MINUTEMEN is the awesome adventure of three high school seniors united in their outcast status. With the invention of a time machine, Virgil (Jason Dolley) and his buddies decide to go back in time to right the wrongs that defined their fellow high school misfits! There’s just one small problem…they accidentally open a black hole that jeopardizes future of the universe. This hi-tech quest for heroism includes a never-before-seen extended ending, an innovative Behind-The-Scenes featurette, and High School Musical’s Corbin Bleu’s latest music video. Join the MINUTEMEN on their outrageous journey from zero to hero on DVD May 27, 2008!
I’ve discovered that the best way to get the boys to watch a DVD that I need to review with me is to just put it on and start watching. If I make too big of a fuss about how they NEED to watch it because Mom got it for a REVIEW and we are a review TEAM and it’s a KIDS movie and they are KIDS and don’t they LOVE me?, it usually backfires. So, I started up Minutemen and didn’t say a word. And they both watched it all the way through! Woo hoo! Success!
It’s a fun movie, slow to get started, but with good characters and an authentic tone to the dialogue. There’s a good message behind the plot, and the jokes are funny without resorting to pranks and pratfalls. The DVD includes a bonus featurette “The Making of Minutemen,” which gives you details on how the movie was made (including the stunts and special effects). There is also a music video by Corbin Bleu (“High School Musical”). I was happy to watch this movie WITH my kids! Pick it up on Amazon or at retailers.
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I was pleasantly surprised by this movie on a couple of levels. First it was more enjoyable than I first thought it would be. As you mentioned the humor was well done without resorting to the cheap gag. And I guess because of this, my daughter which I though would have no interest, actually liked it.