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Re: Good review (Reply to this comment)
by captaind
Hi there!
I agree - it is a great movie for kids, but also for us older kids :-D I think about a third of all movie trailers these days seem to be majorly misleading, but in a way this was among the most misleading. Fortunately as it was good movie anyway it didn't really matter!
Thanks for stopping by and commenting.
Captain
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Jul 21 '07
5:59 am PDT
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Good review (Reply to this comment)
by pmontey
I hadn't read the book and frankly was also misled by the trailers. I think Hollywood is afraid of letting their softer side show. I think this is an excellent movie for children (about 8-16 yrs), especially those who have to face the issues that Jesse faced. I'm 62 yrs old (young)and it made me cry. Good job on the review
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Jul 20 '07
4:06 pm PDT
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Re: I have not (Reply to this comment)
by captaind
Well, they've most definitely set it in modern times, so if that would bother you it'd probably be best to give it a miss.
I must get hold of the book,. I'd be interested to see it having now watched the film. (Plus reading the book after watching the film is usually safer!! :-D
CaptainD
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May 12 '07
2:01 pm PDT
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I have not (Reply to this comment)
by carlyoof
yet seen the film, but I remember reading the book in second grade. Saw the trailer in November and it alarmed me, because I have no recollection of any sort of major fantasy critter from the book, but I remember parts of it verbatim. I thought I was losing my mind when I saw the ad. I'm actually glad to hear the trailer was misleading. :) I can't believe they modernized it (well, I guess I can) by talking about downloading. The book came out in 1978, I believe. Not much downloading was being done by laypeople back then. The original book was great on its own; it seems like the stuff they've added didn't contribute positively. Maybe I'll skip it. :)
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May 11 '07
4:18 pm PDT
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Re: I was disappointed... (Reply to this comment)
by captaind
Oh dear... shame your kids weren't impressed!
I do agree that the trailer is misleading - I was expecting very much a Chronicles of Narnia type film, but once I accepted that it wasn't going to be like that I really did enjoy it.
Misleading trailers seem to get everywhere though, don't they?!??! I mean, The Fifth Element actually looked good in the trailer, but... :-D
CaptainD
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May 08 '07
8:27 am PDT
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I was disappointed... (Reply to this comment)
by DnDn4kidz
with this movie. The previews made it seem as though there would be a lot of mythical type creatures throughout the movie, but there were very limited scenes involving such. This was one movie I didn't mind having to leave every 10 minutes to take my 3 year old potty :) She lost interest fast, as did my other children...boo..
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May 04 '07
2:55 pm PDT
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Re: Enjoyed your review... (Reply to this comment)
by captaind
Ah, so this movie surprised both of us - even though you had read the book. I think that's a good thing, eh?!? :-D
CaptainD
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May 02 '07
2:35 pm PDT
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Enjoyed your review... (Reply to this comment)
by donnamr
I've read the book and seen the movie. Actually, this is the 2nd movie version of the book - the first was fairly awful - this one is a vast improvement. This current version keeps pretty close to the book's plot. I didn't expect the movie it to be as moving as it was. I was impressed by its translation onto the screen. Thanks for an interesting review!
Donna
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Apr 30 '07
5:57 pm PDT
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