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Spy Kids 2: The Island of Lost Dreams
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Not age appropriate for kids under 5, age appropriate for kids over 7; suggested age 7. -
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Common Sense says
An imaginatively joyous adventure.
updated 07.04.08
Why We Rated This 
for Ages 7 and Up
What to watch out for
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What Parents Need to Know
About Spy Kids 2: The Island of Lost Dreams
Parents need to know that there's some brief gross-out humor (most kids will love it) and some tense peril (no one gets hurt). Everything that appears very scary at first turns out to be friendly and cooperative. As in the first film, the movie is outstanding in showing women and Latinos in key roles.
Read our full review by Nell Minow
Families Can Talk About
- Families can talk about the President's daughter's feelings about not getting enoough attention from her father. What do you think about Juni's advice to her? What do you think will happen? We see three different families in the movie. How are they different? How do you think Gary's view that "a good spy makes no binding connections wth family or friends" makes him feel as a son? As a spy? If that is your rule, how do you know who to trust and how do you know what is right? How have Carmen and Juni changed since the first movie? Why was it hard for Ingrid's parents to accept Gregorio? What should he do about that? How do both Carmen and Juni and their parents show their need to be independent?
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Most Recent Reviews
Lives in FloridaI rate this title on for age 2 and give itMy concerns are:- Excessive violence
- Inappropriate language
- I rate this title off for age 5 and give itMy concerns are:
- Inappropriate language
There WAS a 4-letter word! The S word. I was shocked!
- Lives in CaliforniaI rate this title iffy for age 11 and give it
scary for young or sensitve kids
the gadgets are cool it's great the kids use their brains to solve problems everything works out in the end; but is the path they take for resolution really necessary? many times the characters treat each other in mean, condescending, put-downish ways there are many dangers that pop up to surprise/scare you. so, young or sensitive kids will get scared
- Lives in ConnecticutI rate this title on for age 2 and give it
Boo! Crappy story! It TRIES to be cool, but ends up being a drool.
Oh, yeah, I loved this when I was a kid, like eight or seven or something. But now I watch it again and I realizen how lame it is. Yes, its imaginative, but it just isn't very intelligent and its sort of predictable. The only thing that saves this movie is the eensy-weensy bit of fun in it and the gadgets. Kids will love it but for anyone who has matured- its boring and very corny. Parents, there is, of course nothing offensive here, just a little action violence. Your kids will love it, but those who are mature will hate it.
- Lives in CaliforniaI rate this title on for age 2 and give it
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