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Movie Review for Spy Kids 3-D: Game Over
Movie Review for
Spy Kids 3-D: Game Over
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Spy Kids 3-D: Game Over | | |
| Also known as: | Spy Kids 3, Spy Kids 3-D: Game Over |
117 Reviews total.
Release date: 7/25/2003
Run length: 89 mins.
Categories:
Action/Adventure
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Kids/Family
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Science Fiction/Fantasy
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Sequel
Summary:
Under-age agents Juni and Carmen Cortez set out on their most mind-blowing mission yet: journeying inside the virtual reality world of a 3-D video game designed to outsmart them, as the awe-inspiring graphics and creatures of gaming come to real life. Relying on humor, gadgetry, bravery, family bonds and lightning-quick reflexes, the Spy Kids must battle through tougher and tougher levels of the game, facing challenges that include racing against road warriors and surfing on boiling lava, in order to save the world from a power hungry villain.
Reviews of Spy Kids 3-D: Game Over
By
Mike McGranaghan
of Aisle Seat (7/0)
Although the effects were fun, I kept asking myself: “Would I like this movie if it were in 2-D?”...
By
Nev Pierce
of BBC (7/0)
It's the charisma of the child stars which carries the picture. And the infectious energy of the ...
By
Roger Ebert
of Chicago Sun-Times (7/0)
A flat and dreary disappointment.
By
Mark Caro
of Chicago Tribune (7/0)
While the visuals have gained a dimension, the story has lost one.
By
Mark Caro
of Chicago Tribune (7/0)
...it's too bad that while the visuals have gained a dimension, the story has lost one.
By
David Sterritt
of Christian Science Monitor (7/0)
It's a quintessential summer film, especially if you're 8 years old and in the mood for a quick d...
Reviews of Spy Kids 3-D: Game Over
By
Margaret A. McGurk
of Cincinnati Enquirer (7/0)
...a fun but forgettable adventure.
By
Karina Montgomery
of Cinerina (7/0)
I was too bored to be properly angry, and too disgusted to be properly lulled to sleep. Robert h...
By
Mark Palermo
of Coast (Halifax, Nova Scotia) (7/0)
Robert Rodriguez continues to pillage from past adventure genres, but the experience is about the...
By
Harvey S. Karten
of Compuserve (7/0)
If you can't push the envelope forward, you can still succeed by pulling it back--to the 1950's. ...
By
Peter Sobczynski
of Critic Doctor (7/0)
While it is easily the least of the three films and not quite as focused or ingenious as the prev...
By
Steven D. Greydanus
of Decent Films Guide (7/0)
As sheer dumb spectacle, Spy Kids 3-D isn't wholly without merit. Too bad Rodriguez ...
Reviews of Spy Kids 3-D: Game Over
By
Boo Allen
of Denton Record Chronicle (TX) (7/0)
Rodriguez somehow keeps his franchise afloat with an old gimmick.
By
Jeff Vice
of Deseret News, Salt Lake City (7/0)
More fun that the second movie.
By
John J. Puccio
of DVDTown.com (7/0)
...watching in 3-D is annoying and watching in 2-D is pointless. Kind of a losing situation.
By
Blake French
of E! Online (7/0)
Spy Kids 3-D is the most fun you will have at the movies this summer… just as long as you d...
By
Collin Souter
of eFilmCritic.com (7/0)
Don't go unless you're in a good mood and you want to re-live a silly movie technique from your c...
By
Erik Childress
of eFilmCritic.com (7/0)
Who needs kids when the child inside us all can be reincarnated by a filmmaker like Robert Rodrig...
Reviews of Spy Kids 3-D: Game Over
By
Owen Gleiberman
of Entertainment Weekly (7/0)
It's The Matrix meets TRON meets Jimmy Neutron, with all the cheery (if not cheesy) evanescence o...
By
Eric D. Snider
of EricDSnider.com (7/0)
This one is so niggling and forgettable, it may not even be worth seeing to begin with, in any di...
By
Jason Anderson
of eye WEEKLY (7/0)
Rodriguez's movie still has enough shiny objects popping off the screen to make it a satisfactory...
By
Walter Chaw
of Film Freak Central (7/0)
Demonstrates that few are immune to the corrosive effect that technology can have on story, chara...
By
Ethan Alter
of Film Journal International (7/0)
Plays exactly like a live-action video game. That's meant as a compliment, not a criticism.
By
Jimmy O
of Film Snobs (7/0)
Did anyone else get a pair of those cool glasses?
Reviews of Spy Kids 3-D: Game Over
By
Blake French
of filmcritic.com (7/0)
It?s a blast -- fun for the whole family.
By
Eric Lurio
of Greenwich Village Gazette (7/0)
Wait until it comes out on broadcast TV. It's not worth paying for.
