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#1
07-30-2005, 07:27 PM
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Sky High (Box Your Spoilers)
Saw it today with a 10 year old, 7 year old and 3 year old.
All of them liked it and so did my wife and I. Good fun stuff. A little cheesy, but not one of those bullets you take just because you are a parent. A few mildly questionable words ("stupid", "shut up") and the discussion of death, but for the most part pretty clean. No worse than Nickelodeon in the afternoons. The violence is cartoonish and the film rarely gets scary. Pretty good stuff. 
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#2
07-30-2005, 09:26 PM
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I'm looking forward to seeing this one. Always good to see Kevin McDonald, Dave Foley, and Bruce Campbell in a film.
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08-01-2005, 07:35 AM
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We took the kids to see it yesterday. I admit, it was funny beyond all reason.
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#11
08-01-2005, 10:17 AM
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No, I believe
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#12
08-01-2005, 10:25 AM
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I agree with the OP. I also wanted to add that there were quite a few females in this film that I found pleasing to the eye:
Kelly Preston (Josie/Jetstream) Danielle Panabaker (Layla) Kelly Vitz (Magenta) Mary Elizabeth Winstead (Gwen) Lynda Carter (The Principal) An unusual bounty for a kid flick. Also, I thought Cloris Leachman as the school nurse was hilarious. My favorite part of the film, really. Dave Foley and Bruce Campbell were funny as well. My 9 girl and 5 girl liked it.
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#14
08-01-2005, 11:06 AM
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"Kids that get bitten by radioactive insects or fall in a vat of toxic wastes get their powers immediately..." >shrug< "...or they die."
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#15
08-01-2005, 11:10 AM
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* Is it just me or does Mary Elizabeth Winstead look a LOT like Zooey Deschanel? I thought it was her.
* And while I'm comparing, I could see Danielle Panabaker (Layla) getting work on Desperate Housewives as a younger version of Marcia Cross. * Looking at IMDb, it appears that Patrick Warbuton (the Tick and Puddy) did the voice for Major Pain. * Good to see Kurt Russell back in Disney movies. Miracle. Sky High. You can go home again.
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#16
08-01-2005, 11:12 AM
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It was cheezy, but oddly, that worked for it. Every actor seems to use low-key corniness. And it was so earnest and fun that It was just really enjoyable.
Warren Peace was top-notch. In fact, even though pretty much every kid in the thing was sterotyped, they were all so bloody accurate stereotypes I can see them as being real.
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#18
08-01-2005, 12:47 PM
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However, in the movie itself, SPOILER:
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#19
08-01-2005, 03:15 PM
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The folks who created Kim Possible co-wrote this film. They seem to enjoy stories about extraordinary kids.
There have been some comments about the film being derivative of other stuff (specialty school for special people a la Harry Potter, secret superhero lair a la Batman's Batcave, family of superheroes a la The Incredibles), but I don't think any of that stuff is derivative. You have to have a secret lair if you're a superhero. And why can't superheroes start a family? Notice that Will is always wearing red, white, and blue- the same colors as his parents' uniform.
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#22
08-01-2005, 03:48 PM
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We got a kick out of it (and a lot of people laughed at the Wonder Woman line). I liked it that every kid, pretty much, was color-coordinated (not just Will).
It was a fun movie that used all the stereotypes and cliches for laughs. And who doesn't like to see Dave Foley and Kevin McDonald?
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#23
08-01-2005, 06:59 PM
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I mean, it uses themes from a dozen comics, teen dramas, and so forth.
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#24
08-02-2005, 05:38 AM
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My favorite exchange from the film:
SPOILER:
I thought the few moments of interaction between Kevin MacDonald's huge-brained science teacher and Bruce Campbell's uber-gym teacher characters were intensely funny. Dave Foley's dissipated sidekick character was another bright spot. Actually I found the whole movie to be great good-natured fun, if a trifle low-budget in appearance. The supporting cast performances made the film, in my opinion. Although I am mildly worried that the movie sends the message that it'd be cool to give your guinea pig punk hair coloring. Regarding Lynda Carter's line at the close of the film: SPOILER:
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#26
08-02-2005, 12:09 PM
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My boyfriend wanted to see it and I was expecting it to suck so I was pleasantly surprised. It was cheesy, yes, but it knew it was cheesy and didn't take itself too seriously. Much of it was predictable but there were plenty of funny bits to keep you amused (I liked the question asked while the sidekicks were studying.) A few people in my theater laughed at the Wonder Woman line.
Would have liked to see more powers from the students though. I'm a straight chick and I agree on the hotness of Leila, but she reminded me of a slightly younger and prettier Amber Tamblyn.
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#28
08-15-2005, 02:36 PM
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Saw Sky High over the weekend with Mrs. Genghis and our 13-year old. The wife and I laughed - a lot. Our daughter liked everything about it, and both the wife and my daughter commented on Warren Peace's resemblence to Tommy, the original Green Ranger (the Mrs. still has the yowzas over that kid).
A great cast of Disney teens, and a terrific supporting cast around them. I thought (mistakenly) the brainiac guy was Steve Carrell; what else has the fellow who played him been in? All told, it was a great deal of fun, well worth theater prices.
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#29
08-15-2005, 03:57 PM
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#30
08-15-2005, 04:10 PM
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This movie was so much better than it had any right to be.
If I knew how to do spoiler boxes.. I would write more. I will say one thing.. did anyone catch the gag with Dave Foley's sidekick character, All American Boy at the dance? Part of the joke with him is that he can change his costume instantly by just ducking under something and popping back out. At the dance, Lash spills the drink on All American Boy's cheesy tuxedo. In the next shot two other characters are talking, Foley pops up from out of shot and has a clean tuxedo on. I hope they make a sequel about Warren Peace's dad.
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#31
08-15-2005, 09:27 PM
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Both Dave Foley and Kevin McDonald were members of Kids in the Hall (Bruce McColluch, Scott Thompson and Mark McKinney were the other three).
I loved the cameos in there. SPOILER:
We also loved the 80s soundtrack. I actually went with a bunch of adults, no kids around!  ). As cheesy as the FX were, and as utterly predictable as the story was (think ABC Afterschool Special predictable ), we all still had a ball.My favorite quote: SPOILER:
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#33
08-16-2005, 09:26 AM
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#35
08-21-2005, 12:43 AM
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I saw this film, and really liked it.
Wait, what did you say? The film is by Disney? Ah damn, they did it again.  Well, okay, so the plot is different, but it is still about a High School for super heroes, and the principle is still meant to be Wonder Woman.
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#36
08-21-2005, 12:49 AM
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Just sayin'.
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#37
08-22-2005, 08:38 AM
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Funny story I forgot to tell. When the character said "stupid" in the film, my kid said, a little louder than I'd prefer, "No. No. Bad Word!" This is what we teach him to say when an objectionable word is said on TV. It drew an unintended chuckle from the crowd. Sometimes, he is in the room when I watch sitcoms in the supposed "family hour" (8/7 Central) and he hears bad words on television that surprise even me! We just teach him that they are not to be said (thus the "No. No. Bad Word" mantra). I realize you can't hide your kids from language. I think as a parent, you just aim high, do the best you can, and pray that something sticks.
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