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The Golden Compass [Blu-ray]
The Golden Compass [Blu-ray]
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3.0 (276 reviews)
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2At least it looked good...
10%Terrible!
2Don't watch this if you'v ever read the book!!!
32.5 stars out of 4
5ADVENTURE
51%Golden Compass
30%Good but could have been better with a better script
4Underrated
40%Exciting Missions
5Thought provoking fantasy with beautiful imagery!
51%If you can do what every great film maker wants
10%Pathetic attempt to out do Narnia
10%A waste of the one thing you can never get more of - TIME!
3Blu-Ray Golden Compass ...Eva Green... The Barefoot Witch
4Good Movie
10%Rubbish
10%Golden Compass is Compressed and left me cold...
50%A wonderful story advancing the idea that people should think for themselves.
10%The Golden Compass
3Tea: I think maybe a half cup for now
50%A World of Wonder
21%Lacking
51%I'm buying the Blu-Ray after seeing it on HBO
30%Freudian fantasy for kids, marred by the *Russki* stereotype
51%I loved it
41%A "Golden" Story with a Relevant Message
41%Wonderful
41%The Golden Compass
31%Unraveling the Mystery of Dust in the Far North
10%No Audio Output On Blu-Ray Version
50%Wonderful Fantasy Experience
30%Fantasy for children
10%Golden Compass
31%One change would have made it much better.
51%The Golden Compass: A Great Movie! Can't wait for the sequel!
41%masterfully done movie of a modern classic
10%Not for us! Not a child's movie.
11%skip the movie--read the book
31%Not the worst fantasy movie, but certainly not the best.
11%disappointment
10%Couldn't make any sense of it
11%The book was very good - the movie was disappointing
40%Good entertainment
50%This movie was awesome
51%Why a Wonderful Movie failed at the Box Office.
30%Its ok
40%Safe movie --avoids main issues
51%Can negative reviews kill what could have been a fantastic series?
21%Um, somebody forgot to finish the movie...
4Very good.
2Rushed and disjointed
10%Atheist blather
40%Decent
11%Well, it's pretty to look at
10%Movie: 2/5 Picture Quality: 3~4/5 Sound Quality: 4/5 Extras: 4/5
41%Didn't read the book.... sorry
3A little disjointed.
21%Begging for a sequel that will probably never come
21%Destroyed the book's integrity over and over again.
20%ADD Character Development REMOVE Hate-Fest
51%just a little review
41%Better than expected
20%Golden Compass leaves you hanging
51%Great Entertainment!!
51%Well, *I* liked it
21%AMAZING.....
41%Okay adaptation of Pullman's fantasy opus
30%A Combination of Things
50%The Golden Compass
41%An outstanding movie. Not for snobs, violence junkies, or dumbasses
50%Amazing
41%The Golden Compass review
11%In The Not-Too-Distant Future...
50%One of the best and most beautiful fantasy films in a long time!
21%Lots of "telling" and no clear character motivation
50%Golden Compass
31%OK At Best, Boring At Worst
11%What the...
41%Frustratingly Incomplete...
10%Didn't live up to the hype.
41%enjoyable
10%Not as Good as the Book
51%wonderful fantasy of a movie
41%An excellent adaptation of a very complex book
10%Twenty Minutes...
11%A complete waste of time
51%Deez Movie Review
50%If you like CGI
31%The big story about nothing
31%Clever But Confusing
10%Changing the Spelling Doesn't Keep this Movie from Smelling
3Corny and cliche with some nice effects
40%Better Than Narnia
51%I was very pleased with the movie version of this book
30%Pullman's presuppositions are the same onscreen
51%The Golden Compass-A Lot Better Than Narnia
20%Well....uh...... here's the thing
41%Fun Fantasy with serious special effects
3Needs a new stylist
31%Don't let this put you off the book
51%Franchise with great potential
41%Beautiful, interesting, but hurried
10%Not killing God- YET! (but it's comming)
51%Good adaptation of a great book.
51%Entertaining
3I need to read the book...
21%Comparisons to The Lord of the Rings are ridiculous
20%Disappointing
51%Excellent casting, hurried story
10%horrid
31%Lightyears behind the novel
20%Mediocre effects, preachy, disconnected plot
50%Awesome--Powerful--Inspirational
51%Political Metaphor
31%Innovative in some respects; old fashioned in others
10%Read the book
31%A stylish, if disjointed, tale
20%A compass to nowhere
2Nice CG for a commercial
51%better than expected
51%Original, well crafted tale.
3Enjoyable, BUT a lousy ending
30%too short
41%The Golden Compass (Blu-ray)
10%Not so good
10%My Compass Points Away from This Movie
10%Avoid at all costs!!!
41%Enjoyable SciFi Movie
20%Great book, bad movie
31%Too Focused on Effects
51%The Golden Compas
51%Golden Compass
10%Anti-Christian Cult Film
51%Epic movie!
51%Leaves Narnia and Lord of the Rings in the "dust" (pun intended)
10%eh...
41%Great Fantasy Entertainment
10%A Big Nothing...
