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Shredderman Rules!
Score: 80%
Rating: TV-Y7
Publisher: Sony Pictures Home
                  Entertainment

Region: 1
Media: DVD/1
Running Time: 90 Mins.
Genre: Family/Comedy/Action
Audio: English 5.0 (Dolby Digital)
Subtitles: English, French

Features:
  • Behind the Scenes
  • Blooper Reel
  • "Super Hero" Music Video

When Nolan Byrd (Devon Werkheiser) gets fed up with being picked on by the school bully, he decides to fight back. But how do you make your feelings known, get the support of the rest of the kids in the school (whom also get pushed around), and do this without anyone knowing it was you who got revenge, especially since you don't want to get your face bashed in afterward? You create an alter-ego, of course. Coming from a long line of geeks (well, at least his father (Dave Coulier) is), Nolan "Byrd Turd" Byrd has a little fun by taking apart a camcorder and implementing a secret video camera into his backpack, following bully Bubba Bixby (Daniel Roebuck) around as he does the unthinkable.

With these videos, Nolan decides to publish a website under his alias called Shredderman Rules. For a while, Nolan's scheme works wonders, as Bubba gets suspended from school and all seems well. Soon, the whole school is fixated on what the Shredderman will publish next, so Nolan decides to get undercover video of other nasty things at the school, which I won't mention here. Let's just say that some of them are quite gross.

However, Shredderman Rules takes a turn when Bubba sabotages and disgraces the Shredderman by setting him up, so Nolan has to come to the rescue of more than just his reputation. It just so happens that Bubba's father has an evil plan of creating a sewage empire, starting with the town's beautiful park lake. Of course, this adventure comes with all of the usual poop humor, set for the movie's target audience.

Will Nolan be able to save the day? You'll only find out by watching Shredderman Rules, but be prepared for some mediocre acting and significant audio problems. Unfortunately, the audio tends to have different levels of quality that randomly switch at any time, including mid-sentence in a few cases. While the story is not going to win any awards by any stretch of the imagination, there were plenty of humorous moments, especially those that kids will love. And for the adults, the bully may be reminiscent of the late Chris Farley in many of his mannerisms. In another link to Saturday Night Live, Tim Meadows plays the "cool" teacher, Mr. Green. Mindy Sterling (Austin Powers) rounds out the cast as the strict school principal.

Shredderman Rules is likeable in an adolescent sort of way, but I can't help but think that Nickelodeon's movies all feel the same. Regardless, Shredderman Rules is definitely worth a Sunday afternoon rental to keep the kids out of your hair for an hour and a half.



-Woody, GameVortex Communications
AKA Shane Wodele

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