IGN.com|AskMen.com|Rotten Tomatoes|GameSpy|FilePlanet|TeamXbox|CheatsCodesGuides|GameStats|Direct2Drive|Green Pixels
RottenTomatoes.com
Log In | Register | What is RT?
Learn More About Rotten Tomatoes
  • Home
  • Movies
  • DVD
  • Celebrities
  • News
  • Critics
  • Trailers & Pictures
  • The Vine
  • Forums
  • Box Office
  • | In Theaters
  • | Opening
  • | Upcoming
  • | Best Of
  • | Certified Fresh
  • | Showtimes
RT Search Powered by Google
help icon Enhanced RT
searches on Google
Click here to turn on enhanced search results from RT on your Google searches by subscribing to our Google Subscribed Links profile.
 
Movies / On DVD / Spy Kids 2: Island of Lost Dreams
Spy Kids 2: Island of Lost Dreams

Rate this Movie Help Icon

  • Write a Review
  • Read Reviews
  • Email to a Friend
  • Add to List
  • Bookmark and Share
  • Get this Movie
  • Buy Poster External Icon
  • Visit Official Site External Icon

Spy Kids 2: Island of Lost Dreams (2002)

  • T-Meter Critics
  • Top Critics
  • RT Community
  • My Critics
  • My Friends
  • DVD
75 %
Tomatometer

How does the Tomatometer work Help Icon

Reviews Counted: 126

Fresh: 95

Rotten:31

Average Rating: 6.6/10

Consensus: Though the concept is no longer fresh, Spy Kids 2 is still an agreeable and energetic romp.

Rated: PG [See Full Rating] for action sequences and brief rude humor

Runtime: 1 hr 40 mins

Genre: Action/Adventure

Theatrical Release: Aug 7, 2002 Wide

Box Office: $85,570,368

Synopsis: The spy kids are back in this highly inventive sequel to the original smash hit. Once again, cinematic multi-tasker Robert Rodriguez (SPY KIDS 2's director, writer, producer, director of photography, editor, and composer) brings his... The spy kids are back in this highly inventive sequel to the original smash hit. Once again, cinematic multi-tasker Robert Rodriguez (SPY KIDS 2's director, writer, producer, director of photography, editor, and composer) brings his high-octane, technicolor brand of antics and special effects to the screen. This time the kids are a little older and a lot more experienced as they fight to save the world and secure their reputation as the best in town. After proving themselves as top-notch spies like their parents (Antonio Banderas and Carla Gugino) in the original SPY KIDS, Carmen and Juni Cortez (Alexa Vega and Daryl Sabara) are now at the top of the new OSS kids division. That is, until they meet a new sibling spy team, Gary and Gerti Giggles (Matthew O'Leary and Emily Osment), and their position is threatened. In a race to save the world, the rival spies travel to the Island of Lost Dreams, a world that resembles the Bermuda Triangle, which is populated by fantastical genetically altered creatures, brought to life by the resident mad scientist, Romero (Steve Buscemi). However, on the mysterious island none of the kids' high-tech James Bond-inspired gadgets work, so they must rely on their own cunning and family smarts to save the world. Viewers of all ages will enjoy this delightful sequel full of tongue-in-cheek humor, wacky creatures of all shapes and sizes, and nonstop action. [More]

Starring: Alexa Vega, Daryl Sabara, Antonio Banderas, Carla Gugino

Starring: Alexa Vega, Daryl Sabara, Antonio Banderas, Carla Gugino, Ricardo Montalban, Holland Taylor, Danny Trejo, Steve Buscemi, Matthew O'Leary, Emily Osment, Taylor Momsen, Alan Cumming, Bill Paxton, Mike Judge

Director: Robert Rodriguez

Director: Robert Rodriguez
Screenwriter: Robert Rodriguez
Producer: Robert Rodriguez
Composer: Robert Rodriguez
Studio: Dimension Films

[See More Credits]

  • Trailers
  • Pictures
1 - 5 of 16

See More Movie Trailers & Pictures

Get This Movie

  • Buy DVD
 
 
 
 
Release:

Feb 18, 2003

[DVD Details]
 
