Spare Parts

2015 "It takes a dream to build a team."
7.2| 1h55m| PG-13| en
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With the help of their high school's newest teacher, four Hispanic students form a robotics club. Although they have no experience, the youths set their sights on a national robotics contest. With $800 and parts scavenged from old cars, they build a robot and compete against reigning champion MIT. Along the way, the students learn not only how to build a robot but something far more important: how to forge bonds that will last a lifetime.

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Karry Best movie of this year hands down!
Teringer An Exercise In Nonsense
WillSushyMedia This movie was so-so. It had it's moments, but wasn't the greatest.
Taraparain Tells a fascinating and unsettling true story, and does so well, without pretending to have all the answers.
nugget3535 This was a great movie me and the family really enjoyed it great family movie, I recommend this to all.Very inspirational love these kinds of movies that just show you and your kids anything can be possible with a little determination. Not trying to give anything away in the movie not saying they won anything or any outcome more just the great determination and never giving up, that's all its about really.Was in a rush writing this did my best explaining in the few minutes I had, its a great watch hope it inspires somebody have told a lot of friends and family about this one will be watching it again when some family comes to visit...
hugo-211 Great movie with an inspirational story of going up against the odds and pulling through with ingenuity, persistence and vision. This story would resonate deeply for anyone who came to the US with nothing but their dreams. The story and lesson here about gratitude may soften those that have taken their freedom a bit for granted. (Just my opinion) In short, moving story with an ongoing issue that may allow for hardliners to just soften up a bit. Can't say to much else without giving away more. you'll have to see it for yourself. These young actors did a very good job in portraying their situations. George's performance here doesn't disappoint. I thought he only did well in comedic roles, but this one certainly puts him out there to show he can act, bringing you into his role forgetting he is a comedian. Malisa and Jamie also do very well with this one. Looks like everyone had a great time doing this film and brought us (The viewers) along for the ride of this great story.
Anuj Gupta I had no idea what I was going to watch except for the fact that it would be some kind of inspirational movie inspired by true events. Well, by the time I was done watching it, I had tears in my eyes, smile at my face and a prayer in my heart! This movie shows what a true attitude can do for oneself. Talent and money isn't everything. If one believes that one is putting one's heart and soul in a project, God will take care of the rest. The acting is flawless and every character has done a remarkable job in keeping the viewer engaged for the entire length of the movie. A soulful, family movie in these times is very rare and this is one of such gems!! I recommend everyone of you to watch it and experience God's way of enlightenment. PS: Had I known basics of Robotics, I would have rated it 10 on 10!
rushknight What, you thought this movie was about a group of high school kids who put together a robot and competed against some of the best teams in the world? Well, it's really only partially about that.In terms of acting, I thought everyone did great, although the kids came off as being some of the whitest Mexican kids I've ever seen. George Lopez fit the role well enough even though he really came off as more of a coach than a science teacher. Still, I'm glad to see him doing movies, as I never cared much for his TV show and I do like the guy, he has a good presence on the screen.Filming and scene choreography and editing are all fairly well done. You won't get any of the scene jumping or hard to follow nonsense that you sometimes get from other movies. This one is put together nicely and the story flows well. It's inspiring.Aside from the story, the movie spends a great deal of time commenting on the state of illegal immigration here in the U.S. To say that this doesn't belong in the review of the movie is wrong, since the movie is clearly about that. And how could it not be? With George Lopez and Marisa Tomei teaming up to make witty punches at conservative ideals for most of it. Demonizing conservatives in the movies has always been a favorite strategy of the left.As I identify as conservative, and since the first punch has already been thrown, I'd like to take just a second to be clear about where most conservatives stand on immigration: not all of us believe that every illegal should be deported. We believe in a 2-step solution.1. It is clear that Pandora's box has already been opened for the past 40 years. When you have children growing up in the U.S., in our schools, and being educated as U.S. citizens, then it's time to let those kids stay here and give them the citizenship that they should have. A selective and partial amnesty makes sense.2. This solution must coincide with the effective sealing of the border, a task that no president or congress, Republican or Democrat, has been willing to do. That is the key element to solving this problem, and that is what most conservatives at the ground level feel needs to be done.Some of the other reviews and comments have also indicated a few subtle skewings to the truth of the story. Apparently in actuality there were two teachers for the robotics club and neither of them were Latino. Their robot also finished third in the applied contest, which I find to be a strange change to the story as it would have been easy to simply tell it the way it was.But all politics and subtle skewings aside, this was a very good movie. Inspiring and well made, and fun to watch. I recommend it.Thank you for reading.