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The Golden Compass [Blu-ray]

starring: Nicole Kidman, Dakota Blue Richards, Daniel Craig

: The Golden Compass [Blu-ray]
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Aspect Ratio: 2.35:1
Audience Rating: PG-13 (Parental Guidance Suggested)
Binding: Blu-ray
Brand: Warner Brothers
EAN: 0794043120442
Format: Dolby, DTS Surround Sound, NTSC, Subtitled, Widescreen
Label: New Line Home Video
Manufacturer: New Line Home Video
Number Of Items: 2
Publisher: New Line Home Video
Release Date: April 29, 2008
Running Time: 113 minutes
Sales Rank: 2763
Studio: New Line Home Video
Theatrical Release Date: December 07, 2007



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Product Description:
In a parallel universe where witches rule the skies and armoured bears are the bravest warriors young Lyra Belacqua journeys from her home among the scholars at Oxford to the far North to save her best friend. Based on the first book in the Carnegie Medal-winning series His Dark Materials.Format: BLU-RAY DISC Genre: SCI-FI/FANTASY/FANTASY UPC: 794043120442 Manufacturer No: 1000038168

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A fantasy epic with more than a passing resemblance to the Lord of the Rings and Chronicles of Narnia film franchises, The Golden Compass takes place in an alternate universe where each human's soul is embodied in a companion animal called a daemon. Lyra (Dakota Blue Richards), an orphan who's lived most of her life among the scholars at Oxford, is intrigued when her uncle, Lord Asriel (Daniel Craig), announces his plans to travel north to investigate the source of some mysterious particles called Dust. Lyra has little hope of following her uncle until a mysterious woman named Mrs. Coulter (Nicole Kidman, at her most icily beautiful) asks Lyra to travel north as her personal assistant. All is not as it seems, however, and the disappearance of Lyra's friend Roger (Ben Walker) sets her on a dizzying adventure. She does have an alethiometer, or golden compass, that can help her see the truth, and a number of companions, including her shape-shifting daemon, Pantalaimion (voiced by Freddie Highmore of Charlie and the Chocolate Factory), polar-bear warrior Iorek Byrnison (voiced by Ian McKellen), Texas aeronaut Lee Scoresby (Sam Elliott), and witch queen Serafina Pekkala (Craig's Casino Royale co-star, Eva Green). Even before its release, The Golden Compass was the subject of controversy over its perceived anti-religious themes. While it does involve an oppressive institution called the Magisterium, it's not overtly religious, particularly to a young viewer. The movie's PG-13 rating should be taken seriously, however. Suitable for an older audience than Narnia (though younger than The Lord of the Rings), it deals with complex concepts, violence (though largely bloodless) and implied death, children and animals in peril, and an unrelentingly ominous and unsettling mood.

Despite a few changes and rearrangements, the overall plot of the movie is remarkably faithful to its source material, the first installment of Philip Pullman's His Dark Materials trilogy. It doesn't finish the book, however, and--much like The Fellowship of the Ring did--leaves the viewer hanging in anticipation of the next film, The Subtle Knife, due in 2009. So even though The Golden Compass is impressive--especially with its spot-on cast and terrific visual effects--we probably won't know its full emotional impact until the story is complete. --David Horiuchi



Customer Reviews
Average Rating: out of 5 stars

Rating: 3 out of 5 stars - Its ok
This was an enchanting story with great CGI. Acting was well done as well. Just took a bit of time ... Read More


Rating: 4 out of 5 stars - Safe movie --avoids main issues
None of the quasi scientific aspects of the book makes it into the movie. Character development, poor ... Read More


Rating: 5 out of 5 stars - Can negative reviews kill what could have been a fantastic series?
Unfortunately, Philip Pullman's His Dark Materials never gained the
fame and mass following of JKR's ... Read More


Rating: 2 out of 5 stars - Um, somebody forgot to finish the movie...
I read His Dark Materials Trilogy (The Golden Compass; The Subtle Knife; The Amber Spyglass) (suffered through ... Read More


Rating: 4 out of 5 stars - Very good.
What a movie. Kidman, Craig, and Dakota Blue Richards portraying the main characters. Excellent acting, really ... Read More

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