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Summary: fullscreen? Fullscreen?? FULLSCREEN?!
Review: The movie - 5 stars, the DVD - not even 1 star! The only things good are the OK film quality and it's in surround sound and not just stereo. The DVD has no features, and when I say that, I mean NO features...not even a trailer! It doesn't even have the Roger Rabbit "Tummy Trouble" cartoon that came with the VHS! It's not in Widescreen (and it WAS in theaters, I remember). You would think that a movie with great special effects (for it's time) would have a making of featurette. Disney had it's chance to finally show us how the movie was done, and they destroy it. I am fed up with Disney. This movie was huge when it came out in 1989, and Disney does this to it. I still picked it up (along with the 2 awesome sequels) because I know that Disney will never wise up to their classics, they just want to destroy them with making sequels to them (Cinderella, Lady & The Tramp). The Beauty & The Beast DVD is awesome though, who knows, maybe there's hope for Disney DVD yet, but not for Honey I Shrunk the Kids. I recommend buying this DVD ONLY if you are a huge fan of the trilogy. We've waited too long for it, and Disney shorts us. I'm glad I only paid [price] each for mine, a penny above that, and I would have walked away.
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Summary: Great, Great, Great!
Review: The story is about an inventor Wayne Szalinski (Rick Moranis) who is trying to perfect his machine which, when working, will shrink matter. The problem is, nothing he does seems to make it work. But somehow, his kids Amy and Nicky (Amy O'Neill and Robert Oliveri), and his next door neighbor's kids, Russell and Ron Thompson (Thomas Wilson Brown and Jared Rushton) are shrunk! Being only a few inches tall, they end up in the garbage bag and are taken outside. They get out but the only way back to the house is through the Szalinski's front yard. They meet up with a friendly ant, a killer scorpion, the danger of being chopped up by a lawnmower, and being drowned by a water sprinkler. Will they make it home so they can be made back to their normal size?This movie is just GREAT! Even though it's a kids movie, it's great for adults, too. I love to watch this movie with my parents. I especially love Robert Oliveri and Jared Rushton. They did a very good job acting in it. Anybody who wants to enjoy a good movie with the family, watch "Honey, I Shrunk the Kids." You won't regret it!
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Summary: COLLECTORS BEWARE
Review: This DVD presents the film in full frame, not widescreen. Why Disney did not include a widescreen transfer on the other side of the disc or as a separate release is beyond my reasoning capabilities. I had to return mine unopened once I realized this. Same for HONEY, I BLEW UP THE KID.
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Summary: Okay...but emphasizes special effects
Review: This is a nice kids movie...but pretty stereotypical story line. Clearly devised to show off the Disney special effects. Can be scary for a 5 year old. Kids characters are stereotypes. And of course, it is the one girl who needs rescuing!
Rating:
Summary: Okay...but emphasizes special effects
Review: This is a nice kids movie...but pretty stereotypical story line. Clearly devised to show off the Disney special effects. Can be scary for a 5 year old. Kids characters are stereotypes. And of course, it is the one girl who needs rescuing!
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Summary: What was Joe Johnston thinking?!
Review: This is the dummest movie I had ever seen. I hadn't seen the 2nd sequel, but I've seen the third and they both stink. I give it * (1 out of 5).
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Summary: Great fun movie.
Review: This is what an entertaining, funny, clean, family movie should be. Great special effect as well, without none of the CGI nonsense we see today. Awesome.
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Summary: What great memories!!!
Review: This takes me back to that wonderful Renaissance period at the Disney studios, when they were turning out Masterpieces like The Little Mermaid, Dick Tracy, Newsies, Hocus Pocus, The Adventures of Huck Finn, and Who Framed Roger Rabbit....
Yes, Honey, I Shrunk the Kids IS a true classic! A wonderful, funny adventure from start to finish. Rick Moranis plays Wayne Szalinsky, a cooky inventor who accidentally shrinks his kids! They get lost in the back yard and have quite an adventure trying to get back home through the jungle of grass and insects. This is one of those movies that makes you feel like a kid again, and totally loses you in its world. The entire cast is great, and the effects were amazing for their time, and not bad for nowadays! I'll take animatronic characters over computer graphics any day. They actually look like they're there because they actually ARE!
... So buy this video, you'll love it ...
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Summary: One of my all time favorite movies
Review: Wayne Szalinski is convinced he has figured out a way to shrink the size of matter. It works great on paper, but he can't make it work in real life. While he's at a conference presenting his ideas, the machine accidentally shrinks his and his neighbor's kids. When they get thrown out with the trash, they must journey across the backyard, avoiding bugs, sprinklers, and lawnmowers. Meanwhile, Wayne and his wife try to fix the machine and find the kids. Will they find them before it's too late? Can Wayne figure out how to make the machine work to reverse the process? This is one of my favorite movies. It combines a great story and great characters with great special effects. All the characters grow because of their experiences, even both sets of parents. The special effects still hold up today, and are there to tell the story, not the other way around. The story moves effortlessly from comedy to drama and back again. It's a shame that there aren't more movies like this. Gather the entire family together and enjoy a great family film.
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Summary: Fun and full of adventure
Review: Who knew cheerios in milk could be so dangerous? This is a fun adventure of a film. I still enjoy watching this film. Rick Moranis plays the bungalking inventor who shrinks his children. The special effects in this film were good.
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