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Product Description ------------------- Jack Shepard a.k.a. "Zoom" is an out-of-shape auto shop owner, far removed from the man who once protected the world's freedom. Reluctantly called back into action by the government, Jack is charged with turning a rag tag group of kids with special powers into a new generation of superheroes to save the world from certain destruction. Based on Jason Lethcoe's popular graphic novel "Zoom's Academy for the Super Gifted." .com ---- The bright colors and simple stories of classic superhero comics are the template for Zoom--none of that moody, bleak X-Men nonsense here. Retired superhero Captain Zoom (Tim Allen, The Shaggy Dog) gets pulled out of mothballs when the government decides to assemble a new team of super-powered kids. The motley quartet includes a herculean little girl (Ryan Newman), an invisible slacker (Michael Cassidy, The O.C. ), a telekinetic hot chick (Kate Mara, 24), and a chunky lad whose body inflates to enormous size (Spencer Breslin, The Cat in the Hat, The Kid). But Zoom has lost his super-speed and gained a cynical chip on his shoulder; will he regain his faith in heroes in time to battle an impending menace? There's nothing original about Zoom, but the engaging cast--which also includes Courteney Cox (Friends), Kevin Zegers (Transamerica), and Rip Torn (Men in Black, Forty Shades of Blue)--could have given some pep to a competent formulaic script. Unfortunately, they were saddled with this one. But the saddest aspect of Zoom is the of Chevy Chase (Foul Play, Fletch) trying to muster a scrap of his lost talent. --Bret Fetzer Stills from Zoom (click for larger image) ( https://images-na.ssl-images-.com/images/G/01/dvd/sony/zoom/ZOOM1lrg.jpg ) ( https://images-na.ssl-images-.com/images/G/01/dvd/sony/zoom/ZOOM3lrg.jpg ) ( https://images-na.ssl-images-.com/images/G/01/dvd/sony/zoom/ZOOM2lrg.jpg ) Beyond Zoom at .com The Book, Amazing Adventures From Zoom's Academy ( /exec/obidos/ASIN/0345496418/ref=d_ap_ma_1 ) Superheroes on DVD ( /exec/obidos/tg/browse/-/468070/ref=d_ap_ma_3 ) Other Family Films Adapted from Books ( /exec/obidos/tg/browse/-/300407/ref=d_ap_ma_3 )