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Okay, after reading many of the reviews of this movie on this site-many of them on the negative side-here's mine: It was mostly quite thrilling and touching and a little thoughtful and occasionally humorous and it was awesome seeing it on an IMAX screen! Perhaps it was a little long for a family film but, still, I think many kids would be a little enthralled in this with the way director Brad Bird movies things along most of the time. George Clooney and Hugh Laurie perform well in their roles and that girl robot and teen girl also were pretty good, character-wise. I suppose I have to admit that the story took awhile to get together but when it ended, I sorta thought it made enough sense by that point. But I don't blame anyone who wasn't too thrilled by this movie not getting it. So on that note, Tomorrowland is at the least, worth a look.

That's what Tomorrowland is about. Hope. And imagination. It's a film that makes you believe in the future. Sadly, it seems that many of the reviewers here have lost that belief, and blame that on the film. Tomorrowland is not about how to change the world - it's about believing that we can. And we need that belief more than ever in our depressing modern society.

Tomorrowland is about the power of believing. It's not a blueprint for how to change the world - because the point of the story is that there is no blueprint. It's up to us to believe in the future. That's not too vague for me, and it shouldn't be too vague for you. This film makes you believe in the possibilities of the future. Watch it and tank up on hope and imagination.

My quick rating - 6,0/10. Unfairly dogged in the theater but it does have its flaws. The story itself is contrived and really doesn't try to explain itself to well. Then again, it is fantasy ad summer blockbuster so why am I bothering being critical. The movie looks fabulous as expected (200 million in budget will do that) so at least the movie broke even (not even close with marketing). Britt Robinson(female lead) does a very good job in her acting role and is very believable as the apprehensive young kid. Nice to see some good wholesome kid sci fi that still entertains adults, this is why I think it didn't get a fair shake. Parents should've been rushing their kids to a little more mature sci fi film but I guess the marketing just didn't hit the right audience. To be honest, by the marketing, I personally saw it as another George Clooney vehicle which it wasn't. Oh well,still an enjoyable film that stands up even with its flaws.

Disney's "Tomorrowland" may be a hot mess of ideas and ambition, but it's bound to inspire something in many viewers that few films today do, and that's visual wonder and imagination without a direct assault on the senses. A few weeks back, I saw "Avengers: Age of Ultron," but the special effects on display in that particular film were used to show a gaggle of superheros waging complete war through cityscapes, making for quite the visual and auditory annihilation. "Tomorrowland" uses its incredible special effects to inspire that complex inside of us that finds itself neglected far too often.

The film opens in the early 1960's with a young Frank Walker (Thomas Robinson) attending the New York World's Fair, meeting famous inventor David Nix (Hugh Laurie). Frank has worked to build a jet pack all by himself, though is condemned by Nix for making something that doesn't pose any kind of value for societal improvement. Following his rejection, he meets a young girl named Athena (Raffey Cassidy), who gives him a pin with a "T" symbol. Whomever holds this pin is transported to an alternate world known as "Tomorrowland," where all the world's creators, inventors, artists, and geniuses can live free and build whatever they want, unfazed by political/societal restrictions.

Fast-forward years later and we focus on Casey Newton (Britt Robertson), a teen girl who is arrested for breaking into a NASA compound in act of sabotage to benefit her father, who works there. Upon release, Casey obtains this "T" pin and finds herself transported to this fantastical world. Upon further research, which results in a very close call with two collectors, Casey winds up meeting Athena, who informs her of the powers that the pin possesses. They wind up reconnecting with Frank (George Clooney) in the present day, who is preparing for world's end and now bears a cynical attitude after repeated shortcomings and lack of support. Together, the three try to prevent the seemingly imminent world's end as well as rebuild Tomorrowland into what it once was after its downfall.

"Tomorrowland," as a whole, is just as scattershot as it sounds. Co-writer/director Brad Bird ("The Incredibles," "Mission Impossible: Ghost Protocol") knows what he wants to accomplish on a visual level, and for that, the aesthetic grandeur can occasionally mask the coherency of the storytelling. Bird and co-writers Damon Lindelof ("Prometheus," which explains quite a bit) and Jeffrey Chernov work to predicate the first hour and a half of the film on mystery, catering to your desire to learn more about the fantastical world before you. It isn't until they try and wrap everything up in the end where things get a bit shaky.

