The film featured a mix of then-child actors and established stars: Taylor Lautner
In an age of movies that are self-aware, meta, and cynical, Sharkboy and Lavagirl is aggressively sincere. It believes in the power of dreams. It believes that your imagination can reshape the world. It tells kids that even if you feel small or bullied, your mind is the most powerful weapon you have.
The Adventures of Sharkboy and Lavagirl is not a good film in the traditional sense. It is a bad movie. But it is a great bad movie. It is a scrapbook drawing come to life. It is the sound of a seven-year-old telling his dad, "And then there’s a guy who smells fear!"
One of the most surreal elements of watching The Adventures of Sharkboy and Lavagirl 2005 today is the cast.
We have to talk about George Lopez in this movie. Playing both the teacher Mr. Electricidad and the villain Mr. Electric, he delivered some of the most quotable lines in 2000s history.
Looking back at the 2005 credits, the cast list is surprisingly prestigious:
, a lonely 10-year-old who uses his "Dream Journal" to escape school bullies and his parents' bickering. His world turns upside down when his creations— (a fierce warrior raised by sharks) and
The film featured a mix of then-child actors and established stars: Taylor Lautner
In an age of movies that are self-aware, meta, and cynical, Sharkboy and Lavagirl is aggressively sincere. It believes in the power of dreams. It believes that your imagination can reshape the world. It tells kids that even if you feel small or bullied, your mind is the most powerful weapon you have.
The Adventures of Sharkboy and Lavagirl is not a good film in the traditional sense. It is a bad movie. But it is a great bad movie. It is a scrapbook drawing come to life. It is the sound of a seven-year-old telling his dad, "And then there’s a guy who smells fear!"
One of the most surreal elements of watching The Adventures of Sharkboy and Lavagirl 2005 today is the cast.
We have to talk about George Lopez in this movie. Playing both the teacher Mr. Electricidad and the villain Mr. Electric, he delivered some of the most quotable lines in 2000s history.
Looking back at the 2005 credits, the cast list is surprisingly prestigious:
, a lonely 10-year-old who uses his "Dream Journal" to escape school bullies and his parents' bickering. His world turns upside down when his creations— (a fierce warrior raised by sharks) and