Upon release, the film was a box office success ($69 million worldwide against a $50 million budget) but a critical disaster. It won a Razzie Award for “Worst Screenplay” and was nominated for “Worst Director.” For a decade, it was relegated to the discount DVD bin.
The movie follows the adventures of 10-year-old Max (Cameron Richardson) and his sister Zoe (Emily Perkins), who are trying to navigate their unhappy home lives. Max creates an imaginary world called "Mundo de los Fantasmos", where a superhero named Sharkboy (Vic Morrow) and his partner Lavagirl (Jessica Alba) save the world from an evil villain called Professor Frazz (Kyle MacLachlan). the adventures of sharkboy and lavagirl 2005
Watch it with kids (ages 5–9) or with nostalgia goggles on. Skip the 3-D version unless you want a migraine. Appreciate it not as good filmmaking, but as pure filmmaking — the unfiltered imagination of a child, given a $50 million budget and complete sincerity. Upon release, the film was a box office