The Adventures of Sharkboy and Lavagirl 3-D

I put this movie on for my 3 girls - 6 1/2 and 4 year twins earlier this week. They LOVED IT! It is definitely for the younger crowd and you need to take the movie for what it is....... Full review

I can't remember the last time a movie confused and tormented my filmgoing soul as much as this movie did. Everything inside of me, everything in me that loves Shawshank Redemption and Vertigo and Raging Bull and all these great... Full review

This movie makes no sense- at least, not in the linear, neat, tidy, world of adulthood. But, it captures the messy, gritty, disjointed, weird, raw, non-linear, funky, wild, whimsical, internally inconsistent world of true childhood fantasy better than any film... Full review

Let's see. I went to see Disney's "The Shaggy Dog" with a friend and her grandkids. It was dull, stupid, predictable, and unimaginative, and the characters were utterly forgettable, every single one, including the dog.Then the next night I watched... Full review

I hadn't planned on wasting my time reviewing this mess, but there are some subtleties that crept into my consciousness after the second forced viewing which may enhance a prospective viewer's experience.First of all, this movie obviously was designed for... Full review

I hated it.My two kids (5 and 7) thought it was the best movie of all time. And they've seen lots of movies. Let's face it: we can't always dictate what the kids should like. This one simply appeals to... Full review

Well, I didn't like it. Or, at the least what I mean is that I just saw a movie with tons of plot-holes, childish themes, and so on. However, you better believe my kids loved it. My son actually hooted... Full review

Alright, I am bias... I don't think I possess the ability not to be. I have read Robert's book "Rebel without a crew", I have seen all of his movies. So, I am a fan of what I feel he... Full review

I took my 9 year old son to Shark Boy and Lava Girl expecting to see a movie for kids. I saw a movie for kids. Yes, the story was predictable and the acting could have been better. Many scenes... Full review

This movie doesn't really need a review. If you have a boy between the ages of 5 and 12, you are probably going to have/get to see this film so here's what to expect:More of the same... only less. Sorry... Full review

The film is actually somewhat entertaining in its opening moments, which describe how Sharkboy (four-time Junior World Champion martial artist Taylor Lautner) came to be. I won't go into the story in any detail just because it is too disjointed and mostly a visual roller coaster ride augmented by wearing the silly 3-D glasses. ... Full Review

These wan adventures -- punctuated by lengthy 3-D sequences in dull, muted colors where nothing "pops" or even needs to be in 3-D -- are tedious and uninspired. If this beginning-less, middle-less and end-less story sounds like it would make a good film, then you and Robert Rodriguez think alike. ... Full Review

As if to make up for the ultraviolence in his Sin City , Robert Rodriguez brings out his second film of the year, the family-friendly adventure The Adventures of Sharkboy and Lavagirl . Rodriguez is nothing if not enthusiastic, and he packs his film with dozens of jokes and ideas, no matter how silly. ... Full Review

Paced well, the film seldom slows enough to bore a kid. And while Rodriguez lays the dream-related puns on heavily and even plants some more "thought-proking" seeds, he never quite commits to giving the film a more than surface depth. ... Full Review

The film's naive charm, filtered through Rodriguez's big kid-in-a-candy-store filmmaking sensibility, engages on the level of childlike -- and at times defiantly, delightfully childish -- imagination. The execution of the fantasy scenes are more playful than dramatic, pushed into the realm of fun-loving spectacle by fanciful, digitally sculpted dimensional effects that tease the eyes. ... Full Review

There's a reason children aren't allowed to vote, drive or make movies with multimillion-dollar budgets. Lively and imaginative as their inner worlds may be, the very young still lack the discipline and maturity to shape them into coherent and compelling... ... Full Article

In this latest version of Beowulf (this is the third Beowulf feature film made in the last eight years) director Robert Zemeckis (Forrest Gump, Cast Away) has lined up some impressive acting talent to go with his new story and ... Full Article

Reviewer: NicholasVA Date: September 26, 2005 I say: Adults will likely be gagging, kids will likely be gleeful...... what can i say - after suffering through Super Babies 2, I NEVER thought I'd be put through another celluloid Inquisition so... ... Full Article

Writer-director-everything elser Robert Rodriguez is the creative genius behind the successful Spy Kids franchise. Rodriguez is known for constantly pushing the boundaries of digital technology, so it was reasonable to assume that this film in 3-D would at least have... ... Full Article

Robert Rodriguez is at his enfant terrible game again, for the second time this year. After he quit the Directors Guild of America in order to have Frank Miller credited as co-director of Sin City , he now offers The... ... Full Article