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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: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.

Runtime: 1 hr 34 mins

Genre: Childrens

US 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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Bite me with shark teeth or cover me up with lava, but don't make me ever have to sit through a movie this bad again.

Full Review Source: jackiekcooper.com | comment Comment
06/13/05
Jackie K. Cooper
Jackie K. Cooper
jackiekcooper.com

Sharkboy and Lavagirl will entertain the youngest viewers but likely erode the good will Robert Rodriguez has built up in the family film genre.

Full Review Source: Entertainment Insiders | comment Comment
06/12/05
Jonathan W. Hickman
Jonathan W. Hickman
Entertainment Insiders

Script-wise, the film dutifully harps on the importance of dreams and believing in oneself, but it is painfully repetitive and something that is proclaimed more than demonstrated.

Full Review Source: Austin Chronicle | comment Comment
06/12/05
Marjorie Baumgarten
Marjorie Baumgarten
Austin Chronicle

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

You don’t need the 3D glasses to see the flaws.

Full Review Source: eFilmCritic.com | comment Comment
06/11/05
Dan Lybarger
Dan Lybarger
eFilmCritic.com

If I were eight years old, I probably would think this movie was the greatest film ever made. However, being an adult, the movie just irritated me.

Full Review Source: 7M Pictures | comment Comment
06/11/05
Kevin Carr
Kevin Carr
7M Pictures

It's like a poor man's Neverending Story or an after-school special with an identity crisis.

Full Review Source: Richmond.com | comment Comment
06/11/05
Mike Ward
Mike Ward
Richmond.com
N/R

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06/11/05
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06/11/05
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Sharkboy & Lavagirl feels like a whimsical afterthought, a colorful kid-centric lark filled with admirable ideas and nothing to keep older viewers entertained.

Full Review Source: Zap2it.com | comment Comment
06/11/05
Dan Fienberg
Dan Fienberg
Zap2it.com

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

A splashy bore.

Full Review Source: Reel.com | comment Comment
06/11/05
Timothy Knight
Timothy Knight
Reel.com

The computer-generated settings have a Photoshop feel; you can almost hear the mouse clicks.

Full Review Source: Commercial Appeal (Memphis, TN) | comment Comment
06/10/05
John Beifuss
John Beifuss
Commercial Appeal (Memphis, TN)

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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The concept is cute and the movie starts out well, but it devolves into a muddled, overstuffed mess that wears out its welcome around the time the novelty of 3-D effects wears off.

Full Review Source: TV Guide's Movie Guide | comment Comment
06/10/05
Angel Cohn
Angel Cohn
TV Guide's Movie Guide

This film simply doesn’t even work in two dimensions.

Full Review Source: eFilmCritic.com | comment Comment
06/10/05
David Cornelius
David Cornelius
eFilmCritic.com

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

A rare window into a child's uninhibited imagination and protean playfulness, tricked out with tongue-in-cheek 3-D effects as seen through one blue lens and one red one.

Full Review Source: Seattle Times | comment Comment
06/10/05
Tom Keogh
Tom Keogh
Seattle Times

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

Visually and even physically irritating, the movie follows dream logic, which is to say, no logic at all.

Full Review Source: Sacramento Bee | comment Comment
06/10/05
Carla Meyer
Carla Meyer
Sacramento Bee
 
 
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