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Year
2005
Runtime
100 min.
Director
Mike Mitchell
Genres
Adventure, Comedy, Family
Rating *
6.2
Votes *
51,665
Checks
6,011
Favs
127
Dislikes
115
Favs/checks
2.1% (1:47)
Favs/dislikes
1:1
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  1. Maxxxers's avatar

    Maxxxers

    I love this movie. For no reason at all. 12 years 8 months ago
  2. Siskoid's avatar

    Siskoid

    In terms of premise, Sky High is Harry Potter with superheroes, but as a comedy and therefore more like a colorful Mystery Men, and with a stronger thematic grounding in what it was like to be in high school, how cliques form, and so on. Harry Potter's failure to examine the classism of the sorting hat is here THE theme. Do we have to be divided into heroes and sidekicks? And if we do, why does that tribalize us necessarily? And even so, it's just a bit of fun, with silly superpowers triumphing over more standard "hero" fare. I can't possibly dislike a goofy movie that stars so many cool actors - my main dude Kurt Russell, the iconic Bruce Campbell, Wonder Woman herself Lynda Carter, a couple of Kids on the Hall, Jim Rash, and wow, super young Mary Elizabeth Winstead and Flash's Danielle Panabaker, who would both go on to play comic book characters. Only the lead, Michael Angarano, is a bit whatever. 1 year 10 months ago
  3. buc86's avatar

    buc86

    I remember thinking this was just going to be a cheap Harry Potter knock off but American and with superheroes.

    But in fact, it was more like a normal high school drama, just one where everyone has superpowers, and as that, it's pretty good. There is some really nice world-building here around the idea which becomes more and more interesting as the film progresses.

    I don't know if the story really needed a surprise villain, AS WELL AS a character we're supposed to think, is the villain. The film also has a few too many twists, spoiler

    I actually like they didn't wait till the climax for the reveal what we were all waiting for spoiler, but then they still do that anyway spoiler, which just makes it look like they wanted it both ways.

    But it's a very enjoyable story overall with a smart and likeable main character, which is rare for high school stories.

    The biggest gripe I have is a major spoiler. spoiler
    3 years 10 months ago
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