Anybody Ever Seen This Show???

[Memphis Slim]

Review by [FONT=Helvetica, Arial, Sans Serif]Kenneth Newquist[/FONT]

ife's not easy for superpowered teenagers trying to get along in a world that doesn't understand them. But life is even harder for teens who don't have superpowers, especially when their parents do.​

In Disney's Up, Up and Away, Scott Marshall (Pagan) is the sole "normal" in his superpowered family. His dad (Townsend) is a mild-mannered orthodontist who fights crime as Bronze Eagle. His mother is a similarly mild-mannered businesswoman who takes on the bad guys as Warrior Woman. His older brother Adam rounds out their crime-fighting trio with super speed and electrical powers. Even his little sister, a budding pyromaniac, can shoot laser beams out of her eyes.​

And then there's Scott, who has no superpowers and who probably will never have any. That's because his 14th birthday is only days away, and no superhero has ever gotten his or her powers after turning 14.​

The pressure on him is intense--his dad's been looking forward to the big day ever since Scott was born. His family has scheduled a huge superhero party for him at which he'll be introduced with his own costume and secret identity. Not wanting to disappoint his parents, Scott starts pretending that he really does have superpowers, and that white lie rapidly grows out of control.​

But his adolescent conundrum is complicated by the altruistic goals of a group known as the Earth Protectors. Its founder has created an ingenious piece of mind-control software that will allow her to seize the brains of American children and force them to be good little environmentalists. Meanwhile, her partner has more nefarious plans--aimed at world domination.​

Like its siblings-in-spirit, Mystery Men and Galaxy Quest, Up, Up and Away gently parodies and has fun with the superhero genre without tearing down the originals. It draws inspiration from old-time superheroes like Superman, Flash Gordon, and Buck Rogers, who dominated pulp and film in a time when the good guys weren't as crazy as the bad guys.
The movie's special effects are up to the task at hand, and the costumes are as vintage as Bronze Eagle's and Warrior Woman's ideals. Comic book fans will chuckle as the typical superhero banter between Bronze Eagle and Warrior Woman turns from crime fighting to marital squabbling. The movie is peppered with inside jokes that older fans will appreciate, and the story's interesting enough to hold the attention of its early adolescent target audience.
Lack of detail can ruin a movie like this, but Up, Up and Away avoids that trap. It provides all the behind-the-scenes elements folks expect to see with a superpowered family. Their weird meals consist entirely of green vegetables; a common household item can drain their powers; and the children use their powers to aid the forces of good ... and to annoy one other.
The movie's antagonist is a little disappointing; mind-controlling mad scientists are a staple of bad science fiction television shows, and this film does little to improve or even mock the cliché. And overall the movie is not as focused or as fast-moving as big-budget features like Galaxy Quest, but it's got a good message and some good laughs.

Corny but fun to watch....my little girl made me watch it with her. t:

 

[Mee]

It's pretty old, I remember seeing it a few years back. It was decent.

 

[Telekinetic]

haha i remember that.

 

[Savage]

Yeah, it was pretty good. Pretty sure Sky High ripped it off.