Directed
by: Luc Besson
Written by: Luc Besson, Céline Garcia
Based on: Arthur and the Revenge of Maltazard by Luc Besson
Screenplay by:
Story by:
Produced By: Luc Besson, Stéphane Lecomte, Emmanuel Prévost
Starring: Freddie Highmore, Selena Gomez, Doug Rand, Lou Reed,
Mia Farrow, Ron Crawford, Snoop Dogg, will.i.am, Fergie
Cinematography by:Thierry Arbogast
Edited By: Julien Rey
Music By: Éric Serra (France), John Powell (United States)
Production Company: EuropaCorp, TF1 Films Production, Apipoulaï
Prod, Avalanche Productions, Canal+
Release Date: 2 December 2009
Plot: Picking
up after the second film, Maltazard has assumed human size, and
left Arthur in miniature. Accompanied by Princess Selenia and
her brother, Prince Betameche, Arthur attempts to retrieve an
enlarging potion from his house, which Maltazard seizes to enlarge
his followers, whereafter Arthur returns to human form using an
Elixir of Life given by a queen bee. Archibald convinces Darkos,
Maltazard's son, to change sides, and enlarges him with a second
potion. Arthur and Darkos then confront Maltazard, until Selenia
and Betameche shrink Maltazard back to his Minimoy size and Arthur
captures him, while the U.S. Army overcome Maltazard's forces.
Maltazard thereafter remains a prisoner of Arthur's family.
Review: This
is a fun story of an evil Maltazard (Lou Reed) who grows over
two metres tall and causing terror wherever he goes big. While
Arthur (Freddie Highmore) is shrunk reallu small. One wants to
take over the world and than the universe. His grand plan is simple
enough: forming an army of giant henchmen and ruling over the
universe.Arthur will need to get back home to return to his normal
size and fight Maltazard.
There plenty
of great supporting characters. While the story is fast and fun
with plenty of tongue in cheek humour. The setting is a 1960's
small mid western town. That includes a retrofitted MacDonals.
The vehicles are also classic and used brilliantly. Look forward
to plenty of chases, evil laughing, machavelian plots and a little
awkward ramonce between Arthur and Princess Selenia.
M J Flack