Spy Kids 2: Island of Lost Dreams

This did not measure up the first film because the writers went berserk in the cliché and politically-correct camp. No surprise there. I am referring to (1) kid are smarter than adults; (2) girls can beat up boys. When it... Full review

The first "Spy Kids" is an incredibly over the top but entertaining film for younger audiences and even though I still recommend this sequel I think that its just a little too over the top. Story is of course about... Full review

While I maintain the original film wasn't that good, it was still better than this film. Not that 'Spy Kids 2: Island of Lost Dreams' is god-awful or anything, it just didn't manage to eliminate the same problems the first... Full review

The movie is great. I think it is wonderful how the SpyKids acted, they looked as if the situation was real! When I saw the first and second movie I got hooked. My family love it as well but I... Full review

To its credit, "Spy Kids 2" does indeed display a lot of creativity and imagination, and that makes it a lot better than most family movies Hollywood makes. However, while the first "Spy Kids" was a fun romp that kids... Full review

Carmen and Juni Cortez are official Spy Kids, working for an organization called OSS (which probably stands for something, but I'm not sure what). In the opening scenes we see the President's daughter, Alexandra (Taylor Momsen from "How the Grinch... Full review

"Spy Kids 2" is creative,energetic and and lots of fun...while at the same time being quite weird and not making a whole lot of sense.This really can't be considered a spy movie,because it goes pretty far off from the idea that... Full review

Wildly imaginative! a wonderful family movie, great action, great fun, lots of wit & humour. Every parent should be thankful for a movie their kids will love and they will love too. Excellent messages cloaked in fun. Really a great... Full review

After enjoying some success with the surprisingly enjoyable & cheesy "Spy Kids," Director (and all around good guy) Robert Rodriguez now brings forth a sequel, "Spy Kids 2: The Island of Lost Dreams" which is far less enjoyable and far... Full review

After reading some of these user reviews (especially the one about the Latino vs. White.... you have to be kidding me), I felt compelled to write one of my own. Spy Kids 2 had everything I expected - a whole... Full review

Many of the other actors in the original film are also back reprising their roles. It is amazing that director Robert Rodriguez can balance all of these elements into a coherent story, but he manages it very nicely. ... Full Review

Debunking the myth that sequels are never as good as the original, Spy Kids 2: The Island Of Lost Dreams blasts onto the big screen, every bit as exhilarating, comical and outrageously overblown as the first adventure. The plot is plainly ridiculous, and Rodriguez is evidently a huge fan of veteran animator Ray Harryhausen, because he contrives the second half of the picture ... Full Review

Like the first movie, Robert Rodriguez's Spy Kids 2: The Island of Lost Dreams is a fantastically ridiculous kids' adventure-fantasy filled with bizarre creatures, outlandish gadgets, and anything and everything else Rodriguez's supple imagination could conjure up. ... Full Review

Not quite as much fun as the first time around, "Spy Kids 2: The Island of Lost Dreams" rates as a 5.5 out of 10. The film is naturally lacking the novelty of the first where the kids not only learned that their parents were secret spies but also how to use the gadgets to save them ... Full Review

Also new are endearingly meddlesome "spy grandparents" played by Ricardo Montalban and Holland Taylor. Rodriguez keeps heaping entertainment on the screen until the credits' last crawl, from amusing outtakes to a rousing rock number staged at Austin's Paramount Theater. ... Full Review

Send to a friend They're back.But you knew they would be.You didn't think the Disney studios, Dimension Films, and Buena Vista Home Entertainment would let a bonanza like the original "Spy Kids" go long without a sequel. ... Full Article

Springboarding his super-sprogs into another imaginative adventure, Robert Rodriguez has dreamed up an extraordinary celluloid playpen. Okay, so the Island Of Dr Moreau-style plot quickly veers into giddy doodles, resembling Nickelodeon: The Acid Years, but theres some fun to be... ... Full Article

Lucky Juni Cortez (Daryl Sabara). Not only does he have amazing parents, international super-spies Gregorio (Antonio Banderas) and Ingrid (Carla Gugino); a totally fun gig as SK2, an operative for the newly formed SpyKIDS division of the OSS; and a... ... Full Article

The first "Spy Kids" was a light and shallow but very impressive looking family-friendly piece with a sense of wild adventure and comical fun. Now comes the sequel which lacks the charm and off-beat style of the original, and yet... ... Full Article

obert Rodriguez couldn't care whether or not you've actually seen the first installment of Spy Kids ; if you're a newbie heading into Spy Kids 2: The Island of Lost Dreams , you may wonder how Alan Cummings's Fegan Floop... ... Full Article