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Former superhero Jack Shepard (also known as Captain Zoom), is called back to work to transform an unlikely group of ragtag kids into a new generation of superheroes at a privacy Academy and save the world from certain destruction. The project holds an audition of would-be members, most of whom possess useless or disgusting powers. In the end, Dylan West, a 17-year-old boy who can turn invisible; Summer Jones, a 16-year-old girl with telekinetic powers; Tucker Williams, a 12-year-old boy with the power to enlarge any part of his body; and Cindy Collins, a 6-year-old girl with super strength. "Zoom" is a kids' superhero flick based on the novel "Zoom's Academy" written by Jason Lethcoe. In it, Tim Allen stars as a has-been superhero who's tasked to train four young superheroes to battle a nemesis, nothing less than his brother Connor Shepard (also known as Concussion). With that, you pretty much know what to expect. Unfortunately, that's all. While the film has all what comprises a prototype of this milked-dry genre, the experience is overtly familiar and dull. Jack (Allen...nope, not Matthew Fox) was Captain Zoom, a superhero who can travel at superhuman speeds, and one of the members of the military-sponsored superhero group "Team Zenith." But he has since lost his powers after a military experiment has gone awry that also has his teammates killed. 30 years later Jack is brought back to train four youngsters with superpowers when a new malevolent threat from the past emerges. First of all, the script of Adam Rifkin and David Berenbaum doesn't attain new heights with their blunt dealing of a theme that's been done more excellently with "The Incredibles" and "Sky High." And director Peter Hewitt ("Garfield"), who clearly isn't exactly a master storyteller himself, has little to work from with such a dull and hollow material. All of the characters are perfunctory parts rather than humans portraying genuine conflicts. Also, for a film that's called "Zoom," the film drags: it lacks a sufficient amount of action. We're supposed to see the kids train, but all we're mostly shown are unfunny attempts at slapstick humor that the filmmakers assume would elicit laughters from the little tots among the audience (uhm, Courteney Cox tripping down and Chevy Chase getting slime on his face, anyone?). What constitutes for training involve at the most paint balls and a drive-thru chaos at a Wendy's restaurant. Yes, there's the climactic fight sequence at the end but it's too quick, unexciting, and not enough by a mile for a film that has terribly dragged along. Ultimately, what transpires is a terribly unfunny movie that wears out its welcome faster than its main character runs.Please do not listen to the positive reviews on here. This movie is not an "excellent movie for kids", or an "Under-rated excellent movie". It's a piece of garbage from start to finish, and probably would only appeal to you if you've had a lobotomy. Do not take your kids to see this movie, unless you're using it as some sick, twisted form of punishment. Movies like this are used as a form of torture in Guantanamo Bay. No redeeming qualities whatsoever.

Zoom (2006): Dir: Peter Hewitt / Cast: Tim Allen, Courteney Cox, Spencer Breslin, Chevy Chase, Kate Mara: About as exciting as slamming your hand in a car door. In a film that manages to be even worse than Sky High, Tim Allen plays retired superhero Captain Zoom who must whip into shape a bunch of misfit kids with super powers to fight his arch enemy brother. I've had diarrhea spells that were more fetching than the special effects created here. Directed by Peter Hewitt who also made the mediocre Bill and Ted's Bogus Journey, which at least had the decency to have good special effects. This film looks like a really bad chemistry experiment. Tim Allen survives the nightmare only due to background superpower incident and the task before him. Otherwise the screenplay would make better toilet paper. Courteney Cox plays a lab coat female obsessed with comic books. She should be obsessed with finding a better agent. Chevy Chase reminds us that he was funny in the 1980's but here as the bumbling scientist clearly the joke is on him. Spencer Breslin has been featured in several films with Allen including The Santa Clause 2 and The Shaggy Dog. Here he plays a kid who can oversize his body parts. Kate Mara plays a girl with telekinesis that is not half as interesting as Carrie White. That sounds wrong on so many levels. Frankly someone should zoom over this film with a tractor trailer. Score: ½ / 10

The kids and I watch this DVD regularly. And we always enjoy the music and the feel good fun... It is a kids movie and as such it should be treated with some levity and give it a break.. The cgi etc is fine and does it job.. And it's funny in spots..and all the characters are well cast, Tim Allen is always watchable and while I don't remember this in the cinema, it is better then a lot of the stuff I have been dragged to over the years. So if you're looking for a movie to watch with the kids they will enjoy it, the sets are fun.. While the story is silly at times it still feels like it could be made into a series or have come from a series.

At first, this didn't seem much like a movie to be taken seriously. Of course, the "auditions" were quite funny and disgusting.Tim Allen came across as a grumpier Tim Taylor/Mike Baxter. A great line to illustrate his attitude: "Why is the green dress talking?" I liked the way he resisted trying to be helpful until he finally realized how important it was.I liked Summer and Cindy. Summer looked good and had just enough attitude. Cindy was so cute, complete with a lisp.And Marsha was adorable and gorgeous. Jack thought she looked better without glasses? I thought she looked pretty good with them. But the clumsy routine didn't work so well for me. That's just not how I think of Courteney Cox, and the day before I saw this, there was another pretty but clumsy female scientist who was even less suited to such a role.And Chevy Chase ... can anyone take him seriously? I have this memory of his being associated with quality. "Caddyshack" and "Foul Play" at the very least. What happened to him? But he's still entertaining in his own way.Rip Torn is an actor known for quality, and at least considering the material he seemed to be convincing, but I still have to wonder why this?But the movie changes about halfway through. It is a worthwhile experience, a real comedy/adventure with the emphasis on adventure, and seems like a quality production. Except now Chevy Chase becomes even more of a liability.Then the prom happens, and we're back to square one. The final scenes are pretty amazing, though, especially the visual effects.It's a kids' movie, but that doesn't excuse lack of attention to quality. And it was there, just not all the way through.But I'm about Jack's age, and I enjoyed it enough.