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The Golden Compass (2007) Movie Information |
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Overall Rank: |
6079 |
Avg. Rating: |
2.35/4 |
# of Ratings: |
159 |
Genres: |
Adventure, Fantasy |
Rating: |
PG-13 |
Language: |
English |
Theater Date: | 12/07/2007 |
DVD Release: |
04/29/2008 |
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Director: |
Chris Weitz |
Actors: |
Nicole Kidman
Daniel Craig
Sam Elliott
Eva Green
Dakota Blue Richards
Ian McKellen |
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Plot Outline:
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The Golden Compass, based on Philip Pullman's novel tells the first story in 'His Dark Materials' trilogy. A 12-year-old girl travels in an epic quest to save her friend and her world. -- Josh C
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mitchellyoung 03/17/2011 (0 of 0 found this helpful) |
Rating of
2.5/4 |
There are a lot of potentially inventive moments in this film, but the atmosphere and casting is uninspired and dull. Visuals are, at times, pretty to look at, and the score is sweeping and listenable. A fantasy film that exists to go through the motions. |
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PsychoKing1227 10/21/2010 (0 of 0 found this helpful) |
Rating of
1/4 |
The only saving grace of this film was Nicole Kidman's psycho monkey that even haunted a dream or two I've had. Other than that, a waste of time. |
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GJ81 06/15/2009 (0 of 0 found this helpful) |
Rating of
1.5/4 |
Within 10 minutes ofwatching this movie, I had no idea what was going on whatsoever. And worse, i didn't care at all. So for the next hour and a half i tried to go on visuals and moments, and even they were dull. This is a terribly dire 'family' movie that i can't see children enjoying very much. If they do make the next two movies, i'll give them a miss. This one didn't pull me in at all. |
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07/09/2008 (0 of 0 found this helpful) |
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The Rusty Compass |
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The CGI and effects save this movie, without a doubt. The plot is shaky and not very convincing to the point where you sometimes barely know what the hell is going on, combined with a child doing a very, very awful cockney accent; a small part, but, yes it was that bad that it needed to be addressed.
The film calls in the services of Daniel Craig, after his soaring roles as "James Bond" and he was advertised to be on the film, a film in which he appeared for very little and seemed to be a meaningless character, which brings me on to my next point.
If you are a die-hard Golden Compass book reader, then you would most probably like the film, but if not then you may find that this film won't make much sense to you.
As stated earlier, the CGI and effects are brilliant and are put t... |
Rating of
2/4 |
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07/07/2008 (0 of 0 found this helpful) |
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Why is everyone hating on this movie? It's great! |
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I don't understand all the negative reviews. I waited over a year to see this since the reviews were bad so it just kept falling off of my list of movies to watch. When I finally did watch it I was startled at how good the story was.
The movie reminded me of Harry Potter, with all the magic and mystery, but I thought it was presented better. There was more action, better special effects and far less whining. Overall, it was a complete joy to watch and my only problem with this movie was the ending because I wanted more and didn't want to wait for the next one.
The acting was also good. Nicole Kidman's cold blooded character was really effective and Dakota Blue Richards showed she has a lot of potential.
The story was darker and had a more grown up message, which was probably w... |
Rating of
4/4 |
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01/17/2008 (0 of 0 found this helpful) |
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As a Fan of the Books, This is a Good Introduction |
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It's good enough as an adaptation of the book. Sure, there were quite a handful of choppy moments which made me wonder why they showed certain scenes in the first place but one can't deny the imagination and effort that came with this film. I suppose a lot of people were expecting a new "Harry Potter" or "Chronicles of Narnia" franchise and were disappointed to find that this isn't one. I found Nicole Kidman and Dakota Blue Richards to be effective as two polar opposites. As a fan of the trilogy, I do hope that in the next movie, the filmmakers wouldn't be afraid to offend the church. Sure, money needs to be made and the more commercial the film, the more money they would get. Still, is greatness worth trading for money? In this case, I'm more forgiving. But if there happens to be a seque... |
Rating of
3/4 |
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