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Irony: i·ro·ny n The use of words to express something different from and often opposite to their literal meaning.

I'm Burton from Portland, Oregon, United States. I'm 33 and live in the Portland Metro Area. I work hard. I drive fast. I play often. I'm sarcastic, appreciate irony, and find humor in even the darkest of events. I'm non-traditional. I question authority. I'm a know-it-all and a planner. And most days, I wake up thinking the world is full of fundamentally good people... and have a lot of problems when I'm proven wrong. Any other questions?

Movie Review: Sky High

Monday, December 12, 2005

What do you get when you have a supporting cast that includes Kurt "Disney" Russell, Kelly "John Travolta's Wife" Preston, Dave "Kids in the Hall" Foley, Lynda "Wonder Woman" Carter, and Kevin "Kids in the Hall" McDonald?

You get Sky High. While I'll admit, I think they thematically ripped off from Pixar's incredible The Incredibles, this movie manages to be extraordinarily entertaining on its own.

The plot is such: Boy (son of superhero and superheroine) goes to high school. He doesn't have super powers like everyone else. Boy meets nice girl. Boy gets super powrs. Popular people like boy but shun boy's longtime friends. Boy shows that true friendship and loyalty are more important than being popular by beating up bad guys.

The movie was just plain fun. There aren't any low or slow points, and, while parts of the movie are hideously overacted, it's by design. The movie just plain works.

Final word on "Sky High": A great rental! See it!

1 Comments:

Laura said...: The kids i babysit brought this movie the other day, and I actually stopped what i was doing and watched it with them. It was pretty good, much better than I expected anyway.
Definately not the best movie ever, but as far as live action kids flicks go it was good.; 8:36 AM, December 12, 2005

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Movie Review: Sky High

Monday, December 12, 2005

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