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The hierarchy for the Current Crop of Sci-Fi/Fantacy has The Golden Compass : His Dark Materials Book 1: as 1st among 11 and ninth among 56 in the Science Fiction category. It is the 4th ranked movie among 14 in the New Line brand.

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by Gomer

Opposite World (2007-12-28)

Given that Ira is a wise and intelligent man, I am convinced I saw the opposite movie, if that is possible. He was turned off by the trailer and thrilled with the movie. I was excited by the trailer and bored at the movie. There was something about the pace of this movie that was wrong.

Fred Whiteshank, our paper boy, and I went up to Des Moines to see the movie and to get Fred a new pair of boots at "Rustlers Supply" downtown. Fred's parents are having a little hard luck right now so I though he could use the day out. We choose "The Golden Compass" from the rest of the holiday movies because we both like fantasy.

Nicole Kidman played a great conflicted, evil control freak and we both liked the special effects and the Polar Bear battle, but even 15 year old Fred thought the story telling was a little dull. Some combination of the direction and script were just off.

The speech at the end was just dumb. Ok, we get it. There's going to be another movie. My advise is to rent this one when the new one comes out. If the new one gets good reviews, go see it at the theater the next day. You'll save a bunch of money and be just as happy.

by Ira

Well Done (2007-12-26)

The Golden Compass is really a neat movie. I enjoyed everything about it. I'm a big fan of the Lord of the Rings films, Narnia, Harry Potter and the like. This film was extremely well done. I had seen the previews a couple of weeks before I saw the film and I must say I was a bit turned off. The movie turned out to be a hit for me. Always good to have Mr. Bond as one of the leads, though Daniel Craig's character was not much more than a cameo. Nichole Kidman did a fine job as the evil villain and the Polar bears were spectacular. The breakout star of the film was Dakota Blue Richards as Lyra. She is incredible and worth the price of admission by herself. She is a firecracker with sass to spare. Get out and watch this movie. Rooster

Can Negative Reviews Kill What Could Have Been a Fantastic Series? (2008-09-30)

Unfortunately, Philip Pullman's His Dark Materials never gained the fame and mass following of JKR's Harry Potter. But his series was one of my favorites as a child, and now this first... (More)

Um, Somebody Forgot to Finish the Movie... (2008-09-17)

I read His Dark Materials Trilogy (The Golden Compass; The Subtle Knife; The Amber Spyglass) (suffered through it to be more accurate). Then I watched the Golden Compass. I was grateful that it left... (More)

Very Good. (2008-09-11)

What a movie. Kidman, Craig, and Dakota Blue Richards portraying the main characters. Excellent acting, really good special effects. The movie follows the book closely, however, it could've been a bit... (More)