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Electra Woman & Dyna Girl

By Renee Schonfeld, Common Sense Media Reviewer

age 14+

Cheesy superhero spoof with web stars; profanity, violence.

Movie NR 2016 81 minutes
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age 13+

Based on 1 parent review

Christopher K.
Christopher K. Adult
December 24, 2016
age 13+

Meant for the inner child in all grown-ups.

"Common Sense Media's unbiased ratings are conducted by expert reviewers and aren't influenced by the product's creators or by any of our funders, affiliates, or partners." Let me flat out say that the review by "expert" reviewer Renee is completely full of bias. Anyone who can't see that this is the case must be blind. First of all, this movie was never created for kids. As Renee has stated it's based on a short lived series created back in the 70's by Sid and Marty Croft so let's face it, the majority of people who probably will be watching this will be those who were alive at that time and love the nostalgia trip. The remake definitely does nostalgia justice, without going too far and ruining it completely. Yes, there's profanity and some of the silliness falls flat but overall it is a fantastic tribute to the classic female super-hero duo, with a great message that girls don't need any special powers to be heroes.
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What's the Story?

ELECTRA WOMAN & DYNA GIRL introduces two young, comic superheroes bent on stopping crime and doing the right thing. It's a world filled with superheroes, and "brand" is everything. These two high achievers are of the homemade-hometown variety; they even make their own costumes and weapons. So Electra Woman (Grace Helbig) and Dyna Girl (Hannah Hart) are overjoyed when the media's most important superhero agent from Creative Masked Management wants to sign them. It means they'll have to leave their Midwestern city and live in Los Angeles. But the endorsements will be fabulous, and they'll be able to use their non-powers for good, while earning fame and fortune at the same time. Unfortunately, the high-tech, high-energy world of CMM isn't at all what they expected. Faced with ambitiously competitive rivals, the seduction of the marketplace, and the arrival of a new kid in town known as the Empress of Evil, the team is threatened from all sides. Will they defeat the powerful villain? Will they succumb to glory and the almighty dollar? And, most crucial of all, will their long-time friendship even survive?

Is It Any Good?

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Web personalities who are very popular with teens come to DVD, bringing in-your-face comic mayhem, profanity, and some laughs. Counting on their loyal fans, Helbig and Hart have great fun delivering tongue-in-cheek performances in a slapdash production. It's all so amateurish and low-budget that, upon occasion, characters actually stand in front of a curtain to deliver their lines. The two likable leads give it their all, and they're surrounded by an avalanche of one-dimensional, intentionally over-the-top performances that could only be called silly. You can count on a smattering of witty jokes and a few funny sight gags, and the film team makes an effort to give it some emotional heart, even though it's obvious and ham-handed. With so much profanity and gory comic violence, it's not a movie for kids, despite its Sid and Marty Krofft origins and its superhero title.

Talk to Your Kids About ...

  • Families can talk about the emerging popularity of internet stars and how easily kids have access to them. Why is it important for parents to monitor their kids' internet time? What standards might be used to evaluate a web personality's age-appropriateness?

  • What is "gross-out" comic violence? Which scenes in this film fit that definition? How do filmmakers let the audiences know that these events are meant to be funny?

  • Grace Helbig and Hannah Hart do not use profanity on their web shows. Why do you think they opted to use so much of it in this film? Do you think it enhances or detracts from the personalities they've established?

  • If you were not already familiar with Grace Helbig and Hannah Hart, did this movie motivate you to follow them on the web?

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