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This Nickelodeon sketch comedy series hosted by young comedienne Amanda Bynes is as fresh today as during its 1999-2000 run with still-timely jabs at reality shows, teen dramas, and fan obsession. Byne and her young castmates manage to have a goofily good time at no one's expense. In these two 22-minute episodes (#214 and #217), the cast manages to skewer hillbillies and (unidentifiable) immigrants without offending, probably because the other characters get theirs, as well, including a hapless Danny Bonaduce as an outraged video store customer. JudgeTrudy and her bailiff survive a reality-show challenge in the middle of an Oklahoman parking lot, Mr. Gullible tries to be a good sport during a school fire drill, and Penelope Taint, Amanda's no. 1 fan, is able to prove her case. This innuendo-free comedy is appropriate for all ages, but will be most understood by ages 7 and older. --Kimberly Heinrichs ... Read more

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HOT
After working on the Amanda Show on the First Season as Lobster #2, the show is HOT!!!! I still love tuning into the NICKELODEON channel and watching.

Amanda Bynes is nothing less than Super and all of the cast was so great. That is why this show deserves a ***** rating.

Love it,

Tom Huben

This is awesome!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
I think that the Amanda Show is the best show on Nickelodeon. I can't believe they are not making any new episodes any more. I loved this show since the first time I saw it. No one can watch this show and not laugh out loud. I can't believe it is finally coming to DVD. I will watch this DVD all the time. My favorite character is Mr. Gullible. He is the best and funniest character. I also really like Courtney, who is played by Amanda. She is so funny and weird. I can't wait until this DVD comes out. I am going to get it the first day it comes out and watch it 2 or 3 times. Then I am going to show it to all my friends. I LOVE THIS SHOW!!!!!!!!!!!!! Anyone who watches it will love it too!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!1 ... Read more

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A diminuitive, 12-year-old boy named Spencer (Joseph Mazzello of Jurassic Park and The River Wild) has been hit with every whammy possible: he's new in town, he's motherless, his preoccupied father and bored sister have no time for him, he's speechless each time he's near a girl he likes, and the school bully would like to dance on his head. Blessed are beleaguered boys in movies, however, for sometimes high adventure awaits. In Spencer's case, things get better when he finds a seven-foot-tall, alien robot suit that becomes one with whoever climbs inside it. Locked inside the metallic visitor, our little hero is capable of super feats and naturally goes after his tormentor. He also inadvertently leaves a lot of wreckage in his path from unfamiliarity with the suit's size and controls. This family film's message, of course, is that nothing can really make one stronger than learning to face problems within one's own skin. Then again, most people don't end up having to fend off hostile extraterrestrials who come to Earth to steal the suit for their own nefarious purposes. Written and directed by Manny Coto, this charming story relies a bit on some clever, well-executed special effects (the look of the robot's face as seen from inside itself is particularly ingenious), but it is largely driven by its actors' abilities. --Tom Keogh ... Read more

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Just barely OK....
I like Joseph Mazzello a lot (he's a great young actor!), but I have to say that this movie stunk! It's basically about a kid with no friends who hides his identity and finds courage in a robot-like cyber suit from another world and becomes a super hero. I mean, it's not the WORST movie I've ever seen, but definitely not the BEST or even close to it. The acting is pretty OK, but most of it is a little cheesy. Star Kid is more for our younger audiences than older audiences. I rented this video and I can say that renting it once was enough for me! I've seen all of Joseph Mazzello's movies, and I have to say that his other ones are better. If you're a Joseph Mazzello fan, skip this one and pick up The Cure, Jurassic Park, Simon Birch, or The River Wild. Watching this movie once should be enough! Very disappointed.

Awful
This movie was terrible. Jimbob was the worst actor I have ever seen. He didn't know what he was doing, or how to act. For example, the scene where he is in the submarine, and the flying turtle blasts his head off, he looks like he is having fun. Wow. Can you believe it? I can't.

star kid is a star!
i like star kid. i want a star kid suit myself to play with. he can fight bullies and look scary but star kid is really just a boy. my best part of the show was star kids special effects. it looked much realer than power rangers. they are grown ups, and star kid is a kid. the suit makes him look bigger and feel happier. if i get lonesome i ask to watch star kid and i pretend to be star kid after the movie. i like star kid!

The Rock Throw Is Classic!
This is a great movie about a kid named Spencer Griffith. He is a pretty normal 12-year-old who gets bullied around a lot. He's into comic books. He wants to be friends with a certain girl in his class but whenever he tries to talk to her he goes mute.

One day while he was sitting in his room alone he sees something fall from the sky and land in the local junkyard. He goes to investigate and finds an a capsule. He throws a rock at it. Nothing happens, so he touches it. It opens up to reveal an alien suit that asks him if he needs transport. He says yes and goes inside. Spencer then proceeds to go around town having fun in his suit and getting back at his bullies. But a bigger evil is lurking around and soon he needs to decide the fate of mankind.

This is an excellent movie, it is a bit cheesy at times but I like it. Joseph Mazzello is superb as Spencer. This is also the first movie where he was the biggest name. I give this great movie 5 stars. But I don't recommend it to anyone who is not a child at heart or you'll just shrug it off as a bad cheesy movie.

PS: Is it just me, or does every Joseph Mazzello movie have things thrown? Especially rocks. Jurassic Park, Radio Flyer, Simon Birch, Three Wishes, and The Cure all have things thrown. It's a Joseph Mazzello movie trademark.

I LIKE FOR SOME REASON
I NOW ALOT OF YOU GUYS HATE THIS MOVIE BUT FOR SOME REASON I LIKE IT. JOSEPH MAKES YOUU CARE ABOUT HIS CHACTER. BUT THE EFFECTS WERE PRETTY CHEESY. ... Read more