By
Ross Anthony
of Hollywood Report Card (7/0)
Eye-candy, but fun. No down time, but had some trouble with the 3-D.
By
Sheri Linden
of Hollywood Reporter (7/0)
A delightful thrill ride, despite the disappointing dearth of character interplay.
By
Eric Harrison
of Houston Chronicle (7/0)
The story is tedious, and the dialogue can sound hokey to adult ears.
By
Steve Rhodes
of Internet Reviews (7/0)
Hello eyestrain! 3-D always was and still is a bad idea.
Reviews of Spy Kids 3-D: Game Over
By
Alex Sandell
of Juicy Cerebellum (7/0)
While inferior to its predecessors, the third Spy Kids is the first 3-D movie able to hold its ow...
By
Andrea Chase
of Killer Movie Reviews (7/0)
Few films exploit the merchandising angle as cynically as SPY KIDS 3-D: GAME OVER.
By
Robert Roten
of Laramie Movie Scope (7/0)
The story and characterizations are the weakest of the three movies in the Spy Kids series. Still...
By
Kevin Thomas
of Los Angeles Times (7/0)
Spy Kids 3-D is a good example of complex Hollywood wizardry placed in the service of sharp, ...
By
Mark Dujsik
of Mark Reviews Movies (7/0)
I can only hope this episode turns out to be what it feels like: a very unfortunate, very rough b...
By
Rene Rodriguez
of Miami Herald (7/0)
No matter how shaky the acting gets or how threadbare the plot becomes, Spy Kids 3-D always gives...
Reviews of Spy Kids 3-D: Game Over
By
Ron Martinez
of Milwaukee Journal Sentinel (7/0)
Exists as an excuse to fulfill some sort of cinema prophecy that every movie spawning a sequel sh...
By
Kevin N. Laforest
of Montreal Film Journal (7/0)
[The best part of the movie is] Sylvester Stallone, enjoyably ridiculous as not only the Toymaker...
By
Ken Hanke
of Mountain Xpress (Asheville, NC) (7/0)
I’m quite ready for Rodriguez to return to the adult world with Once Upon a Time in Mexico this f...
By
Frank Ochieng
of Movie Eye (7/0)
Spy Kids 3-D: Game Over is about as vibrant as a penny arcade hit by a sudden power outage...is i...
By
Nell Minow
of Movie Mom at Yahoo! Movies (7/0)
The special effects may be in 3-D, but the story is flat, and there is very little of the quirky ...
By
Michael Elliott
of Movie Parables (7/0)
Because it never takes itself too seriously, it can be a great deal of fun to watch.
Reviews of Spy Kids 3-D: Game Over
By
Ryan Cracknell
of Movie Views (7/0)
Like any gimmick, once the initial intrigue of the 3-D has been satiated you're left looking at G...
By
Kevin A. Ranson
of MovieCrypt.com (7/0)
If the old red and blue 3-D glasses make your eyes hurt, you may have to skip this one, but that’...
By
Jeremy Heilman
of MovieMartyr.com (7/0)
Though Rodriguez's seeming one-man operation is somewhat impressive in concept, the results are d...
By
Michael Dequina
of Mr. Brown's Movies (7/0)
Even without the 3-D, set pieces such as a high-octane race and a faceoff between two giant robot...
By
Widgett Walls
of Needcoffee.com (7/0)
An orgy of 3-D delights...if you're ten and like video games, you'll think this film is a gift fr...
By
Dan Lybarger
of Nitrate Online (7/0)
Spy Kids 3-D: Game Over is the clumsiest of the trilogy, but Robert Rodriguez still manages to in...
Reviews of Spy Kids 3-D: Game Over
By
Jeffrey Westhoff
of Northwest Herald (Crystal Lake, IL) (7/0)
The silly sensation is fun, even for victims of the short-lived 1980s 3-D revival of Comin’ at Ya...
By
Frank Swietek
of One Guy's Opinion (7/0)
Easily the weakest installment in the popular kids' series...one can only hope that the subtitle ...
By
Dawn Taylor
of Portland Tribune (7/0)
Without the 3-D gimmick, there wouldn't be any reason to bother with Rodriguez's ultimate Spy Kid...
By
James Kendrick
of Q Network Film Desk (7/0)
certainly the least of the series because it continues the slide in character development that be...
By
Linda Cook
of Quad City Times (Davenport, IA) (7/0)
"Tron" for the oughts?
By
Josh Gilchrist
of rec.arts.movies.reviews (7/0)
It's depressing to see that one of the few franchises built on teaching lessons is now just a sum...
Reviews of Spy Kids 3-D: Game Over
By
David Nusair
of Reel Film Reviews (7/0)
...just about the most anti-climactic way to end a series ever.
By
Sarah Chauncey
of Reel.com (7/0)
Game over.
