Stars: Taylor Dooley, Taylor Lautner, Cayden Boyd, David Arquette, Kristin Davis, George Lopez

Director: Robert Rodriguez

Summary: Robert Rodriguez (SPY KIDS, DESPERADO) directed this hyperkinetic kids' film based on a script by his pre-teen son, Racer. The plot concerns a daydreaming youngster named Max (Cayden Boyd) whose fantasy stories about the titular superheroes the molten-hot Lava Girl (Taylor Dooley), and a boy raised by sharks appropriately named Shark Boy (Taylor Lautner) inspire the ridicule of everyone from the local bullies to his own mom (Kristin Davis). Even Max's fourth grade teacher (George Lopez) wants him to come down to earth, but then a tornado brings Shark Boy and Lava Girl into the school to whisk Max off to the planet Drool, where only his dreaming skills can save the day. A real kid's active imagination is obviously at work here, because the giddy action flies in all directions with a cheerful disregard for conventions of logic or sanity, and Rodriguez is obviously the right sort of adult to bring such a film to life (he must be a great dad). The message about the importance of not just believing in your dreams but working to achieve them should prove relevant for an audience who may be spending a bit too much time in front of the TV or computer game. The cool 3-D effects are something else, with goo and fists and lunging Shark Boy regularly leaping off of the screen. But even without the 3-D amplification, viewers will be dazzled by the film's wild, day-glo colour scheme.

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Reviewed by: davybozal24-7
Posted on April 30, 2006 12:40 PM

This 3 - D adventure is an action packed kids movie from the maker of Spy Kids , Robert Rodriguez . The film is reportedly based on an idea that his young son had and certailly gives the impression that the imagination has been allowed to run wild ! Overall , it is a visually stunning ride . The story concerns a lonely 10 year old dreamer called Max who is shunned by his classmates , and forced to spend his summer holidays alone . Max conjures up his perfect dream world , the Planet Drool , where he goes on a mission with his imaginary friends ( the title characters ).

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Aspect Ratio:	1.78 Anamorphic Wide Screen
Main Language:	English
Region:	Region 2
Special Features:	Creating Sharkboy And Lava Girl In 3D With Racer Max, Feature Commentary With Director Robert Rodriguez, 2D And 3D Features On One Disc, 3D Effects Work On The TV, 4 Pairs Of 3D Glasses Inside
Subtitles:	Dutch, English, Hindi, Italian, Polish
Year:	2005
Release Date:	February 27, 2006
Runtime:	89 minutes
Certification:
Catalogue Number:	C D R 40603 D
Keywords:	Action, Adventures, Family, Boy, Girl, General, Shark, Childrens, 3d, Adventure, 2d, Lava
Genre:	Family