I remember back when i was younger i was at a friends birthday party and it was beginning to get later in the night and we were all suppose to start settling down for bed, or at least that is what her mom told us to do. We all gathered in our sleeping bags, which was a normal occasion when i was younger we always brought along our favorite sleeping bags and laid them out in rows right next to each other. At this particular sleepover though her mom brought us down big bowls of ice cream and an assortment of different toppings. As kids this was the best moment of our lives we thought that we had hit the jackpot with the ice cream but to our surprise the night kept getting better. Her mom brought down a semi large selection of movies for us to watch, and after many rounds of eliminating the movie options we got it down to our top two choices. After the birthday girl made the final decision we were all packed in our sleeping bags ready to watch the newly released movie Sharkboy and Lavagirl.
This children’s movie is one that i continue to watch even now. The story line was one that i had never ever thought would ever exist. Disney movies at the time had all been so similar, they had a main girl who fell in love with the guy and then they lived happily ever after, but only after they faced a big obstacle. This movie broke that pattern and made it so kids and even adults could experience a new kind of Disney channel original movie. In this movie a young boy has a dream journal and in it has all of his secrets. One of his fellow classmates gets a hold of this book and tries to out all of his secrets. Throughout the movie it follows the adventures of this young boys dreams and all of the things that could either go right or wrong for him.
I think that this movie although old and has sort of bad special effects i think that it should still be watched by all ages because of its unique type of storyline and it different types of visuals. I recommend that even if the movie seems out of date that it should still be considered when you are planning a movie night with some of you favorite friends!
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