Television

Clever storytelling, impressive special effects, and solid performances by a capable cast make this action-adventure movie a standout for tween viewers. Capitalizing on Jett Jackson's popularity as a television series on the Disney Channel (1998-2001), Jett Jackson, The Movie continues the saga of our namesake (Lee Thompson Young). The suburban teen is contending with his celebrity status as the star of an action series called Silverstone, while struggling with his offstage persona as a regular coming-of-age kid. Things get murkier when a bizarre accident activates one of the show's props, a time-space continuum. Hit with an electrical jolt, Jett is thrust into another dimension, trading bodies with his alter ego, Silverstone. There are villains to conquer--namely Dr. Kragg and his... Less

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Don't be fooled by the title. There are no creepy-crawlies in this Disney made-for-televisio n movie, based on Kathy Mackel's book. Instead, Can of Worms is a sci-fi comedy dripping with tongue-in-cheek satire. While the opening credits are still rolling, we meet teenager Mike Pillsbury (Michael Shulman) in his backyard, armed with a satellite and earnestly appealing to fellow citizens of the galaxy to take him away from this planet, where he is being held against his will. Such soliloquies are common for this high school misfit who seeks solace by spinning elaborate tales about the universe. But this time someone up there is listening. Several days later Mike receives a visit from an English-speaking alien named Barnabus, a slime bucket with a voracious appetite who also happens to be an... Less