Honey, We Shrunk Ourselves
Honey, We Shrunk Ourselves
PG | 18 March 1997 (USA)
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The joke's on absent-minded scientist Wayne Szalinski when his troublesome invention shrinks him, his brother and their wives so effectively that their children think they've completely disappeared. Of course, this gives the kids free rein to do anything they want, unaware that their parents are watching every move.

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Darryl Jason

I like this movie! I do! I find myself watching this one more so than the first & second. Having grown up in the 90s, I was first introduced to 'Honey, I Shrunk The Kids!' (1989) from an early age & I have to say the special effects are just pure genius. I've never really cared so much for the second movie 'Honey, I Blew Up The Kid!' Not a bad sequel but the real winner is this trilogy. I think it's more fun to watch & it's very clear the real stars of the movie are the adults; Rick Moranis plays it cool with his scientific knowledge & creations of attracting the kids attention. Eve Gordon (Diane) is just hilarious! & I've always liked her as an actress but her comedic skills really show during this movie, her facial expressions are spot on (especially during the insect attack) but then she's just a pleasure to watch throughout the whole movie. If only all moms were like her! I also like Robin Bartlett (Patti) another great actress who shows no fear when it comes to heights & daddy longlegs. & Stuart Pankin I'm not familiar with but I'll give him credit for his chirpy upbeat character (Gordon).The supporting roles of the kids are clearly on form. Allison Mack (Jenny) great actress, although she was only 15 at the time of filming this movie, she's gone on to star in bigger & better projects ('Smallville' of course). The teenagers that gate crash the party do become annoying. Like you'd really enter someone's house & disrepect the place like they do? & how many times does 'Ricky King's' full name need to be said in one scene? The special effects in the movie are great! Fantastic considering the movie was made on a low budget & I particularly love the race car track scene! Brilliant too watch & makes me wish I was shrunk to be able to do that. The cast must have really had a blast filming this movie especially that scene. Very likeable entertainment & clearly the adults in the movie are having more fun than the kids! It's definitely a 10/10 for me this. Very impressed with the film. One in which I do quite like to watch.... over & and over again!!

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Mr-Fusion

I imagine that if you're looking for harmless family fun, then "honey, We Shrunk Ourselves" would fit that bill. It's all right there in the title; someone's going to be shrunk and this time, it's the adults. For me, it's another demon spawn of the Disney DTV sausage factory that was chugging along in the '90s. It's not so much the direction (whoa, Dean Cundey!) but the Disney sitcom script; one flat joke after the next. It's hard to sit though and - well, it's best to skip.4/10

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MorbidMorgan

In 1989 Disney scored a surprise box office smash with 'Honey, I Shrunk The Kids', a fun adventure for all the family that placed a handful of miniaturised kids in a perilous and amusing thrill ride that showcased some truly amazing special effects. It's success led to a sequel in 1992, 'Honey, I Blew Up The Kid', a joyous effects-heavy romp about a rampaging over-sized toddler that although not quite on par with it's predecessor was nonetheless frenetic and entertaining. Then in 1997 came 'Honey, We Shrunk Ourselves', a direct-to-video sequel. By this point only Rick Moranis as wacky inventor Wayne Szalinski remained onboard. Marcia Strassman as his wife Diane is replaced by Eve Gordon and Bug Hall takes over the role of their young son Adam (their other kids Amy and Nick are mentioned but not seen). 'Honey, We Shrunk Ourselves' pales considerably in comparison to the other two entries. It seems overall to be very pedestrian with woefully inferior effects and a dumbed down script. The budget is shrunken dramatically and it seems to solely target the very youngest audience with it's heavy handed life lessons. Even Rick Moranis appears bored by the proceedings, turning in an adequate but tired performance. It's a shame that a series that had started out on a high had to end with a bargain basement clunker. It's probably best to skip this entry and re-watch the other two 'Honey' films instead.

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Jackson Booth-Millard

If you liked the first two films, then I'm sorry to say you're not going to like this one. This is the really rubbish and unnecessary straight to video, probably TV made sequel. The still idiotic but nice scientist Wayne Szalinski (Rick Moranis) is still living with his family and he has his own company, Szalinski Inc. Unfortunately his wife wants to get rid of a statue, Wayne is so stupid he shrinks his statue and himself with his brother. Then he shrinks his wife and sister-in-law too. Now the adults have to find a way to get the kids of the house to get them bigger. Pretty much a repeat of the other two with only one or two new things, e.g. a toy car roller coaster, swimming in dip, etc. Pretty poor!

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