BobGreenwade Posted April 16, 2007 Report Share Posted April 16, 2007 I just watched this movie on DVD over the weekend. (In the theaters it was titled simply Zoom.) Despite reviews ranging from tepid to downright hostile, I thought it was a very fun movie, and I was particularly impressed by the chemistry between Ryan Newman (Cindy Collins) and Tim Allen. (Tim was unfairly nominated for a Razzie for his performace; Ryan was very justifiably nominated for a Young Artist Award.) I bring it up here because I think anyone running or playing in a Champions game, especially Teen Champions, could find a fair bit of inspiration in the film. (And it does seem to bridge a gap into a possible emergence of a "Middle-Aged Champioins" trend.) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cold Steel Posted April 16, 2007 Report Share Posted April 16, 2007 Re: Zoom: Academy for Superheroes I am seeing the dvd tonight. It is my hope that i can combine this with ideas i picked up from another good teen superhero movie, Sky High. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grimble Posted April 16, 2007 Report Share Posted April 16, 2007 Re: Zoom: Academy for Superheroes My PCs are currently having a recruitment drive for a secondary team. They have had many app,lications from useful, but inexperienced supers. They are thinking of setting up a training center for young heroes. I'll have to take a look at Zoom. Right now they are thinking of setting up something similar to Xavier's Institute and a more supervised Teen Titans. I have seen Sky High. Their school will be much smaller. Grimble Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bloodstone Posted April 16, 2007 Report Share Posted April 16, 2007 Re: Zoom: Academy for Superheroes It was a campy cheese fest that I got a couple of laughs out of. It wasn't Sky High, but it wasn't the worst thing I've ever seen either. Movie got me interested enough to pick up the books. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Weldun Posted April 16, 2007 Report Share Posted April 16, 2007 Re: Zoom: Academy for Superheroes I haven't seen it yet, but I think that movies like this are probably more enjoyable to use simply for the situation that Bloodstone described. If nothing else, we have an option of playing out how we would do it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SKJAM! Posted April 16, 2007 Report Share Posted April 16, 2007 Re: Zoom: Academy for Superheroes Note that the books this movie was "inspired by" were in fact much more Harry Potterish, with some very dark moments (like Birthday Boy.) Apparently, the producers saw that Sky High was going to come out first, decided not to get too close to the same idea, and stripped it down to a star vehicle for Tim Allen. About the only things that remain from the original are a few of the names (including the teenaged girl's--she's the star of the books, with a very different powerset.) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yansuf Posted April 17, 2007 Report Share Posted April 17, 2007 Re: Zoom: Academy for Superheroes What are the books? I don't recognize the series. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bloodstone Posted April 17, 2007 Report Share Posted April 17, 2007 Re: Zoom: Academy for Superheroes http://www.randomhouse.com/rhpg/authors/results.pperl?authorid=64715 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SKJAM! Posted April 17, 2007 Report Share Posted April 17, 2007 Re: Zoom: Academy for Superheroes Amazing Adventures From Zoom's Academy (Paperback) by Jason J. Lethcoe http://www.amazon.com/Amazing-Adventures-Zooms-Academy-Lethcoe/dp/1591095727/ref=sr_1_1/102-5911368-1152964?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1176849317&sr=1-1 Or check the Random House link above. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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