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    Adventures Of Sharkboy And Lavagirl In 3-D
    Genre: Family

    Reviewed In Issue 102 (Nov 2005) Of Widescreen Review®

    Stars:
    Taylor Lautner, Taylor Dooley, Cayden Boyd, David Arquette, Kristin Davis & George Lopez

    WSR Review Scores
    WSR Picture Rating: NR
    DD Sound Rating: NR
    DTS Sound Rating: NR
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    Critics' Composite Score: 2.5
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    Special Features
    Starting out the special features are four pairs of way-cool 3-D glasses in blue for the boys and pink for the girls. You are given the option of watching the movie in 2-D or 3-D, and if you choose to watch in 3-D, TV set up instructions are included. Optional feature commentary by Robert Rodriguez is offered in either 2-D or 3-D, and there is an eight-minute featurette "Creating 'Shark Boy And Lava Girl' With Racer Max" (who played the young Sharkboy in the movie).


     DVD General Information

    (Studio/Distributor): Dimension Home Video
    (Catalog Number): 40977
    (MPAA Rating): PG
    (Rating Reason):

    		 For mild action and some rude humor.
    (Retail Price): $29.95
    (DVD Type): Single Side, Dual Layer (DVD9)
    (Widescreen Edition): Yes
    (Full Screen Edition): No
    (Anamorphic Widescreen): Yes
    (Running Time In Minutes): 93
    (Color Type): Color
    (Chaptered/Scene Access): Yes
    (Closed Captioned): Yes
    (Regional Coding): 1
    (Theatrical Year): 2005
    (Theatrical Release): Yes
    (Direct-To-Video Release): No
    (DVD Release Date): 09/20/05
    (THX® Digitally Mastered): No

     Credits Information

    (Director): Robert Rodriguez
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      WSR Narrative Review
    Story Synopsis:
    Nobody believes Max (Boyd) and his over-active imagination, especially when he talks about the "Adventures Of Sharkboy (Lautner) And Lavagirl (Dooley)." But Max is the one with the last laugh when his two "imaginary friends" show up in his classroom and prove to the kids and his teacher Mr. Electricidad (Lopez) that he's not crazy after all. This 3-D adventure is fun for the entire family. Based on the stories and dreams of Racer Max. (Tricia Spears)

    DVD Picture:
    With this DVD, you get to enjoy either the 2-D or 3-D adventures. In 2-D, colors are vibrant and well balanced. The picture

    Soundtrack:
    Each of the available channels is used very effectively in the Dolby

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    I read WSR for the articles—honest. Terry Paullin's industry insight is refreshing and lively. The lack of comparisons of which home theatre-in-a-box is best or which sub $200 DVD player is best leaves more room for in-depth product and movie reviews. Most importantly, though, I read WSR for the caricature of Gary Reber morphed on to the movie featured on the cover in the Editor's Couch page. Pierce Brosnan had better watch out!

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