Honey, I Shrunk the Kids (1989)

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01 May 2007 02:33 PM

Rick Moranis stars as Wayne Szalinksi, an off-the-wall inventor in "Honey, I Shrunk the Kids." Wayne is just sure that at some point, his inventions will sell, and he'll be famous. Unfortunately, his inventions are unpredictable, and he has not yet been able to attract the attention of a corporation to take interest in his work. But now he has something he's just sure will do the trick - a shrink ray.

His kids, Amy and Nick, have different opinions about their dad. Amy is a teenaged girl, and wishes her family could be a little more normal. Nick wants to be just like his dad when he gets older. And the Thompsons, the neighbors, wish they lived anywhere but next door to such weirdos.

One morning, Ron, the younger of the two Thompson boys, hits his baseball into the attic window of the Szalinksi home. Coming over to retrieve it, he brings his older brother Russ, and all four children go upstairs to get the ball. What they don't know is that the ball hit and activated the shrink ray, and the children get shrunk. When Wayne comes home that afternoon, he sweeps the floor and takes out the trash, unaware that he has just swept up his children. The garbage bag is placed at the back of the property, and the children have to make it all the way across the back yard to the house so they can tell their dad to fix them.

The special effects of this movie are amazing. We see the kids ride on bumblebees and ants, they slide down blades of grass, and camp out for the night inside a Lego. But watch out - the sprinklers come on, and then they have to avoid the lawnmower. I really enjoyed watching the imaginations of the filmmakers come to life and see the things they invented as obstacles.

The action is great, and there's even a bit of romance as Amy and Russ get to know each other a little bit better. It's been a while since I've seen this movie, but it's one I watched over and over when it first came out and enjoyed it each and every time.

This film was rated PG.

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