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Summary: A great movie for all ages
Review: Like Mike is a great movie about an orphan boy who attains an awesome, magical basketball power. His name is Calvin and he lives in an orphanage. Life for him is quite dreary, except for the occasional fun provided by basketball. He loves to play basketball.Calvin's fortune takes a dramatic turn when he receives some hand-me-down shoes from his teacher. To his astonishment, they are Michael Jordan's old shoes from his childhood. A bully takes his shoes, though, and throws them on top of a power line. Calvin is so determined to get the shoes back that he goes outside with his two friend's in the pouring rain to get them. He gets shocked from the power line, and his shoes receive an infusion of power. After that his basketball ability is amazing, and he never misses. He can also dunk. He gets even luckier when he meets the coach of the Los Angeles Knights at a local game. He's selling candy, but has no luck. His luck changes when he refuses a $20 bill from the coach for a chocolate and then he gets tickets instead. At the game he gets even luckier and is called down to play one-on-one with Tracy Reynolds, a player from the Knights. He stunningly defeats him, topping off the game with a slam dunk that quiets everyone (and then gets them roaring after his friend starts clapping). This is a great movie that is inspirational and funny. It's a heartwarming movie about friendship and family. The Cinderella-like quality of this movie is one that will have you cheering at the end.
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Summary: Telephone Call
Review: Hi, this is Rookie of the Year, I'd like my plot back
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Summary: Like Mike
Review: This movie although lacks reality, is very good, I think that the reason why I might have liked it is because Im a bow wow fan, but it is a good kids movie.
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Summary: I Like Mike
Review: This was children's-sports-fantasy mix movie that really turned out fine. Yes, it was predictable at times and it was even a little unoriginal. But its warm sense of teamwork and care for others leaves the viewer with that "feel-good" feeling. You will be rooting for Calvin and the L.A. Knights and laughing at the outgoing wit of the movie that takes on a life of its own. This is a very cute movie, worthy of being watched. Overall, I "liked Mike."
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Summary: Same old plot is not as bad as the premise
Review: OK, so two of our children watched the movie and liked it. I guess it was made for them, and at that level is not that bad, but it's not a great one for parents to endure. If you want glowing reviews, check the under-12 review section. This is the story of an orphan who gets picked on by bigger guys. He comes across some shoes that have "MJ" initialed in them. When he puts them on he becomes the best basketball player in the world, humiliating today's current stars, who all seem to be having a good time in the movie. Two reasons it can't get more stars than me. Maybe the kids have not seen countless films with exactly the same plot, so for them it's pretty fresh. But this is the same old story of a very bad team getting some new factor added to their chemistry that makes them winners. When the new factor is there, they all play way above their former levels. When the new factor is not available, they all stand around not knowing what to do. And there is a big game at the end, where the factor showing up or not, instead of everybody continuing on their own merits becomes the big concern. And on and on. But that doesn't bug me so much. Part of the economy of Hollywood consists of the need to put out new products every week, and there are only so many original ideas. It's not art, but it keeps people employed and young ones who don't know any better occupied for awhile. What does bother me is when the factor introduced to make the team a winner gives them an unfair advantage. "Angels in the Outfield" did the same thing. In that movie, balls were caught that shouldn't have been, and hits were made that shouldn't have been. As rewards come with winning, it means that the team that has just won with this unfair advantage, and the losing team, with more talent, does not get these rewards. Also, in the case of this movie, who is the player who has to work hard, but get benched when a little kid with magic shoes bumps him out of the lineup? Finally, the writers have to be careful when constructing the "factor" that makes the play better. What if the kid found a bottle of magic pills that did the same thing? That would be a big no-no, as we start getting into performance-enhancing-drug territory. But then, if drugs are banned because they can give an unfair (if short-term) advantage, aren't magic shoes in the same territory? Or angels? Or flubber? I hate to be a spoil-sport on this, but I think these movies teach kids to look for the gimmick to win, instead of working hard, which is what it's going to take in real life.
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Summary: I think the video was cool!@
Review: I like how they put the real life basketball player and other people in it. It was cool to make Bow wow play like michael jordan. I think it is cool to have someone in it that is smaller than real life basketball player.
