Honey, I Blew Up the Kid
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Movie Reviews of Honey, I Blew Up the Kid
Movie Review: Nice Sequel; Slightly Better Than The First Film
Summary: 3 Stars
Here's another example of the sequel being slightly better than the original, at least in my humble opinion. However, the original ("Honey, I Shrunk The Kids") was nothing super, not something you'd call a "classic." It was "pretty good." This one IS "good."
It had more laughs and less irritating kids. There is still the stupid teen romance, but not emphasized as much as in the first movie. The little kid in here, who is turned into a giant, is cute and affable and his giggle is fun to hear.
The first 40 minutes of this film are the best. It gets a little too silly after that. At the end, Disney succumbs to the craze of the early '90s: having a woman punch out a man. In this case, it was nice mother (Marcia Strassman.) Give me a break!
The special-effects were okay but not totally convincing. In fairness, it's not easy trying to produce the effects of a 100-foot child walking down the streets of Las Vegas, but they've still come along way from the days of "The Attack Of The 50- Foot Woman" in 1958. This movie would look more realistic with today's CGI technology.
Overall, some good laughs in the film and - with one exception - likable characters.
Movie Review: Suddenly the world grows a whole lot smaller.....
Summary: 3 Stars
I seem to like this sequel more than Honey, I Shrunk The Kids mainly because this is one of the movies that I grew up watching it. It's true that Honey, I Blew Up The Kid doesn't really hold up eighteen years later, but there are still some pretty good things about it. The story is just as weak as the one in the original, but at least the special effects are pretty fun to watch. There are some fun and silly scenes, as well as a pretty wacky music score by Bruce Broughton. The things I disliked the most about this movie were the lame one-liners said by Keri Russell, the cardboard cutout villain played by John Shea, and, as I mentioned before, the story which isn't really much to start with. In the end, I consider Honey, I Blew Up The Kid a bit of a guilty pleasure. The film beings a lot of nostalgia: I liked it back when I was a kid, and I still like it now (at least SOME of it).
Grade: 6/10
Movie Review: Good fun.
Summary: 3 Stars
"Blew Up the Kid" delivers what you'd expect from a sci-fi family movie sequel. The jokes are fewer and farther between. The plot is more forced. The acting is even more overdone.
However, even for all the shortcomings, this is a fun movie to watch with the kids. Rick Moranis is reliably goofy and the special effects with a giant baby are not bad. Really the only complaint I had was that Lloyd Bridges should've been given more screen time. All in all, it's a good way to spend 90 minutes with the family.