Anybody anticipating Astro Boy’s big screen debut in October, should stop right now, as the clip shown at yesterday’s Comic Con looked generic and cheap. Moderated by IGN Movies editor, Eric Moro, the crowd seemed less enthusiastic after seeing the clip than Moro did, with only a few of them clapping after seeing the scene on the screen. Granted, it was a little rough around the edges—there was no sound at parts, but that was about it. That still doesn’t keep this scene, in which Astro Boy first learns the ropes of how to use his rocket boots, from falling flat on its face.

Astro Boy, if you don’t know him, is a pretty iconic character. He’s been around since the late 1950s, and this is actually his first big screen movie. But if this is what it’s going to turn out like, with the animation looking more in tune to a half-hour episode of Jimmy Neutron than , then I don’t know if Astro Boy’s big-screen debut is going to be as triumphant as it should be.

Still clips of Astro Boy’s powers, including his infamous butt cannons, were also shown, as well as the character’s main antagonist, Peacekeeper, and these shots looked impressive. But again, in motion, the movie just doesn’t look up to snuff. We’ll see how it turns out come October.

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