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Summary: Bowwow is fly
Review: Will like the move like mike becoues Ilike bowwow.he so fine That why I like him so much.I love his movre is fun and sad.The fun prat are when Mavicechestnut took the sleeping pill and then Bowwow started to driving back to the room.But at frist bowwow ordered room serveie and it was messy and Mavicechetnut was mad becoues Mavicecdhestnut was braging grilfriend to the room and I like win Mavicechestnut was he daddy....it is so fantastic!
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Summary: Despite gimmicks, this is a well-written film!
Review: I didn't have high hopes for this film. It seemed to be a gimmicky Hollywood cookie-cutter, with the flavor of the month in the leading role. True, the film had these elements; however, due to superb writing, this movie broke the Hollywood mold. The main characters have their personalities, but the secondary characters are able to stand on their own. The were more than place holders; they were actually people. I think the key moment is when Calvin's friend Murph puts on the shoes, hoping to be able to play like Mike. Token eccentric Crispin Glover (George McFly) plays the evil manager of the orphanage with a subtle flair. He is like Brendan Frasier or Peter Weller-they all have talent; it's just tricky to find good roles for them. This movie is a nice family movie. It reinforces the values of diversity-the old talent of Tracy Reynolds with the new talent of Calvin Cambridge, and also Calvin's friendship with Asian Reg Stevens and Caucasian Murph. It has subtle elements of reconciliation-Tracey reconciles with Calvin, Tracey reconciles with his estranged father, and Calvin reconciles with the bully Ox. This movie is also about living your dreams, and working toward a worthy goal. And that you cannot beat! I have only two objections to this movie. The first is obvious: whoever thought that having a kid climb a tree to grab shoes off a wire should be shot! Especially climbing a tree in the rain during an electrical storm! The wet shoes would conduct electricity, and be grounded through Calvin's body, ending the story before it began. And beyond the bad physics, this is absolutely the wrong thing to show in a family movie. Two replacement ideas for this rather dumb scene are as follows: They could have the adventurers look up at the sneakers, and Calvin want to get the shoes, but Murph say that it is dangerous to climb wires, and then have the wind blow the sneakers down. This would get the shows down, and replace the galvanizing symbolism of electricity with the subtle inspiration symbolism of wind. You get the power of myth without the power of bad example. The other option would be to eliminate the electricity altogether. You could have Calvin put on the shoes, and just begin playing better-a la Cinderella. This would make the story a bit more ambiguous and more intriguing. Is it the shoes, or is it Calvin's power of faith? My second beef with this film is that it reinforces the idea that they way out of the ghetto is on the basketball court or in the studio recording rap music. They way out of the ghetto is the same as the way out of the trailer-park, and it involves being realistic, learning a marketable skill at school, and developing a obsession with drudgery. I know this is a fantasy film, but all myths need to be gounded in some reality, or they become meaningless. 3 stars-It's a good film, but the "live wire" scene is inexcusable.
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Summary: i love it and it funny
Review: wassup i have ta say that i love this movie it is so funny .i was at tha movies just laughin and cryin and everything.i loved me some bow wow he so funny and he cute but it was funny cause he look so young and he sound young to.but he had me rolling when he was to be big and also what was funny when he was beating chestnut. but i felt bad 4 him cause he was livin in a shelter with other kids rockin people clothing and sneakers.well ijust have ta say i love it and hope u come out woth a another movies cause i be tha first one to see it
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Summary: Not bad
Review: I admit this movie wasn't an epic, it was really predictable and not the funniest movie I've ever seen, but never the less, I enjoyed it. 14 year old 4 ft 9 orphan, Calvin Cambridge (Lil Bow Wow) is a die-hard basketball fan and finds that he can shoot hoops like a pro thanks to a pair of sneakers that may have once belonged to Michael Jordan. Youngsters will still enjoy watching teen rapper Lil' Bow Wow literally beating the grown-ups at their own game. Signed up by the Los Angeles Knights, a struggling outfit whose boss (Levy) believes a kid on the bench will boost ticket sales, our hero finds himself lodging with star player Tracey Reynolds (Chestnut), who is less than welcoming to his new roommate. At the same time he must deal with his scheming guardian, Bittleman (Glover), who makes life a misery for Calvin's fellow orphans, Murph ("Stuart Little" star Lipnicki) and Reg (Song). Combining lively courtside action with a pleasingly Dickensian story, "Like Mike" is a fantasy fable that should keep everyone in the family entertained.
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