Okay, it's simplistic Saturday-morning-cartoon stuff, but it's so cool looking that the younger set will be taken in.
Adventures of Sharkboy and Lava Girl in 3-D (2005)
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Reviews Counted:118
Fresh:23
Rotten:95
Average Rating:4.3/10
Consensus: The decision to turn this kiddie fantasy into a 3-D film was a miscalculation.
Rated: PG [See Full Rating] for mild action and some rude humor
Runtime: 1 hr 34 mins
Genre: Childrens
Theatrical Release:Jun 10, 2005 Wide
Box Office: $39,041,112
Synopsis: From the wild imagination of a child and the digital vision of director Robert Rodriguez (creator of the hit “Spy Kids” series as well as the recently acclaimed “Sin City”) comes the magical,... From the wild imagination of a child and the digital vision of director Robert Rodriguez (creator of the hit “Spy Kids” series as well as the recently acclaimed “Sin City”) comes the magical, original, not to mention three-dimensional, family entertainment, THE ADVENTURES OF SHARK BOY & LAVA GIRL IN 3D. THE ADVENTURES OF SHARK BOY & LAVA GIRL IN 3D is written and directed by Robert Rodriguez, based on the intergalactic journeys and superhero stories created by his seven year-old son Racer Max. Sometimes the most amazing superheroes are the ones inside your dreams. So discovers ten-year-old Max (Cayden Boyd), an outcast little boy who has become lost in his own fantasy world in an attempt to escape the everyday worries of dealing with parents (David Arquette and Kristin Davis), school bullies and no-fun summer vacations. But when Max realizes the cool characters, high-flying adventures and incredible secret powers that dwell in his imagination might be far more real than anyone is willing to believe, his whole world changes. Now, Max is blasting off on a mission to Planet Drool where Shark Boy (Taylor Lautner) -- a kid once lost at sea and raised under the watchful fins of sharks only to become half-shark -- and Lava Girl (Taylor Dooley) – a volcanic beauty who emits leaping flames and red-hot rocks – live in a realm of astonishing wonders, one in which the Train of Thought can whisk you off to the mouth-watering Land of Milk and Cookies. Teeming with mountainous roller coasters and violet skies, Planet Drool looks like the perfect kid paradise until Max meets up with the shocking Mr. Electric (George Lopez) and his sidekick Minus (Jacob Davich) who are trying to do away with all dreams forever. With Shark Boy and Lava Girl in trouble, only Max can guide them – by imagining every clever move of their wily escape from Mr. Electric’s Lair. Speedily conjuring up an incredible array of gadgets, gizmos, contraptions and cool ideas . . . Max learns the power of turning his dreams into reality. -- © Dimension Films [More]
Starring: Taylor Dooley, Taylor Lautner, Cayden Boyd, David Arquette
Starring: Taylor Dooley, Taylor Lautner, Cayden Boyd, David Arquette, Kristin Davis, George Lopez
Director: Robert Rodriguez
Director: Robert Rodriguez
Screenwriter: Robert Rodriguez
Producer: Elizabeth Avellan, Robert Rodriguez
Composer: Graeme Revell, John Debney
Studio: Dimension Films
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Reviews for Adventures of Sharkboy and Lava Girl in 3-D
Rodriguez World is a unique cinematic space that only truly inspired children, and child-men, could bring to life.
It's an imaginative movie, likably performed by kids who seem awkwardly real and featuring swell messages about friendship and unselfishness.
Rodriguez would be advised to take a step back from the chintzy, plastic red-and-blue eyewear since what’s on the screen is already more than enough.
Pure Robert Rodriguez creativity, bordering on insanity, but definitely something different. Give him credit. Robert Rodriguez sure knows how to switch gears.
Visually, the film is impressive. Rodriguez has an incredible imagination and the computer skills to bring it to vivid life.
Strikes a nice balance of gee-whiz fantasy and tongue-in-cheek humor.
Rodriguez es un niño grande que trabaja como cineasta, pero niño al fin y al cabo. Esa es la verdadera tercera dimensión del filme, la de su corazón infantil
You can't get this kind of full-on sensory-jolt anywhere else, not legally anyway.
As Sharkboy, a young oceanographer raised by talking sharks, Lautner is a rare standout -- a child actor with a dark side.
Rodriguez assures that even this minor film can be overflowing with invention and comedic alertness.
The juvenile inspiration gives the film its creative spark, making it the coolest home movie project imaginable for a father and son.
Not only is it empowering to kids just learning to trust their own ideas, but, like Spy Kids, it reminds kids that fighting is not always the answer.
Every time you stop to catch your breath, the movie's round, electric eyes stare up at you and push you to keep going. After all, the sun's up and bedtime is an eternity away.
Paced well for kids, heavy on puns, and plants a few "thought-proking" seeds, but never commits to more than surface depth.
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