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* HeyItsThatGuy: Emily Osment my dear? Is that you with the [[ItMakesSenseInContext helicopter hair?]]
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* AlternateCharacterInterpretation: With it's agents constantly going rogue, and it's use of children for dangerous missions, it's not hard to argue that the OSS as corrupt and villainous.

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* AlternateCharacterInterpretation: With it's agents constantly going rogue, and it's use of children for dangerous missions, it's not hard to argue that the OSS as are corrupt and villainous.
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* JustHereForGodzilla: Oh be honest, the only reason any of us saw ''All The Time In The World'' is for Juni and Carmen's parts.
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** At the party, all of the wine glasses have been drugged, and all the adults are rendered unconscious when they all have a toast. Apparently, the villains never considered that someone might drink from their glass before the big toast, which would've exposed them if it happened.

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** At the party, all of the wine glasses have been drugged, and all the adults are rendered unconscious when they all have a toast. Apparently, the villains never considered that someone might drink from their glass before the big toast, which would've exposed them if it happened. The fact that one of the waiters tries to give a wine glass to Juni implies that they expected everyone to be knocked out, including the kids. Seems they DidntThinkThisThrough.
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** The Magnamen were able to steal the Transmooker device from the president after all the adults were drugged. If it's such a highly dangerous device that was on his desk initially, why did he just have it in his jacket pocket? The last the device was seen, it was being carried away by helicopter, so you'd expect them to put it somewhere more secure, especially since it just got stolen.

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** The Magnamen were able to steal the Transmooker device from the president after all the adults were drugged. If it's such a highly dangerous device that was on his desk initially, why did he just have it in his jacket pocket? The last time the device was seen, it was being carried away by helicopter, so you'd expect them to put it somewhere more secure, especially since it just got stolen.


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** [[ArsonMurderAndJaywalking Someone should fire the architect who designed the office of the head of the OSS]]. There is [[NoOSHACompliance no way that room is safe at all]]. For one, there is no floor. There's just a regular desk on an elevated platform with very little walking room, and the only way to get across the deep abyss it stands in the middle of is to walk on very small floating platforms that fly over to beneath your foot just before you would take a step and fall to your death.

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** The president announces the new head of the OSS during his speech at the party. The screen he reads off of starts saying, "Gregorio Cortez", but then changes to "Donnagon Giggles". They way it happens makes it blatantly clear that his cue card screen was hacked, not experiencing a typo or malfunction, yet he never questions it.

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** The president announces the new head of the OSS during his speech at the party. The screen he reads off of starts saying, "Gregorio Cortez", but then changes to "Donnagon Giggles". They way it happens makes it blatantly clear that his cue card screen was hacked, not experiencing a typo or malfunction, yet he never questions it. For that matter, the president is clearly about to say, "Gregorio Cortez" before his screen changes, yet no one at the party is suspicious of the obvious sabotage going on. Also, the president's announcement alone probably shouldn't be the deciding factor for who becomes head of the OSS, and the decision was probably already made before his announcement at the party. Shouldn't someone be investigating why his speech was changed instead of automatically instating Donnagon as the head?
** When Donnagon is making is speech, he promotes Gary and Gerti to level one agents. Is no one going to call him out on the blatant {{Nepotism}}?



** Juni gets fired from the OSS entirely because Gary Giggles accused him. Did no one seriously consider getting Juni's testimony on those events?
*** For that matter, no one questions how Juni got reinstated so quickly.

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** The Magnamen were able to steal the Transmooker device from the president after all the adults were drugged. If it's such a highly dangerous device that was on his desk initially, why did he just have it in his jacket pocket? The last the device was seen, it was being carried away by helicopter, so you'd expect them to put it somewhere more secure, especially since it just got stolen.
** Juni gets fired from the OSS entirely because Gary Giggles accused him. Did no one seriously consider getting Juni's testimony on those events?
events? Or the testimony of the other spy kids who were there?
*** For that matter, no one seriously questions how Juni got reinstated so quickly.


