Adventures of Shark Boy and Lava Girl, The
USA 2005, 92 minutes
Dir. Robert Rodriguez
Dutch
Rating: [G]
Genres: Family / Adventure
Topics: Superheroes.
Feat. Kristin Davis, David Arquette
Aroview: Colourful fantasy involves a 10-year old boy, who to escape parental neglect and the attentions of school bullies, invents his own Seuss-ian land of day-dreams called Planet Drool.
However, this other reality eventually develops its own narrative imperatives and the lad is approached by two inhabitants, Sharkboy (raised by sharks) and Lavagirl (can spew molten lava), to help save their reality from an evil villain, Mr Electric. Apparently based on a story idea by the dir.'s son, this smacks of a certain over-indulgence, yet Rodriguez certainly marshalls his visual effects with verve and energy.
Member Reviews
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(Good Try). Showing 1-3 of 3 member reviews.
3 stars (Good Enough) Tale of a very imaginative boy who's on the outer at school, but a total hero on the Planet Drool. The fact that it's 3D sort of makes it, as the storyline is weak and a little too predictable. But overall still worthwhile. ~GenXGirl
2 stars (Good Try) Dull and seems to be trying to say "look how wacky I can be!" ~dr.strangelove
2 stars (Good Try) Lautner is a bit annoying but it is entertaining enough otherwise. ~Tubbs
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- 5000 Fingers of Dr. T (1953)
- Explorers, The (1985)
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- Spy Kids 3-D (2003)
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