Having recovered from wounds received in a failed rescue operation, Navy SEAL Shane Wolfe is handed a new assignment: Protect the five Plummer kids from enemies of their recently deceased father -- a government scientist whose top-secret experiment remains in the kids' house.
Identical twins Annie and Hallie, separated at birth and each raised by one of their biological parents, later discover each other for the first time at summer camp and make a plan to bring their wayward parents back together.
Director:
Nancy Meyers
Stars:
Lindsay Lohan,
Dennis Quaid,
Natasha Richardson
Mia Thermopolis has just found out that she is the heir apparent to the throne of Genovia. With her friends Lilly and Michael Moscovitz in tow, she tries to navigate through the rest of her sixteenth year.
Director:
Garry Marshall
Stars:
Julie Andrews,
Anne Hathaway,
Hector Elizondo
Set in an era where superheroes are commonly known and accepted, young William Stronghold, the son of the Commander and Jetstream, tries to find a balance between being a normal teenager and an extraordinary being.
Director:
Mike Mitchell
Stars:
Kurt Russell,
Kelly Preston,
Michael Angarano
After a Navy SEAL fails to rescue a scientist who developed a top secret device, he is assigned to guard the man's children while searching for information on where the device may be hidden inside the house. Along the way, he must cope with rebellious teens, child care, an overbearing school official, and foreign spies also looking for it.Written by
Disneyfication
In the scene after Seth gets bullied, when Shane is talking to Mern, you can see Max Thieriot's stunt double. He's in a white cap behind Vin Diesel. See more »
Goofs
Throughout the film, Captain Fawcett's hair is neatly combed. However, during the final battle (starting with the scene of him threatening to shoot Mrs. Plummer if she doesn't get him through the minefield around the vault), his hair changes to being slightly ruined on his left side. Captain Fawcett's hair remains this way to his final scene, in which he and the Chuns are being arrested. See more »
Quotes
Shane Wolfe:
Give me twenty.
[Scott reaches for his wallet]
Shane Wolfe:
I meant push-ups!
Scott:
[uncomfortably]
Zoe?
Shane Wolfe:
Drop down! Do twenty!
[Scott drops down on the ground and begins doing push-ups. Shane begins to count]
Shane Wolfe:
One...
Zoe Plummer:
[Shane continues to count]
OK, this is not the Army or the Navy!
[Later after Scott is gone, Zoe is going upstairs angrily]
Zoe Plummer:
Real nice move, Lt. Smooth! Now he'll probably never want to see me again!
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Vin Diesel? In a Comedy? Yes! And he's awesome! I'm hoping this doesn't indicate a genre change for Diesel-I love watching his actioners, but when he decides he needs to retire, he should definitely give comedy a sincere consideration. This wasn't "awesome," but it was highly enjoyable.
The premise has been done before...when I saw the previews for this work, I thought, "Just another Suburban Commando ripoff." I'm happy to report that this endeavor is so much more than that, and stands alone, without any connection to that work than a military character in a suburban setting. Everything else is different, and well executed by these gifted child actors and Vin Diesel in his most lovable role.
I highly recommend this work to any family who are looking for something worthy in which to invest their movie time.
It rates a 7.6/10 from...
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Vin Diesel? In a Comedy? Yes! And he's awesome! I'm hoping this doesn't indicate a genre change for Diesel-I love watching his actioners, but when he decides he needs to retire, he should definitely give comedy a sincere consideration. This wasn't "awesome," but it was highly enjoyable.
The premise has been done before...when I saw the previews for this work, I thought, "Just another Suburban Commando ripoff." I'm happy to report that this endeavor is so much more than that, and stands alone, without any connection to that work than a military character in a suburban setting. Everything else is different, and well executed by these gifted child actors and Vin Diesel in his most lovable role.
I highly recommend this work to any family who are looking for something worthy in which to invest their movie time.
It rates a 7.6/10 from...
the Fiend :.