Oh yeah, I really can't argue with his points; even as a kid I knew the movie was, "cheap" as my child brain called it - especially considering the part where Minus just gives in to good so easily and how Max's parents got back together so easily too, not mention the 3D effects and stuff. On a technical stance I've always known it wasn't a "great" movie, but what made me really like it was how bizarre the whole concept was. "Sharkboy and Lavagirl" has a uniquely captivating ring to it and I was attracted to stuff like that as a kid (other examples: spongebob squarepants, catdog, teenage mutant ninja turtles, etc.) so I gave it credit for that appeal. Was the bizarreness handled well? Ehh not as much as spongebob, catdog, and ninja turtles were, in fact it was actually quite nightmarish, but hey who am I to judge Racer Max's imagination?