By
Frank Wilkins
of ReelTalk Movie Reviews (7/0)
In 'Spy Kids 3-D,' the charm of fascinating storytelling gives way to the encroachment of technol...
By
James Berardinelli
of ReelViews (7/0)
I like the movie, but hate its presentation.
By
Jack Garner
of Rochester Democrat and Chronicle (7/0)
A Technicolor dream come true for 10-year -old film -goers.
By
Harry Guerin
of RTE Interactive (Dublin, Ireland) (7/0)
With 3D glasses on or off, it doesn't measure up to its predecessors.
Reviews of Spy Kids 3-D: Game Over
By
Jim Lane
of Sacramento News & Review (7/0)
Without 3-D, Spy Kids 3-D has almost nothing to hook an audience.
By
Mick LaSalle
of San Francisco Chronicle (7/0)
...a movie that starts off with a burst of energy but becomes tedious midway through.
By
Sean Axmaker
of Seattle Post-Intelligencer (7/0)
...the nuttiest big-screen video game you'll ever have the pleasure of seeing somebody else play.
By
Rich Cline
of Shadows on the Wall (7/0)
While the film as a whole is still good fun, it lacks the freewheeling glee of the first two.
By
Nick Schager
of Slant Magazine (7/0)
The 3-D finale of Robert Rodriguez’s cutesy children’s franchise now stands as frontrunner for 20...
By
Rob Blackwelder
of SPLICEDWire (7/0)
The all-CGI, cartoon-inspired game F/X are undeniably cool in three dimensions...but Rodriguez ai...
Reviews of Spy Kids 3-D: Game Over
By
Steve Persall
of St. Petersburg Times (7/0)
A movie so awful that those headaches spurred by the film's shoddy optics effects seem minor by c...
By
Nick Rogers
of State Journal-Register (Springfield, IL) (7/0)
What’s disappointing is that, unlike before, filmmaker Robert Rodriguez is more passionate about ...
By
Gerry Shamray
of Sun Newspapers of Cleveland (7/0)
It's ironic that, for a 3-D flick, Spy Kids 3-D is rather flat.
By
Tony Toscano
of Talking Pictures (U.S.) (7/0)
...Spy Kids 3-D is a good time at the movies...
By
Dustin Putman
of TheMovieBoy.com (8/0)
A painless diversion, but also an undeniable rush job that makes enough misguided storytelling de...
By
Cherryl Dawson and Leigh Ann Palone
of TheMovieChicks.com (7/0)
The game may be over, but I'm sure the sequels will live on - as long as they stay fresh and fun,...
Reviews of Spy Kids 3-D: Game Over
By
Audrey Rock-Richardson
of Tooele Transcript-Bulletin (Utah) (7/0)
It's a fun ride with a cute message. And yes: even parents can enjoy it.
By
Maitland McDonagh
of TV Guide's Movie Guide (7/0)
A harmless disappointment, hampered by the thin story and a surprisingly dreary looking video-gam...
By
Ian Waldron-Mantgani
of UK Critic (6/1)
The 3-D is crap. And Rodriguez should have had more sense than to make Juni the star of the show.
By
Claudia Puig
of USA Today (7/0)
...sweetly inspiring.
By
Jeffrey Chen
of Window to the Movies (7/0)
Plot and themes have gone completely out the window in favor of more eye-candy ... as it is, it's...
By
Daniel M. Kimmel
of Worcester Telegram & Gazette (7/0)
Where Rodriguez falls short... is in relying on the computer generated special effects to make up...
Reviews of Spy Kids 3-D: Game Over
By
Michael Szymanski
of Zap2it.com (7/0)
This fast, fun-filled family film will literally reach out and grab you!
By
Dave Kehr
of New York Times (3/5) Login Required (Login Required)
...an enjoyable, noisy romp...
By
Fred Topel
of About.com (3/4) No reference
Daryl Sabara is the new action hero. He’s tougher than Vin Diesel, smoother than The Rock and coo...
By
Phil Villarreal
of Arizona Daily Star (3/4) No reference
Wwhhaatt aa rruusshh...... Hey! Put on your 3-D glasses, unless you want to read double.
By
Christine James
of Boxoffice Magazine (3/4) No reference
The story is flimsy, simple-minded and often nonsensical, compounded by some obtrusively abysmal ...
By
Roger Ebert
of Chicago Sun-Times (3/4) No reference
...a flat and dreary disappointment.
Reviews of Spy Kids 3-D: Game Over
By
Bill Pearis
of Citysearch (3/4) No reference
Watching Juni and Carmen dodge enemies and jump from platform to platform is about as fun as watc...
By
Mary F. Pols
of Contra Costa Times (3/4) No reference
A pale shadow of the first Spy Kids, as emotionally barren and irritating as the video game it ta...