However, your overall response to "Tomorrowland" will be dependent on which lens you want to view it through. If you become too hung up on the film's attempts to summarize its world towards the end, you begin to view the film with a pessimistic mindset. If you allow yourself to get lost in the world Bird and company create, admire the visuals, and take in everything that you're handed from the perspective of enjoying an adventure, then, in turn, you view the film optimistically. I break the reception down this way because "Tomorrowland" not only caters to the spirit of cinema we don't see enough of today, but it also reminds us that, when it comes to fantasy films, there are generally two ways to view such films and one of those ways is more fun.

"Tomorrowland" is a sci-fi adventure film with a beautiful cinematography and good cast, highlighting the gorgeous and talented girl Raffey Cassidy. There is good action scenes and special effects. Unfortunately the story fails since does not provide explanation about Tomorrowland. Is it an alternate dimension or a distant planet? How is exactly the connection between Earth and Tomorrowland and how does it affect Earth? Unless the viewer researches Internet, he or she will not find the answer in the film. Maybe the intention is to make a prequel with the missing explanation. But anyway it is worthwhile watching. My vote is seven.

Title (Brazil): "Tomorrowland: Um Lugar Onde Nada é Impossível" ("Tomorrowland: A Place Where Nothing Is Impossible")

In an age of dark, grim visions of the future Disney's Tomorrowland is a delightful throwback to upbeat adventures of the 60s and 80s, a retro sci-fi film for the whole family to enjoy.

Casey Newton (Britt Robertson) is a bright and optimistic high school student who does not share the pessimistic views of elders. When Casey discovers a mysterious pin that shows her fantastic world and sets out to find the futuristic city with the help of a jaded inventor, Frank Walker (George Clooney) and Athena (Raffey Cassidy), an English-accented Audio-Animatronics.

Tomorrowland is a deliberately old-fashioned film both its tone and visuals: the film was loosely based on the Disney ride of the same name - considering that Disney were able to turn Pirates of the Caribbean into a billion dollar film series. Bird was a wise choice to direct and co-write, The Incredibles had a 60s style sci-fi look to it and he brought that look to Tomorrowland. It was bright and colourful with its showing of various technologies, from robots, jetpacks, lasers and a steampunk rocket.

Brad Bird has already shown himself to be a capable action director with Mission Impossible: Ghost Portrayal and with Tomorrowland he had much better CGI. There are some cool fight sequences, especially with Athena - it is awesome to see a little girl beating up fully grown men and giant robots. Tomorrowland is visually spectacular especially when we get to see the city in all its glory for the first time. Bird certainly brought out a sense of awe, whimsy and wonder.

Tomorrowland also has a great trio in the leads: Clooney, Robertson and Cassidy are terrific together, having many witty moments together when they are travelling and there is a zip in their interactions, like when they use a knock-out tool. Although Robertson's look too old to be a high schooler she pushes off the necessary enthusiasm. But it was Cassidy who stole the show: she was a revelation as Athena, playing a character who was older than she actually looked and at times acts a Terminator. She personally reminded me of Saoirse Ronan when she was younger, just with dark hair.

Although Tomorrowland had a talented director at the helm it also had a screenplay with Damon Lindelof's fingerprints, a man who has poor reputation as a screenwriter. As an adventure Tomorrowland is excellent but when it goes to the science fiction the film gets bogged down with mumbo-jumbo about time particles and destiny. This part needed to be expanded and more refined. When it's revealed that Tomorrowland was a place for exceptional people to come to where they would not disrupted by government or civil society. Essentially this is similar to Ayn Rand's Atlas Shrugged, a controversial sci-fi work that abdicates the philosophy of Objectivism, or if you prefer it's the ideology of Andrew Ryan in Bioshock. The prologue at the 1964 World's Fair could have been cut and it would have made the reveals more impactful.

