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Writer and director Robert Rodriguez returns to the family-friendly adventure of his Spy Kids movies with this three-dimensional action opus. Max (Cayden Boyd) is a ten-year-old boy who doesn't get al... read more read more...ong with his peers and is constantly bullied at school. But Max has an active imagination, and he has a pair of very special imaginary playmates -- Shark Boy (Taylor Lautner), a human-shark half-breed cared for by a pack of great whites, and Lava Girl (Taylor Dooley), a girl with superpowers who can conjure heat and fire at will. Max may be a creative boy, but what he doesn't know is that Shark Boy and Lava Girl really do exist, and he is recruited to help them as they do battle against Mr. Electricity, a super-villain determined to deprive children of their sleep. Shot and originally released in the 3-D format, The Adventures of Shark Boy and Lava Girl also stars David Arquette and Kristin Davis as Max's parents, and George Lopez as a schoolteacher; writer and director Rodriguez wrote the film's story in collaboration with his then seven-year-old son, Racer Rodriguez. ~ Mark Deming, Rovi

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PG, 1 hr. 32 min.

Directed by: Robert Rodriguez

Release Date: June 10, 2005

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DVD Release Date: September 20, 2005

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  • DreamExtractor
    August 24, 2011
    DreamExtractor
    Robert Rodriguez you are so stupid sometimes. The plot of this movie is about a kid with shark powers and a girl with lava powers who try to save a wimpy kid. This film was truly god awful, and the only reason anyone saw it because it was 3D. Its only competition at the box of... read morefice was Batman Begins..... Bwahahahahahahah, thats bearly a contest.
  • riverdale237
    May 20, 2011
    riverdale237
    You know, it seems like I lose less and less respect for Robert Rodriguez every time he tries to make a children's film. This was horrible in every sense of the word. The acting was by far the worst I've ever seen, the plot is stupid, the special affects are lame. It just has no ... read moreredeeming qualities.

    Lets start with the acting, though UI don;t know ehere to start considering there wasn;t a single good actor here. Let's talk about the films 2 lowlights, Cayden Boyd and Taylor Latner. Boyd is officially the worst actor I have ever seen, child or otherwise. He overacts on every line, and when he tries to get emotional? Two words. My God. Taylor Latner was pretty bad too. You can tell he was trying to be badass, like Ghost Rider or something, but it just comes out as lame and stupid.

    The special affects were really bad too. In fact, they are so bad, too bad, that in one scene when the main character falls on Max's fin, it bends like cardboard.

    As in most kids "superhero" films, the jokes were really bad. Especially the one scene where Sharkboy steps in chocalate. Sometimes, reverse psychology can be funny, but here? About as funny as Bob's Burgers, and they are REALLY unfunny. And finally, why did Sharkboy have to sing? I'm hoping that was a joke, because if it wasn't,...Let's just hope it is.

    Bottom line, this might be even worse than Spy Kids 3.
  • skeletonking101
    February 4, 2011
    skeletonking101
    great kids film with fun effects
  • coollala0910
    June 15, 2010
    coollala0910
    The 3D effects are gimmicky, the story is kinda lame, and in my opinion, Robert Rodriguez's worst family movie of all time. But a good family movie.
  • 366weirdmovies
    June 10, 2010
    366weirdmovies
    A boy with a hyperactive imagination dreams up the superheroes Sharkboy and Lavagirl; when his dream journal is stolen, their home is taken over by tyrants, and so they appear and drag him into his own dream world to set things right. It's a fast-paced kids movie with lots of pr... read moreetty colors and cheap flashy special effects, but the cool thing is that most of it was actually written by a kid---director Richard Rodruguez's son Racer, then only 8 years old. Kids tend to love it and their parents hate it, but if you can put yourself in the mindset of a child it's actually charming.
  • deano
    April 4, 2010
    deano
    This is quite like Robert Rodriguez's Spy Kids series with the heroes' actions and special effects and mostly entertaining for the kids. I thought this is just good, but quite bit ridiculous. I used to watch this on 2-D because I'm not interested to use 3-D in this worst f... read moreamily-adventure film as well as my deaf friend's young son loved this one.
    I see Taylor Dooley as Lavagirl always giving a great smile in several scenes than Taylor Lauter as Sharkboy.
  • kiriyamakazou
    April 3, 2010
    kiriyamakazou
    This was truly terrible. It's nice that Rodriguez wants to make films for kids based on the dreams of his son, but that's no excuse for such a sloppy, annoying film. It bright and obnoxious, constantly being in your face, even when viewed in 2-D. The effects are some of the worst... read more around, and the performances are mostly embarrassing. This film was finished very quickly, and it's not surprising. There's nothing to recommend it on.
  • fb733768972
    March 7, 2010
    fb733768972
    Weak, but fun! I had a good time watching it in theatres when I was younger!
  • sanjurosamurai
    December 1, 2009
    sanjurosamurai
    when i watch a movie with my kids the test is whether or not the film can entertain my kids and whether or not i can tolerate it. the goods kids movies do both, this movie got one out of two. creative and fun, but unforgivably annoying.
  • bbcfloridabound
    February 22, 2008
    bbcfloridabound
    Live a Little Grab the Family or Dreinds put on the 3-D Glasses and enjoy this flix. Got it at Blocckbuster today on sale for $9.99 it was great. If you enjoy Colors you will enjoy this movie, how come I never heard of it. Outstanding

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Richard Roeper
June 13, 2005
Richard Roeper, Ebert & Roeper

It's terrible 3-D. I think the story is terrible as well. Full Review

Melinda Ennis
June 12, 2005
Melinda Ennis, Atlanta Journal-Constitution

A half-baked world no kid would want to visit. Full Review

Jonathan Rosenbaum
June 11, 2005
Jonathan Rosenbaum, Chicago Reader

Nothing's scary, and everything's so light it's on the verge of evaporating. Full Review

Ann Hornaday
June 10, 2005
Ann Hornaday, Washington Post

A movie that fails on nearly every level. Full Review

Susan Walker
June 10, 2005
Susan Walker, Toronto Star

Shark Boy and Lava Girl have about as much appeal as a dogfish and a melting Barbie doll. Full Review

Ruthe Stein
June 10, 2005
Ruthe Stein, San Francisco Chronicle

Parental pride may have clouded Rodriguez's judgment. Full Review

Roger Moore
June 10, 2005
Roger Moore, Orlando Sentinel

The movie is unbelievably ugly. The garish colors Rodriguez loves so much wash out in 3-D. Full Review

Kyle Smith
June 10, 2005
Kyle Smith, New York Post

You can't get this kind of full-on sensory-jolt anywhere else, not legally anyway.

Jack Mathews
June 10, 2005
Jack Mathews, New York Daily News

The low-tech film looks like a kid's crude drawing, plays like entry-level Game Boy, and is about as nourishing as a Tootsie Pop. Full Review

Bruce Westbrook
June 10, 2005
Bruce Westbrook, Houston Chronicle

Squinting through cardboard glasses you get at the door, you see washed-out colors, blurred images and not enough pop-out to merit the trade-off. Full Review

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