Sky High

Plot synopsis:
The movie begins with a voiceover by Will Stronghold (Michael Angarano) explaining that in his world, there are a large number of superheroes. And the greatest heroes of all are the super-strong Commander (Kurt Russell) and the high-flying Jetstream (Kelly Preston). While the rest of the world only knows these two as heroes, Will explains that they are his parents, Steve & Josie Stronghold, who also operate one of the most successful real-estate chains in the country. Will is about to begin high school and will be attending his parents' alma mater-a school just for super-powered individuals. There is just one problem, Will explains... He has no powers.Steve & Josie are planning their schedule when Will's friend Layla stops by to go to the bus with Will. Josie offers Layla some breakfast (bacon & eggs) but Layla turns it down since she is a vegan (her mother can speak with animals, and "they don't like being eaten.")Steve goes up and finds Will in front of a weight bench (Will is faking having super-strength to not disappoint his father). Steve gives Will a pep talk about entering high school and expresses his hope that one day Will can be around to save the world.Suddenly, Steve & Josie receive a call on their special red cell phones. The Commander and Jetstream are needed! The parents say goodbye to Will and go down to the Secret Sactum, their base of operations to suit up for action. They travel downtown where a giant Robot is attacking the city. Jetstream drops Commander onto the Robot, smashing it. The crowd cheers as Commander rips out the Robot's eye for a trophy.Will & Layla arrive at the bus stop. When the bus arrives, Ron Wilson (Kevin Heffernan) the driver mocks Will for being a freshman until he learns that Will is the son of Commander & Jetstream. Will meets up with his friend Zach (Nicholas Braun) who is bragging about having finally gained his powers. Layla meets two other students- Ethan (Dee Jay Daniels) and Magenta (Kelly Vitz)Ron Wilson takes the bus through a construction zone and ends up driving it right off a bridge! He calmly flips some switches as wings & rocket engines are engaged as the bus flies up to their new school- SKY HIGH. Ron explains that the school is kept up by anti-gravity propulsion and remains in constant motion to avoid detection.The freshman get off the bus and are immediately confronted by two bullies- Lash (Jake Sandvig) who has stretching abilities and Speed (Will Harris) who has supersonic movement. The bullies' attempt to con money out of the freshman is stopped by Gwen Grayson (Mary Elizabeth Winstead) the student body president. She gives the freshman a lecture about Sky High, but Will is completely captivated by her and does not hear a word.As the freshman enter the gym, a sparkling silver comet shoots past them. It lands at the podium and spins around to reveal Principal Powers (Lynda Carter). She wishes the students good luck at Sky High.Next, Coach Boomer (Bruce Campbell) arrives in the gym to begin Power Placement. The class members are asked to step up and demonstrate their powers, and Boom will assign them to a class- Hero or Sidekick (also called "Hero Support," which Magenta refers to as "Loser-Class.") Zach eagerly steps up and shows off his power- he can glow in the dark. Boomer is not impressed and knocks Zach off the stand with a supersonic boom, classifying Zach as a sidekick.The remaining freshman go through placement at a steady pace. Along the way, Ethan (whose power lets him melt into a puddle) and Magenta (who can turn into a guinea pig) are both assigned to Sidekick class. Layla, who does not approve of this system, refuses to participate- and is thus made Sidekick by default. The bell rings and Coach Boomer orders a break for lunch, deciding that he will start things off with Will when they get back.At lunch, Will notices a strange boy in leather who appears to be staring at them. Magenta recognizes him as Warren Peace, (Steven Strait), child of a superhero mother and a supervillian father. Apparently, Will's father captured Warren's father and sent him to jail on "quadruple life sentences." Will is miserable- it's his first day and he already has an archenemy!Back in the gym, Coach Boomer attempts to test Will's powers by dropping a car on him and throwing him across the room. Will finally confesses that he has no powers. Boomer pronounces Will "Sidekick" with such firmness that it shatters a dozen windows."Will gets examined by the school nurse (Cloris Leachman), who cannot explain why he is powerless. She says that he might eventually get one or both of