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Arthur and the Revenge of Maltazard (2009) poster

2009 · adventure · fantasy · animation

Arthur and the Revenge of Maltazard

Directed by Luc Besson1h 33m2009

Arthur answers a distress call from Princess Selenia, who is menaced by the nefarious Maltazard.

Our read: Arthur and the Revenge of Maltazard (2009) reads as a cosy, breathless, inventive adventure · fantasy · animation entry — measured in intensity, epic-stakes in scope, tender in temperature, redemptive in outlook.

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Cosy, breathless, measured adventure / fantasy, inventive in texture. Redemptive, epic, tender.

ElsewhereIMDb5.312kRT14%
  • cosy
  • kinetic
  • inventive
  • redemptive
  • tender
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DNA · twelve axes

How Arthur and the Revenge of Maltazard feels to watch.

Each axis is scored by hand, not from votes or genre averages. The bar uses the film's own colours.

MoodHeavy ↔ Cosy
PacingSlow-burn ↔ Kinetic
IntensityGentle ↔ Extreme
WeirdnessConventional ↔ Surreal
HopeNihilistic ↔ Redemptive
StakesIntimate ↔ Epic
HumourNone ↔ Broad
RealityGrounded ↔ Fantastical
DensitySparse ↔ Twisty
WarmthCold ↔ Tender
AuteurTransparent ↔ Signature
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“You want kid-sized fantasy adventure with minimoys, bugs, and silly peril.”

ends ambiguousyou’ll be fine aftergrabs you earlygrips by minute 3attention 2/5earns its length
Date nightWith friendsSoloWith parentsKids around

Skip it tonight — Skip if sequel middle-chapter plotting and dated CGI feel too thin.

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