Summer Things (Embrassez Qui Vous Voudrez) (DVD)

Spy Kids was something of a surprise hit, coming as it did with a healthy dose of what we've come to know as the Potter factor. A bit of simple children's entertainment that adults would actually enjoy. A sequel was inevitable, and the worry (for me, at least) was that this universal appeal would be the first thing to go. Thankfully, the entire cast of the original film returns with director Robert Rodriguez (El Mariachi, Desperado, the most unlikely guy to be making kiddy films EVER) in much the same spirit. The slightly cloying emphasis on the importance of family is still in evidence, but is now proffered as a way of bolstering a career in international ...  Read the complete review

The original Spy Kids movie arrived with little fanfare, a small budget but a lot of ideas. $100 million at the US box office meant that a sequel would be a sure bet. However writer/director Robert Rodriguez had already envisioned this and knocked out a second movie within the space of a year. This is because Rodriguez has total control over his movies, he writes, edits, directs, produces, designs and even does some of the special effects. This makes his movies enjoyable as they movie fast and he always gets the best bangs for the smallest bucks. The second movie doesn't need any set-up. For those that haven't see the first one then Carmen and Juni ...  Read the complete review

After suffering Scooby Doo and MIB2- two weeks prior, I half heartedly ambled into Screen 9 of my local multiplex- praying and hoping that this sequel to last Summer's smash would be entertaining. If the film had half a brain - I'd be satisfied. I longed for something more than a farting dog (Scooby Don't!) or a Karaoke singing pug (Dog In Black, more like!). Well, what about Spy Kids 2? Is it a case of 'must spy harder!' or do we have another hit on our hands? Come with me to the Island of Lost Dreams to find out..... INFORMATION - CAST, DIRECTOR, etc ================================== Spy Kids 2: The Island of Lost Dreams ...  Read the complete review

Carman (Alexa Vega) and Juni (Daryl Sabara) Cortez are back. The OSS now has it's own Spy Kids division and Carman and Juni are spy kids one and two. However they have competition from two brats called Gary (Matthew O'Leary) and Gerti (Emily Osment) Giggles , one which Carman fancies even though he is horrible and the other who is looks and acts like the prototype of a spoilt know it all brat. The film opens with the four competing to save the president's daughter (Taylor Momsen) who has climbed on top of a theme park ride to get her always busy fathers attention. Of course Gary and Gerti get all the credit. That night the new president of the OSS is going to ...  Read the complete review