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grandson , daughter / the whole family loved it
like the harry potter series this is an awesome book and movie..
WORST MOVIE EVER!!! I have never seen such a horrible butchering of a great childhood novel. Not only was the plot changed, there were massive plot holes, the story jumped around and nothing was explained. The ending was not even correct. I wish I hadn't paid the 10$ to see it. I hope that everyone avoids this and reads the book instead.
This movie was terrible, positively terrible
My 13 year old hated it. Wasn't worth the price of admission.
The most best movie I watched!!!!!!!!
"Be the first to see the movie everyone's talking about!!" -- is this person being paid to say this? Good marketing for the movie but it was the worst movie i have ever seen in my life. Please give me my 2 hours back.
I saw it the day it came out and man was it amazing!!! And it folowed the boks. :) I can't wate to see the next one!
Be the first to see the movie everyone's talking about!!!
Excellent potential for a true classic, unfortunatley it falls short as the book is literally crammed into its timeframe. Excellent CGI and some good acting, good, not great. - The Methos
The only good things about this movie were the deamons and Nicole Kidman. the choices to change the original stoyline around didn't make any sense as they didn't enhance the understanding of the plot, it actually made it harder to follow. But also, they left out some of the most interesting aspects of the original story. I understand that it is hard to format books into movies, but this was really a poor job of it.
Wonderful!!! My daughter and I really enjoyed this movie. Glad we went to see it.
it was good until they pictured Russian army as a force of darkness. could not stop laughing ... those commands from in Russian was dumb idea ... as stupid as "Red Dawn". Witches fighting Russians....
I'm just glad that I didn't take my grandchildren to this movie. It was horrible!
This is good alround movie. My wife and I are both looking forward to the sequels. Take the kids they will love it. Much like the Narnia gendre type of movie.
It was a fairly good movie all-around.
The worst movie of the year. Don't waste your money. The movie was choppy. Didn't bother to explain anything. Only concerned with setting up for a sequel. But who would want to see it since this one suck so bad?
Somewhat of a disappointment though the movie was well-casted. I would still however be willing to watch the next installment.
I find it most interesting that a man who claims to be an athiest has so much high level occult knowledge weaved into the story line. The occult geometry in the set design is so intricate showing that this was no mere idiot throwing it together by chance.
A BIG disappointment... I expected so much from this film, and was let down big time. There were a couple of well-executed scenes with strong dialoges, and character but most of it was too complicated to follow.
It's easy to see why this is raking in the moolah.
This was a great movie I would definitely see it again. The visual effects were terrific!!!
it might not of made scence 2 the people who havent read the book... like me :D i thought it was awesome i read all of them XD
Horrible.
Awesome movie, entertaining and creative!
Its A great movie!! theres gonna be 2 more comming out so it can keep contuining. cant wait!
BRUTAL!! EXTREAMLY Choppy Storyline. The random stories surounding the characters were very quick and didn't provide enough information for you to become "Involved" with characters.. The movie speaks on "Freewill" and the basis that you have the right to make your own choices.. That was advice we should have takin.. b/c YOU SHOULD USE YOUR GOD GIVIN FREEWILL TO ~~NOT~~ GO SEE THIS MOVIE! The most exciting moment in the theater was the preview of.. NARNIA 2!!
Entertaining movie, good story, terrific bears. Young star was awesome. A bit frightening for small children I would think. Can't figure out what the religious fuss is about after seeing the movie. Would welcome a sequal.
a beautifully done piece which encourages all to think --- about our personal freedom in an age where in our reality we are pressured or bullied or brainwashed to follow the trends and be politically correct. Correctness often comes at a price of individual expression. Raising important questions for adults and teens and entertaining for kids as well. Opens the doors for valuable discussion. I really recommend this film to all but the very young (under 6)
Loved it, Really great effects. Can't wait for the next one!
This movie was very very Boring! Does not even come close to LOTR and Harry Potter.
I sort of understand why people would find the movie boring and slow at times, but i loved it because i love the books! I can imagine it would be hard to really know what's going on if you've never read the books, because the movie doesn't go in-depth about many things, and many aspects of the storyline were more developed in the book, as can be expected from most movies adapted from books. There simply isn't enough screen time to allow as much character and depth as a book can provide. Great CG!
NICE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
It is good, i love the concept of the witches and the animal demons. Don't have a clue as to why anyone a problem with this movie.
Not as entertaing as Lion,Witch and Wardrobe nor as interesting as Lord of the Rings.As though ideas were taken from other movies.Can you say "sequel"?Almost brought out the yawns...
Never read the book, but found the movie to be weak and slow at times. I did enjoy the movies concept, but hope the sequel is much better.
Entertaining movie; good special effects. Hard to believe anyone would be upset with religious concerns from this film; there was not a mention of anything religious. Must be some individuals that are both paranoid and have massive guilt problems. Anyway...3-3 1/2 stars. R.A.N.
Movie was pretty good. The book was alot better !
Wow
I LOVED THIS MOVIE! I can't wait for the next one!
People - save your $ and your time! This is a waste of both. The only thing worth mentioning is the excellent CG effects (polar bears). This is not a kids movie, very hard to understand what is actually going on. The plot is scattered and little to no character development. I was actually looking forward to seeing this movie, and wow, what a disappointment! Some people in the theatre actually booed at the end. Obviously a lot people feel the same way. I cant believe they are going to do a sequel!
Excellent movie ! Very entertaining ! Nicole Kidman is fantastic in this movie !
Very very disappointing. The movie doesn't live up to all it's hype. The story had potential, but in the end there was no character development, no depth or anything else to make you even care about what is going on onscreen. Maybe it's ok for the kids since the visuals were decent, other than that a huge waste of money and time. This movie gets 1 star....and only because there is no option for 0 stars!
Movie sucks big time!
This movie has to be one of the work movies that I have ever seen. I can't believe anyone would give this movie 5 star. Just a bunch of crap from beginning to end.
This movie SUCKS!!! I wish I could get my money back!
Decent, defenetly worth a watch. I'm not religious but wow, I can defently see why all the religous peeps are soo ticked off.
I expected more, since the trailer was all hyped up! (They show the best parts during the trailer) The acting was alright. The polar bear was the best! CG effects were amazing. Enchanted is a better movie by far.
Where were the protesters of Narnia? It says alot about your state of mind when you feel threatened by a 2 hour fantasy film. People sure are secure in their beliefs i see. Anyone who knows anything about the books and Phillip Pullman knows this trilogy was never about "killing the idea of god." But how religon when mixed with politics corrupts so greatly. Not a bad movie at all, excellent animation and perfect casting. Just very watered down from the book.
Great Movie, worth the money.