Spy Kids: Armageddon

I've watched the Spy Kids films. And they where entertaining fun, not great, but enjoyable B. Movie fun, and never tries to be nothing more. But Robert Rodriguez wants to keep it going, even though it appears it does not want to be, he made a superhero version titled We Can Be Heroes, which was a little better in my opinion.

Now the effects are hit or miss here, and the two kids are fun to watch, but I bought them more has friends then brother and sister. But Zachery Levi is just sleepwalking through this, looking very bored being in this. Gina Rodriguez does alright by what she's giving, but other than that, this is a mess of itself.

I grew up watching the original spy kids movies and loved them. They each had an interesting idea with good learning point about loyalty, family and even just how to have fun with imagination.

I have been open to watch the new spy kids Armageddon but I watch through the originals again too In order before writing this review. I can honestly say the movie was disappointing and very underwhelmed.

There is no relation to the original family like in the other 4 movies so they are completely new kids. However it's the parents that are spys again and the kids just like video game. The movie had a heavy focus on how much kids play games and that can be there superpower. I am personally a gamers but I found this sloppy. I have grown with games over the years and there was something terrible watching adults being unable to do anything because they can't use a game controller.

The CGI was unfortunately terrible again for a movie from 2023. The skeletons were better in the original, I honestly don't know what went wrong. There is even some sections in the movie that are copies from the original and could have been a nice Easter egg but even these scenes were disappointing and didn't really capture the same emotions from the base series.

Also I found it alittle sad watching a fully grown man fighting and beating a child. In the old movies this was done in a more tasteful manner with the parents being involved too. This often made the sides look more even and a bigger goal for the family to reach.

Overall I was left board and dissatisfied with how the series has changed. Sometimes movies should stay in the past. I will be watching the original 3 movies with my children, not this one.

"Spy Kids: Armageddon," the much-anticipated reboot of the beloved franchise, is a catastrophic failure in every sense of the word. Roberto Rodriguez seems to have lost his touch entirely, delivering a film that not only tarnishes the legacy of the original movies but also leaves the audience questioning the very essence of storytelling.

From the beginning, it's evident that Rodriguez has abandoned the heart and soul of the Spy Kids series. The once-charming child spies, Juni and Carmen Cortez, are reduced to mere caricatures of their former selves. Their witty dialogues and endearing sibling dynamics are replaced by cringe-worthy one-liners and forced chemistry, making it painful for fans of the original films to watch.

The plot, if it can even be called that, is a convoluted mess. The storyline jumps erratically from one poorly executed action sequence to another, leaving the audience bewildered and disconnected. The introduction of new gadgets and gizmos feels forced and uninspired, lacking the innovation.

Rodriguez's direction further exacerbates the film's problems. The action scenes, which should have been the movie's saving grace, are plagued by shoddy choreography and sloppy editing. The once-impressive visual effects are now laughably outdated, making it seem like a desperate attempt to cash in on nostalgia without putting in the effort to update the film for modern audiences.

Moreover, the performances from the cast are uninspired at best. It's almost painful to watch talented actors sleepwalk through their roles, delivering lines with a lack of conviction that further emphasizes the overall lack of effort put into this project.

In conclusion, "Spy Kids: Armageddon" is a prime example of how not to revive a beloved franchise. Roberto Rodriguez's direction, paired with a lackluster script and uninspired performances, results in a film that is not only forgettable but also deeply disappointing for fans who were hoping for a worthy successor to the original Spy Kids movies. Instead of breathing new life into the series, Rodriguez has managed to bury it even deeper, leaving audiences to wonder why this ill-conceived reboot was ever made in the first place.

Honestly... this was not terrible like I thought It would be.

Firstly this didn't seem like a reboot. The characters are NOT Juni and Carmen but are new characters completely.

Take the first three spy kid films plots and put them all into chatGPT with the prompt "Combine all the elements of these films into one film".

This film, although not as good as the original 3 (never saw the 4th), still feels like a proper Spy Kids film, even keeping the Spy Kids Leitmotif from the originals.

It's fun and very cheesy. Kids will probably love this, adults will probably review bomb it.

Still wish we got another outing of Carmen and Juni with the original cast.

Spy Kids: Armageddon is the latest chapter in the Spy Kids series and this series is led by Jane the Virgin Gina Rodrigez with Zachery Levie I am hopeless at spelling peoples names :) The movie itself is a story on its own and has no links to the earlier movies with Antonio Banderes. This movie is mostly for younger audiences and has a great storytelling process while watching the story and going on the journey with the two young kid actors and they did a great job.

Where the story falls over for me is when near the end of the story we see a lot of special effects with poor CGI scenes of lava that you know is really poorly done and you can see that they were starting to run out of the budget.

In the end the movie became very wholistic virtuous and this is ok but it really made it all lovey dovey.

If you are a fan of the movie series then I would say watch it. Its a great movie to watch with the whole family it just could have ended a lot better.

It is video game based and coding as well so thats cool but as mentioned above they needed to invest in better CGI.