The Golden Compass (2007)

5.8	Listal rating
6.1	IMDB rating

Directed by

Chris Weitz

Starring (View all)

Nicole Kidman

Marisa Coulter

Daniel Craig

Lord Asriel

Dakota Blue Richards

Lyra 'Silvertongue' Belacqua

Roger

Pantalaimon (voice)

Iorek Byrnison

Serafina Pekkala

John Faa

Written by

Chris Weitz

(screenplay)

Philip Pullman

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Bitterly Disappointing

5 years, 5 months ago at Dec 8 7:59

nataliegoes

4 votes

I am a fan of the book, but will admit that it is not brilliant writing. But there is something in the book that makes it gripping and intelligent. But it is very complicated. And there was no way that they could stay completely true to the book. But the screen adaptation has lost that "something" completely. The special effects are marvelous, and costuming and stylization was pretty much how... read more

It's no Northern Lights,Compass loses direction.

4 years, 4 months ago at Dec 23 13:32

AgentLexi

3 votes

''It's an alethiometer. It’s a truth measure - a golden compass. It enables you to see what others wish to hide.... You can ask any sort of question you can imagine. Once you've got your question framed...''

In a parallel universe, young Lyra Belacqua journeys to the far North to save her best friend and other kidnapped children from terrible experiments by a mysterious organizati... read more

better than expected

5 years ago at May 3 7:25

doudouce55

2 votes

I can't believe the movie got such bad ratings. Books are books, movies are movies, these are adaptations for the big screen. People still enjoyed Harry Potter's books and movies despite the fact that they differed slightly.
Now, I admit I haven't read the Northern Lights series, so I'm really reviewing the Golden Compass movie.

As a movie, it's an enjoyable one for the entir... read more

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In a parallel universe, young Lyra Belacqua journeys to the far North to save her best friend and other kidnapped children from terrible experiments by a mysterious organization.

Release date : 7 December 2007

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