4/10
Graphics steal the show
5 August 2003
The summer of sequels continues with this third entry in Robert Rodriguez "Spy Kids" series.. Though this one bares only a superficial resemblence to the other films in the series.. and is mostly a gimick effort for Rodriguez to try out his computer graphics ideas... Basicaly only one Spy Kid, Daryl Sabara's Juni is the focus this time around (Alexa Vega being kept on the sidelines for most of the film) as he enters the world of computer games (ala "Tron") to try to save the world or some such thing from Sylvester Stallone's evil Toymaker. Now Stallone seems to be having a grand old time hamming it up in the bad guy role, and is such a hoot in this film that we forget that he really doesn't have a plan or a motive for being a bad guy,... Really the story is hogwash.. and you just take a backseat to the CGI and the 3D gimmick... which do keep you entertained for large chunks of the film. Kids will love it and adults will be amused, but don't expect to remember much afterwards. GRADE: C-
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