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** By the time they actually reach the island, you would think Carmen would've figured out by that point that electronic technology doesn't operate in that area, based on her experiences in the [=DragonSpy=] vessel and the amount of time she's had to think about it. Yet she still expects her spy gadgetry to make an automatic campsite on the beach.
** Romero's growth serum falling into his "Romero's Zoo Two" is the reason for why the island is full of gigantic MixAndMatchCritters. The flashback depicting this event shows a stunning lack of caution in his initial use of the serum.
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* IdiotPlot: ''Spy Kids 2'' has a plot that is largely driven by every character being stupid.
** The president announces the new head of the OSS during his speech at the party. The screen he reads off of starts saying, "Gregorio Cortez", but then changes to "Donnagon Giggles". They way it happens makes it blatantly clear that his cue card screen was hacked, not experiencing a typo or malfunction, yet he never questions it.
** At the party, all of the wine glasses have been drugged, and all the adults are rendered unconscious when they all have a toast. Apparently, the villains never considered that someone might drink from their glass before the big toast, which would've exposed them if it happened.
** Juni gets fired from the OSS entirely because Gary Giggles accused him. Did no one seriously consider getting Juni's testimony on those events?
*** For that matter, no one questions how Juni got reinstated so quickly.
** Carmen and Juni are able to learn about the Ukata assignment by having R.A.L.P.H. spy on Gary and Gerti as their father is briefing them on the mission. The reason R.A.L.P.H. was able to spy on them was because Juni apparently left it on his desk, which he knew was going to be cleaned out. You'd think he'd take a valuable piece of technology (and companion) with him when he left.
** Felix gives Carmen and Juni the Ukata assignment, which he should know is a level one agent mission. Why does he not question why level two agents are getting this mission?
** The Giggles siblings are put on a vessel to the Gobi Desert. Apparently, they relied solely on autopilot and never noticed that they were going somewhere far away from the location that their father told them to go to.
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* AlternateCharacterInterpretation: With it's agents constantly going rogue, and it's use of children for dangerous missions, it's not hard to argue that the OSS as corrupt and villainous.
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* TearJerker: Gregario imagining himself trouncing a bully's parent (which he easily could) and impressing Juni. All he wants is to be his son's hero.
** The Timekeeper's backstory in the fourth movie. Frozen in time, forced to watch his father grow old, wasting his life trying to find a way to free him, only to be released by a DeusExMachina ''after'' his death. Say what you will about the rest of the film, that is heartbreaking.
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* Padding: Juni's relationship with Alexandra in the second film, who's daddy issues are barely explained and who doesn't reappear for the third film; Demetra herself isn't much better, and is forgotten about entirely after her HeroicSacrifice.

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* Padding: {{Padding}}: Juni's relationship with Alexandra in the second film, who's daddy issues are barely explained and who doesn't reappear for the third film; Demetra herself isn't much better, and is forgotten about entirely after her HeroicSacrifice.

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* SugarWiki/AwesomeMusic: "Isle of Dreams", the song played during the end credits of the second movie.
** The third movie is also filled with this.



* CrowningMusicOfAwesome: "Isle of Dreams", the song played during the end credits of the second movie.
** The third movie is also filled with this.
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* WTHCostumingDepartment: Some of the battle suits from the third movie are quite laughable. "The Guy" in particular looks absolutely hysterical for a supposed badass.
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* HamAndCheese: ''SylvesterStallone'' as The Toymaker in the third movie. He is clearly having the time of his life as a madman evil video game programmer who talks to holograms of himself as a hippie, a general and a mad scientist. Him sporadically shouting his dialogue helps.

