Keri Russell Movie:

Honey I Blew Up the Kid [Region 2] Reviews:
"How'd She Take It?" "About Like Usual."
2009-10-09 - The Szalinski Family has moved from Fresno to the Las Vegas suburbs. Wayne (Rick Moranis) has been hired by the Sterling Corporation, and they are trying to use his original invention to enlarge things now, but it just isn't working. One weekend while Diane (Marcia Strassman) is dropping Amy (Amy O'Neal in a cameo) off at college, Wayne figures it out. Taking son Nick (Robert Oliveri) and the newest addition to the family, two year old Adam (Joshua and Daniel Shalikar), to the lab, he tries to make it work.

At first, he thinks he new idea was a bust. But then Adam starts growing. While Wayne tries to figure out how to reverse things, Diane and Nick just try to keep Adam calm. But how to you keep a hyperactive two year old who is bigger than you from destroying the house? Can they keep his sudden growth a secret? And if he gets out of the house, how will they ever control him?

This movie came out while I still looked forward to all sequels to movies I had loved. Okay, so this one doesn't quite measure up to the first, but it is darn close. While there are some family issues, they are different than the ones from the original. There are so many great jokes about Adam being a big boy even before he starts to grow. Some of the special effects show their age, but for the most part, they work quite well. John Shea's villain is absolutely wonderful.

That isn't to say this movie is a perfect sequel. I was sad to see Amy leave so quickly. There's only one slight reference to the Thompson family from the first one. And the scenes with Adam in the Szalinski house are a tad too long and drawn out.

As an aside, Keri Russell makes her film debut here playing babysitter Mandy, the teen of Nick's dreams.

As far as sequels go, this one is pretty good. It doesn't measure up to the original, but it has plenty of fun along the way.

Great Kid Movie
2009-04-03 - I purchased this movie for my grandson, my kids watched it when they were small and they loved it. To hear the laughter of a small child it beautiful, and boy did he laugh!!!

Nice Sequel; Slightly Better Than The First Film
2009-02-22 - Here's another example of the sequel being slightly better than the original, at least in my humble opinion. However, the original ("Honey, I Shrunk The Kids") was nothing super, not something you'd call a "classic." It was "pretty good." This one IS "good."

It had more laughs and less irritating kids. There is still the stupid teen romance, but not emphasized as much as in the first movie. The little kid in here, who is turned into a giant, is cute and affable and his giggle is fun to hear.

The first 40 minutes of this film are the best. It gets a little too silly after that. At the end, Disney succumbs to the craze of the early '90s: having a woman punch out a man. In this case, it was nice mother (Marcia Strassman.) Give me a break!

The special-effects were okay but not totally convincing. In fairness, it's not easy trying to produce the effects of a 100-foot child walking down the streets of Las Vegas, but they've still come along way from the days of "The Attack Of The 50- Foot Woman" in 1958. This movie would look more realistic with today's CGI technology.

Overall, some good laughs in the film and - with one exception - likable characters.


Honey, I Blew Up the Kid
2008-02-27 - The only sequel better than the original. Rick Moranis stars as an eccentric inventor. He accidentally zaps Adam, his two-year-old, with a machine designed to enlarge things. Adam grows to over 100 feet tall. We are reminded of The Attack of the 50 Foot Woman, although Adam is a little kid and means no harm. He is cute in his red overalls. He terrorizes Las Vegas. He reminded me of my own kid, especially when he went for the Hard Rock Cafe guitar. The terrible twos take on a new meaning. Keri Russell is the baby sitter whom Adam's brother ties up. She grew up and went on to star in the delightful Waitress.



my favorite one in the series
2007-11-01 - this is a must have for everybody. children and adults with an imagination. buy this you'll enjoy it. i still have a copy recorded 2 vhs my mom made me a long time ago. classic film