 

DVD Features:

  • Region 1
  • Keep Case
  • Anamorphic Widescreen - 1.85

Audio:

  • Dolby Digital 5.1 - English
  • Dolby Digital 5.1 - Spanish
  • Dolby Digital 5.1 - French

Additional Release Material:

  • Deleted Scenes
  • Audio Commentary - 1. Robert Rodriguez - Director
  • Behind the Scenes Footage
  • Featurette - 1. Gadgets
  • 2. Stunts
  • 3. School at Big Bend National Park
  • Music Video - 1. "Isle of Dreams"

Interactive Features:

  • Scene Access
  • Interactive Game - 1. Transmooker Trouble
  • Interactive Menus

Text/Photo Galleries:

  • Stills/Photos
  • Production Art

Reviews for Spy Kids 2: Island of Lost Dreams

  • T-Meter Critics
  • Top Critics
  • RT Community
  • My Critics
  • My Friends
  • DVD
 
 
1 - 20 (sorted by date)
Text View | 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 >> >|
Arrange By: Fresh | Rotten | Comments | Name | Source | Date
 
 
Ratings Image

Click to read the article

Full Review Source: TV Guide's Movie Guide | comment Comment
03/03/07
TV Guide's Movie Guide
Ratings Image

Click to read the article

Full Review Source: Empire Magazine | comment Comment
12/30/06
Empire Magazine
N/R

Click to read the article

Full Review Source: Time Out | comment Comment
06/24/06
Derek Adams
Time Out
N/R

Click to read the article

Full Review Source: Combustible Celluloid | comment Comment
05/26/06
Jeffrey M. Anderson
Combustible Celluloid
N/R

Click to read the article

Full Review Source: Deseret News, Salt Lake City | comment Comment
05/06/06
Deseret News, Salt Lake City
N/R

Click to read the article

Full Review Source: FilmStew.com | comment Comment
05/06/06
FilmStew.com
N/R

Click to read the article

Full Review Source: Minneapolis Star Tribune | comment Comment
05/06/06
Jeff Strickler
Minneapolis Star Tribune
Top Critic Icon Top Critic
Ratings Image

The best example in recent memory of what happens when an independent-minded director is allowed to exercise his talents with the backing and support of a Hollywood support system.

Full Review Source: Film Threat | comment Comment
12/06/05
KJ Doughton
Film Threat
Ratings Image

How fitting that the subtitle of this sequel is Island of Lost Dreams, for Rodriguez has let his vivid imagination run even more amok in waking, cinematic life.

Full Review Source: Mr. Brown's Movies | comment Comment
01/07/05
Michael Dequina
Mr. Brown's Movies
Ratings Image

Rodriguez's movie, jammed with gizmos and visual effects, looks more like a bigbudget extravaganza from a Hollywood studio than a relatively modest $40 million movie.

Full Review Source: Courier-Journal (Louisville, KY) | comment Comment
06/25/04
Judith Egerton
Courier-Journal (Louisville, KY)
N/R

Click to read the article

Full Review Source: This is London | comment Comment
12/15/03
Neil Norman
This is London
Ratings Image

Imaginativo e divertido, explora o talento de seus jovens protagonistas para criar um filme capaz de encantar toda a família.

comment Comment
08/21/03
Pablo Villaca
Cinema em Cena
Ratings Image

...just as enjoyable for adults as it is for kids...

Full Review Source: Reel Film Reviews | comment Comment
08/01/03
David Nusair
Reel Film Reviews
Ratings Image

Not quite as charming as the first one.

Full Review Source: Window to the Movies | comment Comment
07/14/03
Jeffrey Chen
Window to the Movies
Ratings Image

The only thing we don’t know after watching Spy Kids 2 is whether Robert Rodriguez’s constantly churning brain leaves him any time to sleep at night.

Full Review Source: State Journal-Register (Springfield, IL) | comment Comment
06/27/03
Nick Rogers
State Journal-Register (Springfield, IL)
Ratings Image

It's going to be a real hoot watching this duo growing up.

