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Why
couldn’t writer/director Robert Rodriguez listen to his own message?
Throughout Spy Kids 2 characters kept saying that a spy is only as good as his
or her gadgets, but then the film would show the truth that it takes brainpower
to make a good spy. In movies, there is a similar message to be learned, where
instead of gadgets we insert special effects, and instead of brainpower we
insert interesting storylines that require the audience to think. Spy Kids 2
took the path of more special effects is better, which does seem to work with
children. By the way, I hate kid’s movies. I
really shouldn’t mention what the plot is for the film, because, frankly, the
filmmakers use special effects non-stop to move the film along, so that the
movie becomes a rather long video game with a bunch of familiar faces. Briefly,
here is the plot: Someone is trying to take over the world, Carmen (Alexa Vega)
and Juni (Daryl Sabara) Cortez are official Spy Kids who try to save the world
while working for the OSS. Only this time the pair must contend with a rival
parent’s kids in their efforts to save the world. That parent being Donnagon
Giggles (Mike Judge), the new head of the OSS. His two kids are Gary (Matt
O’Leary) and Gerti (Emily Osment) Giggles, and Carmen has a thing for the bad
boy Gary. On the other side of the love story portion of the film is Juni’s
love for the President’s daughter Alexandra (Taylor Momsen). Plus this time
around the parents Gregorio (Antonio Banderas, Original
Sin) and Ingrid (Carla Gugino, The One) try
to save their kids, unlike in the original Spy
Kids. Eventually they all end up on this island inhabited by strange animals
created by mad scientist Dr. Romero (Steve Buscemi, Mr.
Deeds), which everyone must avoid in the final showdown. Enough said about
that. Also
in the film are Danny Trejo, Cheech Marin, Ricardo Montalban, Holland Taylor,
Bill Paxton, Tony Shalhoub (MIB 2), and Alan
Cumming to name a few. Spy
Kids 2 was not only worse than the first installment, but it is also a movie
that you should be able to get a refund from the studio if you paid to get in.
It is not funny in any way whatsoever. I really wanted to just get up and leave,
but instead I stayed so that hopefully no one else will have too. I can only
give it one couch, and that is a stretch.
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