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Carmen's caught in a virtual reality game designed by the Kids' new nemesis, the Toymaker (Stallone). It's up to Juni to save his sister, and ultimately the world.

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DVD Release Date: February 24, 2004

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  • November 6, 2011
    Now this is an example of when the filmakers decide to open the cash till and do nothing else. Spy Kids 3 takes advantage of children with its promised exciting adventure but all it delivers is the above average 3D.
  • August 26, 2011
    a big step back from the previous two. still entertaining, but instead of furthering the spy/james bond for kids storyline, we get a movie built for the 3D gimmick and strangled by the video game plot. ok, but missing something.
  • August 24, 2011
    What a horrible movie, its an embarassment to the cool franchise. This story was completely borig, idiotic, and dull, with new characters that will bore the hell out of you. They even got rid of Carmen in the movie for like 2/3 of the film, it was so bad. I still love the firs... read moret 2, but this was completely awful.
  • August 12, 2011
    Bad
  • April 10, 2011
    After Spy Kids 2 came out, I was decently surprised. It was better than the 1st, and actually kind of good. Maybe the franchise had hope. Maybe the 3rd one would actually be kind of good. I couldn't have been more wrong.

    Let's start from bad to worst. First of all, there are s... read moreome major plot holes. In the ending scene, the 2 kids only have about 5 3d glasses that will allow them to see their enemies. But SOMEHOW they are able to give glasses to like 500 people. No, I don't get it either. And why is there nobody in the streets when the robots attack? No civilians, no cops, no dogs nobody. It looks like a modern freaking ghost town!

    The special affects were bad. And when I say bad I mean baby geniuses bad. They look like something out of the first Tron movie. Maybe it would have been impressive like 40 years ago, but definatley not anymore.

    Finally, we have the acting. Oh, the acting. I have nightmares just thinking about the acting. Daryl Sabara's acting was so overly done, it made Jeremy Irons from Dunegons and Dragons look normal. And that is ESPECIALLY so when a dramatic scene is about to happen. Like when Demetra get's killed, he looks like he just crapped his pants or something. The only person in the movie who had good acting was Elijah Wood, who was in it for like 2 seconds. Yes, Elijah Wood. One of the greatest and most underrated actors in the buisness is in Spy Kids 3D. Let that sink in.

    Then there's the ending. What exactly happens? Well basically, at first it looks cool, like the Grandpa and the bad guy are gonna have a final battle or something, but he really just sees him to FORGIVE HIM! And then the bad guy CANCELS HIS EVIL PLANS!! And then everybody FORGIVES HIM because he is now FAMILY!!!

    Bottom line, this is a horrible movie. A horrible, horrible movie. This was the guy who made Once Upon a Time In Mexico! You went from that to this?
  • December 22, 2010
    it couldve been so much better
  • June 24, 2010
    B-
  • June 15, 2010
    The most different of the Spy Kids films. The story is good. The 3D visuals are EXTREMELY SILLY AND GIMMICKY. But 1000x better than the ones in Sharkboy and Lavagirl. Spy Kids 3D is more of a Matrix-type of movie instead of a spy movie. This is actually one of movies where the ef... read morefects are so cheesy, they are fun to look at. This was actually the only time where Red/Cyan 3D glasses were quite comfy. Can't wait 'til Spy Kid 4 next year! This time it'll be in Digital 3D!
  • March 25, 2010
    Watchable.
  • January 30, 2010
    Just plain lazy. Full review later.

Critic Reviews


James Berardinelli
July 29, 2003
James Berardinelli, ReelViews

I like the movie, but hate its presentation. Full Review

Richard Roeper
July 28, 2003
Richard Roeper, Ebert & Roeper

[I]t's not really a movie, it's a video game that doesn't work. Full Review

Desson Thomson
July 25, 2003
Desson Thomson, Washington Post

A movie that aims for the fun and sensation of being inside a video game, but not a whole lot more.

Ann Hornaday
July 25, 2003
Ann Hornaday, Washington Post

Differs from its predecessors in some important -- and occasionally unfortunate -- ways.

Claudia Puig
July 25, 2003
Claudia Puig, USA Today

This third installment follows up on the thrills and dazzling visuals that charmed audiences in the first film. Full Review

Daphne Gordon
July 25, 2003
Daphne Gordon, Toronto Star

Rodriguez may have overreached his abilities with this film. Full Review

Mick LaSalle
July 25, 2003
Mick LaSalle, San Francisco Chronicle

Starts off with a burst of energy but becomes tedious midway through. Full Review

Steven Rea
July 25, 2003
Steven Rea, Philadelphia Inquirer

Spy Kids 3-D is kind of exhausting, and the many-tiered virtual reality universe numbs the mind after a while. But Rodriguez manages to work in some nicely cornball messages.

Roger Moore
July 25, 2003
Roger Moore, Orlando Sentinel

Two-D or 3-D, this Spy Kid would be dull in any dimension.

Stephen Whitty
July 25, 2003
Stephen Whitty, Newark Star-Ledger

IMAX this isn't. Full Review

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