The Golden Compass

For those self-proclaimed christians who are up in arms over this fantasy movie, you need to listen. I am a mother of a seven year old daughter. I am also a Baptist. I have taught my daughter about God and how... Full review

I saw an advanced screening of this movie with my son and thought it was great. The acting for the most part was on point, and the visuals were on par with what we expect from movies. With all these crazy... Full review

I watched the movie for the content, not the "hidden message" and graded it on its merits. Great cinematography, weak story, sappy acting unresolved ending. Now I am a Christian and have recieved all the warning about how this movie suggest... Full review

I caught the sneek preview and am going to see this movie again. I have never read the books and, because of the supposed theme of the books, I don't plan to. The only complaint I had about the movie was... Full review

Not a bad movie! It kept our attention and was entertaining. definitely not a C rated movie! Good visuals and special affects. Unique story and characters!... Full review

This is one of the worst movies i have ever seen only because they kill christ at the end this movie was suckish. I hated it.... Full review

There's something strange going on about this lackluster film that is hard to put your finger on. Is it the contstantly swelling music and bombardment of CGI animals? Or could it be the wayward storytelling? Or maybe it's just the fact... Full review

More like a broken compass. This movie throughly sucked! The only reason it's getting so much attention is the religious hype. Bad plot(hard to follow, trying to go in too many directions, no ending). Acting(not the greatest). Visuals(okay but not good... Full review

The story was potentially interesting, but the movie was terribly made added to mediocre acting... Started really slow, and moved on to a grotesque semi-ending... No interest in watching the obvious plot to follow.... Full review

I thought the movie was extremely well done in comparison with the books. It angered me still that they had to cut the bit on the Dust, but I think they are going to explain it more in the sequel-which they... Full review

Last night it was the UK film premiere of "The Golden Compass" which stars the fabulous Nicole Kidman and 007 hottie Daniel Craig. The Golden Compass" is a exciting fantasy adventure, set in an alternative world where people's souls manifest themselves as animals, talking bears fight wars, and Gyptians and witches co-exist. ... Full Review

For her very first film role in "The Golden Compass," 14-year-old Dakota Blue Richards had to look delicate but act feisty, sharing the screen with a talking bear and a malevolent monkey in an elaborate fantasy world. The challenging role called for her to learn how to act with such human co-stars as Nicole Kidman and Daniel Craig against a vast range of special effects. ... Full Review

The Golden Compass is a beautiful film on the physical plane. That is a lot to cram into a children's adventure -- and American filmmaker Chris Weitz did not quite capture the quicksilver magic necessary to propel his film to greatness. ... Full Review

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. 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. ... Full Review

As a pair, they are unbalanced, and better use could have been made of the monkey's sneaky character to further Mrs. Coulter's goals, but as portrayed in the movie, these two don't work well together. What is lost in the subtlety of plot development and character detail is gained in the sheer look-at-me visual aspects of the film. ... Full Review

By David Bentley on Nov 2, 09 12:13 AM NEXT month sees the release of The Twilight Saga: New Moon and director Chris Weitz has been reflecting on his previous filmmaking endeavour, The Golden Compass. ... Full Article

When Good Children's Books Go BadThe Top 10 Worst Children Book-to-Move Adaptations of All-Time1. The Golden Compass.Technically speaking, they made it work for a two hour time slot, but His Dark Materials is easily (or should I say un-easily) one... ... Full Article

I compiled a list of ten movies, based on young adult books, that I can not sit through. Some have bad acting, others stray so far from the book that you wouldn't even know it was based on one and... ... Full Article

Is anything more appropriate for the intermission of a Heroes event than Oingo Boingo 's "Gray Matter"? (We suspect happy coincidence since the sound engineer expressed a fondness for Boingo and Depeche Mode , but props all the same.) ... Full Article

Make a movie, annoy an interest group. Over the last few years, I've gotten emails from Hindus protesting "The Love Guru," Catholics protesting "The Golden Compass" and albinos protesting "The Da Vinci Code." ... Full Article

In a set visit article with L.A. Times that provides the image, the first details of what Summit Entertainment will be showing at Comic-Con are revealed. ... Full Article