoon Network decide to make a sequel, I'll buy that too, so long as Kelley and especially Keyes are brought back. |
good movie
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| Review Date: January 24, 2010 |
| Reviewer: S. Moss, Missouri |
| My seven year old son loves the cartoon version. This movie was actually pretty well done and he watched it several times in one weekend. Some of the acting lacked somewhat and I did not like the casting for "grandpa". With a bigger budget it could have rivaled movies like Spiderman and Transformers. In all it turned out pretty good for being based on a cartoon. Any Ben 10 fan will most likely like this movie. |
Fantastic!
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| Review Date: July 29, 2010 |
| Reviewer: S. Streck, Minneapolis |
| Now I have to admit I'm already sixteen and that movies like this should make me sick but in all truth, I loved this movie! It was absolutely fantastic. The cast was well thought out and played their parts almost exactly like the animated characters. There were plenty of action scenes and the occasional cheesy scenes, but all "live action" movies have those. The plot was pretty good considering it's just a spin-off of a childrens show but.... The music was great too. The only real complaint I have about this movie is the slightly cheesy effects. Some of them were actually pretty cool like Ben's transformations and stuff but some were just plain bad. It is DEFINITELY worth the price you're going to pay. |
Ben 10 Alien Swarm
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| Review Date: February 6, 2010 |
| Reviewer: Diana, Knoxville, TN |
| My son wanted this for Christmas and I couldn't find it in stores. It arrived very quickly. |
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