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Sky High

Max Stronghold Productions Inc.

Walt Disney Pictures

Gunn Films

United States of America

English

Michael Angarano

Mary Elizabeth Winstead

Kurt Russell

Kelly Preston

Danielle Panabaker

Bruce Campbell

Lynda Carter

Kevin Heffernan

Dee Jay Daniels

Kelly Vitz

Loren Berman

Nicholas Braun

Steven Strait

Malika

Khadijah Haqq McCray

Jake Sandvig

Will Harris

Dustin Ingram

Christopher Wynne

Cloris Leachman

Jim Rash

Dave Foley

Kevin McDonald

Amy Brown

Kimmy Brown

Lucille Soong

Zachry Rogers

Tom Kenny

Jill Talley

Patrick Warburton

Vakisha Coleman

Sean Gordon

Hans Hernke

Jason Maxim

Mike Mitchell

Andrew Gunn

Mario Iscovich

Ann Marie Sanderlin

Michael Giacchino

Shelly Johnson

Peter Amundson

Darrin Prescott

Paul Hernandez

Bob Schooley

Mark McCorkle

Allison Jones

Bruce Robert Hill

William Hawkins

Robert Gould

Michael Wilkinson

John E. Jackson

Christina Smith

Susan Germaine

Susan Carol Schwary

Candace Neal

Jane English

June Brickman

Suzanne Tenner

Sam Emerson

Pamela Alch

Tom Rebber

Lisa Brown

Jay B. Richardson

Stephen M. Davis

Paul Ledford

Dean A. Zupancic

Terry Porter

Todd Toon

Donald J. Malouf

David Kern

Adam Kopald

Richard Bloom

Dottie Starling

Heidi Moneymaker

Monica Staggs

Jon H. Epstein

Hank Amos

Millie Holladay

Jeremy Fitzgerald

Michael McGuire

Meredith Majors

Scott Rogers

Misty Rosas

Craig Frosty Silva

Felipe Savahge

Monty L. Simons

Nicole Surels

Alison Hyatt Simpson

Tiffanie White

Michele Waitman

Dave Hospes

Charles Grisham

Michael Hugghins

Danny Downey

Tawny Fere

Max Daniels

Troy Lindsay Brown

Rockey Dickey Jr.

Matthew Rugetti

Jason Rodriguez

Natascha Hopkins

Nicole Basanda

Rhonda Roberts

Jodi Lyn Brockton

Randy James Beckman

Lena Baran

Joey Anaya

J. Patrick Daily

Kimberly Lowe Voigt

John Kwiatkowski

G.W. Brown

Clinton Wayne

Scout Taylor-Compton

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Great watch, will watch again, and can recommend.

This is one of the best superhero movies outside of DC and Marvel movies.  Not only does it use the silly costumes that I like from comics, but it incorporates it as part of normal life: the world is clearly built to show that Supers are somewhat normal to see, and that there is a community of them.  It's basically Professor X's school if people treated Mutants like the Avengers.

The immediate problems are in the the casting: there are SO MANY great people, almost everyone is funny and takes to their roles perfectly, but the lead, the focus of the story, is forgettable, and it is completely unbelievable that he would have these girls after him, let alone someone who we're happy to have powers.  And I hate Kurt Russell, but the movie is so good I forget he's in it until he suddenly appears and smarms it up.

A "coming of age" story, with "high school politics", and "girl next door" tropes all mixed together is a good recipe, and with super powers to keep it interesting.  I think that's the thing that makes this movie stand out.  Using the super powers, the movie is all about SHOW, don't tell.  A lot of movie forget this, overusing narration and dialogue out of place.

The content of the movie is all about meaningful dialogue, showing the world, and how it works.  It is also about being fun, they pay special detail to the scenes to keep it light and add something extra to the scenes.  Another thing that comedy movies forget is that a joke should compliment the movie, not stop it: there are so many little bits sewn into the movie that happen to the side (Larry being a 2-ton rock at a party), or as part of the world building (a hero support montage of utility belts).

The oddest parts of the movie deal with teens dating and their parents, it's perfectly apt, but you can feel the awkwardness of the situation.

If you've ever liked any super hero anything, then give this a go, you'll probably like it.

A decent superhero comedy from Disney.

<em>'Sky High'</em> sets up a little iffy, with a few cringey moments early, but goes on to produce a suitably entertaining film. Kurt Russell gives the only performance that I'll likely remember, but all the cast do their part - they are well cast, with none of them leaving anything to be desired to be honest.

The effects are good, while there are a couple of amusing gags thrown in. It's a simple and pretty predictable premise, but that doesn't stop it from being fun to watch. It could've, perhaps, worked better as a TV show? There are murmurs that that's what they plan to do soon, so I wouldn't be surprised if they did.

Worth a watch.

Sky High (2005) Official Trailer #1 - Kurt Russell Movie HD

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