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Zenon: Girl of 21st Century [VHS]

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I'm not a big fan of made for t.v. movies. I don't mind watching them once in a while, but they're not the best thing to waste your time doing. Anyway, I had read the little childrens book to my sister a couple years ago, so I decided I'd watch it when I heard Disney was going to make it. The book was about trouble maker Zenon who lives on a space station in the future being sent to earth to stay with her grand parents. She found it booring until her dog had puppies. I thought the book was so stupid. But Disney wrote a completely different story for the movie. In the movie, Zenon is in 7th grade, not 5th grade like in the book. When she is accidentially in the wrong place at the right time, she witnesses someone loading a virus into her space station that she lives on. When no one believes her, her parents ground her to earth, which is considered a very dangerous place to live because of pollution and earthquakes and such. She has a little trouble fitting in, but she ends up falling in love and discovers everyone in the space station is about to die because of the virus. Now she dosen't have much time to get back into space and save the day. I reccomend if you haven't seen it, that you go to your local video store and rent it, or maybe wait and see if the price drops. I guarantee you'll like it. Disney recently made a sequal called "Zenon: The Zequel." The first one was better though!

A kids' movie adults will actually enjoy! It explores newworlds (literally) and gives the audience lots of visual treats:special effects, wild outfits, and lots of action. Zenon is a smart,capable teenage girl who's a bit out of the ordinary--she lives on aspace station in the mid-21st century. Other than that, she'sperfectly normal--in fact, she's recently gone head over heels for apopular music group. Zenon has a knack for getting into trouble,though, and when she pushes the limits just a little too far, herparents decide it best to send their daughter back to Earth (theultimate punishment) to stay with Zenon's aunt. Once there, Zenondiscovers just HOW different she is from the other kids--living up inspace is nothing like living in your typical American city--and shehas a few embarrassing moments, which are not unlike moments Earthkids experience when they transfer to a new country or culture. Thegreat thing about this movie is that it's never boring. Sometimespredictable, yes. Boring, no. Zenon is always involved in some kindof action-packed escapade. She's part detective, part crime fighter,part Superhero (almost). To put it simply, this movie is"stellar"!

When my girls wanted to watch this, I thought for sure I'd sleep through it... I'm not one for out-of-this-world or alien-style movies. However, it was wonderful and I may have enjoyed it more, or at least as much as, my daughters. I have to admit that I have yet to find a Disney movie that I don't like, so I should have known they could create a great movie, even with a topic I didn't care for.

When Zenon gets sent to Earth to stay with her aunt, and stay out of trouble... well, as her first trip since she was a very young girl, it was very very funny to watch her fascination with the "manual" style of life. Watching Zenon adjust to Earth life is quite funny. Just her reaction to rain is an excellent scene.

In addition to adjusting to this life, she is determined to solve another mystery... the cause of her animosity toward the owner of the space ship her friends and family are living on... the space ship that suddenly begins to lose power and suffer serious and possibly fatal consequences. Can Zenon save the little space city, or will she end up an orphan? How can a young girl who routinely gets in trouble, and is known for her wild imagination, convince her parents of the root of this problem? You'll have to watch to find out... but I wouldn't miss this one! In addition to all of these problems, Zenon is developing some wonderful friendships, and testing their loyalty and human nature in order to save the space city. One other memorable character is Margie, the young girl who hates Zenon and wants nothing more than for her to return to the space city. If nothing else, she will keep you in stitches... and you just know from the first sight of her, and her reaction to Zenon, that this girl will keep you entertained.

"Zenon: Girl of the 21st Century" is better than a lot of kids movies that go to the theater. Zenon is a 13 year old girl who lives on a space space station in the future. When she discovers that the owner of the space station has planted a virus to destroy it, she tries to expose him for the slime that he is. But when her plan backfires, her parents ground her to earth where she has to adapt to a whole new lifestyle and find a way to get back to space to save her family and friends. This movie has really good music, too. I was surprised that Disney never released a soundtrack, although a few songs were featured on the disney cd, "Hears Premiers". Anyway, I guarantee that you will love "Zenon"!

I love Disney Channel Original Movies! They are good movies the whole family will enjoy. This one is about Zenon. She lives on a space station in the year 2049. She is always getting in trouble. When she catches the owner of the ship loading a virus onto it, she is blamed for lying and her parents ground her to earth! She dosen't fit in, but falls in love and makes an enimy. When on earth, she discovers how to stop the virus from destroying her family, friends, and home! The only problem is, she's 13 and has to get to space! This movie teaches kids to take chances. Rent it today!

This movie rocks! Everybody loves it! Because of "Zenon", the Disney Channel started making a made for t.v. movie every month! It's a story that everyone will be able to relate to no matter how old or young you are. Kirsten Storms is perfect for the part of Zenon, and Raven Samone did a good job as Z's best friend, Nebula. Zenon is a 13 year old girl who lives on a space station in the year 2049. Everything was going perfect for her. Her favorite band is comeing to space and she gets to meet them. But when Zenon catches the founder of the "Spay-Stay" planting a virus to shut it down, nobody believes her and her parents ground her. Literally ground her. To Earth! With her new found friends, Zenon must find a way to get back to space and stop the virus from destroying her home and loved ones before it's too late! Your sure to love Disney's "Zenon: Girl of the 21st Century"!

Seems silly, but me being older is not relevant to my liking of Zenon: Girl of the 21st Century! The movie is just up beat with cute little quirks! And, I just love the Volkswagen New Beetle, so that ties in with this movie pretty well. If you haven't seen the movie, u won't under stand the Beetle part, so buy it already!!

As a parent with 2 pre-teen girls, I found the movie to be "Campy fun." While professional reviewers hate the campy nature of the movie (everyone seems to want all science fiction to be "2001"), the crazy slang, the sci-fi bargain basement clothes, even the Nancy Drew storyline made this a fun flick. It has just about everything my daughters want... Zenon is popular, stylish, and outspoken; her friend, Nebula, is loyal and the perfect "Watson" for her mystery; she falls for a guy and gets to kiss him; and she saves the day in spite of her parents and all the adults. Own this one, it is a campy good time.

Hi. I am a big fan of Lauren Maltby. I really like her as Margie Hammond, not only in the first Zenon movie, but also in Zenon: The Zequel. My favorite part in Zenon: Girl of the 21st Century was when Lauren, as Margie, after making what I think to be a wicked and evil grin, pushed Zenon, played by Kirsten Storms, in the pool. In Zenon: The Zequel, I am really glad that near the end of the movie, Margie stayed with Zenon, and became friends, after being enemies in the first movie. I really am looking forward to having the Disney Channel turn the movies into a television series.

This movie is awesome. Every part of the movie catches your attention. It's never boring. The effects are so cool, I LOVE how they did the space station - it would be neat if got one of them. I watched this movie every time it's on Disney. The Zequel is good too (5 stars). Wonderful story and good acting! BUY IT NOW!!