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Spy Kids 3-D: Game Over
(Reviewed July 24, 2003)
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I hate 3-D movies. I absolutely HATE them. I can't stand wearing those goddamned stupid glasses, whether they be the red/blue kind that come with tickets to this movie, or the grey "polarized" type used in "Ghosts of the
Abyss." They are uncomfortable, they make the screen look way too dark, and worst of all THEY USUALLY DON'T WORK. Sure, you sometimes get a depth effect, but there are always double-images somewhere on the screen, things that don't quite line up right, things that make you want to run screaming from the theatre.
I mention all of this because you will have to wear those horrible, horrible glasses for more than three-quarters of "Spy Kids 3-D: Game Over"'s running time. After about five minutes, you will close your
left eye and try watching the movie with only your right. Forget about taking off the glasses, because then the screen looks like a total mess. Covering your left eye, however, gives you an acceptable 2-D
image that is almost light enough not to be annoying, even though the image will be all but devoid of color.
As for the movie itself: Man, has this series ever gotten strange! Juni is the main character this time around, with all other members of the Cortez family reduced to little more than cameos. In
"Tron"-like style, Juni enters a computer game to save his sister Carmen. The wild, incredibly imaginative visuals of the game take up most of the movie. Director/writer Robert Rodriguez is some kind of
genius when it comes to creating CGI landscapes and characters; the eye-candy in this movie is amazing. (Of course, it would be a lot more amazing if you could see it in 2-D. A 2-D version apparently will
be available on VHS when the movie comes out on home video. My advice is to wait and rent it.)
Not as good as parts one or two, mainly because this installment is a lot colder and more technical instead of being family-centered, but still worth a look. A painful, exruciating, very annoying look.
Back Row Grade: B-
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