I wouldn't bother with The Golden Compass. It takes a good book and turned it into mush. Great effects but virtually every line is expository with no room at all for character development. It just feels all wrong. It needed to be at least 20-30 minutes longer. The abrupt "happy" ending also means that two key chapters in the book get flipped around to make it fit.
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TJ @ Mar 24th 2008 9:28AM
April looks to be a lot better, with titles like Unbreakable, Juno, and The Golden Compass on the horizon.
I guess I can save the money this week towards that Batman Begins giftset in July.
DrXym @ Mar 24th 2008 5:42PM
I wouldn't bother with The Golden Compass. It takes a good book and turned it into mush. Great effects but virtually every line is expository with no room at all for character development. It just feels all wrong. It needed to be at least 20-30 minutes longer. The abrupt "happy" ending also means that two key chapters in the book get flipped around to make it fit.