Absolutely Brilliant!

A Masterpiece!

I think this is a new genre that they're all sort of working their way through it and haven't got all the kinks worked out yet but it's a genre that works for me.

Easily the biggest piece of Right wing non sense propaganda I ever saw.

Timeless classic. Great adventure movie than never gets old. Yes the effects and props aren't what they used to be, but its still enjoyable today. There's some 80s adventure movies that seem really silly when you watch them today, movies like explorers are just ridiculous when you watch them now, but this has stood the test of time and my son will definitely be watching this with me when hes a bit older.

There are some movies that stick with you throughout your life that has a special magic that has you coming back again and again, and this is one of them. I've known Rick Moranis since Ghostbusters and seeing him in this amplifies the magic wackiness this film possesses, but it doesn't stop there. As soon as the kids are shrunk, that's when the real fun begins. The special effects of the insects pay homage to the monster movies of the 50's, plus a little homage to Ray Harrryhausen's creatures with the battle between the Ant and Scorpion (the ant's death still gets me to this day). Finally add in a touching theme about the reality of parenting and this is one that stands the test of time.

If you ask me "is this a good movie?". No, not at all. But its a movie for kids so i guess it is meant to be ridiculous. In fact it's ridiculous in a good way.I've seen this movie a few times when i was a kid and i enjoyed it a lot. I mean, who doesn't want to ride an ant, sleep in a lego, or swimming in a bowl of cereal while trying to save ourselves from being eaten by our own dad? Though i prefer its sequel (or prequel i forgot) where the baby became big (forgot the name)With that being said, its a fun kids movie that probably can be enjoyed by parents too. (But i doubt it)

This is an adorable kid adventure that is fit for the entire audience; a story about absent-minded scientist Wayne Szalinski (Rick Moranis) accidentally shrinking his kids and his neighbors' kids to microscopic sizes with his shrinking machine. What results is a wild adventure as the kids must navigate through the now humongous everyday items like household objects, toys, garden tools and insects to get Szalinski's attention to restore them back to size.It is an amusing plot device to see the usual everyday stuff like a lawnmower, tools, Lego toys and cereal bowls become huge obstacles and used for new purposes for the shrunken kids (i.e., using a Lego toy as a couch). All these epic proportion objects are highlighted in some great and believable special effects, especially the kids befriending an ant and one of the kids hitching a ride on a bee. The kids trying to escape a lawnmower in the yard is also an exciting scene.Moranis is likable as Szalinski and Marcia Strassman is zany as his wife, Diane. The young actors who portrayed the shrunken kids did a decent job and don't try to be too childish, though, the filmmakers should have left out ***spoiler ahead*** the sappy little romantic fling between the two teenagers, which I didn't think was necessary. In addition, the filmmakers should have left out the Scorpian vs. Ant scene, which I thought was too intense and depressing for a children's movie as it really brought down the mood of the film. ***spoiler ends*** Overall, it is a mostly entertaining film from start to finish, but the story does drag a little towards the middle and does lack some action. I've seen family films with more adventures and fun, but this is a typical, innocent and feel-food Disney movie that people should see at least once.Grade B-