his parents powers, but there are rare cases where children of superheroes never develop powers. Apparently the last known case of a powerless child is none other than Ron Wilson, the bus driver.Will comes home and his father wants to have a talk with him. Steve brings Will into the Secret Sactum, swearing Will to secrecy and making Will promise not to bring anyone else in. The Sanctum is loaded with trophies from The Commander's battle (He places the Robot Eye from that morning on a pedestal), including a weapon called the Pacifier from a villian called Royal Pain-the first enemy that Commander and Jetstream defeated together. Steve then reveals that he has placed Will's name on an empty pedestal in the hope that Will can someday be a great hero. Will chickens out and cannot tell his father about being a Sidekick.Meanwhile, the Robot Eye glows (unnoticed by Steve & Will). The Sanctum is being watched by two mysterious entities.Layla stops by to talk to Will using her powers (she can control plant growth). Layla encourages Will to tell his father the truth, but he still refuses.The next day, Hero Support class begins as Will & his friends meet their teacher, All-American Boy (Dave Foley). "Mr. Boy" reveals that he once worked with the Commander, and seems hurt when Will does not know about him.The power goes out in the building, and Zach immediately takes the opportunity to show off his glowing powers. Mr. Medula (Kevin McDonald), the science professor with an oversized cranium arrives and explains that there was a minor "misfire" in the Mad Science Lab.The week goes on with Will & his friends receiving instructions from Mr. Boy and Mr. Medula. Ethan becomes a favorite target of bullies Speed & Lash, frequently becoming on the receiving end of "swirlies." One night, Will & the other sidekicks are at Will's house studying when The Commander returns home. Will cannot hide the truth anymore and confesses the truth: he is a Sidekick, and he is powerless. The Commander is at a loss for words.Steve and Josie speak later. Josie is disappointed too, but there is nothing they can do "short of dropping [Will] in a vat of toxic waste." Steve resolves that Will can always make a legitimate career out of real estate rather than being a hero, and his disappointment does not defer his love for his son.Next day at lunch in Sky High cafeteria, Lash uses his stretch powers to trip Will. Will's lunch tray accidentally lands on Warren Peace, who is furious. Warren reveals his power (to project fire from his arms) and attacks Will. Will cowers under the lunch table, unable to fight back. When Warren threatens the other Sidekicks, Will reaches up and lifts the entire table that Warren is standing on! Will (and everyone else) suddenly realize that he has gained super-strength. Warren, angry about being knocked down, attacks again. Will punches him with such force that Warren crashes into the teacher's lounge. Undaunted, Warren gets back up and attacks again. Layla tosses Will a fire extinguisher, and Will rips the top off and extinguishes Warren's fire.Principal Powers throws Will and Warren in a detention room. Warren is eager to keep fighting, but cannot ignite his flames. Principal Powers explains that the detention rooms neutralize super-abilities. Will attempts to resolve the matter peacefully, but Warren wants nothing of the sort.That night, Will returns home thrilled about his good fortune. Josie is not amused, since her son destroyed a good portion of the cafeteria. Steve takes Will to the Sactum for a discussion, but upon arrival he firmly embraces Will, delighted that his son has super-strength. Will hugs back to demonstrate just how strong he is. Steve gives Will an X-Box as a reward for developing superpowers.The mysterious figures continue to watch from the Robot Eye.Back in class, Will's friends are happy about the way he stood up for them. Mr. Boy comes in and explains that Will has now been upgraded to the Hero class. Will arrives at Mr. Medula's science class and is partnered with Gwen Grayson and instructed to build a Freeze Ray. Will is completely lost in his new class, so Gwen uses her powers (she is a technopath; with the ability to control various forms of technology) to help him.At lunch, Will meets with Gwen to catch up on his new Hero-Class requirements. He also meets her friend Penny (Malika Khadijah) a girl with the ability to duplicate herself. Penny and some of the other Heroes dismiss the sidekicks as losers. Will, feeling bad, offers to take Layla to the Paper Lantern (her favorite Chinese restaurant) later that night. She happily accepts.Will