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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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This imaginative but silly and headache-inducing adventure film was created largely by Racer Maximillian Rodriguez, the young son of filmmaker Robert Rodriguez. And it should have been left in his subconscious.

Full Review Source: Deseret News, Salt Lake City | comment Comment
06/10/05
Jeff Vice
Jeff Vice
Deseret News, Salt Lake City

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

Rodriguez would be advised to take a step back from the chintzy, plastic red-and-blue eyewear since what’s on the screen is already more than enough.

Full Review Source: eFilmCritic.com | comment Comment
06/10/05
Erik Childress
Erik Childress
eFilmCritic.com

The 3D sequences look like a washed-out version of the rest of the movie. What's missing? The humor and the light-hearted fun of a kid's adventure.

Full Review Source: TheMovieChicks.com | comment Comment
06/10/05
Cherryl Dawson and Leigh Ann Palone
Cherryl Dawson and Leigh Ann Palone
TheMovieChicks.com

The rest of us, especially parents who have to take those kids to the theater, will have to get used to living without little things like story or characters or coherence.

Full Review Source: Salt Lake Tribune | comment Comment
06/10/05
Sean Means
Sean Means
Salt Lake Tribune

Youngsters will enjoy it even as their more worldly and cynical elders - anyone over the age of 10 - will wish they were someplace else.

Full Review Source: Worcester Telegram & Gazette | comment Comment
06/10/05
Daniel M. Kimmel
Daniel M. Kimmel
Worcester Telegram & Gazette

So technically flawed it is nearly unwatchable. Audiences would be justified in filing a class-action suit against the studio.

Full Review Source: Northwest Herald (Crystal Lake, IL) | comment Comment
06/10/05
Jeffrey Westhoff
Jeffrey Westhoff
Northwest Herald (Crystal Lake, IL)

The 3-D glasses are destined to end up under the seat of your car 15 minutes after the screening... lost and forgotten, along with any lasting memories of this film.

Full Review Source: Now Playing Magazine | comment Comment
06/10/05
Brent Simon
Brent Simon
Now Playing Magazine

Okay, it's simplistic Saturday-morning-cartoon stuff, but it's so cool looking that the younger set will be taken in.

Full Review Source: E! Online | comment Comment
06/10/05
E! Online
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Imagination is important. WE GET IT. Now how about coming up with an interesting story?

Full Review Source: EricDSnider.com | comment Comment
06/09/05
Eric D. Snider
Eric D. Snider
EricDSnider.com

Has a rushed, thrown-together feel to it made all the more glaring by cheesy 3-D that is ugly and doesn't work in any way, shape or form.

Full Review Source: DustinPutman.com | comment Comment
06/09/05
Dustin Putman
Dustin Putman
DustinPutman.com

The Adventures of SB & LG, are a family funtime extravaganza!...

Full Review Source: Blunt Review | comment Comment
06/09/05
Emily Blunt
Emily Blunt
Blunt Review

Some dreams are better left unrealized.

Full Review Source: Reeling Reviews | comment Comment
06/09/05
Robin Clifford
Robin Clifford
Reeling Reviews

Mind-numbingly boring and woodenly acted...The Rodriguezes are subjecting everyone to their own home movie

Full Review Source: Reeling Reviews | comment Comment
06/09/05
Laura Clifford
Laura Clifford
Reeling Reviews

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

While the overall message is positive, it is not particularly powerful.

Full Review Source: Milwaukee Journal Sentinel | comment Comment
06/09/05
Duane Dudek
Duane Dudek
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel

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
Roger Ebert
Chicago Sun-Times
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Robert Rodriguez's muddled adventure movie is based on characters and themes created by his son, Racer Max, when he was 7.

Full Review Source: New York Times | comment Comment
06/09/05
Dana Stevens
Dana Stevens
New York Times
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There's sad news to report about The Adventures of Sharkboy and Lavagirl in 3-D: Put on the cardboard glasses, and you can still see the movie.

Full Review Source: USA Today | comment Comment
06/09/05
Mike Clark
Mike Clark
USA Today
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