Spy Kids 3-D: Game Over

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CELLPADDING="2" CELLSPACING="1" WIDTH="586" BORDERCOLORLIGHT="#C0C0C0" BORDERCOLORDARK="#808080" FRAME="BOX" RULES="ALL" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0" > <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 19 ><NOBR><div> Antonio Banderas: Gregorio Cortez</div> </NOBR></tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="316"><div> Carla Gugino: Ingrid Cortez</div> </tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 19 ><NOBR><div> Alexa Vega: Carmen Cortez</div> </NOBR></tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="316"><div> Daryl Sabara: Juni Cortez</div> </tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 19 ><NOBR><div> Sylvester Stallone: The Toymaker</div> </NOBR></tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP><NOBR><div> Ricardo Montalban: Grandfather</div> </NOBR></tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 19 ><NOBR><div> Holland Taylor: Grandmother</div> </NOBR></tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP><NOBR><div> Written & Directed by Robert Rodriguez</div> </NOBR></tD> </tR> </TABLE></div> <bR> <div> <B>The Bottom Line</B>: Robert Rodriguez brings back the Cortez family in the third installment of the "Spy Kids" saga. As in the previous two movies, his heart is in the right place but the "After School Special" effect is getting a bit old & the action is suffering a bit as a result. </div> <bR> <div> <B>Story Line:</B> In "SK3-D" Juni Cortez finds himself away from the family & the top secret agency that employs them, & working on his own as a private detective. He's disenchanted with being a spy<FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#FFCC66" FACE="Symbol" >¾</FONT>why we're never really told. But while on his own, the spy folks come a callin' on Juni & recruit him to save the world from an insidious video game created by The Toymaker. His mission is to go inside a new video game, in which once you reach level 5, your mind belongs to The Toymaker.  </div> <bR> <div> Juni is about to refuse, until he learns that his sister is trapped inside the game.  On his voyage into the game, Juni re-learns the importance of team & family, rescues his sister, saves the world & in the end everyone sits in a circle holding hands, swaying & singing "We are the World," or something like that.</div> <bR> <div> <B>Tell Me More: </B>Robert Rodriguez is a brilliant storyteller & filmmaker.  Evidence of that is found in his previous works. Why he commits the time to make the "Spy Kids" movies, every year for the last three years, is beyond me.  Maybe he wants a 3-D movie on his already impressive resume. But anyone who knows films knows that in franchises, if the first movie was good, then the second one probably won't be as good & the third one likely will be a stinker. This one isn't a <I>total</I> stinker, & 3-D is still 3-D, & not having to spend IMAX money to see it is a good thing.  </div> <bR> <div> I guess kids the age of the movie's stars will enjoy this movie more than the parents who take them, & consequently have to spend about half of the movie with those red & blue glasses on their faces getting a headache, but overall the story was weak. So many things are unexplained, & while it is scary to think of Stallone in possession of <I><B>a </B></I>brain, let alone millions, it's never told what made him "evil." What kind of movie doesn't explain a bad guy's descent into evil?  I appreciate Rodriguez wanting to deliver a message as well as tell a story, especially given his target audience but if he's insistent on making "Spy Kids" movies, he's going to have to do a better job of both.</div> <bR> <div> <TABLE BORDER="0" CELLPADDING="1" CELLSPACING="1" WIDTH="621" BORDERCOLORLIGHT="#C0C0C0" BORDERCOLORDARK="#808080" FRAME="BOX" RULES="ALL" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0" > <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 19 WIDTH="617"><div> Rated PG for action sequences and peril.</div> </tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 19 WIDTH="617"><div> Demetrius Payne © 2003</div> </tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 19 WIDTH="617"><div> <A HREF="mailto:info@reelmoviecritic.com" TARGET="_top" TITLE="mailto:info@reelmoviecritic.com"><U><U>demetrius@reelmoviecritic.com</U></U></A></div> </tD> </tR> </TABLE></div> <bR> <div> Mini Filmography </div> <div> <TABLE BORDER="0" CELLPADDING="1" CELLSPACING="1" WIDTH="580" BORDERCOLORLIGHT="#C0C0C0" BORDERCOLORDARK="#808080" FRAME="BOX" RULES="ALL" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0" > <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 98 WIDTH="269"><div> Antonio Banderas: "Ballistic: Ecks vs. Sever," "Spy Kids 2," "Femme Fatale"</div> <bR> </tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="304"><div> Carla Gugino: "The Singing Detective," "Spy Kids 2," "The One"</div> <bR> </tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 180 WIDTH="269"><div> Alexa Vega: "Spy Kids 2," "Spy Kids," "Run the Wild Fields"</div> </tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="304"><div> Daryl Sabara: "Spy Kids 2," "Spy Kids"</div> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> </tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 98 WIDTH="269"><div> Sylvester Stallone: "Shade," "Taxi 3," "My Little Hollywood"</div> <bR> </tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="304"><div> Ricardo Montalban: "Spy Kids 2," "The Naked Gun," "Cannonball Run II"</div> <bR> </tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 120 WIDTH="269"><div> Holland Taylor: "Fits & Starts," "Spy Kids 2," "Home Room"</div> <bR> </tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="304"><div> Written & Directed by Robert Rodriguez: "Spy Kids2," "Spy Kids," "The Faculty," "From Dusk Till Dawn"</div> <bR> </tD> </tR> </TABLE></div> <bR> <bR> <bR> <div> <TABLE BORDER="0" CELLPADDING="2" CELLSPACING="1" WIDTH="469" BORDERCOLORLIGHT="#C0C0C0" BORDERCOLORDARK="#808080" FRAME="BOX" RULES="ALL" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0" > <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 20 WIDTH="463"><IMG BORDER="0" SRC="1x1.gif" HEIGHT="20" ALIGN="bottom" WIDTH="463" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></tD> </tR> </TABLE></div> <bR> <bR> <bR> </td> </tr></table></body>