sees Speed & Lash shoving Ethan and Zach into lockers. Ethan and Zach think Will can stop them for good, and makes a bet: If Will can out-perform Speed & Lash in Gym Class, they will not harm the sidekicks for the rest of the year. If Will fails, they will stick Ethan's head in a toilet every day.In Gym Class, Coach Boomer explains the exercise "Save the Citizen." A team of 2 students must overpower 2 "Villains" and reclaim an endangered "person" (actually just a dummy) before it falls into a spiked pit. Speed & Lash are the undefeated champions. They will act as the Villains and choose Stronghold & Peace for the Heroes. At first, Will & Warren are losing badly because they cannot work together. Will manages to tie up Lash (literally) but Warren is trapped by Speed's circular dash. Warren collapses under the strain, since Speed's vortex is sucking away the oxygen needed for his fire-powers. Warren encourages Will to forget him and rescue the citizen, but Will ignores the citizen and takes out Speed. With only seconds left, Will uses a "fastball special" to throw Warren over the spike pit, rescuing the citizen!The Commander is thrilled to hear about his son's accomplishment, since no freshman has ever won "Save the Citizen" before. Gwen shows up at Will's house to help him with his science homework. She gets along fabulously with Will's parents. They look over Steve & Josie's old yearbook from Sky High, and spot a photo of a girl named Sue Tenny who looks suspiciously like Gwen. Gwen asks The Commander and Jetstream to come to Homecoming as guests of honor to receive the award for "Heroes of the Year."Layla is at the Paper Lantern, waiting for Will. She meets Warren, who has a job at the restaurant. Warren theorizes that Layla is secretly in love with Will. Layla confirms this, but is afraid that Will is in love with Gwen. At the same time, Will walks Gwen home, and she invites him to the Homecoming dance as her date. Will is so happy that he ends up knocking over a lamppost.Next morning, Will apologizes to Layla for missing the dinner at Paper Lantern. Layla is happy until Will explains that he is going to homecoming with Gwen. Layla, devastated, asks Warren to take her to homecoming. Warren does not like the prospect of it, but when he decides that taking Layla will spite Will, he happily agrees.Later that week, Will & Gwen decide to meet up with Homecoming committee to discuss the dance. The entire Hero class ends up at Will's house to throw a party. Gwen asks Will if there is a quiet place where they can talk in private. Will takes her to the one place in the house that is quiet- the Sanctum. Gwen kisses Will while an unseen figure comes in and swipes the Pacifier weapon.Layla shows up at the party, and Gwen lies to her by saying that Will is sickened by her feelings for him. Layla, heartbroken, walks out. Will, seeing his friend cry, angrily breaks up with Gwen and tells everyone to leave. They ignore him, but at that moment the Commander and Jetstream return home. Everyone immediately rushes out.Will explains that he didn't actually plan the party, and will not be going with his parents to Homecoming. Steve encourages Will to come to the dance, because he wants to introduce "The Stronghold Three," the greatest superhero family in the world.Will goes to the Paper Lantern in an attempt to talk things over with Layla. Warren meets him and explains that he is only going with Layla to make Will jealous. Will doubts that Layla or any of the other Sidekicks will speak to him again.That night, Commander & Jetstream leave for homecoming while Will stays in the Sactum. Will looks through his father's old yearbook and sees the girl who looks suspiciouly like Gwen holding a device that looks like the Pacifier! Upon seeing that the real Pacifier is gone, he contacts Ron Wilson for an emergency transport to Sky High.At the Homecoming dance, Gwen meets Commander & Jetstream once again and reveals her true self- Gwen is the supervillain Royal Pain! Royal Pain uses the Pacifier on Commander, and it turns him into an infant. Several other members are hit by the Pacifier ray while Speed, Lash and Penny seal all the exits. Warren, Layla and the Sidekicks manage to escape in an air vent. Zach uses his powers to show them the right way out, when they suddenly meet up with Will.Will confirms that Gwen is apparently the daughter of Royal Pain, and apologizes to his friends for being such a jerk since his promotion to Hero-class. Layla kisses Will as a means of forgiveness. Warren tells Will to go after Gwen while they take care of the henchmen.Ethan runs away, managing