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The Adventures of Shark Boy and Lava Girl in 3-D (2005)

Director: Robert Rodriguez

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From Time Out New York

Unless your idea of family fun is watching countless chunks of goop being blown toward you amid acid-soaked Nickelodeon landscapes, Robert Rodriguez's second attempt to resurrect this anachronistic ballyhoo gimmick will seem just as misguided as his first (remember the franchise low point, Spy Kids 3-D: Game Over?). It doesn't help that the director embeds cut-rate comin'-at-ya tricks in a cloying narrative about an unpopular lad (Boyd) whose dreams of two prepubescent superheroes become an enabling reality. Rodriguez has proved in the past that he's got a knack for crafting imaginative children's movies, which is why this sugarcoated collection of platitudes—"Kids need their dreams!"—seems more than a baby step backward.

Author: DF 2005-06-16 14:18:53

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The Adventures of Shark Boy and Lava Girl in 3-D

Cast & crew

Director: Robert Rodriguez

Producer: Elizabeth Avellan, Robert Rodriguez

Cast: Cayden Boyd, George Lopez, Taylor Dooley, Taylor Lautner, David Arquette, Kristin Davis full cast

Genre(s): Action/Adventure, Children's

Duration: 90 mins

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