DVD : Zoom - Academy for Superheroes

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Rating:

- "Entertaining for kids, but not for anyone else."
So, I watched this movie at a friend's house. I had nothing to do, so I watched it.

After about the first 25-30 minutes of the movie, I noticed this movie had alot of bathroom humor. Ok, so it's funny once in a long while, but does it have to be in just about every kid's movie?!

The story is cheesy and predictable, and the dialoge at times can be retarded.

However, kids will like the movie, since farting and inflatable butts are always funny for kids, and I mean, it's a superhero movie! But, teens and adults probably will not find this movie entertaining.

Rating:

- "Zoom" Runs A Little Too Slow
We've all heard the saying, "Shoulda, coulda, woulda." That's exactly what I thought as I viewed "Zoom: Academy for Superheroes." Had a little more time and care been taken with the script and if the director (Peter Hewitt) had cut back on the all-out hokiness of the picture, "Zoom" could have been a decent movie. Instead, Tim Allen (Captain Zoom), Courteney Cox (Marsha Holloway) and an aging Chevy Chase (Dr. Grant) are forced to muddle their way through a seemingly slapped together family flick with a weakly held together plot and second-rate special effects.

**SPOILERS**
The premise of the story is this: Zoom is a washed-up superhero who's called back into duty when his good-turned-evil brother, Concussion (Kevin Zegers), decides to return to Earth to wreak havoc. Four kids aged six to seventeen and have special superpowers are collected for Zoom to turn into a team to fight Concussion. The kids are played by Michael Cassidy (Houdini), Kate Mara (Wonder), Spencer Breslin (Mega Boy) and Ryan Newman (Princess). As the film roles along we are given glimpses at the childrens' training in musical interludes and sometimes funny moments. They pick at Dr. Grant, play throughout the training facility, and a romance even sparks between the two eldest kids. Concussion's arrival is referred to throughout these little vignettes on a handy countdown screen that holds veteran Rip Torn's attention for the bulk of the film. When Concussion finally gets around to exact his vengeance on mankind, everything turns out bland and unnecessarily "nice."
**End spoilers**

The film could use a little Gamma Thirteen radiation to kick it into gear. It never gets moving and the plot is so weak and thin that the film comes across as nothing more than a showcase of weak special effects and music. There is one nice cameo of Thomas F. Wilson (Biff from "Back to the Future," and I also think I spotted Squiggy from "Lavergne and Shirley" as a Wendy's employee in an obvious marketing payoff during the film.

The DVD comes with some modest special features including the obligatory "Making Of" story and an "Academy for Superheroes" kid's guide.

Overall, this flick feels like a cheap knockoff of "Sky High," which is a much better film. If your child enjoys superhero flicks, "Zoom" may be up their alley. There's only some very mild and brief language and the violence in non-bloody and really not that climactic. In other words, this is an okay family film, but I'd still recommend "Sky High" instead. Consider this one a rental. If your kids like it enough, you might want to wait for it to hit the bargain bin before buying it.

Rating:

- sky high for a younger audience
In this movie Im alen must led a new band of super hero kids between the age of 6 and 17. Can they defeat tim alone brother concusion after he betrayed his team after me exposed to Gama thirteen and killed all of them zoom played by tim alen. Can they new zenith team stop Concusion from threatening the world again. Find out in the heroic thrilling conclusion

Rating:

- sky high but less intense
In zoom tim alen must led a new team of super heroes to face and epic threat. Zoom brothe concusion has come back for venace after he was exposed to Gamma radaition to make him stronger alone with the other original members of the first zenith program. Unfortunately the gamma corrupted him and turned him to darkside his brother zoom lost his pwowers stopping him. This is a great famliy film. Can zoom once again stop his brother concusion. This movie should be fine for kids and people age ten to 105 becausder of occasional mild rude humor and some mild action sequences. If you like this I also recommend sky high if you want something sligthly darker like for 13 and up you should the Spider man I and II and daredevil and stuff like that.

Rating:

- Not Good Enough!
What can I say, other than this movie is DIRT POOR?
Trust me when I say this, it's not even worth renting...what a waste. DO NOT BUY THIS DVD...DON'T EVEN RENT IT...YOU'VE BEEN WARNED!

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