Tomorrowland is a good of romp of a film, providing plenty of laughs, action and visual spectcle. It was rated a 12A in the UK but it is on lower scale of that rating and could easily be enjoyed by children younger than that age.

I didn't really have any high expectations for this movie, since the initial impression I got from the poster/description reminded me of movies like "The Golden Compass" which is basically just a bad children's fantasy movie.

But I were definitely brought to shame by making that comparison.

The movie spends quite a lot of time, establishing the entire foundation of the story, which makes for a rather convincing storyline, and even though it's a fantasy, and a lot of it is science fiction, it actually makes a lot of sense. The only downside of this thorough introduction is; I could have used a 30min longer runtime in the end (the end felt a bit rushed).

But I walked away having genuinely having enjoyed watching it.

Given recent social media and news reports about the state of our nation, I found "Tomorrowland" not only timely but very positive.

Casey Newton (Britt Robertson) is a brilliant, inquisitive young girl who wants to travel in space. She's discouraged by her dad, a NASA worker, because NASA is closing. When she climbs a few fences and makes her way into the Cape Canaveral Launch Center to sabotage equipment and keep it from closing, she's arrested.

Upon the return of her personal effects, Casey finds a pin that isn't hers. She touches it, and suddenly, she's in a city of the future. This leads her on quite an adventure, which includes meeting a robot, Athena (Raffey Cassidy), who thinks Casey can help save the future. She brings Casey to meet Frank Walker (George Clooney), who has given up his life's project. As a former child inventor, he had worked to learn the secrets of a place somewhere in time and space that exists in collective memory.

I hate to say it but I think this film was maybe too esoteric for the special effects audience. This is a version in a way of Ayn Rand's "Atlas Shrugged" and also deals with quantum physics.

Wonderful, fascinating movie, with incredible special effects and yes, the theme of optimism versus pessimism, summed up in a speech by Nix (Hugh Laurie) that you could read anywhere today. And the message is clear: If you buy into a bad future, you can't change it.

Bird soars! Disney's fast paced sci-fi adventure is an entertaining package. With a great fantastical story in its vanguard, the flick unfurls into a beauty thanks to powerful performances by Clooney, Hugh Laurie and the brilliant Britt Robertson. What constantly gallops the story is its mystery quotient that unfolds gorgeously with luster, amazement and pizazz. Britt lets you see everything with her eyes of awe as you sit on her saddle to perceive the beauty of an unseen futuristic world that is not only downright advanced but marvelous too.

Tomorrowland is something we have always dreamt of. A place where limits of the mundane don't bind us. We are free to choose our profession and use ideas to build something beautiful without inhibitions from stuff that bring us down – malice, regulations and confinements.

As a kid, I have always wanted to split open the world's mystery and walk, with open arms, into the magical dimension of what-ifs. The possibility of the existence of different dimensions in our own has always beamed me up. The part that follows Britt discovering the pin that shows her Tomorrowland is an excellent reflection of our childhood fantasies. How many times have I dreamt of finding something that took me away from all this! Also the frames that follow Britt literally globe-trotting to see the future are visually majestic.

This movie skims the surface of dimensions, portals, and time travel subtly, without prodding into it like pros. This could be counted as a con to the movie. However, it being a Disney flick the specifics can be overlooked. Also, at times you feel the profundity factor missing from the movie, but not for once does the cast drop its guard. Excellent performances I would say buffed up everything, not to mention the concept that keeps you riveted.

Kabooms happening in the middle of the light and the crowd not caring, people disappearing without people noticing, not capturing the world's reactions are some of the instants that would make you think out loud, "Really?" The dark is completely absent from the movie. There is no time where people sit and brood for a while about the happenings. Even the animation sometimes looks…well really animated. But that was the kind of movie it was supposed to be. A Disney movie! Screenplay is great, with the majority of the melodrama brought in to play by the animate Athena, and Frank taking things up from there. Hugh Laurie as Nix is exceptional with his villainy touch. His reflection on mankind's recklessness was really something.

Overall a good movie! Worth a watch!

Why on earth didn't it get good reviews?

A story if hope and consequences, we must sort ourselves out if the world is to survive.

