Sky High
2005 Directed by Mike Mitchell
Synopsis
Saving The World... One Homework Assignment At A Time.
Set in a world where superheroes are commonly known and accepted, young Will Stronghold, the son of the Commander and Jetstream, tries to find a balance between being a normal teenager and an extraordinary being.
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If it hadn't been so relentlessly corny, 'Sky High' could have been a really fun film. With a strong concept - a high school for kids with superpowers - which merges the two popular genres of coming-of-age and superhero movies, this film was really let down by its lack of imagination and its ludicrously simplistic characters.
Directed by Mike Mitchell ('Deuce Bigalow: Male Gigolo', 'Alvin and the Chipmunks: Chipwrecked'), I perhaps shouldn't have expected a good-looking film but 'Sky High' looked particularly bad. I would estimate that a generous 90% of all shots in this film were Dutch angels of varying severity, which was incredibly off-putting once I noticed it. I will say that the set design was nice though,…
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"Mighty Ducks" level Disney live action fare, if that makes sense. It's cheesy and corny but also very fun.
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This review reportedly contains spoilers. I can handle the truth.
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It has it's moments, but it could've been executed better instead of being a corny, cheesy, bland, forgettable, predictable, and lame film.
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The premise of a high school for up and coming superheroes is clever, but much of the film boils down to the same old high school cliches, including a finale at the big dance for pete’s sake. The supporting cast (Kurt Russell, Bruce Campbell, Dave Foley, Kevin McDonald) is great, however I wish they’d been given a chance to shine during the final battle scene instead of being brushed aside as they were. A scene earlier in the film where Russell makes a sandwich while still in his superhero costume made me laugh more than it probably should have.
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Fun high school movie if you're willing to buy into the world it creates. The characters are fun and relatable.
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still better than home on the range
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If it hadn't been so relentlessly corny, 'Sky High' could have been a really fun film. With a strong concept - a high school for kids with superpowers - which merges the two popular genres of coming-of-age and superhero movies, this film was really let down by its lack of imagination and its ludicrously simplistic characters.
Directed by Mike Mitchell ('Deuce Bigalow: Male Gigolo', 'Alvin and the Chipmunks: Chipwrecked'), I perhaps shouldn't have expected a good-looking film but 'Sky High' looked particularly bad. I would estimate that a generous 90% of all shots in this film were Dutch angels of varying severity, which was incredibly off-putting once I noticed it. I will say that the set design was nice though,…
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I tried to download Tree of Life and for some reason got this instead. (Thanks Sky+)
It was corny/cheesy, but a lot more entertaining than The Avengers. Not to mention funnier too.
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really really bad
On a scale of 0 to bee movie, its about 0.8 bees -
I liked it a bit when I was younger but in retrospect...it's not that great.
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Another in the underrated category is Sky High, which is way better than it had any right to be. It touched on the concept that The Incredibles perfected, only a few years earlier. Russell stars as a famous superhero who sends his weakling son to Sky High, the high school where superheroes go to learn their wares. That is a great concept- a superhero high school, and the movie does it justice. Again, Russell is top-billed here, but the kid who plays his son is the true main character. Russell has a lot of fun with his pompous superhero character, playing off his own All-American lantern-jawed looks. Yeah, The Incredibles is a better version of this, but that doesn’t mean Sky High should be ignored.
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This movie is about as 'by the numbers' as it gets; cute best friend, annoying guy friend, evil hot girlfriend and token black guy - but damnit, do I love every minute of it.
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Would prefer, of course, a version that foregrounded the Dave Foley, Kevin McDonald, and Jim Rash (!) bits, but I suppose that would be a different kind of movie.
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This movie is painfully awkward.