to trap Lash's head in a toilet in the process. Warren fights with Speed but cannot hit the dashing bully. Speed runs right in front of Ethan, who promptly melts. Speed slips up on the puddle and Warren blasts Speed into a wall.Will confronts Gwen, who is taking the infant heroes away to start her own academy of super-villains by re-raising the heroes from scratch. Gwen also confirmes that in truth, she IS Sue Tenny. The original Pacifier weapon backfired on her, so she waited to grow up again and exact revenge. Will is disgusted- he's been in love with "an old lady!"Royal Pain smashes Will through the wall of the gym. Meanwhile, Penny is still fighting Layla. Layla is finally fed up with the battle and uses her powers to summon a massive growth of vines and ensnare Penny and all her duplicates. Penny reveals that Royal Pain is tampering with the schools' anti-gravity device and that in 10 minutes, Sky High will fall.Zach, Ethan, Layla and Magenta look at the blueprints for Sky High. They see a small opening to the anti-gravity room that none of them can fit through- except Magenta in her guinea-pig form.Will & Royal Pain are still fighting when she lands a devastating punch, sending Will flying out of a window and off Sky High. Seconds later, Will returns to the same spot- revealing his SECOND power!!!Royal Pain is loading a bus with the infant heroes when Ron Wilson notices and shuts down the bus, preventing their escape.Magenta reaches the anti-gravity device just as it shuts down, and she begins to chew through a wire. Will flies out and attempts to stop the school from falling. Magenta chomps through the wire seconds before Sky High slams into a residential neighborhood.With the school re-stabilized, Will & his friends wonder how to proceed. Mr. Medula (still possessing his fabulous intelligence despite being an infant) decides to re-program the Pacifier.As the heroes are gradually restored to normal, Will apologizes for letting Gwen into the Sanctum. The Commander and Jetstream decide that the "Hero of the Year" award should rightfully go to Will & his friends (including Ron Wilson) for stopping Royal Pain. With everyone returned to normal, they resume the Homecoming dance.Will gives a voiceover during the end credits, explaining "my girlfriend became my archenemy, my archenemy became my best friend, and my best friend became my girlfriend. But hey- that's high school!"

Tags: comedy, cute, good versus evil, action, revenge, entertaining

Review:
A great group of kids play the Sky High students, with cool effects to help them into their roles...
Okay, there are a lot of crazy special effects in this movie, but the story is actually driven by the nice performances by almost all the actors instead of lots of SFX.The film is about young Will Stronghold (charming performance by Michael Angarano), son of the two most popular and successful superheroes in the world, The Commander (Kurt Russell) and Jetstream (Kelly Preston).
And how will his parents react when they hear the bad news?Sky High is a very entertaining family movie with lots of good hearted humor.
The original little ideas dry out after the first half of the movie, but who said that all family movies should have Oscar power?Sky High is a movie about friendship, falling in love with the wrong girl, falling in love with the right girl and trying to succeed in your parents footsteps.
The story revolves around Will Stronghold( Michael Angarano) who is the kid of two superhero parents, The Commander( Kurt Russell) and Jetstream( Kelly Preston).
High school angst is then thrown into the mix as Will and his new group of friends, headed up by the typical girl best friend Layla( Danielle Panabaker), are told they don't fit the superhero mold and become sidekicks, otherwise known as the losers of the school.
Action for the boys, cute boys and drama for the girls and Kurt Russell for the moms- great family movie.
The plot and theme borrow a lot from the Incredibles (which is a good thing because I liked it the best of Pixar's flicks) Also you might think Hogwarts when you see the classes except the high school floats in the sky and rather than potions and avoiding the dark forces the student learn how to be superhero sidekicks and how to build ray guns in science class.
I'm truly happy when actors like Kurt Russell and Kelly Preston put their heart into a kids movie.
It makes you appreciate them all the more and at the same time gives you great acting and a fun movie.As much as I liked the Incredibles and love Pixar, I have to give a big hand to Disney for bringing equal enjoyment to live action.