20%Yawn
51%The Golden Compass (Full-Screen) Book 1
2Not a good movie
2Don't see if you haven't read the book
41%Golden Compass
40%The Golden Compass
4Good movie overall
21%Golden Compass got lost
51%The Golden Compass
21%don't watch
40%Great graphics
10%bbbbbooooorrrriiinnggggggg !!!!
31%Makes you want to read the book instead.
50%great movie
40%CHRIS WEITZ, OPUS 3
40%Not the book, but well made
40%Great Stuff!
21%2.5--Golden Compass fails to strike Gold
41%Pretty Good, But The Book Was Better
30%visually stunning, worth watching
21%Your compass should point elsewhere
31%Good start but where's the end?
51%The Golden Compass
10%Hollywood's balance
41%A Great Fantasy Beginning
51%Friggin awesome
21%His Wasted Materials
10%Don't bother
31%Armored Bears!
3interesting.......but not fantastic...
51%"Lady, Lightning Bolt, Baby ~ Nothing But Us And The Child"
50%A work of Art and well worth our precious time.
10%Bought the DVD and turned it off before the movie started!
31%hmmmmm....
20%There May Be Other Worlds Beyond Our Own, But I Don't Care...
10%Atheist Propaganda
51%Haven't read the book yet...
51%YEAH WOO HOO IT ROCKS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
21%Directionless
51%The Golden Compass is the most amazing Blu-Ray title yet
50%Great adaptation, excellent acting and effects
31%The names were changed to protect the innocent
21%Buy the book.
20%I bought an extended movie trailer not a full length movie.
50%Good movie, great book.
20%A little less magic
31%Nice illustrations to accompany the book -- but not really a stand-alone film
31%Visually Stunning But Lacks a Compelling Story
10%VERY BIG LET DOWN
41%A Fantasy with a Strong Cast of Humans and Animated Animals!
10%Boring, but cool toys
51%A MASTERPIECE! A Symbolically Intellectual Fantasy With Deep Implications!
51%Majestic & Beautiful...but stripped of its deep meaning.
10%Kept Going South
50%Stunning, but the dvd versions leave me questioning...
41%Beautiful looking movie
50%golden compass rocks
40%Golden Compass and the right to free will
10%"Golden Compass" Movie Review by Michael Elliano
51%Leaves Narnia in the Dust! Thinkers unite!
10%Just read the book already
3Nice fantasy kids adventure. Pretty believable.
10%Horrible
51%Am I the only one with a golden compass
10%Very Disappointing Film Adaption
50%YEY FANTASY!
20%Too silly for words
50%I loved it!
10%Hollywood's Death Bed Cry!
10%If you've read the book, you'll hate the movie
31%I greatly enjoyed it but...
20%Just plain bad
41%Let Truth Point the Way
10%Too bad you can't give it a 0/5 stars
20%Has originality died completely ?
10%Please ...
20%Tried to make everyone happy and failed
40%The Golden Compass
10%cheap johnny come lately knock off of Narnia or Harry Potter
20%Pretty Cheesy and convoluted
11%Missing the point of the novel
50%More Than a Children's Film
31%If you didn't like the film...
51%A Criminally Underrated Genre-Bender : A Well Deserved Oscar
20%Rip off
31%really a 2.5
50%Great Book Great Movie, and not isnt anti-God
21%a faint shadow of the real thing...
41%Dust in the wind
10%????????
51%Christians can enjoy this great film
40%Movie Theatre Experience Too Big for a Small Screen
11%Huh?!?
40%Stories for Children
10%awful storytelling - bad scripting
51%excellent..
51%Classy
31%Failure to incorporate the book's climactic scenes kills the film
50%True to the book
51%five star for golden compass series7444444447447
31%Truth
51%The Best Fantasy Film Since Peter Jackson's "The Lord of the Rings" Saga
41%Weird Stuff Going On
20%Could Have Been Better
50%Finally a new heroin in the world of fantasy
51%Magnificent Fantasy Epic
51%This is one you should see on the big screen
30%Golden Compass Movie Review
40%Hurried, but memorable / UPDATE January 4, 2008
10%An Awful Adaptation
41%The Golden Compass
41%The Golden Compass wins the Silver medal
31%Just when I was getting into it.....it was over
31%Golden Compass looking for its way
31%Not worth all of the controversy...
41%Filled with Golden artifacts and precocious children
41%I really enjoyed this movie
30%Enjoyable fantasy
50%"The Golden Compass" is great!
21%Harry Stardust And The Lord Of The Dead Man's Chest And The Wardrobe
51%This is Not "Lord of the Rings"...and That's OK
10%Fans of the book....Watch out!
20%Inept Propaganda; Kidman is Excellent
30%Jaw droppingly average
31%Pretty to look at, but not very exciting.
40%Not half bad...
30%DANIEL CRAIG MIA!
30%Much like Narnia, but far from The Lord of the Rings
41%Free thinking in an oppressive regime-POINT THE WAY,COMPASS!!!
51%A Film Under Attack By Reactionary Elements Within The Catholic Church!
51%The Inquisition in a "Mythical World"
51%The Fight for Free Will
30%Good Movie But...
51%Gorgeous and epic, it'll sweep you off your feet without bogging you down
30%Free World
41%Very fun fantasy/adventure story.
10%systematically incoherent ...
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