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Spy kids 2: The island of lost dreams - Alexa Vega, Daryl Sabara, Steve Buscemi, Robert Rodriguez

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Movie propaganda

Huge new adventure*

*Slightly larger spies

The world is in trouble again and no one can save it except the Cortezes, but only if they all work together.

Sure, Carmen (Alexa Vega) and Juni (Daryl Sabara) got their parents out of a big jam on their last assignment. And they've got awesome spy genes. But are they ready for the hugest adventure of their lives - for far wilder inventions, even cooler gadgets and much higher stakes? The world's fate rests on their shoulders, which are only slightly larger than last year. We can only be sure of one thing: this mission will test every spy in the family.

The family espionage adventure returns with Spy kids 2: The island of lost dreams, an all-new episode in the lives of the super-spy Cortez family. When last we saw them, the Cortez kids had just joined the "family business" in order to win back their kidnapped parents. Using a mind-boggling assortment of spy gadgets, gizmos and their own considerably clever smarts, they saved the day and proved that kids can be heroes too. Now, Carmen and Juni are Level 2 OSS agents, about to set off on their own solo mission, or so they think. But this time it will take the whole family - and then some - to keep the world safe from a mysterious volcanic island populated by a mad scientist and his imaginative menagerie of creatures, an island where none of their gadgets work and they have to rely on their wits... and each other to save the day.

Theatrical propaganda posters

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Target demographic movie keyword propaganda

Film children action adventure fantasy spy

Persons of interest

Alexa Vega .... Carmen Cortez
Daryl Sabara .... Juni Cortez
Steve Buscemi .... Romero
Matt O'Leary .... Gary Giggles
Emily Osment .... Gerti Giggles
Antonio Banderas .... Gregorio Cortez
Carla Gugino .... Ingrid Cortez
Ricardo Montalban .... Grandfather
Holland Taylor .... Grandmother
Cheech Marin .... Felix Gumm
Danny Trejo .... Uncle Izzy "Machete" Cortez
Robert Rodriguez .... Screenwriter
Robert Rodriguez .... Director

Cinematic intelligence sources

Spy kids 2: The island of lost dreams official movie site
Spy kids 2: The island of lost dreams QuickTime movie trailers
Awards and film festivals:

San Sebastián International Film Festival 2004: Velodrome

See also Spy kids, Spy kids 3
Studios and distributors:

Dimension Films * Buena Vista International

Intelligence analyst

Special Agent Matti

Theatrical report

Way too much.

Watching Spy kids 2 is like riding a roller coaster then staying on for another ride and then staying on for another ride and then staying on for another ride. In film, you need time to assimilate what you've just seen or you feel like you've been run over by a steamroller. Fast bit, slow bit, fast bit, slow bit. Or, to put it another way, exciting bit, boring bit, exciting bit, boring bit. Think of a James Bond film: exciting opening sequence, boring chat to M, exciting gadgets from R, boring trip overseas, exciting spy snooping, boring discovery, exciting confrontation, boring revelations, exciting escape, the end. Spy kids 2 is exciting bit after exciting bit after exciting bit: you need to be drinking way too much red cordial just to keep up.

Spy kids 2 also suffers from sequelitits, or, "more is more": more spies, more gadgets, more baddies, more monsters. Wrong move, Robert: less is more. Even "same is more" would make a better film.