The previews I thought looked cheesy and kind of dumb but I was really happy with what I saw.Kurt Russell has always been a good actor I think and he did do a good job in this film along with Kelly Preston.
We could all relate to the main character, who had to struggle with finding out what he had and deciding what he would do with it, who his friends were, where his loyalties lie, and how much integrity to demonstrate.The violent scenes were mostly slapstick or cartoonish enough so as not to distress small children (I say mostly because there is some violence, but no blood or gore; just people smashing into or through things, etc.).I especially liked that Lynda Carter gave a nod to her Wonder Woman character, and that Clois Leachman - one of my favorite actresses - was involved, once again, with superheroes - and with Lynda Carter, too (Clois was Lynda's mother in the original Wonder Woman movie).Also, although only caricatures, the script-writers and kid actors were true to the typicalities of high school.
(The movie also has series cast member Patrick "Puddy" Warburton as the voice of one major villain.) In this case our hero (Michael Angarano) has two of the world's most beloved superheroes, Steve and Josie Stronghold (Kelly Preston and Kurt Russell, back in the Disney fold) as parents, a high school where everyone but him seems to have superpowers, and the curse of being relegated to Sidekick ("Hero Support!") status.Like "The Tick" and "The Incredibles," the movie's view of a world where superheroes are a given allows for some amusing observations and fun at the expense of the regular rules of superheroics, and it also deserves credit for not making Gwen (Mary Elizabeth Winstead) automatically more of a bitch than the Lisa Simpson-esquire Layla (Danielle Panabaker).
True, there are some slight story flaws (and the tendency to slip in Wonder Woman references into Lynda Carter's screen time is distracting), but "Sky High" has such a strong cast (and frankly, anything that has Bruce Campbell - "SIDEKICK!!!!" - has at least one thing going for it) and is so consistently funny without encouraging us to not take the story seriously (though somewhat retro, not least in its song choices - every time young Stronghold sees Gwen a cover of Spandau Ballet's "True" starts up - this movie wouldn't have worked if it had gone for the 1960s "Batman" approach and camped everything up) that you just don't care.Throw in a rousing score by Michael Giacchino, the "Save The Citizen" game, an exciting finale at the Homecoming dance, and a realisation that the movie's standard "Be Yourself" message has been delivered with considerably more subtlety and less condescension than, say, Filmation ever would, and the result is a movie that really deserves to do better than it's doing now at the box office.
In movies like that, you know right away that he should discover some of those eventually, but usually one should expect some sort of struggle, some twist, or other surprise that would give him those powers.
I usually enjoy going to the girly Disney movies (Princess Diaries, etc.) but I walked into this film with a bit of a bad attitude, convinced the superhero plot wouldn't cut it.
Shy High might have been purposed for little kids, but like most good Disney movies(and only the really good ones)there are different levels of comedy.
All in all in was an extremely entertaining movie and the moment it was over my sister turned to me (she is in college) and said, "As soon as this comes out on DVD I am buying it!" It was hilariously fun, full of laughs and it actually had a good moral lesson.
Your basic high school movie with freshmen and seniors, popular and unpopular kids, but with them all having special powers!
The movie begins with the two greatest superheros on the planet known has The Commander(Kurt Russell) who has the strength of a thousand men, and Jetstream(Kelly Preston) who has the power of flight, and has amazing fighting skills, they are also married, and have a son named Will(Michael Angarano).
So again I had to decide what I should watch and this time I decided on "Sky High" only because Dave Foley and Kevin MacDonald from the "Kids in the Hall" are in the film but honestly what I got was a big surprise."Sky High" is about a kid named Will (Michael Angarano) who's mom (Kelly Preston) and dad (Kurt Russell) are the worlds biggest superheroes.
As the film continues on we follow Will on his journey as he discovers his powers, fights evil, and gets through his first year at Sky High.To be up front and honest about it, I never really had any interest in seeing this movie but now I am very glad I did.
And to top it off, "Sky High" is also a great movie for both kids and adults alike.The story in itself is interesting because it's something new for the genre which Hollywood has been milking dry for years now.
