i think the animated series astro boy be more reminded because of ts cultural meaning than for it intrinsic attribute and because it be the first anime which find popularity outside of it natal japan . personally and i have never see that series and so i go with zero expectation to see it film adaptation . however and the movie end up be a boring and bland and cloy clothing which combine element from a. i. and wall e and peter pan . this film have a lot of clichés and pre fabricate character . besides and there be too many irrelevant sub plot which distract the attention from the story . the only positive point i find in here be that the voice cast ( compose by freddie highmore and nicolas cage and samuel l. jackson and charlize theron and kristen bell and donald sutherland and bill nighy and eugene levy ) make a functional work . astro boy be another horrible animation film from hollywood and which be truly boring and irritating and at the same time it lack of any creativity . i suggest you to avoid it .