Honey, I Shrunk the Kids (1989)'s comments

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Realenur

did I've just been cry over an ant?

8 years ago

demagogo

I liked the part where he shrunk the kids.

8 years 10 months ago

IreneAdler

A really, really sweet and funny children's movie that I still find enjoyable - love Matt Frewer :)

9 years 7 months ago

Family films are a mixed bag for a lone adult. Sometimes, they really do aim for the whole family, but oftentimes, there's little for the adults to really latch onto. Honey, I Shrunk the Kids falls into the latter category for me. For the grown-ups, I suppose there's the parents' worry, a very thin suggestion of the Szalinskis' marital problems, and Matt Frewer's character not really being a villain (just a bit of a jerk - though I don't know if I buy him as a "jock"). But the science is silly Disney stuff, there's a lot of slapstick and shouting, and it features one of the most annoying tropes in kids' movies, the annoying jerk kid. There's always one, apparently, and you just wait around for him to show vulnerability and a softer side (this, of course, happens). As a kids' adventure, it does work pretty well thanks to very well made sets, props and creatures, the back yard a giant jungle filled with threats. The stop motion effects show their age, but it's pretty cool. I only take exception with the sound design, which would have use believe a normal voice is deafening to tiny kids one minute, but they next they can't hear voices or lawnmowers going like they're in some kind of bubble.

1 year 2 months ago

buc86

The only movie that can make you cry at the death of a fucking ant!

4 years 10 months ago