The Golden Compass (2007)

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Directed by

Chris Weitz

Starring (View all)

Nicole Kidman
Mrs. Coulter

Daniel Craig
Lord Asriel

Dakota Blue Richards
Lyra

Ben Walker
Roger

Freddie Highmore
Pantalaimon

Ian McKellen
Iorek Byrnison

Eva Green
Serafina Pekkala

Jim Carter
John Faa

Written by

Chris Weitz
(screenplay)

Philip Pullman

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Bitterly Disappointing

15 years, 5 months ago at Dec 8 13:59

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.

14 years, 5 months ago at Dec 23 19:32

Lexi

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

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15 years, 3 months ago at Feb 18 16:38

vonBernburg

2 votes

The Northern Lights books are brilliant, my favorite books. They should have never made a movie out of it, the story is way to complicated. So that movie is nothing but some stupid fairytale with pretty pictures, it just doesn't show what the story is about. It was boring and disappointing.

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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: 5 December 2007

Tags: Fantasy (48), Adventure (33), Magic (18), 2007 (15), Based On Book (13), Family (10), Action (9), Kidnapping (9), (9), Epic (8), Based On Novel (8), Polar Bear (8), Voyage (8), Witch (7), Quest (7), 2000s (7), Talking Animal (7), Aviator (5), Praying Mantis (5), Box Office Flop (5)

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Kyle Ellis posted a review 1 year, 2 months ago

Nice to look at, but marred by a muddled storyline

“The Golden Compass is lovely to look at, I mean I really liked the costumes and the scenery. The problem is that the plot of the film is a bit muddled. I haven't read the book by Phillip Pullman but I've heard from my brother it's very good. Back to the film, there were some scenes where the action felt rushed, and others got a bit confusing plot wise. I think that director Chris Weitz was trying to cram too much into a 108 minute film, and because of that, the script became increasingly uneven and contrived. Though on a positive note, I really liked the acting. Dakota Blue Richards gave a spirited performance as Lyra, and Nicole Kidman looks beautiful and manipulative as Mrs Coulter. And Ian McKellan did a superb job with the voicing of the polar bear, and the polar bear fight was definit” read more