Zenon III: Das Rennen zum Mond

When I saw Zenon Z3 I Loved Zenon again. But it wasn't The BEST out of the three Zenon Movies. There were some disappointments in the movie but there were some Good things about the movie. Like I loved the character Dasha I loved the Actor and the character. But some things i didn't like about the movie was like they only put Nebula (Raven) in two scenes. Or Margie was a bit different.

But All though there were tiny mistakes I still thought it was a cute little movie but it wasn't the best movie I think Tru Confessoins and Halloweentown were Better than this movie. But like I said before Disney Should just stop trying.

I have seen this movie and in my personal opinion, I liked it better than the other two. Sure, it had it's down moments... but if Zenon acted the same way she did when she was 13 then it wouldn't have been realistic. Kirsten Storms kept Zenon's ditzy nature through out the entire movie, but she has matured, so her role did as well. The plot was unrealistic, but much better than The Zequel. It was a great movie, with catchy phrases that will replay over and over in your mind... as from the other two. The new characters were believable, as were the old ones. The romance wasn't overwhelming, but just enough to keep teen girls interested and little kids from getting bored with the mushy love stuff.

The directors focused hard on keeping the childish, soft heart and fun feel to the movie while at the same time showing that Zenon isn't perfect and most certainly has grown up. I would recommend this movie to fans of anyone in the cast, to pre-teen and teen girls and younger kids, male or female. I've heard only good reviews from 18 year old girls down to 10 year old boys. It's a healthy family movie... Just don't force your He-man, chick flick hating guy to watch it. It will bore him and annoy him to death.

I never realized that tonight must have been the premiere of this. So how does this 3rd installment, 5 years after the original fares up.

To me, it has taken a downward spiral.. The original movie was fun in a witty way. This one degenerates quickly to a love teeny story with some rather weak made for the film music. The whole movie feels like an episode taken out of some series than a stand alone movie. The cast has been exaggerated badly and they are simply trying too hard. Camera wise, it also feel like a series. There is no depth, no angles.. just straight shifting of the views. The gadgets they use are annoying. Disney never really progressed the idea at all. However, unlike the 2nd one, this is a wild shot and i hope the last of Zenon.

3/10

Because they really failed with this one. Watch a rerun of the original (which you notice they never air so you cannot compare how bad the other 2 really are!).

After reading some other reviews about this movie I thought I would contribute a little of my own to hopefully give it a little more respect as it should be entitled to. It's not all that bad of a movie assuming you keep a few factors in mind while watching it... although, it would have been much better if they would have been able to get the same actor who played Proto Zoa from the firs two movies to reprise his role in this 3rd addition to the series.

Anyway, if you watch it in terms of it being a "game" it's a fun movie to watch and enjoy. The way Disney Channel premiered it and aired it for the 3rd time the next night were probably the only good showings of it they will do. Just airing it as a plain movie won't be all that special or much fun in other words. If you saw the premier than you knew that this movie comes with a fun twist -- it has 50 hidden "Z's" scattered throughout the movie in which as you watch it you can try and locate them yourself. Some of them are quite difficult to see while many of them are extremely easy (true). So, if you were clever enough to record both the original premier and the Saturday night encore of it you've got the best 2 showings of the movie ever and 2 versions of the movie that you would be able to watch again and again if you feel like watching a movie just for pure fun and even to make a game out of it!

If Disney does do yet another Zenon movie (Zenon 4) hopefully they will learn from this last 2 movies and make sure that they at least get ALL the original cast members and come up with a decent script for a MOVIE and just a script for an hour long TV show (which is probably all that Zenon Z3 is without the commercials... unfortunately).

I have loved the Zenon movies since the beginning. As a big fan of Kirsten Storms I've made sure not to miss them, but also to carefully scrutinize them. While this movie spent a lot of time trying to send a positive message, it still kept the same feel of adventure as in the other Zenon movies. The storyline definitely had some flaws, but all things considered it was one of Disney Channel's better films. I was nervous about how the movie would turn out as it has been a good amount of time since the last Zenon installment, but I did not feel that the age increase proved to be a problem. I enjoyed the movie and I do hope that a fourth installment will come in the future; however, viewers should not look for an Oscar nominated performance.