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Zenon: Girl of the 21st Century

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A mischievous teen (Kirsten Storms) grapples with gravity, Earth culture and a villain intent on destroying her space-station home.

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Bridget Geerlings The Ringer ...despite these high stakes, it’s the film’s fashion, quirky catchphrases, and original music that skyrocket this movie... Apr 25, 2023 Full Review Tracey Petherick Common Sense Media Tween sci-fi adventure has TV vibes but plenty of positives. Rated: 3/5 May 16, 2020 Full Review Read all reviews

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Rosana B Porque assistir esse filminho, estava com completamente dispersa, em um total distração, não é ruim, entretanto é tão bobinho que precisa de um mínimo de atenção para considerá-lo acessível, e tem mais dois na sequência bora firme e forte... Bem regular e simplório... Rated 2 out of 5 stars 12/03/22 Full Review Audience Member While this was originally going to be a series, this is the first Disney Channel original movie to get a sequel. It has a great pedigree, as it was directed by Kenneth Johnson, who created The Bionic Woman and V*. Stardate 2049: Zenon Kar is a 13-year-old girl who has been in so much trouble on a space station that her parents send her to Earth, where she has trouble fitting in with the kids that have no idea what pop culture is, all while discovering a conspiracy to upload a computer virus top the space station, crash it to Earth and collect the insurance money. Hey — Stuart Pankin! Not only Bob Charles, the anchor of HBOs Not Necessarily the News and Earl Sinclair on Dinosaurs, Stuart shows up in all manner of movies, a dependable character actor that I love. He's Commander Edward Plank, the boss of the big space station. They made two more of these movies about the plucky space girl — and Disney+ has them — so if this is your jam, get on it. *He also directed Short Circuit 2 and Steel, but we don't talk of those movies. Rated 1.5 out of 5 stars 02/06/23 Full Review Audience Member This ambitious film paved the way for out of the box concept movies we would soon enjoy from Disney Channel. Zenon brings so much heart, fun and determination on her journey to redemption that we couldn't help but cheer her on while seeing this fish out of water character interacting with earth very reminiscent of Thor's journey in that movie Rated 4 out of 5 stars 02/22/23 Full Review andy h It's the pioneer of Disney cliches, but it's ahead of its time when it comes to made for tv visuals and it's naturally precocious story telling of children in outer space. Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars 03/31/23 Full Review jon c One of the earliest pre-Y2K DCOMs Rising star Kirsten Storms plays Zenon in the futuristic world of 2049 She lives on a state of the art space station and vaguely remembers growing up on earth so she's more used to artificial gravity, space lingo, and learning to make her way around super computers Not to mention she's a huge fan of a singer Protozoa with her buddy played by Raven-Symone Yet she's always the cause of minor pranks being chastised by her folks and the head captain After Zenon discovers the founder is sabotaging the station everyone has a hard time believing her and for her reckless behavior they send her down to Earth of all places...a place so foreign she of course has a hard time fitting in and getting used to non-intergalactic customs/norms Even confronting bullies but the thing is since she's from another environment she has enough ammunition to try and combat all of these new skills Her aunt even gives her some much needed guidance considering she's never taken a risk It's actually nice to see Zenon grow into this strange world understanding how different gravity is, fire temperatures, weather conditions, currency, and wildlife. Next to adjusting to earth Zenon does all she can to get back to the station to save everyone. I like the set design of the space station even if the special effects look very dated now. The wardrobes are pretty silly too but it fits with separating the realm of space and earth. The color scheme stands out too with all the purple, pink, and blues. Clearly this is made for the tween girl audience but as a guy growing up with this material I didn't mind. Even Zenon's catch phrase stuck with me for the longest time. The lesson is pretty good too realizing you shouldn't take skills you have for granted and you can still be a being of two worlds. It's also ok to accept new things even if you're not familiar with many of them. A majority of adults may gloss over this one but for kids they would have a great time. I know I still do. Rated 4 out of 5 stars 03/31/23 Full Review Audience Member this is not f.ck and working Rated 1 out of 5 stars 02/14/23 Full Review Read all reviews
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Synopsis A mischievous teen (Kirsten Storms) grapples with gravity, Earth culture and a villain intent on destroying her space-station home.
Director
Kenneth Johnson
Producer
Thom Colwell
Production Co
De Passe Entertainment
Rating
TV-G
Genre
Kids & Family, Adventure
Original Language
English
Release Date (Streaming)
Sep 2, 2016
Runtime
1h 45m
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