By
Robert Denerstein
of Denver Rocky Mountain News (3/4) No reference
Spy Kids 3D races from set piece to set piece, but the combination of speed, clutter and clatter ...
By
Sean O'Connell
of Eclipse Magazine (3/4) No reference
(Rodriguez's) gimmicks have improved, but the heart of the series is gone.
By
Staci Layne Wilson
of Fantastica Daily (3/4) No reference
Although Rodriguez did write the script, he must have done so in Level One of his brain.
By
Eugene Novikov
of Film Blather (3/4) No reference
If you don't like this movie, you're not allowed to watch another movie ever again. You dork.
Reviews of Spy Kids 3-D: Game Over
By
KJ Doughton
of Film Threat (3/4) No reference
Rodriguez hasn't lost touch with life's playful side. Let's hope he never does.
By
MaryAnn Johanson
of Flick Filosopher (3/4) No reference
It’s like an Ed Wood movie, so earnest and so desperately sure of itself in all its nutty, cluele...
By
Kit Bowen
of Hollywood.com (3/4) No reference
Ready for more fun with kid spies Juni and Carmen Cortez? Hope so, because they're back, and this...
By
Jim Slotek
of Jam! Movies (3/4) No reference
There's nothing here to match the silly run-amok creativity that marked the first.
By
Louis B. Hobson
of Jam! Movies (3/4) No reference
Though not nearly as good or as clever a film as its predecessors, kids will most likely find Spy...
By
Robert W. Butler
of Kansas City Star (3/4) No reference
Spy Kids 3-D wraps up the series with a bang.
Reviews of Spy Kids 3-D: Game Over
By
Scott Foundas
of L.A. Weekly (3/4) No reference
Kids will adore this movie -- even more than the Harry Potter series.
By
Bob Strauss
of Los Angeles Daily News (3/4) No reference
Once again, multitasking mad dad Robert Rodriguez has served up the most inventive sequel of the ...
By
Jeff Strickler
of Minneapolis Star Tribune (3/4) No reference
All gimmick and precious little cleverness.
By
James Rocchi
of Netflix (3/4) No reference
Robert Rodriguez's 3-D computer-aided kid flick bytes off more than it can chew.
By
Jami Bernard
of New York Daily News (3/4) No reference
This one, which puts the viewer right inside the video game with Juni, is also fun, although not ...
By
Megan Lehmann
of New York Post (3/4) No reference
...the resulting vertigo is decidedly unpleasant...
Reviews of Spy Kids 3-D: Game Over
By
Stephen Whitty
of Newark Star-Ledger (3/4) No reference
IMAX this isn't.
By
Gene Seymour
of Newsday (3/4) No reference
No one can say Spy Kids 3-D isn't clever in its usual gnomic fashion. But one gets the feeling th...
By
Shawn Levy
of Oregonian (3/4) No reference
As with an amusement park ride, you may feel dizzy when it's over, but you'll want to give it ano...
By
Roger Moore
of Orlando Sentinel (3/4) No reference
Two-D or 3-D, this Spy Kid would be dull in any dimension.
By
Gary Thompson
of Philadelphia Daily News (3/4) No reference
It's kind of cute, and younger kids will like it.
By
Steven Rea
of Philadelphia Inquirer (3/4) No reference
Spy Kids 3-D is kind of exhausting, and the many-tiered virtual reality universe numbs the mind a...
Reviews of Spy Kids 3-D: Game Over
By
Andrew Wright
of Portland Mercury (3/4) No reference
Retains the homemade virtues that made the earlier installments such an un-selfconscious, pleasin...
By
Sean Means
of Salt Lake Tribune (3/4) No reference
Any children's movie so giddily entertaining and inventive can be forgiven for occasional lapses ...
By
Jeffrey M. Anderson
of San Francisco Examiner (3/4) No reference
[Rodriguez has] never been very good at endings, and the final 20 minutes of this new film are am...
By
Moira MacDonald
of Seattle Times (3/4) No reference
For those who like a plot along with their car races and lava surfing, it's game over, quickly.
By
Chris Hewitt (St. Paul)
of St. Paul Pioneer Press (3/4) No reference
If you loved the first two Spy Kids movies, all the more reason to take a pass on Spy Kids 3-D: G...
By
Josh Larsen
of Sun Publications (Chicago, IL) (3/4) No reference
...something between `Tron' and `The Matrix,' though with a cheery warmth in place of the chilly ...
Reviews of Spy Kids 3-D: Game Over
By
Daphne Gordon
of Toronto Star (3/4) No reference
Rodriguez may have overreached his abilities with this film.
By
Ann Hornaday
of Washington Post (3/4) No reference
Differs from its predecessors in some important -- and occasionally unfortunate -- ways.
By
Desson Thomson
of Washington Post (3/4) No reference
A movie that aims for the fun and sensation of being inside a video game, but not a whole lot mor...
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