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The Golden Compass [2007] starring: Nicole Kidman, Daniel Craig, Dakota Blue Richards, Ben Walker, Freddie Highmore directed by: Chris Weitz List Price: £19.99 Childrens Bookshop Price: £10.98 You Save: £9.01 (45%)Prices subject to change. |
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Audience Rating: Parental Guidance Binding: DVD EAN: 5017239195600 Format: PAL Label: Entertainment in Video Manufacturer: Entertainment in Video Number Of Items: 1 Publisher: Entertainment in Video Region Code: 2 Release Date: April 28, 2008 Running Time: 109 minutes Studio: Entertainment in Video Theatrical Release Date: 2007 Sales Rank: 145 Related Items:
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Editorial Review: Amazon.co.uk Review: Perhaps it didn’t ignite the box office in quite the way it’d been hoped, but that’s little reason to pass over the qualities of The Golden Compass now it arrives on DVD. Based on the Phillip Pullman novel His Dark Materials--itself the start of the Northern Lights trilogy, the film isn’t without a few problems, but emerges as a quality adaptation. And you certainly can’t fault The Golden Compass for sheer ambition. The story, for those new to the series, is primarily that of 12-year old Lyra, who is in search of her friend who has been kidnapped. Naturally, this proves to be quite a challenging adventure, not least because it’s through Pullman’s vividly imagined world, crossing dimensions as Lyra travels. The film, while toning down and fiddling with some elements of the source material, stays quite close to the book, and it proves to be a good, if not Lord Of The Rings-standard, adaptation. What helps The Golden Compass, on top of the strong effects work and scope of the production, is a solid cast, featuring the likes of Daniel Craig, Nicole Kidman and Dakota Blue Richards. And it certainly whets the appetite for the next instalment in the series. Whether the muted box office returns put pay to that remains to be seen: for now, at least, The Golden Compass is a good, solid family movie that’s easy to enjoy. --Jon Foster DVD Description: Based on Philip Pullman's acclaimed His Dark Materials trilogy of books, The Golden Compass follows the epic adventure of Lyra through this dimension-crossing family movie. Synopsis: THE GOLDEN COMPASS is an adaptation of the first book in the beloved but controversial fantasy series by Phillip Pullman. The story opens with Lyra Belacqua (Dakota Blue Richards) an orphan girl who lives in an alternate world that is similar to earth, but where people's souls exist outside of their bodies in animal form. The people are ruled by a shadowy and oppressive council known as the Magisterium, which is doing it's best to keep everyone from getting information about what is called 'Dust.' Lyra's Uncle Asriel (Daniel Craig) has been researching Dust, and he has seen to it that Lyra is given safe shelter at Jordan College. But when the visiting Mrs. Coulter (Nicole Kidman) arrives, she asks Lyra to accompany her on a trip to the North to meet the Panserbjorne, a race of armoured bears. Before Lyra leaves, the Headmaster gives her a golden compass, a device which only she can read, and from which she can intuit the truth. Lyra leaves with Mrs. Coulter, but when she learns that her friends have been kidnapped by 'Gobblers' she heads out to find them, and soon joins forces with the nomadic Gyptians, some witches, and an armoured bear called Iorek Byrnison (voice by Ian McKellen). Lyra finds her friends, and so discovers the evil plans the Magisterium has cooked up for the world's children. By the film's end, she has vowed to track down her Uncle Asriel, and to discover the true power of Dust. Average Rating:
 Rating:  - Terrible mish mash One of the most poorly constructed and unengaging fantasy films I've ever seen. Also a showcase for demonstrating just how many good actors and actresses you can waste in one go. There are way too many problems with this film to go into, so im just going to say it is a total waste of your time any money. Rating: - It should have lived up to the hype the story is worth it!Watching this in the cinema, I was genuinely gripped until the ending, it was well paced, beautifully shot and I was motivated to buy it but I find the more I watch it the less I think it's worthy being connected to Pullman's His Dark Materials at all. I'll start by reviewing this single disc release, but there's not much to say! It is very sparse on extras, just a few sneak peaks, no documentaries, no commentary. The menu is well executed but there's not much else to say. Read More: Rating: - Books were great, film is dreadfulThe trilogy on paper was great but this film is absolutely dreadful and the actress playing Lyra comes from the "Wooden School Of Acting" populated by Harry Potter film stars. Major disappointment. Rating: - Probably the worst film I have ever seenIt's simply a collection of key scenes which do not link together. It's always going to be difficult to take a book of a few hundred pages and turn it into a two hour film, but really this is a masterclass in how not to do it. Rating:  - Not without its charm .... but doesnt deliverThis film, at times, has a certain charm, but the movie feels like too much has been crampt into it and everything seems rushed. There is no real background story to this film and therefor the story seems like nonsense. It doesnt really describe why everyone is walking around with a talking animal as a companion, which leaves you confused and you are left thinking "This is all a bit stupid". Ive never read the book but on film the story doesnt work. However, the acting is decent and the ... Read More: |
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