FREE RATCHET AND CLANK: HERO TIME (THE MOVIE READER) PDF Meredith Rusu,Inc. Scholastic | 48 pages | 23 Feb 2016 | Scholastic Inc. | 9781338030426 | English | United States Ratchet & Clank ( movie) | Ratchet & Clank Wiki | Fandom Alongside several cast members from the games, Insomniac contributed to the film's production with character development, screenplay, and animation assets. Three other planets have disappeared mysteriously alongside Tenemule, prompting the peacekeeping Galactic Rangers to handle the situation. When the Rangers visit planet Veldin looking for recruits, a young spaceship mechanic named Ratchet James Arnold Taylor attempts to join, but Captain Qwark Jim Ward rebuffs him due to his small stature as well as his questionable history. Later, Drek is overseeing production of warbots at his factory on the Blargian homeworld of Quartu alongside his lieutenant Victor Von Ion Sylvester Stallone and his Ratchet and Clank: Hero Time (the Movie Reader) chief scientist Dr. Nefarious Armin Shimerman. A lightning-induced blackout hits the factory, causing the system to produce a defect, a small but intelligent robot David Kaye. The defect learns of Drek's plans and attempts to escape to planet Kerwan to warn the Rangers. Victor damages the defect's ship as he takes off, forcing him to crash land on Veldin. Ratchet discovers the defect, takes him in, and names him Clank. Ratchet and Clank fly to Kerwan, where they save the Rangers from an army of warbots led by Victor, who escapes. Under pressure from reporters, Qwark names Ratchet and Clank honorary Rangers, but grows jealous of their newfound fame. The Rangers discover that the Blarg are extracting portions of the destroyed planets that contain famous landmarks, and that they are planning to build a replacement homeworld—New Quartu—from the fragments, as Quartu has been polluted beyond surface habitation. Qwark encounters Drek, who offers to help boost his image in spite of Ratchet and Clank's popularity. Qwark accepts so long as Drek agrees Ratchet and Clank: Hero Time (the Movie Reader) to hurt the Rangers, but Drek has him disable the Rangers' weapons during an assault on the Deplanetizer. Victor boards the Rangers' flagship and attacks Clank, who subdues him by rusting him solid using a rainstorm-producing weapon. Ratchet boards the Deplanetizer, but is captured by Drek and notices Qwark standing by, realizing his treachery. Drek destroys Novalis, appalling Qwark and causing Ratchet to exile himself to Veldin out of guilt. Qwark confronts Drek, but Nefarious appears and chides him for selling out the Rangers. Qwark is surprised at Nefarious' presence, having thought him killed during a prison break. After Qwark leaves, Nefarious turns Ratchet and Clank: Hero Time (the Movie Reader) into a sheep with his Sheepinator and ejects him to New Quartu in an escape pod, taking control of the Deplanetizer for his own intentions. When Clank and the Rangers convince Ratchet to return, they learn Nefarious plans to destroy planet Umbris, which has a highly unstable core that would annihilate all other planets in the galaxy were it destroyed. Ratchet pleads with Qwark to stop, causing Qwark to realize he has been used, and the three confront Nefarious. Nefarious reveals he was once a Ranger before he left due to Qwark's mistreatment, and plans to destroy the galaxy in revenge. Nefarious fires the laser, but the Rangers move it off target from Umbris and toward New Quartu, killing Drek too. Nefarious tries to disintegrate Qwark, but is stopped short by Ratchet, causing Nefarious himself to be disintegrated as he falls into the Deplanetizer's laser chamber. Ratchet, Clank, and Qwark manage to escape through a teleporter as the Deplanitizer falls towards Umbris. With Nefarious thwarted, the Rangers return to a hero's welcome on Kerwan, though Qwark is demoted to Private. Ratchet and Clank reunite on Veldin with Ratchet promising to rejoin the Rangers if he is needed. In a mid-credits scene, Nefarious emerges from the Ratchet and Clank: Hero Time (the Movie Reader) wreckage on Umbris in his familiar robotic form. In the post-credits, the Plumber reprimands the audience and tells them to go home. The film was produced at Rainmaker Entertainment Ratchet and Clank: Hero Time (the Movie Reader) Vancouver, Canada studio and executive produced by president Michael Hefferon. Commenting on the movie's performance, Hefferon stated "We are obviously disappointed with the North American opening release results. The huge success of The Jungle Bookand continued strength of Zootopiarepresented a loss of a large portion of the family market. Bill Zwecker of the Chicago Sun Times gave the film 2 out of 4 stars, saying, "I kept getting a sense we've all been here before—both in animated and live-action presentations. But given the humor, action and sense of adventure of the games, the movie Ratchet and Clank: Hero Time (the Movie Reader) ultimately a competent, shallow, disappointing take on the adventures of the plucky Lombax and his robot buddy. Ratchet and Clank: Hero Time (the Movie Reader) advice is to stick to the stellar PlayStation 4 game. The series may have found success in video games, but in the meantime, it's merely stumbled into film. From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. Theatrical release poster. Release date. Running time. 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Hidden categories: Articles with short description Short description matches Wikidata Use mdy dates from March Template film date with 1 release date. Namespaces Article Talk. Views Read Edit View history. Help Learn to edit Community portal Recent changes Upload file. Download as PDF Printable version. Fixman Kevin Munroe Ratchet and Clank: Hero Time (the Movie Reader) Swallow. Hero Time ( Ratchet and Clank ) ( Scholastic Reader ) When the evil alien Drek decides to destroy every planet in the Solana Galaxy, the Galactic Rangers turn to two unlikely heroes for assistance: Ratchet, a rare Lombax who works as a mechanic, and Clank, a castoff robot from Drek's own forces. Can they work together to stop Drek and save the galaxy? This page reader is packed with pictures from the movie and is geared toward kids ages Convert currency. Add to Basket. Book Description Scholastic, Condition: Brand New. In Stock. 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Ratchet and Clank: Official Guide Book | Scholastic Canada The film is a basic hero story about Ratchet James Arnold Taylor, also the voice in the video gamea young lombax a cat-like creature who dreams of joining the Galactic Rangers, only to find that the hero business is much more complicated than it seems. Nefarious Armin Shimermanan alien mad scientist, to equip his giant planet-blasting gun, and the two plot for world domination. The only thing standing in their way are the Galactic Rangers, a crew of fame-obsessed, violent and egotistical space heroes. There are no transitions between scenes, so you feel yanked around from moment to moment. Nefarious are fully explained, so the formula recognition helps. The script is powered by rapid fire jokes, including a heavy dose of mundane office-based workplace humor. The jokes fly fast and furious, and about 20 percent of them actually land, though there are a few chuckles to be found. Much of the humor relies more on a sort of hyper-sarcastic Disney Channel-style line delivery, especially when Ranger Cora continually sighs about wanting to shoot someone, now, please? The film is obsessed with firepower, as the Ranger suits allow them to materialize different weapons into their hands at will. Coming from a video game perspective, it makes Ratchet and Clank: Hero Time (the Movie Reader) a user Ratchet and Clank: Hero Time (the Movie Reader) cycle through customizable choices. But from a storytelling perspective, the obsession with guns in a movie aimed at children is troubling and in poor taste and is lazy writing to boot. The basic dramatic score underlines this sense, as well as the flat character design, overly busy editing and run-of-the-mill story.