Spy Kids 3-D
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sarahmichiganOoh, this was fun. The local Goodrich Theater shows free matinees of kid shows on Sat. and Sun. mornings in the spring and fall. We're in the middle of the spring run, and this weekend was Spy Kids 3-D.
Now, while I heard the first movie in the franchise was cute, I've heard it went downhill from there. I can't confirm because I haven't seen any of them but this one. However, it was free and it was 3-D.
I haven't seen a 3-D movie in ages. The last one I remember was Jaws 3-D, which was a rather traumatic experience. My Dad took me when I was in junior high (or maybe 6th grade) because I begged. I didn't care what the movie was so much-- I just wanted to experience 3-D. The ONLY thing I remember from that movie was the very life-like severed arm floating in the water, right toward my face, it seemed.
As for SK:3-D, though, I thought the bit in the middle where our hero, Juni, is stuck in the videogame does go on for a bit longer than necessary. But you've gotta love a movie where Sylvester Stallone is the insane villain, Selma Hayek is a sexy scientist and Ricardo Montalban is the wheelchair-bound grandfather who becomes a Transformer-style kick-butt robot inside the video game. Lots and lots of cool cameos, too: Bill Paxton, Cheech Marin, Steve Buscemi, George Clooney, and more. Antonio Banderas, as Juni's Dad, is in it, too, but just a bit role. That franchise gives a lot of business to Latin actors, and provides good role models for Latin kids, too.
Some of the "lessons" were a bit over-the-top, but still worthwhile. For instance, Ricardo Montalban as grandpa makes Juni swear that once they're out of the videogame, he must continue to look at his abuelo like the superhero he truly is inside, even though he's in a wheelchair.
Now, while I heard the first movie in the franchise was cute, I've heard it went downhill from there. I can't confirm because I haven't seen any of them but this one. However, it was free and it was 3-D.
I haven't seen a 3-D movie in ages. The last one I remember was Jaws 3-D, which was a rather traumatic experience. My Dad took me when I was in junior high (or maybe 6th grade) because I begged. I didn't care what the movie was so much-- I just wanted to experience 3-D. The ONLY thing I remember from that movie was the very life-like severed arm floating in the water, right toward my face, it seemed.
As for SK:3-D, though, I thought the bit in the middle where our hero, Juni, is stuck in the videogame does go on for a bit longer than necessary. But you've gotta love a movie where Sylvester Stallone is the insane villain, Selma Hayek is a sexy scientist and Ricardo Montalban is the wheelchair-bound grandfather who becomes a Transformer-style kick-butt robot inside the video game. Lots and lots of cool cameos, too: Bill Paxton, Cheech Marin, Steve Buscemi, George Clooney, and more. Antonio Banderas, as Juni's Dad, is in it, too, but just a bit role. That franchise gives a lot of business to Latin actors, and provides good role models for Latin kids, too.
Some of the "lessons" were a bit over-the-top, but still worthwhile. For instance, Ricardo Montalban as grandpa makes Juni swear that once they're out of the videogame, he must continue to look at his abuelo like the superhero he truly is inside, even though he's in a wheelchair.
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