Publisher: Buena Vista Home Entertainment
Ages: five and up
Parental
Advisory:
Arcade
violence
With an
intriguing 3-D gimmick and
fast-paced video game story and action,
Disney's Spy Kids 3: Game Over appeals
more to kids than to grown-ups.
In the film, the third in the series, secret agents Juni (Daryl Sabara) and Carmen Cortez (Alexa Vega) set out on a journey inside the virtual reality world of a 3-D video game. The movie features a power-hungry villain (Sylvester Stallone in a fun turn) who is set on controlling the youth of the world through a video game, and also features Antonio Banderas, Carla Gugino, and Ricardo Montalban.
Juni initially leaves the family business to become a private detective, but has to go after his sister who's trapped inside a video game. The movie is essentially a video game with a story that features battling robots, vehicle races and more, and is reminiscent of TRON.
Most notably, the DVD comes with four 3-D glasses that let you view the movie in three dimensions. The DVD relies on blue and red lenses that result in an adequate 3-D effect with muted colors. Some viewers will get headaches from watching the movie in 3-D. To provide the best 3-D experience, the DVD offers tools for adjusting your set for optimum colors.
The game comes with both 3-dimensional and 2-dimensional versions of the movie. Entertaining extras include a Mega Race set-top game, ten-minute film school, Alexa Vega in concert, commentary with Robert Rodriguez, a segment that discusses how the movie was made, and more.
Spy Kids 3: Game Over can definitely entertain the youngsters. But anyone over the age of ten will probably just get a headache.
2/25/04 www.daytrum.com Editorial Staff