Also the script contained some cleaver jokes poking fun of other movies in the same genre, for example when Will couldn't figure out what his powers were and Steve (Kurt Russell's character) was upset by it and he said "maybe we can dip him in some nuclear waste because that's how some people who don't have super powers get them." It's pretty witty because having watched almost every movie based on a comic book; most characters do get their powers based on this.
Personally my favorite characters were the cameo appearances by Dave Foley and Kevin MacDonald who both played teachers at Sky High; both of them were very humorous.Director Mike Mitchell did a great job on this film and this is probably his best film to date.
I think Mr. Mitchell also did a great job capturing the characters feelings and emotions as well as a great job filming the shots of the high school antics.In Conclusion this movie could quite possibility be the best superhero movie ever made outside "Batman" and "Batman Begins".
I highly recommend it to all especially those who enjoy comic book or superhero movies.MovieManMenzel's final rating for "Sky High" is an 8/10..
There was plenty of action, cool special effects, some humor (clean) for both the kids and adults, plus some nice family values.The gist of it is that Will Stronghold, son of superheros The Commander and Jetstream is starting high school at Sky High.
If you want a good family movie that will have your kids talking about it for a week, go see Sky High..
The soundtrack contained covers of favorite hits from the 80's, so I think that is a very apt characterization.I take my kids to lots of movies that they enjoy much more than I do, but with "Sky High" I walked out of the theater grinning..
Sky High is a pulp comic, heightened from reality and bent to that extreme rather than trying to ground itself into the "real world." High school has never been cattier or more cliquish as the heroes beat up on the hero support.While the kids are the focal point of the film, it's the adults that really shine.
This movie is good!Going into this I was afraid it would be terrible,but I was wrong.This is by no means the best movie,but it is great entertainment.The premise is unique and original,basically the children of the greatest superheroes in the world all go to this school Sky High to become the worlds next great superheroes.Our protagonist Will Stronghold has no powers,but later we learn he has super strength.The premise is simple yet unique.The special effects are great,and the acting is perfect for this type of movie.Everything about this movie is really good.I especially loved the way it kind of combined comedy with action and teen movies.There are many moments where it is very noticeable that it is a Disney movie,but they are easily overlooked by the better ones.There are some really funny moments in this movie and it is bright and happy and just makes you feel good.This movie is great for the whole family,it is perfect for everyone it has:tons of action,romance,adventure,comedy,no profanity,and it is a Disney movie.I liked this movie and I think many others will too.A very entertaining: 8/10!!!.
There's Bruce Campbell as the school coach, Kevin Heffernan as the bus driver, Ron Wilson, and best of all, a scene stealing Kurt Russell as The Commander, the greatest superhero and Wills' father.If the story is run-of-the-mill, the effects are surprisingly accomplished, given a slightly cartoon-ish look that fits the film perfectly.
A few of the characters seem to just be fluff and I would have like to see them do more, but hey, overall again it was a good movie and your kids will enjoy it.
My favorite part was the scene where, after the boy finally gets his powers and misuses them, Russell takes him to the Secret Sanctum for what we assume to be a well-deserved verbal tongue-lashing.This is proof you can make an entertaining family movie that kids will enjoy, that will hold the attention of parents, and that you don't have to use a single curse word or show any breasts..
Even my wife, who seldom likes the same movies I do, enjoyed it, and my usually hyper 4-year old daughter was perfectly quiet (though she did freak at the rock kid when he first changed).Among my favorite characters were Coach Boomer (I'm a long time Bruce Campbell fan, but it took me two days before I wondered if the "boom" was a way of referring to his other movies (boomstick)), Ron Jenkins-Bus Driver (hysterical!), Zak (one has to wonder if he's actually mildly radioactive) and (duh) Warren Peace (he was the spitting image of one my best friends in college, both in the way he looked and acted, though my friend didn't hurl fireballs).I do hope there's a sequel, as I'd love to see where the villains' kids go to school (Royal Pain made it sound like there wasn't one, but I highly doubt that).
There are of course only four films I have ever watched in there - Titanic (it was doing so well in the box office, my parents couldn't say no), Mulan (some people said it was good, so my mother said we should go), Flightplan (to celebrate the end of the PMR exams) and Sky High (just for fun, now that my mum has her own car).