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* HamAndCheese: ''SylvesterStallone'' ''Creator/SylvesterStallone'' as The Toymaker in the third movie. He is clearly having the time of his life as a madman evil video game programmer who talks to holograms of himself as a hippie, a general and a mad scientist. Him sporadically shouting his dialogue helps.
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* Padding: Juni's relationship with Alexandra in the second film, who's daddy issues are barely explained and who doesn't reappear for the third film; Demetra herself isn't much better, and is forgotten about entirely after her HeroicSacrifice.
** Elijah Wood's cameo as "The Guy", who lasts for all of sixty seconds upon his reveal.
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* ParvumOpus: The third film is widely considered to be the point where the series jumped the shark, due to its SpecialEffectsFailure and lack of heart or character development. Frequently bounces back and forth between it and the fourth film, which many have seen as arguably worse and unnecessary.
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** The fourth film sees Jessica Alba use her baby's used diapers as weapons against several mooks in the movie.
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* ParvumOpus: The third film is widely considered to be the point where the series jumped the shark, due to its SpecialEffectsFailure and lack of heart or character development. Frequently bounces back and forth between it and the fourth film, which many have seen as arguably worse and unnecessary.
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* CriticalDissonance: The first and second films have 93% and 74% on Rotten Tomatoes, respectively, but audience scores of 45% and 38%. Also, on IMDb, the average ratings for the films are are 5.4 and 5.1.

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* CriticalDissonance: The first and second films have 93% and 74% on Rotten Tomatoes, respectively, but audience scores of 45% and 38%. Also, on IMDb, Website/IMDb, the average ratings for the films are are 5.4 and 5.1.

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* MemeticMutation: FLOOP IS A MADMAN HELP US SAVE US!

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** The second movie has a watch that can do virtually everything ''but'' tell time. [[http://www.tomsguide.com/us/apple-watch-faq,news-19966.html Seems like Apple took this concept seriously.]]
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FLOOP IS A MADMAN HELP US SAVE US!



* NightmareFuel: The Fooglies [[spoiler: and what they really are]].

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The Fooglies [[spoiler: and what they really are]].



* {{Sequelitis}}: The second film and the third one.

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* {{Sequelitis}}: {{Sequelitis}}:
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The second film and the third one.
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** And this happens to [[spoiler:their dad!]]

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* ContestedSequel: The second film.

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* ContestedSequel: The second film. film.
* CriticalDissonance: The first and second films have 93% and 74% on Rotten Tomatoes, respectively, but audience scores of 45% and 38%. Also, on IMDb, the average ratings for the films are are 5.4 and 5.1.
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* SoBadItsGood: The third film.

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* SoBadItsGood: The third film.film, often considered the best one for being the most hilarious.
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* CrowningMusicOfAwesome: The credits song to the second movie.

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* CrowningMusicOfAwesome: The "Isle of Dreams", the song played during the end credits song to of the second movie.

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* HilariousInHindsight: The first scene of the first movie is Alexa Vega in a white nightgown, staring out the window. [[RepoTheGeneticOpera The same sort of scene that happens several years later.]]

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The first scene of the first movie is Alexa Vega in a white nightgown, staring out the window. [[RepoTheGeneticOpera [[Film/RepoTheGeneticOpera The same sort of scene that happens several years later.]]
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** [[ArmorPiercingQuestion "Do you think God stays in Heaven because he too lives in fear of what he's created?"]]

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** [[ArmorPiercingQuestion "Do you think God stays in Heaven because he too lives in fear of what he's created?"]]created?"

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* CrowningMusicOfAwesome: The credits song to the second movie. And the third. Oh god.

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* CrowningMusicOfAwesome: The credits song to the second movie. And the third. Oh god.movie.
** The third movie is also filled with this.
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** "Do you think God hides in Heaven because he, too, is afraid of his creations?"

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** [[ArmorPiercingQuestion "Do you think God hides stays in Heaven because he, too, is afraid he too lives in fear of his creations?"what he's created?"]]
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* {{Squick}}: At one point in the second movie, Gerti and Gary wind up in a desert (due to Carmen and Juni's medaling) and are unsure of where they are. They fall into what at first seems to be a mud pit, only to look around and see camels surrounding them. Horrified, Gerti exclaims that it is, indeed, [[spoiler:camel poop]]. Skip a few seconds into the future, and you see Gary opening his mouth and spitting a big chunk of...er, "mud" out of his teeth.
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* EarWorm: "[[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AMphtvvSo5w Floop's Song]]". Doesn't really help that this song was written by Danny Elfman.
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* SoBadItsGood: The third film.

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