Jeanskynebu the audience applauded

Freaktana A Major Disappointment

Chirphymium It's entirely possible that sending the audience out feeling lousy was intentional

Forumrxes Yo, there's no way for me to review this film without saying, take your *insert ethnicity + "ass" here* to see this film,like now. You have to see it in order to know what you're really messing with.

Oliver Thatcher Watson This film is pretty good. It is funny, inventive, and memorable. The acting in this film is really well done. The story, while somewhat flawed, is mostly well written as well. I was impressed with how this film turned out and I think it is indeed one of Rick Moranis's most memorable. However, there isn't a pretty great film without its flaws, and this is no different. While the story is well written, I feel like the movie stretched out the whole being shrunken in grass much too long. I was waiting for them to finally get out of the grass and maybe explore the whole house instead of just the attic and kitchen table. Because of this, this film feels very stretched and kind of seems more of something that could have been made into 30 minutes due to how kind of dragged on it feels. But besides that, I think this film is very memorable and a staple of the filmography of Rick Moranis, and I think anyone who hasn't seen it yet will most likely enjoy it, like I did for the most part.

Filipe Neto There are some films that leave few memory in the cinematographic history but that make our personal memory go back in time. This is one of them. It is a rather entertaining family comedy where a very distracted scientist creates a machine that, inadvertently, shrinks his children until they are smaller than ants. Of course Disney is behind this idea. The lead role is the scientist, Wayne Szalinski. Played by Rick Moranis (who played an unforgettable role in "Ghostbusters"), he's basically a super-stereotypical goofy nerd. In fact, the whole movie is loaded with preconceived ideas, but this is not bad since this is a comedy and the idea is to laugh. And the film succeeds in that very easily, without recourse to easy jokes. It's not a brilliant movie, it's far from a good movie, but entertain, it's great to watch with the whole family on a weekend or holiday. And that's what matters here.

gavin6942 The scientist father (Rick Moranis) of a teenage girl and boy accidentally shrinks his and two other neighborhood teens to the size of insects. Now the teens must fight diminutive dangers as the father searches for them.The project was originally brought to Disney Studios by Stuart Gordon and Brian Yuzna. Gordon was hired to direct the film and Yuzna to produce. The film was written as "Teeny Weenies" by Stuart Gordon, Ed Naha, and Brian Yuzna. Tom Schulman was later added as a screenwriter. Gordon originally prepped the film but had to drop out as director shortly before filming began due to illness. Joe Johnston, who was formerly known as the art director for George Lucas, was brought in to replace him for his directorial debut.One has to wonder what would happen if Gordon had been given the job and was able to follow through. His previous work was "Re-Animator" and "From Beyond", so it is not unusual he would write a science-gone-wrong story... but was he someone who could make it for kids? (Maybe. Or maybe it would have been nice to see a more mature view, as there are obviously scary elements.) Roger Ebert is rarely flat-out wrong, but this is one of those times, as he wrote, "The special effects are all there, nicely in place, and the production values are sound, but the movie is dead in the water." Other critics and the audience disagreed, making this one of Disney's biggest successes and most memorable films.Besides the film itself, the score from James Horner is quite remarkable. He came into some issues later on for borrowing elements from other music, but this remains among his most distinctive scores.

Geeky Randy 1989 science-fiction family film about inventor Moranis accidentally shrinking his and his neighbors' kids to the size of a quarter-inch. Strong in delivering memorable sequences even if everything is skin-deep and dated; however, for a 1989 film, the reality sets and effects are top-notch. Moranis is perfect as the goofy struggling inventor—a role originally offered to Chevy Chase and John Candy, the latter of which recommended Moranis—while Frewer and Sutherland are quite likable in their supporting roles as the neighbors. The four shrunken kids all deliver well enough, but never seem to get fully fleshed out; and Strassman, unfortunately, has very little to do at all. Mostly filmed at the backlot of Churubusco Studios. Joe Johnston's directorial debut. Spawned two follow-ups HONEY, I BLEW UP THE KID and HONEY, WE SHRUNK OURSELVES, as well as a TV show that ran from 1997 to 2000; if you didn't like this one, then don't proceed to the sequels!**½ (out of four)