Spy Kids 2: Island of Lost Dreams – The Island Of Lost Dreams

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	Antonio Banderas	Gregorio Cortez
	Carla Gugino	Ingrid Cortez
	Alexa Vega	Carmen Cortez
	Daryl Sabara	Juni Cortez
	Steve Buscemi	Romero
	Mike Judge	Donnagon
	Danny Trejo	Machete
	Cheech Marin	Felix Gumm
	Matt O'Leary	Gary Giggles
	Emily Osment	Gerti Giggles
	Ricardo Montalban	Grandfather
	Holland Taylor	Grandmother
	Alan Cumming	Fegan Floop
	Taylor Momsen	President's Daughter
	Christopher McDonald	President of the USA
	Dale Dudley	Head Magna Man
	Troy Robinson	Magna Man
	Ron Hayden	Main Secret Agent
	Brian Thornton	Secret Agent #2
	Mark Turner	Secret Agent #3
	Bill Paxton	Dinky Winks
	Angela Lanza	Park Public Relations
	Felix Sabates	Test Family
	Lynda Sabates	Test Family
	Alexandra Sabates	Test Family

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Director	Robert Rodriguez
Writer	Robert Rodriguez
Producer	Elizabeth Avellan, Robert Rodriguez, Bill Scott, Bob Weinstein, Harvey Weinstein
Musician	John Debney, Robert Rodriguez
Photography	Robert Rodriguez

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Story Synopsis:
With a bigger budget, bigger thrills, and big-time family entertainment, Robert Rodriguez’s "Spy Kids 2: Island Of Lost Dreams" finds OSS agents Carmen and Juni (Vega and Sabara) in the midst of another crisis situation: they have to reclaim a Transmooker Device from the evildoers who might try to use it to permanently disable energy on Earth. To top it all off, Carmen and Juni find some competition with a duo of bratty spy kids, Gary and Gerti Giggles (O’Leary and Osment). (Suzanne Hodges)

DVD Picture:
The anamorphically enhanced 1.85:1 DVD exhibits a fantastic HD 24p-originated picture that is sharp, nicely detailed, and carefully integrated with CGI images. Colors are warm with rich saturation, natural fleshtones, and deep blacks. Contrast and shadow delineation are nicely rendered throughout. While edge enhancement is occasionally noticed, its presence is not nearly as distracting as it was on the first "Spy Kids" DVD. Occasionally the picture has a “digital” appearance, with some minor pixelization. (Suzanne Hodges)

Soundtrack:
The Dolby® Digital 5.1 soundtrack is an excellent recording overall, and the listening experience is downright entertaining and delightful. The nature of this soundtrack simply calls for an animated dimensional presence, and this is just what you will experience. The music, in particular, substantially fills the listening space with substantial engagement of the surrounds. There’s also quite an abundance of acute directionality throughout, with notable, aggressive split surround activity. The dialogue is a wonderful production, with voices sounding impressively natural and nicely integrated with the visuals. Additionally, there are generous amounts to offer in terms of deep bass, and with the substantial use of the LFE channel and extension below 25 Hz, you’re sure to experience some prodigious low frequencies. Also notable is the sound design for the animated DVD menu navigation, in full 5.1. This is a great soundtrack presentation and one that is a remarkable achievement, both technically and creatively. (Perry Sun)

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