Stevecorp
Don't listen to the negative reviews
ShangLuda
Admirable film.
Numerootno
A story that's too fascinating to pass by...
aprilcullen-24458
Ok so Disney has brought us amazing original movies and good retellings old stories, but this is just a huge ripoff of weird science. Let's take a look at the similarities.Weird Science is about two nerds who don't have any friends decide to make a simulation of a girl to get tips on how to get girls only for the simulation to create an actual living breathing girl. The three then go on some wacky adventures How to build a better boy is about two nerds who don't have any friends decide to make a simulation of a boy so they won't feel sad only for the simulation to create an actual living breathing boy. The three then go on some wacky adventures There are only two differences. 1. The characters are gender bent 2. Weird science is actually funny and charming.
I would recommend Weird Science to anyone any day, but this is just a crap remake. I gave it a 2 only because the acting is ok. Not great,but ok. This is Disney at its worst
lisafordeay
So this premiered on the Disney Channel last Friday and I got a sneak peak of it on YouTube so I decided to watch it all and see what it was about.So on to the review. I am gonna tell you what I liked and didn't like about this movie. So there maybe a few spoilers in here but anyway lets dive in.So the movie tells the tale of two best friends (one played by China McClain,while the other is Kellie Berglund)who are teenagers going to high school where prom is approaching. Of course there is this girl who is dating this guy who secretly likes Mae(Berglund)and the girl bullies Mae because she has no one to bring her to the prom. So she makes out that she already has a boyfriend and in order for her to prove she has,her dad who is secretly working for the defense force has a software that creates DNA on a robot and turn them into a human. So Mae and her friend decide to create the perfect man for Mae for homecoming prom and call it Albert by using the robot(who is actually a killing machine used for the army force) and they give him a nice personality and a nice look (blonde hair,blue eyes,caring and modest you know the kind of guy all women wants in life). So the next day Albert arrives in this orange sports car and Mae is smitten with it. But will Mae's friendship with McClain's charcther be put to the test and how can they pull off their creation when they used a computer and Mae's dad's software as she thought it was for a video gaming company?Overall this is a sweet movie for the pre-teens. Its not a perfect film by all means as its meant for 13 up, but I like the charcther Albert who is so perfect to look at. The actor that played him was great. Also I thought it was actually pretty good,but there are some problems I have with this film. Like firstly the guy didn't even look like a robot that they created. yeah sure you see this white robot in the beginning made out of wire and all that stuff. But wires NEVER came out of him when he was a human or was he suppose to be a virtual guy like a hologram or whatever. If he was a robot like I said you would have seen his head come off with wires coming out,but he just seemed human all the time. You hear these stupid robot movement effects but that's it. Also the ending was a bit of a letdown. I mean if you seen it you know what I'm on about. So did I like the film sure like I said it wasn't bad but if you love Sci-Fi and Weird Science then check it out.5/10Out of 5 stars I'm giving it a 2.5/5 stars.C-
jgoodman-la
Terrific movie by Disney standards and any standards. The cast was excellent, it was very well written and funny. I liked the scientists being girls (girls so badly need good geek role models!) I also thought the boy they created was great: a dream boy but he was so smooth and charming and funny in a completely easy way. Girls will relate to this one and boys will too. The old Disney Family Movie model is alive and well and really enjoyable. The ending was fast paced, action packed and full of sentiment though oddly not that sentimental. In short, this is a real winner. I would watch it again. And probably laugh in all the same places. If you are looking for family entertainment, this is the right pick.
bkoganbing
A couple of veterans from the Disney Channel, Chyna Anne McLain and Kelli Berglund are best friends and science geeks. That does not guarantee popularity in those frustrating high school years and after being put down by the high school trend setting teen queen Ashley Argota these two decide to create a boyfriend in Berglund's father's laboratory.What they don't know is that the father Roger Bart is considerably more than a video game designer. He works for Uncle Sam and is developing a new weapon. Instead of a virtual boyfriend to holograph every now and then, the girls trigger a prototype of a new robot whom they program to be the dream boyfriend that anyone would want. When the program is complete, tall, blond, athletic and sensitive Marshall Williams comes into their lives. The perfect boyfriend for every girl and gay man around. Definitely these girls have learned How To Build A Better Boy.But it's not just Argota who's upset. The government has discovered someone has hacked into Bart's laboratory and has put the program in motion. National Security is imperiled.Watching this film a whole lot of possibilities occurred to me. For instance if one got an army of these one could take over the world unless someone put a worm in the program. And the race to make bigger and better robot soldiers, an interesting possibility for this country and other budding economic giants.Still this is a Disney teen film and the first order is to get Berglund a love life. Williams does this for her, but not the way Berglund and McClain thought it would happen.Not a great film, but a pleasant enough comedy with teen angst in it from the Magic Kingdom.
