jb124

There's some nice (apparently CGI) scenery and some handsome/pretty people but I was bored to heck. I want my 2 hours back. I never cared for any of the characters or their fates.

I stumbled upon this movie, so I missed the first few minutes but was instantly hooked. It's a very cute satire on how parents over-think their kids' involvement with sports. The kids are just doing their thing but the parents are going stereotypically nuts the whole time. This movie is great for some laughs and maybe some introspection. Kids probably won't get a lot of the humor, so this is more of an adult-oriented movie... ...unless they have these kinds of parents, in which case they will get all of it. Big fun!

I was so excited to see this, perhaps too excited. I had watched all of the theory videos and trailer analysis videos and thought I had things figured out. So when I saw it the first time, I went in with preconceived notions and a critical eye, so I ended up disappointed.

After reading some other comments saying it was much better the second time, I decided to try again. This time I went in open-minded and tried to view it as pure entertainment, not 'real life.' It was MUCH better that second time. I really enjoyed it. So yeah, OK, I missed on a few of my predictions but so what.

So the two main parts that bugged me even after the second time: there were a lot of themes/scenarios that seem repeated from the original trilogy; and there were a handful of deus ex machina type events that gave me some WTF moments.

It does end in a cliffhanger, but as the first movie in a trilogy, I can handle that.

See it in 3d in a theater with reclining seats.