Stereotypical teenage kid starting school, parents are these great people with high expectations of him, kid can't live up to them and makes friends with the under-class of his school, including *gasp* a pretty girl obviously madly in love with him.
Small mom-and-pop stores, K-Mart, Home Depot, and assorted supermarkets came up with brilliant ideas on their own, but it was Wal-Mart who stole all of them to make a successful multinational business.Sky High also contains lots of interesting references to traditional superheroes and their stereotypes, making fun of things like sidekicks (and how fast they can change into costume), radioactivity and its effects on superheroes, etc.
The concept of this movie high school kids going into puberty and finding out about their super powers was just hilarious.This movie has all of the things you expect from Disney Movie.
Will, who doesn't know his power, attends Sky High(a school for superheros) as a freshman, and ends up becoming a sidekick, which socially makes him a "loser".
It's not amazing, but if you're in the market for a good kid movie, this is one.The movie has action, fire, superhero references this way and that, true love and plot twists that you may or may not spot a mile away and even if you do, it won't diminish your enjoying it..
Sky high is a good excuse for the whole family to hang out and have fun in the cinema.The film starts off slow then when it reaches its destination it starts picking up and delivers the goods.The concept has nothing new to offer but the script somehow manages to be a little different.I was amused by most of the characters and their interaction with their powers.
The whole cast deserves an applause for turning this film into even better entertainment.Mike Newell this time doesn't disappoint,and does a fine job.And most will forget his last two features,(I think you must remember SURVIVING Christmas)Overall,not a terrific superhero satire it could have been but it definitely is a good time for the family in the cinema.ENJOY..
If I was in middle school, this would be my favorite movie in the world and I would have the hugest crush on Sky High's geek-turned-hero Will Stronghold (played by an adorable Michael Angarano).
Sorry to say that the battle between which girl will get Will's affection is the only slow part- but its minor, before long there's some super battles taking place and all is right with the world.And if you have any doubts about the quality of the film consider we have BOTH Bruce Campbell, as Coach Boomer, the man who chooses whether you're a hero or side kick; and Dave Foley as Mr Boy, one time side kick to Kurt Russell's Commander Stronghold and now teacher for the sidekicks.This is a tough movie to rate.
Darn tangents, OK back to Sky High...Here's why this movie works so well...it spoofs the powers of many comic book superheroes perfectly!
Despite being a kid's film, "Sky High" proved to be quite good.
Everybody loved it and the cast have made a pretty good job in producing this movie!!!Kurt Russell and Kelly Preston are the best!!
So if you want to watch a movie thats great for all ages then I recommend that you give Sky High a try..
A movie about children of superheroes going to a special high school?
Two special treats are Lynda Carter as Principal Powers and Bruce Campbell as Coach Boomer.All in all, "Sky High" is pretty much all you can hope for from a very good superhero movie.
Yes, it's somewhat derivative and not as charming as The Incredibles (or as exciting as Spy Kids), but it's fun, and my 11 year old son thought it was terrific.I liked how they transformed high school experiences into something a bit exotic (and yet recognizable).
if you're a parent who wants to show your kids a good time and have one yourself, if your a teenager who wants to laugh and see a little bit of romance, or even if the movie you wanted to see is sold out, Sky High is a great movie for all of us.
Super fun mix of high school teen drama and comic book superheroes.
I also loved the conceit of casting Kurt Russell in a Disney film, which is where he got his start in films like "Follow Me, Boys" and "The Computer Wore Tennis Shoes." That aside, it's a fun story about a young teen, a likable Michael Angarano, who's parents are the most powerful superheroes in the world, Russell and Kelly Preston, and he is to start his freshman year at the secret superhero high school (which floats on a giant platform in the sky and to which you get to by a flying bus).
In a world of superheroes, Will, the son of Commander Stronghold (Kurt Russell) and Jetstream (Kelly Preston), feels like an outcast in high school, because he doesn't have any special powers.
All these kids with super powers go to a high school in the sky.