So, I Watched The New Spy Kids Reboot...

Netflix and Robert Rodriguez have teamed up once again, but this time to create another installment into the Spy Kids franchise! How does is compare to the other films and was a Spy Kids reboot really necessary? Find out in today's video!

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Isle Of Dreams - Alexa Vega
My Friends - Ty Dolla Sign
Control - Playboi Carti
Cautious - Cochise
Wii Shop Remix
Halo - Cochise
Mrs Right - Mindless Behavior

[MrNostalgia]

surely, the comment section will be respectful this time around

[guillermosierracuellar]

Seriously I'm surprised you always found a way to mention zeke and luther

[noivern]

Spy Kids and Sharkboy and Lavagirl were always some of my favorite movies as a kid and honestly I’m so glad kids nowadays are still able to experience them in a similar way. Kids need to have media made for them that doesn’t treat them like they’re infants but also doesn’t treat them like teens or adults. Sometimes kids just want movies that are fun adventures that never talk down to them and show that, hey kids have a little power too!

Those movies have aged horribly, but does that even matter when they’re still fun adventures that don’t take themselves seriously?

[lilybilly]

Think about The Parent Trap. The Lindsey Lohan one is ingrained in our memory but it was a remake/reboot! So my mom treasures the original, but recognizes that my generation loves the Lindsey one. You can be bummed about the lack of originality, especially with Disney, but in the end its usually for kids to enjoy

[piagebot]

I actually saw spy kids 4 in the theater and it was actually a “4D” Movie with a smellivision card that went with it. All of those gross parts in the fourth movie were meant to be scratch n sniff parts where it would flash a coordinating number on the screen. I only remember the fart smelling one when the dog farts.

[MrRobeStern]

The fact not only rebooted it but slammed all 3 movies in one movie still shocks me this is the same guy who made the cult horror classic “The Faculty”

[thatlycantomboy]

gonna be honest I genuinely love how Robert Rodriguez just does everything on his films. literally insane. these are not movies that should be good. they are simply meant to serve as a cornerstone for a generation’s childhood

[Breejon]

A Spy Kids movie where Carmen and Juni are parents and their own kids became spy’s would’ve been perfect. New kids for a new generation and the old kids as the parents for the previous generation. You’d get double the audience pull.

[icecreamhero]

*When you are a kid watching Spy Kids:* This is the coolest thing ever made. I want to be a Spy Kid too. *When you are an adult watching Spy Kids:* This is campy fun and hilarious. Still a total blast to watch.

[stephaniefrost]

12:24 I was waiting for you to mention Carmen’s “Isle of Dreams” song…was just thinking about it a few days ago & how hard she SLAYED that performance! Iconic.

[carmoodlenoodle]

Different perspective here as a female spy kids enjoyer; full disclosure haven't seen the reboot and probably won't as a grown person but, so many kids movies with brother-sister duos have the "good girl who does no wrong" and even as a kid it was tiring. I liked the original spy kids because Carmen was kind of an asshole at times and wasn't just "the good one fixing problems". More sibling kids movies where the girl is the problem lmao

[celinepope]

Spy Kids 1 &2 are iconic. "Please, Mr. Lisp, have a seat." "Uh its actually Mr. Listhp." I disagree that the 2nd one is boring, it was my favorite as a kid. My brother and I rewatched it in adulthood. Totally holds up.

[okayyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyy]

The more "realistic", less cartoony route was probably the safest decision for the reboot. I work with elementary school kids (mainly 3rd graders, who were born in *2015* if you can belive it) and they all grew up with really good CGI, they're way more keen on what does and doesn't look "right" than how we were as kids. Hell, I was talking to a bunch of kids about how the original godzilla movies were made with miniature cities and showing them pictures and this eight year old popped up about how physical props look better than CGI (which I agreed with, but damn I did not think about those things as a kid).

I do love the cartoony style of spy kids, and while I totally think making effects that look both cartoony and believable is something that can absolutely be done, that's a balance that needs care - especially when targeting kids that were raised on modern marvel movies and are way more cued into what does and doesn't look "right" than we ever were.

So while it's not my favorite, I totally get why they'd go in this direction and I hope it pays off. And if it gets sequels.... Fingers crossed for maybe a little more color in their spy gear going forward lol

[bellatrixmschannel]

Didn’t even know that we were getting a 5th Spy Kids… the more you know

[jessetorres]

How does the cgi get worse with each film in this franchise?

[robertfaulkkner]

Love your argument for why kids should just have their movies instead of the adults that grew up watching the originals. Great video!

I’m a little disappointed that you didn’t once mention Steve Buscemi’s most famous line from Spy Kids 2.
You all know what it is, don’t lie.

[deadnead]

Spykids was pretty sweet but that episode of zeke and luther with the terminator skate board that was just pure dramatic beauty(blasts coat of arms by the life and the times)

[patrickmicah]

I think people like the third one the most because back in the day it was the only one available on Disney Channel for reruns for a while before they got around to re-airing the first one. I’m not sure about the second one and they definitely reran it ALOT

[RomaroBrandon]

Personally I think Spy Kids 4 should have been a full reboot instead of a soft reboot/sequel because there was no reason for it not to be other than nostalgia. However I'm glad this is a full reboot instead of a continuation and although I don't really for it because it reminds me to much of the previous movies AND The Adventures of Shark Boy & Lava Girl, I hope a few more movies get made and they start to do their own thing without relying too much on the previous movies.

[Issynothere]

The dedication to always find a way to mention Zeke and Luther I respect