Full Review Source: RTE Interactive (Dublin, Ireland) | comment Comment
04/16/03
Harry Guerin
RTE Interactive (Dublin, Ireland)
Ratings Image

Click to read the article

Full Review Source: Austin Chronicle | comment Comment
03/10/03
Marrit Ingman
Austin Chronicle
N/R

Click to read the article

Full Review Source: Sydney Morning Herald | comment Comment
03/07/03
Sydney Morning Herald
Ratings Image

...not quite up to the originality of the first film, but its sheer exuberance is good enough to keep youngsters enthralled and most adults at least mildly entertained.

Full Review Source: DVDTown.com | comment Comment
02/11/03
John J. Puccio
DVDTown.com
Ratings Image

...Adequately entertaining but nothing special. Not exactly a ringing endorsement, but hey, it's August.

Full Review Source: Film Quips Online | comment Comment
02/08/03
John R. McEwen
Film Quips Online
1 - 20 (sorted by date)
Text View | 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 >> >|
all

Latest News for Spy Kids 2: Island of Lost Dreams

May 08, 2007: Banderas Denies "Sin City 2" Gig
Just because he's worked with Robert Rodriguez a half-dozen times already, that doesn't mean Antonio Banderas is a lock to appear in "Sin City 2" -- despite what... More...

January 05, 2006: Gugino Accepts "Museum" Duty
The lovely Carla Gugino, who made one heck of an impression last year with her "Sin City" performance, will soon star opposite Ben Stiller in Shawn Levy's... More...

July 19, 2005: Fry & Serkis Sign Up to Be "Stormbreakers"
Andy "Gollum" Serkis and Stephen Fry are only the latest actors to sign on for the teen spy flick "Stormbreaker," says The Hollywood Reporter. Based on the... More...

October 17, 2002: The 60 Second Critic [on-camera movie review - Staci Layne Wilson for TV-Wire] Opens in new window
More...

See More Topics...

Related Forums for Spy Kids 2: Island of Lost Dreams

Spy Kids 2 Props & Wardrobe Auction...
by: UltimateMovieFan 3/8/06


watch it now
by: macontosh2000 7/25/04


EvilShoe
Is Juni in Spy kids 2 audierules' best role?
by: EvilShoe 7/25/04


EvilShoe
Is Juni in Spy kids 2 audierules' best role?
by: EvilShoe 7/25/04


EvilShoe
Is Juni in Spy kids 2 audierules' best role?
by: EvilShoe 7/25/04
See All

More DVDs

Top Rentals
Tomatometer Percentage Movie
ROTTEN: 1 48% Smart People
FRESH: 2 89% Kung Fu Panda
FRESH: 3 61% Journey to the Center …
FRESH: 4 67% The Incredible Hulk
FRESH: 5 76% Indiana Jones and the …

More Rentals…

New On DVD This Week
Tomatometer Percentage Movie
FRESH: 96 96% WALL-E
FRESH: 83 83% Tropic Thunder
FRESH: 63 63% Sisterhood of the Trav…
FRESH: 93 93% Encounters At the End …
FRESH: 88 88% Gonzo: The Life and Wo…

More New Releases…

What’s Hot On RT

Star Trek TV Trailer

Star Trek TV Trailer

Live long and watch our exclusive video!

Guillermo del Toro

Guillermo del Toro

Five favorite films with the Hellboy director. ...

Dance Flick Trailer

Dance Flick Trailer

The latest spoof from the Wayans bros.

Twilight Guide

Twilight Guide

Meet the characters of the vampire romance.

More Info

RT To Go

Get this widget! Movie Reviews

Around The Network

  • Spy Kids 2: Island of Lost Dreams at Rotten Tomatoes
  • Spy Kids 2: Island of Lost Dreams at IGN
  • Spy Kids 2: Island of Lost Dreams at AskMen
 
 
About| Site Map| Help| RT To Go| Contact Us| Critics Submission| Linking to RT| Licensing| Movie List| Celebs List| Newsletter
IGN Logo

IGN.com | GameSpy | Comrade | Arena | FilePlanet | ModCenter | GameSpy Technology
TeamXbox | Planets | Vaults | VE3D | CheatsCodesGuides |