Honey, It's Not Really That Bad

From the director who brought you Big Top Pee-Wee, the mediocre sequel to the fun-tastic Pee-Wee's Big Adventure (as well as some movies that people actually liked), we get Honey, I Blew Up the Kid, the med- ha, I'm joking; I don't dislike this movie. Granted, I thought I would, but... I just can't bring myself to. At all.

The first movie, while still the best of the 3, didn't really have any real antagonists, unless you count the scorpion. This one does, in the form of Dr. Hendrickson, a scientist who is bitter and jealous of Wayne Szalinski's success with the shrink ray, which inspired a growth ray that hits Wayne's toddler son Adam when the little boy goes to get his stuffed bunny. And Hendrickson is so bitter and jealous that he resorts to try hurting the giant Adam in Act 3!

Even though the story lacked one of the things that made the first movie good to begin with, this one has its share of cute moments that either have you squeeing or throwing up, and it tries to be exciting. Hey, at least it's better than the TV show, right?

My rating: 7/10