Anomalous Data - The Golden Compass

Friday, December 21, 2007

A charming little tale full of whimsey and adventure. Steamer-punk elements. A little disjointed in parts, and with a tepid ending that screamed sequal.

In other words, a good story burdoned by it's condition as a movie adaptation of a novel.

Cool effects. Some really good performances.

Skanky blond villian named "Coulter".

A certain scene I like to call "bowling for cossacks".

All-in-all, it was a nice little family outing.

Awaiting final verdict until after the sequal.

Friday, December 21, 2007 10:18:07 PM (Central Standard Time, UTC-06:00) | Comments [2] | Fandom | Good Sci-Fi | Pop Culture

Saturday, December 22, 2007 6:53:06 AM (Central Standard Time, UTC-06:00)

That's our target for our traditional xmas eve movie with Kevin and Brenda. We know there will be a sequal, but we have to watch something until The Hobbit is released.

dracut

Tuesday, December 25, 2007 7:23:24 AM (Central Standard Time, UTC-06:00)

I enjoyed it. I knew it was going to set up a sequel, so that didn't disasspoint me. The movie did seem a bit quick in parts. I suspect it's trying to fit two much into a single movie. I bet it would fare better with an extended edition DVD ala Lord of the Rings.

Both Kevin and I have purchased the three book combined volume, so I'm anxious to get started on that.

Overall, I'd give it a B+. My comments leaving the theater was that is should have been called "Fellowship of the Compass"... ;-)

dracut

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