Brilliant special effects, good story line, well written and acted and my two favourite actors, what's not to like, please re-release it and promote it! It's just what we need in these dark times

Disney's conspicuously insistent ad campaign – more, more, MORE! – suggested a lack of confidence in their product, and while it hasn't sunk like John Carter, the relative failure of Brad Bird's latest is another nail in the coffin of original action-adventure movie-making, already incinerating plans for Tron 3, and likely setting the company's focus solely on stuff with "Star Wars" in the title for years to come.

This is a pity because, while not flawless, there is so much to enjoy in this intelligent, exuberant sci-fi epic, written by Bird and Damon "Lost" Lindelof. It's certainly a darn sight more interesting than that bloated Avengers behemoth in the next auditorium. Perhaps its sequel-less fate will see it claim cult status in years to come.

The luminous Britt Robertson gets the insta-star treatment, playing Casey Newton, a bright young optimist who stumbles upon a pin badge which gives her a preview of a parallel world. That world is Tomorrowland, a place where the greatest minds – scientists, inventors, artists – have created a utopian metropolis. (Old Walt himself was one such mind; overtones of fascism are skilfully evaded here.) Casey tracks down Frank Walker (George Clooney), an ex-denizen of Tomorrowland, now jaded and cynical. Together they are chased by a group of creepy robot agents (think Agent Smith with a rictus grin) into the threatened utopia, and into Frank's sorrowful past. Hope and optimism are all that can save the world.

This is a big, passionate movie, full of energy and earnestness, and never self-mocking. I thoroughly enjoyed its 80s-influenced sense of adventure. Indeed, Bird's direction is reminiscent of a youthful Spielberg, combining simplicity with thrilling flashes of virtuosity. The attack on Frank's booby-trapped house is a dizzyingly inventive sequence on multiple levels.

Tomorrowland is morally upright, although perhaps its heavy central message is a hard sell for youngsters. It's basically a cautionary tale about media responsibility in influencing public consciousness. Hugh Laurie gets a dramatic final speech which is laughably preachy, but the guy has a point; and it puts his character, and the whole concept of Tomorrowland, into an ethical grey area. A two-hour-plus Disney sci-fi movie where the bad guy is the misappropriation of laudable ambitions? Quite a challenge for the marketing guys.

Offsetting this philosophical weightiness is a determined focus on awe-inspiring wonder. Yet Spielberg managed this in a single shot of a lagoon in Jurassic Park, so, without wishing to sound ungrateful, do we really need scene after scene of whooshing, swooping, and whizzing around this exquisite CGI cityscape? Perhaps Disney could have halved the budget – and thus their imminent losses – and focused instead on the ideas and moral quandaries of the narrative. Plot-wise it's exposition-heavy, but this is made up for with bags of visual invention and some engaging characters.

In particular there is a lovely niece-and-uncle chemistry between the adorable Casey and the grizzled Frank. Less well sketched are the relationships between Casey and her father (Tim McGraw), and Walker and his childhood sweetheart, Athena (Raffey Cassidy). But Tomorrowland is all about the central odd couple, and their encounters with Laurie's misguided David Nix. This is where the beating heart of this appealingly imperfect and delightfully ambitious movie can be found: in those who look upon Tomorrowland with very different eyes.

How many times have you heard "Disney" and "Bombed at the Box Office"? Not many times , so, sit back and let me tell you about "Tomorrowland: A World Beyond" which was directed and co-written by Brad Bird who also directed "The Iron Giant" (1999), "The Incredibles" (2004), "Ratatouille" (2007), "Mission Impossible: Ghost Protocol" (2011), and went on to direct "Incredibles 2" in 2018.

