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Akatsuki398

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Shark Boy and Lava Girl,blegh.Bad acting,graphics,and really embarrasing characters.The lamest movie I've seen.

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Posted jul 18, 2008 3:18 am pt

robheisel

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the guys that brought you spy kids is back for shark boy and lava girl now ok spy kids 3-d was ah failure is this one good its also the biggest failure of all time ok the movie is about ah boy named max and he makes up like these dreams but i saw...
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the guys that brought you spy kids is back for shark boy and lava girl now ok spy kids 3-d was ah failure is this one good its also the biggest failure of all time ok the movie is about ah boy named max and he makes up like these dreams but i saw this one at school and this was the biggest nightmare ok the movie i think that its ah take on the next generation of heroes and there was superman superboy batman robin then auqaman and aqualad or uhhhhhh ok ok i have to say the casting in it was pretty decent even though with medicore script and was also one of the worst movies to ever be made usual i when i saw this at school i didnt like it i thought it was ah mean take on to spy kids but there is nothing interisting about this movie the jokes arent funny the story is a abysmal fan-fic and max is the most ANOYYING KID OF ALL ILL BRING DOOM TO THEM ALLLLLLLLLL!!!!!!!! AHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHHAHZAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHHAAHHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!!!!!!!!!

AS I THE ROB-HEISEL SHALL MAKE THIS MOVIE INTO AH BOX OFFICE BOMB AHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAAHAAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAH THEN THIS MOVIE WILL BURN INTO A THOUNSAND PEICES WITH THERE PUNY FLESH.

ok sorry about that cause you know how this is ah superhero movie and its not actioned packed its lamefully boring as crud ok ok so anyways max goes to like this place called drool thats what this movies makes people drool get it ok nevermind this proably one of the worst of all from overall i give this movie.

2 out of 5 stars.

The Good:........

The Bad: the casting is bad with ah lousy sense of humor it lacks spy kids then superheroes and its not funny.

The Ugly: you can forgive its anoyying protangist child max and the medicore script and story plot your better off with fan-fics and bad comic books.

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Posted jun 30, 2008 8:11 pm pt

jaws2341

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the worst movie i ever seen

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Posted feb 21, 2008 12:28 am pt

MileyRocks91

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This movie was horrible. I hated it. How can anyone watch this. I only watched it cause nothing else was on tv. It stunk. I absolutely hated it. DO NOT SEE IT!

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Posted jul 27, 2007 10:43 am pt

bodjoe921

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This has got to be the WORST movie ever!!!!!
Even in 3-D it dosen't change a thing!!!
The way I see it this was an All around bad movie!
Bad Storyline, Bad acting, And worst of all the special effects SUCKED!!
If they...
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This has got to be the WORST movie ever!!!!!
Even in 3-D it dosen't change a thing!!!
The way I see it this was an All around bad movie!
Bad Storyline, Bad acting, And worst of all the special effects SUCKED!!
If they would let me give this movie a lower score belive me I would!!!!

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Posted jul 27, 2007 10:05 am pt

viveckvivu

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Oh boy, this movie was so boring! I didnt see the movie in 3-D I rented the movie! The story is not good, the special effects not god, the cast not good. It was one of the boring movi I had ever seen that year.

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Posted mar 6, 2007 6:12 pm pt

CTUBauer24

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This is the most pointless movies in the world to make the story is so bad and the 3-D it sell is poorly done all this movie is is a waste of time and money

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Posted feb 28, 2007 6:16 am pt

alexlips

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I would only see this is you have to take your kids and thats only if the enjoyed Spy Kids 3-D which was also crap. This was such a boring unoriginal movie which I am glad that I didn't waiste my time on in cinemas.

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Posted jan 29, 2007 5:21 am pt

NoOneIsAlone

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This movie is boring until the very extreme. The plot is silly, the "villain" is a rare face in a mirror that can do electricity, and Max is a boy that goes into world of fantasy and meets with some boy and a girl with superpowers....
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This movie is boring until the very extreme. The plot is silly, the "villain" is a rare face in a mirror that can do electricity, and Max is a boy that goes into world of fantasy and meets with some boy and a girl with superpowers. Boring, boring, boring! I did not like one bit of this movie, and it was one of the worst movies I have seen in my entire life!

