Mr. Magorium's Wonder Emporium

Why does everything have to make sense? Why does everything have to be new and different? Sure, this movie may have copied Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, but why does that make it bad? It cracked me up. It cracked up... Full review

if you are ready to find your own magical sparkle then you will enjoy this wondrous and fantastical film.....Once gone, all the characters, including the store (for there is no doubt the store is a character in this film), struggle with their grief and the loss of the magic sparkle in their lives until they learn....This film isn't attempting to be too clever, just innocently entertaining.... ... Full Review

You see, Mr. Magorium’s Wonder Emporium is a 94-minute movie with decently saturated AVC video and lossless DTS-HD Master Audio (which is almost wasted on the film’s environmental audio and dialogue). Perhaps this is all a sign of Fox waving the white flag, almost as if the studio were saying "please buy this Blu-ray movie, please! ... Full Review

Dustin Hoffman plays Edward Magorium, an affable old codger who claims he once beat Abraham Lincoln at hopscotch. FIRST PUBLISHED Mar 9, 2008 For a film about a magical toy store and its 243-year-old owner, "Mr. ... Full Review

Eric and Henry help Molly realize that the ending of Magoriums story is really the beginning of her story as a magic maker. Mahoney herself is also angry that Magorium will be leaving and she worries the toy store will be forced to close without Magoriums magical presence and Cindy Brady-ish lisp. ... Full Review

SYNOPSIS Edward Magorium (Dustin Hoffman) owns the most amazing store in the world a tantalizing toy haven in which everything inside literally comes to life. Now his reluctant manager (Natalie Portman), skeptical accountant (Jason Bateman) and most loyal customer (Zach Mills) must work together to save the emporium . ... Full Review

Reviewer: Anonymous Date: June 12, 2008 I say: Bizarre Movie...The movie main theme is that the main character is going to die.This is a depressing movie and not for young kids. ... Full Article

May 27, 2008 -- Highlighted by such films as the Academy Award-nominated animated film, Surf's Up, along with Nim's Island and The Spiderwick Chronicles, Mister Magorium's Wonder Emporium and The Waterhorse: Legend of the Deep the Annual Summer Kids Film ... Full Article

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful Reviewer: Anonymous (6 years old), Date: December 02, 2007 I say: We cried and had to explain why Mr. Magorium was "leaving" ...well, DYING!... ... Full Article

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