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Adventures of Sharkboy and Lava Girl in 3-D

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Adventures of Sharkboy and Lava Girl in 3-D (2005)

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Reviews Counted:30

Fresh:5

Rotten:25

Average Rating:4/10

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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Full Review Source: Philadelphia Inquirer | comment Comment
07/05/05
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Full Review Source: Denver Rocky Mountain News | comment Comment
07/05/05
Robert Denerstein
Robert Denerstein
Denver Rocky Mountain News
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It’s terrible 3-D. I think the story is terrible as well.

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06/13/05
Richard Roeper
Richard Roeper
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A half-baked world no kid would want to visit.

Full Review Source: Atlanta Journal-Constitution | comment Comment
06/12/05
Melinda Ennis
Melinda Ennis
Atlanta Journal-Constitution
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Nothing's scary, and everything's so light it's on the verge of evaporating.

Full Review Source: Chicago Reader | comment Comment
06/11/05
Jonathan Rosenbaum
Jonathan Rosenbaum
Chicago Reader
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A movie that fails on nearly every level.

Full Review Source: Washington Post | comment Comment
06/10/05
Ann Hornaday
Ann Hornaday
Washington Post
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Shark Boy and Lava Girl have about as much appeal as a dogfish and a melting Barbie doll.

Full Review Source: Toronto Star | comment Comment
06/10/05
Susan Walker
Susan Walker
Toronto Star
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Parental pride may have clouded Rodriguez's judgment.

Full Review Source: San Francisco Chronicle | comment Comment
06/10/05
Ruthe Stein
Ruthe Stein
San Francisco Chronicle
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You can't get this kind of full-on sensory-jolt anywhere else, not legally anyway.

Full Review Source: New York Post | comment Comment
06/10/05
Kyle Smith
Kyle Smith
New York Post
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The low-tech film looks like a kid's crude drawing, plays like entry-level Game Boy, and is about as nourishing as a Tootsie Pop.

Full Review Source: New York Daily News | comment Comment
06/10/05
Jack Mathews
Jack Mathews
New York Daily News
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Squinting through cardboard glasses you get at the door, you see washed-out colors, blurred images and not enough pop-out to merit the trade-off.

Full Review Source: Houston Chronicle | comment Comment
06/10/05
Bruce Westbrook
Bruce Westbrook
Houston Chronicle
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For a movie aimed at children, Shark Boy and Lava Girl is gloomy.

Full Review Source: Globe and Mail | comment Comment
06/10/05
Liam Lacey
Liam Lacey
Globe and Mail
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Great effort for a kid, perhaps, but not worthy of the big screen box office.

Full Review Source: Denver Post | comment Comment
06/10/05
Michael Booth
Michael Booth
Denver Post
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It's not just that this fable about a picked-on kid whose dreams come true is an excruciatingly dumb kids' movie. It's that it returns us to the bad old days of 3D, when the images were rendered too murky to appreciate.

Full Review Source: Detroit Free Press | comment Comment
06/10/05
Terry Lawson
Terry Lawson
Detroit Free Press
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Watch this movie and you wonder: How did it get made?

Full Review Source: Detroit News | comment Comment
06/10/05
Tom Long
Tom Long
Detroit News
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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.

Full Review Source: Dallas Morning News | comment Comment
06/10/05
Nancy Churnin
Nancy Churnin
Dallas Morning News
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Sounds like a grand old time -- a hip fusion of Nickelodeon attitude, the wittier children's books, and retro kitsch culture. In fact, it's a nearly unwatchable combination of the worst elements of all three.

Full Review Source: Boston Globe | comment Comment
06/10/05
Ty Burr
Ty Burr
Boston Globe
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Bizarre and (if you can endure the glasses) visually interesting.

Full Review Source: Los Angeles Times | comment Comment
06/09/05
Carina Chocano
Carina Chocano
Los Angeles Times
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It's hard to argue that a film won't capture a kid's imagination when it comes from a kid's imagination. But I will argue nonetheless.

Full Review Source: Chicago Tribune | comment Comment
06/09/05
Allison Benedikt
Allison Benedikt
Chicago Tribune
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An innocent and delightful children's tale that is spoiled by a disastrous decision to film most of it in lousy 3-D.

Full Review Source: Chicago Sun-Times | comment Comment
06/09/05
Roger Ebert
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