Amazing worth wacthing. So good. Biased but well made with many good points.

It's simply great fun, a winsome film and an occasionally over-the-top luxury fantasy that never flags.

This film is so real. It treats its characters with so much care and sensitivity.

The film never slows down or bores, plunging from one harrowing sequence to the next.

Oh, where to begin?From childhood, I had loved 'Bionacle: The Mask Of Light', despite my parents' strong hatred of the movie, and complaining every time I watched it. So when I saw The 2nd, 3rd, and 4th movie going cheap in the local store, needless to say I was somewhat excited. My excitement was short-lived however, when the movie began. It was not until the very last 5 seconds of the movie that I went 'Oh, its a prequel!', and even then I had to look it up on wikipedia to make sure. The lore was totally baffling, and had no relevance to anything that happened in the first movie. This left me outright confused, and scratching my head. Since when did Toa have these weird stars that appeared in the sky? Where are the Toa from the first movie? but the questions I asked most were 'what?' and 'huh?'. The main confusing part was that the film began from showing the main character from the first movie, transfigured into a half-villain/half-goodie, saving the day. It turned out that this was somebody totally different, but since it was not explained that this was a prequel, i simply thought they were one and the same. This placed the movie for me as a direct sequel, so when the villain turned up, I was more confused than ever. 'I thought he got fused into that half-and-half bionacle? how is he back here?'. Another thing I found myself asking was 'Where is Metru-Nui? this place was never referenced once in the first movie? but it acts like they live here forever!'. If only It had told you it was a prequel on the box, I could have taken a moment out of my utter bafflement to actually enjoy the movie. Even without the confusion factor however, the plot still doesn't make much sense, and if it does, the sheer amount of lore-detail put out is enough to leave one's head spinning. The story was poorly written. Clearly an an ensemble movie, like 'Avengers', the plot focuses on six matorun, who somehow turn into Toa. It is meant to be a story of friendship and bonding, but the movie was so short at 72 minutes, there wasn't enough time to get to know the characters. The first movie had lovable personalities and great interactions, this felt stale and by the book. Nothing felt like a real interaction, just like a list of klee-shays from the first movie minus all the heart. The story is too confusing to get any moral out of. Very reminiscent of the phantom menace, in the way that it is a confusing, lore-bending prequel that came out the blue. Very odd, and pretty insulting to the original movie. No kids movie should be so complex that I have to go to Reddit just to see if anybody can explain the plot to me. Your children will probably enjoy the action, and maybe grasp the plot IF you show them 2&3 before the original, but not follow an epic story and learn a lesson like they can with the first movie. The animation looked about half as good as the original movie did, seems like it was rushed. Will watch the others out of obligation, but only 'the mask of light' will have a place in my heart so far. If you loved 'mask of light' and wonder if this is a worth getting for nostalgia; it is not.

I really enjoyed this movie, even More's than the first. This story has great role models for kids and shows the importance of believing in oneself and standing up against evil. Vakama, the main character, is especially interesting because he's just this normal Matoran thrown into a position in which he has to save his homeland. One of the morals of this movie is that there is a hero in all of us. This movie is about doing what's right, even when everyone doesn't support you or think it's possible.I also admire the fantasy world that the creators created. There are six different villages (one Toa or hero is from each one), and each have their own culture. Another topic that the film touches on is that of racial prejudice and how in spite of each group's differences, they can still form friendships and overcome problems together. There is some interesting interplay between the three Toa that are in prison and a wise elder tells them, "Your duty is to ALL Matoran, regardless of village."The movie is actually kind of deep after you watch it a few times and get the characters and plot straightened out. The movie is also funny. Matau is probably the funniest character in the film.I highly recommend this movie.

OK, because the movies are made to promote the recent bionicle productsbefore them. This one had an excuse to put the Toa at the center of things.There's a lot more action in this one but disappointingly. None of the characters use their elemental powers because the story focuses on the masks.It's still a bit cheesy, but at least this one as some decent humour. If this is the first bionicle movie you've seen, and you're not fan, it'll look stupid. If you are a bionicle fan and understand how little time the movie makers are given to make these. You'll take it a lot more lightly, despite the cheesy dialogue, and the "Sit down Whenua scene".Then, if you're Maori. You'll either hate the fact that Bionicle uses Maorilanguage. Or you'll laugh, because the words are used differently. (There was a cyber terrorist attack on Bionicle's biggest fan site "BZPower" by two angry Maori representatives, who as it turned out, weren't even legal representatives.)It's also constructed better. but I'm hoping to see a better quality of direct to video releases from the Bionicle team. there are going to be more sequels. If you think outside the box, the Bionicle movies are just one big promotion, like the ad ons they sometimes give the sets (US only).So, a warning if you're going to watch it. You (a) have to excuse thecheesieness. (b) be warned that the story is going to be fast paced (they had a heck of a lot of stuff to pack in) and (c) Take time to understand the storyline. It is complex and designed for Bionicle fans. So, a big note would be that they have to save the "Heart of Metru nui" only they don't know what that is, so when they find out that the matoran (people of the city) are in danger, they quickly assume that the matoran are the heart. But ther's a twist there.So to sum it up. You don't need to have watched the first one to get this. They are set in two different story lines, quite distant form each other. Plus, it's a prequel, so there shouldn't be much trouble.Out of ten, as a bionicle fan, I'd give it 7 (one mark lost for cheesieness. One mark lost for fast pacing. And one mark lost for getting some of the timeline wrong, but's a fan thing so don't worry about it.)Prett good movie

Let's face it. The first Bionicle movie was insultingly "kiddy". Even toddlers watching it had to rethink if they were too old to be included inside the intended target audience. Not this sequel. Where violence occurred off-screen in the first movie, this has it right out in the open. You have projectile and physical attacks. You have kidnapping, scary moments, hopeless moments, brave moments. You have drama that's adequate enough for an adult, but not way over the head of a child. My main gripe with the movie is not even with the movie itself. It's that the character designers went WAY too far outside merely updating the toys to work as CGI objects. Their redesign of Nivawk for example resulted in a character who has no toy counterpart. So if your kid is jumping up and down for you to buy "the cool, purple bat guy with blue wings", good luck. You will NOT find it in the toy store. Not looking anything like the one in the movie anyway. Back on subject: Great effects, great story, well executed. Not too scary for nightmares, but not so kiddy it's embarrassing. WORTH YOUR MONEY. -JINZONINGEN 73