It's the kids who are stars of the show in "sly sci-fi comedy" Sky High, but Kurt Russell and Kelly Preston are the names on the marquee. They play suburban superheroes who expect a little too much from their teenage son (Michael Angarano) in Mike Mitchell's live-action twist on The Incredibles. It didn't score quite as highly as that film, but it did do well with the half-term crowd.

On A High

Mitchell sums up his approach in the frantic, behind-the-scenes featurette Welcome To Sky High. "This is a film where all the adults are insane," he explains. "It's the kids who are the most grounded characters." Even so, it looks like craft services were doling out too much orange squash because the kids are all desperately vying for attention. Preston does a little too much jumping up and down as well, but it's Angarano who looks like he's having the least fun, getting wrestled to the ground and smashed into walls and complaining that, "It hurts."

Super Bloopers

Gwinn the Guinea Pig is having none of it in an Easter egg hidden on the Backstage Disney menu (click the purple insignia). Her mission is simply to run through a drainpipe, but she refuses to budge when an impatient wrangler starts jamming her backside with a prod. Apparently no animals were harmed for the making of this film, blah, blah, blah... somebody call the RSPCA!

An alternative opening features some added superhero derring-do, courtesy of Russell and Preston, while a blooper reel sees Angarano fluffing his lines every time he has a kissing scene with Danielle Panabaker (Layla). Hmm...

A music video by Bowling For Soup is thrown in too, but surprisingly there are no gaming features for young viewers. There's also nil discussion of special effects and Mr Russell doesn't offer a single soundbite. Okay, so it's not an invincible package, but there are enough high spots to keep fans happy.

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