Spy Kids: Armageddon

The trilogy was silly and good in some way and the fourth part was bad but this reboot fails to match the level of the original. The movie is little bit entertaining and enjoyable but overall, it is just a average movie with forgettable story and characters. The story was average and ineffective, the screenplay was uneven, the direction was below average and the performances were okay. The family bond, which should have been an important part of the movie was totally missing.

Overall, you will not love this movie and I would recommend you to just watch the first two parts. They are enough to entertain you. This reboot was literally not needed.

I do not hate the first two movies Spy Kids (2001) and Spy Kids: Island of Lost Dreams (2002), but I do not care that much about them that much even if they can have some entertainment value in them, along with Spy Kids 3: Game Over (2003) which is a bad movie but it can be entertaining at times; in my opinion, the worst Spy Kids movie was Spy Kids 4: All the Time in the World (2011). The Spy Kids reboot Spy Kids: Armageddon (2023) was better than Spy Kids three and four, but I liked it as much as I did the first two movies. To make clear, the movie was not terrible because it was entertaining to watch with effort put into it, and I can see kids liking the movie like the earlier four movies.

The main kids in the movie named Tony and Patty Tango-Torrez played by Connor Esterson and Everly Carganilla were not that bad in the movie, and even though they were a bit annoying from time to time, they were ok to get through. The kids have some cliché things kids do, but the two kids have their own way in doing things, like the brother cheating and lying especially when it includes video games, and the sister thinking honesty is the best policy and having nicer ways to get through rough situations. The parents played by Zachary Levi and Gina Rodriguez were also not that bad in the movie, and Zachary Levi as the dad had some funny moments in the movie; also, the dad has something to with on how the device called Armageddon was made and used for.

The villain Rey 'The King' Kingston played by Billy Magnussen was an ok antagonist; he could have been better though, being a game designer that steals a big weapon to control all technology making people play this difficult video game every time they want to use something. The henchman of sorts are characters from the popular video game where the CGI effects do not look believable, but the effects are better than the effects from the earlier films. The green screen at times will look good, but other times it is noticeable, especially in the third act climax that involves the video game realm to achieve a certain task that is a part of their mission.

All the effects in the go from being bad to being ok, and the action scenes were not that bad; even if it has some good things, it has issues involving the editing at certain scenes, some performances in the movie, some of the effects, and certain things that have something to do with the main premise. The reboot Spy Kids: Armageddon (2023) was better than the fourth movie, even though it is still not good, it was not terrible; it has good things like the acting, the premise, and some effects but it can also lead to the issues with the movie. Kids will be entertained, and I was too, but the Spy Kids franchise is still not my kind of thing even if it is aimed at kids; entertaining but mostly aimed at people who like these movies.

How many years has it been since the franchise ended. Many you may say or not enough you may think. Well fear not as Netflix now presents a reboot of the series containing everything you didnt miss about the others. Tony and patty's parents are spies. Of course they don't know and after Tony downloads and tries to beat a new game. A evil man steals the universal code to unlock things and tried to enslave the world. You know the usual. I didnt think much of the child actors and thought they seemed a little annoying. Gina and John were good but cheesy in the subject of this film. I missed the thumb people but we do get skeletons that kinda reminds me of the Argonauts ones we got in the second film. Overall this film did seem a little too childish and wasent really in the spirit of the original. Still a good watch though.

"Spy Kids: Armageddon" is a colossal disappointment, a film that crashes and burns spectacularly despite the potential of its exciting premise. The film is an incoherent mess, struggling to find its identity amidst a chaotic blend of half-baked ideas and poorly executed action sequences.

Rodriguez's direction further exacerbates the film's issues. The action sequences lack excitement and creativity, relying heavily on CGI that feels dated and unimpressive. There's a distinct lack of innovative choreography or visual flair, making the movie visually unappealing despite its supposed 'spy' theme. It's a shame to see a director of Rodriguez's caliber produce something so lackluster and uninspired.

In conclusion, "Spy Kids: Armageddon" is a prime example of how a once-beloved franchise can be tarnished by careless filmmaking. Roberto Rodriguez's direction, which was once celebrated, has now become a liability, leading the series into a downward spiral of mediocrity. This film is a disheartening reminder of what can happen when creativity takes a back seat, and commercial interests drive the filmmaking process.

If your looking for a movie to watch with your family about cool spy's saving the world.... Well find a different one this on sucks definitely don't recommend the director should probably rethink his career choices honestly he shouldn't make movies anymore nothing against him personally this movie was just annoying and hard too watch. Terrible movie also who you gonna have a secret agency where anyone can find you cuz it's literally labeled in the middle of the city that didn't make sense tbh the whole movie makes no sense they tried tho they could have tried harder in my opinion thats a whole 1 and 40 minutes im never getting back kinda disappointed in myself for watching it now.