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(1 - 28) of 28 OFCS Rating: 14% Rotten Page   1   D "Shark Boy is a brave undertaking, but for anyone over 9 years of age, it’s also a complete chore to sit through."   FilmJerk.com   Brian Orndorf 3/5 "You don’t need the 3D glasses to see the flaws."   eFilmCritic.com   Dan Lybarger 2/5 "This film simply doesn’t even work in two dimensions."   eFilmCritic.com   David Cornelius 2/4 "Reminds us, unequivocally, why 3-D failed to catch on. "Special" effects notwithstanding, this Robert Rodriguez quickie is strictly for the younger set."   rec.arts.movies.reviews   David N. Butterworth "... exceedingly long and pointless"   Portland Tribune   Dawn Taylor 1.5/4 "Has a rushed, thrown-together feel to it made all the more glaring by cheesy 3-D that is ugly and doesn't work in any way, shape or form."   TheMovieBoy.com   Dustin Putman C "Imagination is important. WE GET IT. Now how about coming up with an interesting story?"   EricDSnider.com   Eric D. Snider 3/4 "Rodriguez would be advised to take a step back from the chintzy, plastic red-and-blue eyewear since what’s on the screen is already more than enough."   eFilmCritic.com   Erik Childress C- "Nothing to celebrate: it's a garish, cluttered piece of plasticine whimsy that's as derivative as it is leaden."   One Guy's Opinion   Frank Swietek 1/4 "A jumble of concepts and half-baked imaginings."   Palo Alto Weekly   Jeanne Aufmuth 4/10 "We find only disjointed clamor and confusion amid a babble of noise and flashing lights. The movie seemed to me little more than a clever afternoon special."   DVDTown.com   John J. Puccio 2/10 "Avoid this at all costs."   Planet Sick-Boy   Jon Popick 3/4 "Rodriguez es un niño grande que trabaja como cineasta, pero niño al fin y al cabo. Esa es la verdadera tercera dimensión del filme, la de su corazón infantil"   Moviola   Jorge Avila Andrade 2/5 "If I were eight years old, I probably would think this movie was the greatest film ever made. However, being an adult, the movie just irritated me."   7M Pictures   Kevin Carr D- "Mind-numbingly boring and woodenly acted...The Rodriguezes are subjecting everyone to their own home movie"   Reeling Reviews   Laura Clifford B- "The juvenile inspiration gives the film its creative spark, making it the coolest home movie project imaginable for a father and son."   Reel Times: Reflections on Cinema   Mark Pfeiffer "[L]ooks and sounds and feels as if it were... made by kids who’d broken into Dad’s toolshed and borrowed his filmmaking toys."   Flick Filosopher   MaryAnn Johanson 2.5/4 "Considering the fact that Sharkboy and Lavagirl is packed wall-to-wall with fantastic worlds of imagination, I’d rather have seen them in [full] color than in 3-D."   Aisle Seat   Mike McGranaghan "Dreams are necessary, but without focus and meaning they are cotton candy -- a sweet delight until it melts away, leaving a sugar buzz and a sticky film on your teeth."   Movie Mom at Yahoo! Movies   Nell Minow .5/4 "Sharkboy offers up a piece of sage advice when he remarks, "You snooze, you win.""   Slant Magazine   Nick Schager C "It's essentially a retread of the Spy Kids films...I'd love to see [Rodriguez] invest the...passion he displayed in Sin City into one of these children's films."   TheFilmJournal.com (Ohio)   Rick Curnutte D "Some dreams are better left unrealized. "   Reeling Reviews   Robin Clifford 1.5/5 "No amount of bells & whistles can salvage a screenplay this half-baked."   DVDTalk.com   Scott Weinberg B "There is such a joy of play in the film that it's easy to overlook the overdone performances and the lazy script shortcuts."   Seattle Post-Intelligencer   Sean Axmaker 1.5/4 "Movies this tiresome and obvious have no business in multiplexes."   Charlotte Weekly   Sean O'Connell 2/10 "Robert Rodriguez' paternal love for his son is admirable - but not if you have to pay the price of admission to this fumbling fiasco."   Modamag.com   Susan Granger 2/4 "A splashy bore."   Reel.com   Timothy Knight 0/4 "Of course your children will enjoy it--given enough flashing lights and farting noises, they'll like a George Lucas movie."   Film Freak Central   Walter Chaw  (1 - 28) of 28 OFCS Rating: 14% Rotten Page   1