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Zoom - Academy for Superheroes

Zoom - Academy for Superheroes

starring: Tim Allen, Courteney Cox, Chevy Chase, Spencer Breslin, Kevin Zegers
directed by: Peter Hewitt

Aspect Ratio: 1.85:1
Audience Rating: PG (Parental Guidance Suggested)
Binding: DVD
Brand: Sony
EAN: 0043396141506
Format: AC-3, Closed-captioned, Color, Dolby, Dubbed, DVD, Subtitled, Widescreen, NTSC
Item Dimensions: 20
Label: Sony Pictures
Languages: EnglishSubtitledFrenchSubtitledEnglishOriginal LanguageDolby Digital 2.0 SurroundFrenchDubbedDolby Digital 2.0 Surround
Manufacturer: Sony Pictures
MPN: 043396141506
Number Of Discs: 1
Publisher: Sony Pictures
Region Code: 99
Release Date: February 13, 2007
Running Time: 83 minutes
Studio: Sony Pictures
Theatrical Release Date: August 11, 2006

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Editorial Review:

Product Description:
A former superhero is called back to work to transform a group of unusual kids into superheroes.

Amazon.com:
The bright colors and simple stories of classic superhero comics are the template for Zoom--none of that moody, bleak X-Men nonsense here. Retired superhero Captain Zoom (Tim Allen, The Shaggy Dog) gets pulled out of mothballs when the government decides to assemble a new team of super-powered kids. The motley quartet includes a herculean little girl (Ryan Newman), an invisible slacker (Michael Cassidy, The O.C. ), a telekinetic hot chick (Kate Mara, 24), and a chunky lad whose body inflates to enormous size (Spencer Breslin, The Cat in the Hat, The Kid). But Zoom has lost his super-speed and gained a cynical chip on his shoulder; will he regain his faith in heroes in time to battle an impending menace? There's nothing original about Zoom, but the engaging cast--which also includes Courteney Cox (Friends), Kevin Zegers (Transamerica), and Rip Torn (Men in Black, Forty Shades of Blue)--could have given some pep to a competent formulaic script. Unfortunately, they were saddled with this one. But the saddest aspect of Zoom is the sight of Chevy Chase (Foul Play, Fletch) trying to muster a scrap of his lost talent. --Bret Fetzer

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