In detail In the past, 1964, a boy genius, Frank Walker, finds his way into an alternative dimension called Tomorrowland. It is a place where the cleverest people can co-exist to make a better reality. Fast-forward to the present, presumably 2005, and Casey Newton is living with her brother under the watchful eye of single father Eddie Newton in Cape Canaveral. Space exploration is a forgotten thing, and Eddie being an space flight engineer spends his time working in his garage, which Casey, in her spare time is sabotaging the removal of the rocket platform that is on the outskirts of town. Casey is a genius in her own right and dreams about going into space, she is forever asking the question how to fix the world she lives in. One day she receives a mysterious pin that shows her a vision of Tomorrowland. Hungry for more she attempts to find out about the pin, and gain entry to the mysterious place. She is eventually tracked down by Athena who hails from Tomorrowland and is trying to recruit Casey to help the future of existence. In order to help, Athena convinces Casey to get a much older and grumpy Frank Walker onside too. The idea is that Athena needs both Frank and Casey to stop the world from going through a catastrophic event that kill be the downfall of humanity. The journey to save the World, via Tomorrowland starts - but the trio are tested on the way by conspiracy theories who want in on Tomorrowland, and also by the hierarchy of Tomorrowland itself.

In 180 characters Possibly child genius recruited by mysterious age-less child from alternative reality, to find ex-child genius and save the world. Colourful family adventure from Disney with George Clooney leading the cast.

The film tries to recapture a failing passion in the world for some of the things that Walt Disney initially tired to bring to his media and parks - space, futurism, and a sort of utopia. It's a sci-fi adventure film which is mostly grounded on Earth, and an alternative reality of Earth, but does have a moment in space too. "Tomorrowland" is a colourful and imaginative film which is visually pretty to look at and flows nicely. Although I am an adult these days, this is still a fun filled film which is as entertaining to me now, as it would have been in my pre-teenage years too.

George Clooney leads the cast being a seasoned A-lister that he is. His range is not really tested in this and his performance is not that far removed from other family films he has appeared in. Stealing the show though are Britt Robertson and Raffey Cassidy who both feel like a good fit for a Disney film. They are fresh and deliver solid performances in their roles. While neither necessarily being Oscar worthy in this, when I compare what they bring against other live-action Disney films of the past, they both fit the bill well and come across as authentic.

I have mentioned that the film is visually good. There is a lot of CGI in this film and for the most part it is not off-putting and distracting. This is fuelled by Disney's Industrial Light & Magic, which does not put too many footsteps wrong in this feature. I am fairly sure that this would have blown my mind if I were watching this as a young boy - sure, it's on the family friendly side so it wouldn't necessarily be as cool as something like "Tron" (1982) or "Transformers" (1986), but it would have still enthralled me. It was hard for as an adult not to see some of the continuity errors that cropped up from time to time (there were a load of them!), but I easily overlooked them because of the sense of fun that was been delivered.

I watched this film with my wife, and it is fair to say that she did not enjoy this. She claimed that she feels robbed of 2 hours of her life. Likewise, I have spoken to other people that thought this was a bit weak too. On the other hand, I know that there are some audiences who loved this and cannot understand the negativity and how it bombed at the box office (it cost $190 million and earned $210 million). I kind of sit on the fence, with my feet dangling in the positivity side of the garden. I enjoyed this film, but I know that not everybody will do - I did. It was a fun family adventure which used a Disney-esque steampunky (very loosely of course) sci-fi element, and it made me think of the live action films of Disney's past that I enjoyed, the kind of films that Disney made before they went whole-hog on animation epics. Films like: "The Island at the Top of the World" (1974), "Escape to Witch Mountain" (1975), "the Cat From Outer Space" (1978), "The Black Hole" (1979), "Tron" (1982), "The Flight of the Navigator" (1986), and even "Flubber" (1997).

So, it may be a film that will divide audiences, but if you give it a go it can still be plenty of fun. As such, I am going to give this a controversial 7 out of 10.

This sci-fi action adventure, based on the popular attractions at the Walt Disney theme parks, follows the story of Casey Newton (played by Britt Robertson), a young teenager with a strong curiosity in science and technology who breaks in NASA's compound. After getting caught and arrested by cops, at the police station she receives a mysterious pin with a "T" on it. Upon picking it up, she instantly transports into an open field in a futuristic world known as "Tomorrowland". She begins exploring the futuristic environment of the land until the pin runs low on energy and she transported back into the real world. She enlisted the help of a disenchanted scientist Frank Walker (played by George Clooney), who knows about Tomorrowland, and an audio-automated robot named Athena (played by Raffey Cassidy), to travel the world of Tomorrowland where the future of the Earth is held and their actions affect how the future will sustain and the world around them. This is brought together by the visionary director Brad Bird who was responsible of the Pixar film 'The Incredibles' and 'Ratatouille'.

