| The Golden Compass [2007] | ![The Golden Compass [2007]](http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/51%2BkTzME3xL._SL160_.jpg)
 enlarge | Director: Chris Weitz
Actors: Nicole Kidman, Daniel Craig, Dakota Blue Richards, Ben Walker, Freddie Highmore
Studio: Entertainment in Video
Category: DVD
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Avg. Customer Rating:  82 reviews
Sales Rank: 86
Format: Pal
Languages: English (Unknown), English (Subtitled), English (Original Language)
Rating: Parental Guidance
Running Time: 109 minutes
Number Of Items: 1
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.3
Dimensions (in): 7.4 x 5.4 x 0.6
EAN: 5017239195600
ASIN: B0010X8FLM
Theatrical Release Date: 2007
Release Date: April 28, 2008
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 Just another throwaway Hollywood film. May 25, 2008
0 out of 2 found this review helpful
Missed opportunity, dissapointing, don't throw away money on this dvd, get the book instead :)
Very Poor! May 22, 2008
4 out of 6 found this review helpful
After all the hype, I thought I best go and see it for myself and I must say what a disapointment after the book.
The film is just to slow and fails to capture the mind from the beginning to the end.
The best bit of the film is a bear fight towards the end, which was great entertainment, and was successful in bringing out different emotions.
Apart from one standout moment, the rest of the film was pretty dull, even the ending didn't answer any questions as it was left on a cliffhanger, similar to a soapopera. I know it's the first film in the series but I would have expected a proper ending, like in the Harry Potter films where some questions are at least answered and where some are left for the next film.
I was really disapointed, a good point is that Daniel Craig manages to make the most out of a poor script.
The film is very poor indeed, does not meet the high expectations!
 very poor dialogue and acting May 18, 2008
1 out of 2 found this review helpful
this film does not deserve to be a blockbuster as it was so called, yes the special effect are great but the story the way it was told and acted was very wooden and no sense of emotion from the characters, especially the leading character lyra , her performance was so wooden and lacking passion , which might be due to the fact the dialogues and script was terrible. overall this film was boring in the end you didnt care about anyone.
An abomination. May 14, 2008
3 out of 4 found this review helpful
Forgive the hyperboly, but I feel it justified.
I adored the Northern Lights, and the whole trilogy. But this film has failed in every respect.
Mrs Coulter was wrong, Lord Asriel was wrong. The Premise was ridiculous - turning the Church into a Universe-conquering organisation headed by Christopher Lee makes the story stupid, and the whole point about why the Church is evil is missed. Which I guess is the point.
The film doesn't end properly, which means the film adaptation of the Subtle Knife is going to have to begin strangely.
Visually, stunning. Very nicely done. This is the first star. The second star is the soundtrack.
In all, the story adaptation and casting (mostly) is an insult to the Trilogy. In a way I'm pleased the film is called The Golden Compass, because that separates it (at least in name) from the magnificence that was Northern Lights.
A mess May 14, 2008
2 out of 5 found this review helpful
I loved the books and it was a difficult boom to adapt. Although Lyra's world was well realised the plot was messy and confused, the ending was chopped off and made me felt like we were cheated a little bit. It seems that the makers had some Hollywood mogul's template of 'the big movie' where every box is ticked. I disliked it intensely and I will pretend that the sequels (if they are ever made) do not exist. Let's hope that in 20 or 30 years someone with the ambition or scope of a Peter Jackson comes along and remakes them.
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