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Posted jan 10, 2007 10:25 am pt

judog1

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Don't even bother to watch this movie, if you do you will regret it and which you could get the time you wasted watching this movie.

The only real reason that anyone should want to see this movie is because of the 3-D effects, even...
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Don't even bother to watch this movie, if you do you will regret it and which you could get the time you wasted watching this movie.

The only real reason that anyone should want to see this movie is because of the 3-D effects, even with this feature the movie still fails to catch my attention.

The story just keeps on going on and on, it just seems to keep on going and going, it just wasn't that good. In the end, you shouldn't watch this movie, I think it's safe to say it will be one of the worst movies you will ever see.

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Posted dec 18, 2006 8:10 am pt

• [+] Seattle Post-Intelligencer
  
  75
  There is such a joy of play in the film that it's easy to overlook the overdone performances and the lazy script shortcuts.

  by Sean Axmaker | Read Full Review »
• [+] New York Post
  
  75
  You can't get this kind of full-on sensory-jolt anywhere else, not legally anyway. "Sharkboy" will be equally beloved in elementary schools and in college dorms.

  by Kyle Smith | Read Full Review »
• [+] Los Angeles Times
  
  70
  On the whole it feels genuine. Lautner and Dooley are compelling as the sullen, instinctual Sharkboy and the radiant, hot-headed Lavagirl, and it's easy to see why they dominate shy, hesitant Max's dreams.

  by Carina Chocano | Read Full Review »
• [+] LA Weekly
  
  70
  Slight but immensely enjoyable charmer.

  by Ella Taylor | Read Full Review »
• [+] Dallas Observer
  
  60
  Robert Rodriguez and his kids conjure up a charming 3-D fantasy.

  by Luke Y. Thompson | Read Full Review »
• [+] The Hollywood Reporter
  
  50
  An often imaginative though less than magical family feature.

  by Michael Rechtshaffen | Read Full Review »
• [+] Variety
  
  50
  There's little chance of grabbing teens (or even many tweens) during summertime playdates. Still, small fry will be enchanted by this rambunctious action-adventure.

  by Joe Leydon | Read Full Review »
• [+] Chicago Reader
  
  50
  Charmingly low-tech fantasy.

  by Jonathan Rosenbaum | Read Full Review »
• [+] Miami Herald
  
  50
  The result is like a low-rent "Wizard of Oz" or "Labyrinth," sticking close to the formula of a kid who falls asleep and wakes up in a fantastical wonderland where everything's just a little bit off.

  by Peter Debruge | Read Full Review »
• [+] Philadelphia Inquirer
  
  50
  A case of a yummy yarn spoiled by cheesy visuals.

  by Carrie Rickey | Read Full Review »
• [+] Christian Science Monitor
  
  50
  Only part of it is in 3-D, but youngsters should enjoy pulling their special specs on and off at appropriate moments.

  by David Sterritt | Read Full Review »
• [+] Austin Chronicle
  
  50
  A strange Hollywood film, but for a home movie it's one bang-up job.

  by Marjorie Baumgarten | Read Full Review »
• [+] Chicago Sun-Times
  
  50
  Because the real world scenes are in 2-D and the dream and fantasy scenes are in 3-D, we get an idea of what the movie would have looked like without the unnecessary dimension. Signs flash on the screen to tell us when to put on and take off our polarizing glasses, and I felt regret every time I had to shut out those colorful images and return to the dim and dreary 3-D world. On DVD, this is going to be a great-looking movie.

  by Roger Ebert | Read Full Review »
• [+] The Globe and Mail (Toronto)
  
  50
  For a movie aimed at children, Shark Boy and Lava Girl is gloomy.

  by Liam Lacey | Read Full Review »
• [+] Portland Oregonian
  
  42
  A story that would be charming if recited at the dinner table tries to carry a feature film, and it's not even close to the task. The result is screamingly bad.

  by Shawn Levy | Read Full Review »