Time-travel is one of those science-fiction genres that seems to be dying these days. This Disney sci-fi flick may not be one of the strongest entries in the genre, or perhaps anything original but is still quite a lot of fun and exciting for most children and adults alike. The plot is something of excitement and pulls viewers into some exhilarating action and moments filled with wild imagination such as the fights against the robots and the ray gun battles. These scenes treat viewers with some splendid special and visual effects, lots of CGI-heavy scenes ensue. While the plot is something fascinating, there are some times where the film gets a bit slow and muddling in terms of storytelling. My little brother (age 7) begin losing interest towards the end. There is a lot of mature discussions dealing with environmental change and how the future reflects on our actions. So the writing may not fall under the line of being the best aspect of the film, but is is still fun for the most of the part and the characters are quite likable as well. Britt Robertson does very great as the main character, George Clooney and Raffey Cassisdy also does an amazing job, though not as appealing the Robertson's character.

Overall, Tomorrowland is a decent film that should appeal to not all, most families and offers an important message about how actions can affect the environment around you. While it is a great film, it isn't what I would call one of the best films of the yea as it still some noticeable flaws here and there.

I like this movie, well to say that I mean I like the movie up until they get to Tommorowland. The movie up until they get to Tommorowland is richly original and fun to watch. I thought it was cool seeing our characters traveling across the country and encountering sci-if stuff contrast to the homely city location. It was just such a fresh take on sci if and I was loving how it looked, but then we do go to Tomorrowland and it sucks. That's when things are confusing, and don't really excite as much as the first 60-70 minutes. I'm not saying removing the arrival to Tomorrowland would've made a more interesting movie, the movie just needed to make the Tomorrowland segment more interesting. But for the film they are getting across I liked it fairly well. After all this movie's heart is in the right place with a hopeful message.

Overall: Not as great as Pirates of the Caribbean, but not as terrible as The Country Bears either.

I am a fan of Brad Bird. In fact, I was. I met him by Iron Giant and it made me cry despite I was not a kid! It was spectacular. Then I saw The Incredibles and it was incredible though. I will skip The Ghost Protocol, because it was a huge disappointment for me. Now, Tomorrowland... I went to see the movie because of three reasons: Brad Bird, George Clooney and as being a science fiction fan, because it was a sci-fi story. However, what I saw was a boring kids movie for TV channels with a daydreamer message in a bad way. Unfortunately, the kid characters were not likable in the movie and even Clooney was dull in this. He is one of my all time favorite actors. The story is rather "ancient" than boring, old themes, old twists etc. but the most important point here is that the story has a message which is "use your imagination, you can be one of the chosen ones who are able to do time travel, change the world's destiny and save the world from evil aliens? Sorry, but it is not just uninspiring and boring, but also too naive which turns into ridiculousness in the end. All those action in the final chapter or that weird store owners who reveal their secret later in the film were just ridiculous. In the movie, there were lots of references to other movies such as that little girl reminded me Terminator 3 (you know what I mean) It is definitely not for the people who want a smart, brilliant or exciting sci-fi adventure. I had supposed that this movie would be Interstellar for kids, but I was definitely wrong! This is the worst Brad Bird movie so far. It has no art, no real entertainment and no cinema magic. Just a bunch of impressive visual effects and no more than that. If you want a time killer movie which you can watch with your kids in a Sunday morning, this movie is OK for you. It is not like some kids classics such as E.T. Goonies, Stand by Me, Back to the Future, Close Encounters etc.

I've always liked George Clooney he's a very good actor, but in this he takes a back seat because the two lead females are so good, Britt Robertson is a geat little actress anyway but she nailed it in this, but for me Raffey Cassidy blew me away with how phenomenal she was. This is a visually stunning and well made, entertaining movie, I enjoyed it from start to finish.