▁acc ented ▁with ▁designs ▁and ▁color ▁schemes ▁that ▁are ▁equally ▁notable ▁for ▁their ▁lack ▁of ▁risk ." ▁ ▁Sh eri ▁L inden ▁of ▁the ▁Los ▁Angeles ▁Times ▁gave ▁the ▁film ▁a ▁negative ▁review , ▁saying ▁" Like ▁the ▁ung ain ly ▁av ian ▁cre atures ▁at ▁the ▁center ▁of ▁the ▁her ky - jer ky ▁advent ure , ▁this ▁' to on ▁s eld om ▁gets ▁off ▁the ▁ground ." ▁Jess ica ▁Her nd on ▁of ▁the ▁Associ ated ▁Press ▁gave ▁the ▁film ▁two ▁out ▁of ▁four ▁stars , ▁saying ▁" A ▁solid ▁premi ere ▁effort ▁that ▁shows ▁Re el ▁F X ' s ▁potential ▁to ▁produce ▁quality ▁full - length ▁animation . ▁But ▁the ▁story - line , ▁with ▁its ▁hypoth et ical ▁constitu ents , ▁seems ▁a ▁little ▁des perate ▁at ▁times , ▁even ▁for ▁a ▁k idd ie ▁film ." ▁L inda ▁Bar n ard ▁of ▁the ▁Toronto ▁Star ▁gave ▁the ▁film ▁one ▁out ▁of ▁four ▁stars , ▁calling ▁the ▁film ▁" A ▁season ally ▁p eg ged ▁ 3 D ▁cart oon ▁bore ▁that ▁sets ▁the ▁bar ▁so ▁low , ▁it ▁could ▁give ▁a ▁sl ug ▁a ▁conc uss ion ." ▁Tom ▁Rus so ▁of ▁The ▁Boston ▁Glo be ▁gave ▁the ▁film ▁two ▁out ▁of ▁four ▁stars , ▁calling ▁the ▁film ▁" A ▁welcome ▁for ay ▁into ▁und ere xp lo ited ▁territory , ▁concept ually ▁at ▁least ." ▁Bill ▁Go ody ko ont z ▁of ▁The ▁Arizona ▁Republic ▁gave ▁the ▁film ▁two ▁out ▁of ▁five ▁stars , ▁saying