The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe (2005)
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re: The Golden Compass (2007)
It is certainly far less popular than expected. Whether that is due to boycotts I couldn't say, but it is a possibility.
I thought it was well worth seeing, but I also noticed that it was on in two of the screens of my local multiplex, including the biggest screen, and yet was very badly attended. I saw it on the biggest screen, only a few days after the release, and it was barely a quarter full.
It is certainly far less popular than expected. Whether that is due to boycotts I couldn't say, but it is a possibility.
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I was a huge fan of the books as a kid and enjoyed the first Narnia installement movie. I also enjoyed the BBC version of these stories that aired over here in America several years ago. They were good too.
I was a huge fan of the books as a kid and enjoyed the first Narnia installement movie. I also enjoyed the BBC version of these stories that aired over here in America several years ago. They were good too.
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I saw this the first day it came out, by GPuddle on you tube.
YouTube - Broadcast Yourself.
I saw this the first day it came out, by GPuddle on you tube.
YouTube - Broadcast Yourself.
re: The Golden Compass (2007)
I easily liked it better than any of the Potter films. That being said I think this may have worked better as a mini-series. Just felt like the story needed more space to breathe and would have liked more time to get to know the different cultures along the journey.
I easily liked it better than any of the Potter films. That being said I think this may have worked better as a mini-series. Just felt like the story needed more space to breathe and would have liked more time to get to know the different cultures along the journey.
re: The Golden Compass (2007)
I did feel that it was a little rushed. I have read the books and about half-an-hour into the film I thought "She's already with the Gyptians?". Then I compared the length of the book with the film and that is probably about right, it just felt quick.
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I think the low popularity can be explained with other factors, though. One being that these books haven't got the large-scale worshipping of LotR, HP and, to a lesser degree, Narnia. So the popular hype wasn't nearly as great as the commercial. I think the books are too specific (and intelligent) for that to be possible. And perhaps too provoking (not so provoking the boycott would have an effect, but enough to prevent the shared enthusiasm).
Second, I imagine this to be a film no-one recommends to their friends after watching, or goes to watch a second time. It's just too... empty. Purposeless.
I don't know how likely that is. The boycott sure got lots of publicity, but I don't think it was that much of a thing. Besides, it was pretty well-known beforehand that the movie had been stripped for ideas. Most fans knew that at least half a year in advance.
I think the low popularity can be explained with other factors, though. One being that these books haven't got the large-scale worshipping of LotR, HP and, to a lesser degree, Narnia. So the popular hype wasn't nearly as great as the commercial. I think the books are too specific (and intelligent) for that to be possible. And perhaps too provoking (not so provoking the boycott would have an effect, but enough to prevent the shared enthusiasm).
Second, I imagine this to be a film no-one recommends to their friends after watching, or goes to watch a second time. It's just too... empty. Purposeless.
re: The Golden Compass (2007)
I actually thought the "backlash" would help to promote the film; that's often how these things work.
Stardust put up even worse numbers, and I think it was a much more entertaining film. But there it seemed like the studio didn't do nearly enough to promote the movie, and there was no lack of publicity here.
I hope it doesn't mean that fantasy is losing its appeal at the box office.
I actually thought the "backlash" would help to promote the film; that's often how these things work.
Stardust put up even worse numbers, and I think it was a much more entertaining film. But there it seemed like the studio didn't do nearly enough to promote the movie, and there was no lack of publicity here.
I hope it doesn't mean that fantasy is losing its appeal at the box office.
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I am assuming it is because Stardust and Golden Compass (which the book was a load of rubbish in itself) is not as big a draw as LOTR, HP.
I'd never heard of either books before they became movies, and the same was with Eragon.
I am assuming it is because Stardust and Golden Compass (which the book was a load of rubbish in itself) is not as big a draw as LOTR, HP.
I'd never heard of either books before they became movies, and the same was with Eragon.
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Not really.
But Lord of the Rings is legend before the books.
Harry Potter is the most popular book in the world at the moment.
So of course those two are going to be massive Hollywood draws.
Golden Compass, Eragon and Stardust are obscure, unknowns amongst those outside of Fantasy (and for some within fantasy)
Not really.
But Lord of the Rings is legend before the books.
Harry Potter is the most popular book in the world at the moment.
So of course those two are going to be massive Hollywood draws.
Golden Compass, Eragon and Stardust are obscure, unknowns amongst those outside of Fantasy (and for some within fantasy)
re: The Golden Compass (2007)
I was disappointed in the book, but in all fairness I wouldn't call it rubbish, and it did win the Carnegie Medal besides being something of an international bestseller, and being continuously in print for the last ten years, so I wouldn't call it obscure either.
I was disappointed in the book, but in all fairness I wouldn't call it rubbish, and it did win the Carnegie Medal besides being something of an international bestseller, and being continuously in print for the last ten years, so I wouldn't call it obscure either.
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I saw the film earlier this week. The cinema was quite full - this was in Leeds. I thought it was done well, although a lot of the book was missing. The girl who played Lyra was good, but some of the other kids were a bit stage school-ish.
Jaire - the book was definitely well known. For a while, it was mentioned alongside Harry Potter.
I saw the film earlier this week. The cinema was quite full - this was in Leeds. I thought it was done well, although a lot of the book was missing. The girl who played Lyra was good, but some of the other kids were a bit stage school-ish.
Jaire - the book was definitely well known. For a while, it was mentioned alongside Harry Potter.
re: The Golden Compass (2007)
I thought exactly the same as Ian. For what they covered it was good but too much was left out to make it feel substantial. For those who had not read the book I could easily imagine them walking away from the cinema thinking that the whole thing was a little lightwieght and even trivial which of course the books are not.
Whislt the books are well known they had nowhere near the same amount of hype as the Harry Potter books/films. For all that I think the HP movies did a better job for promoting their respective books and author than did this first movie in the Dark Materials trilogy for Pullmann. A shame really as I have always believed that Dark Materials is far superior to HP.
I thought exactly the same as Ian. For what they covered it was good but too much was left out to make it feel substantial. For those who had not read the book I could easily imagine them walking away from the cinema thinking that the whole thing was a little lightwieght and even trivial which of course the books are not.
Whislt the books are well known they had nowhere near the same amount of hype as the Harry Potter books/films. For all that I think the HP movies did a better job for promoting their respective books and author than did this first movie in the Dark Materials trilogy for Pullmann. A shame really as I have always believed that Dark Materials is far superior to HP.
re: The Golden Compass (2007)
I think a lot of that is due to the shortness of the film - at 113 minutes, it runs a good hour shorter than, say, each part of the LotR films.
An extra 30-40 minutes wouldn't have hurt it - it would still have been a watchable length, and it could have been fleshed out a bit, so to speak.
I think a lot of that is due to the shortness of the film - at 113 minutes, it runs a good hour shorter than, say, each part of the LotR films.
An extra 30-40 minutes wouldn't have hurt it - it would still have been a watchable length, and it could have been fleshed out a bit, so to speak.
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Oh, I agree...that's why I said 30-40 minutes more, not as long as the LotR films.
I find that 2½ hours is just about the longest film I can be bothered to watch these days...plus there's no intervals any more, so you've the choice of dashing to the loo and missing something, or suffering for the last 30 minutes or so....
Oh, I agree...that's why I said 30-40 minutes more, not as long as the LotR films.
I find that 2½ hours is just about the longest film I can be bothered to watch these days...plus there's no intervals any more, so you've the choice of dashing to the loo and missing something, or suffering for the last 30 minutes or so....
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