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DramaRelease Date
TBA 2009Studio
The Weinstein Company
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A young magician-in-training, is sold to the government by his parents is and sent to work as an apprentice under an evil master, where he secretly plots his revenge. Based on the first novel in Jonathan Stroud's "Bartimaeus Trilogy."
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posted by me on Jul 12, 2008excellent
posted by chuck on Sep 18, 2008book is great
posted by norris on Sep 18, 2008one of my favorite books. highly recommend it
posted by jerry on Sep 28, 2008the book is good. a lot of humor! i enjoyed it! faens drittunger som ser dette!!!!!!!! HATER NORGE!!!! FAEN TA DERE ALLE JÆVLA ENGELSKE OG AMERIKANERE!!!
posted by faens dritt on Oct 04, 2008THIS IS A VERY STYGG BOOK! I love it because it is so stykt! This book is exellent and forpult!
posted by YOU KNOW! on Oct 04, 2008This book was very kvalm and ækkel;) I like the book because it was fyllesjuk, kvalm and ækkel I'm from Norway, the holy Contry!!!!!!!! Faen ta deg dinn Amulett!
posted by The murder on Oct 04, 2008denne boka hjalp meg til og ha sex med folk igjen. så jeg kunne selge meg mer enn før! jeg er glad i denne boka for nå har jeg ikke problemer med å onanere lenger xD
posted by forpult hore on Oct 04, 2008i loved d book
posted by umera on Oct 24, 2008i loved d book
posted by umera on Oct 24, 2008The book was excellent! I hope they will make a movie!
posted by Andrew on Oct 27, 2008This is fantastic...i hope. the book/ trilogy is the best evr! but hopefully that isnt lost in the transition from book to movie
posted by Amanda on Nov 21, 2008Ths trilogy was fantastic lets hope they dnt butcher ths like they butchered eragon!
posted by Heather on Nov 30, 2008what heather said - Eragon was a fantastic story but the movie was pathetic in so many ways...lets just hope Weinstein do a better job than Fox did. I have high hopes for the Bartimaeus Trilogy =)
posted by ben on Dec 22, 2008a magnificent book
posted by nate on Dec 24, 2008
silly book
posted by a on Dec 24, 2008on my top 10
posted by xfg on Dec 26, 2008Hialarious, witty book. Good storyline. The entire trilogy, in fact, is superb. Let's hope they don't ruin this in the film like they did with Eragon.
posted by Kuroi Amaya on Dec 26, 2008
This is the best trilogy I have read in a very long time. I can only hope that the movie can compare to the books. Work hard movie makers!
posted by Sarah B on Dec 30, 2008love the books and hope it will be a great film!
posted by nosewise on Jan 04, 2009Quite possibly the best books ever written. Hopefully with good casting, and interesting editing, the movie will be the same.
posted by Snow on Jan 10, 2009I'm sitting at toilet and pooh xD fucking book...
posted by Winnie the pooh pooh on Jan 10, 2009These Are Fantastic Books! Im 14 And I Love Them . . Bartimaeus Is Really Funny! I Like His Attitude!
posted by Emilyy on Jan 11, 2009YESS!! FINALLY!! I AM SO BULLYING MY MOM INTO TAKING ME TO SEE IT!! :D
posted by KatieLovesBooks on Jan 18, 2009SERIOUSLY?! Sweet!
posted by starlit_night on Jan 18, 2009One of the best book I have ever read. Seriously.
posted by Esperando on Jan 20, 2009I gues we are going to have to wait a while to see if they fucking this up or not. And we have a loooooong time to wait
posted by SimpleFire on Jan 21, 2009Okay will they ever announce the date when it's gonna come out? I hate it when they do that!
posted by :P on Feb 10, 2009wil we know when it comes out????
posted by o on Feb 13, 2009WHAT?! That is sooooooo not right! (Movie story)
posted by Starlit_night on Feb 28, 2009Is there any information on anything
posted by Alabastron on Mar 09, 2009I love all three books and I hope they don't fuck up the movie or they'll have to deal with me.
posted by Bartimaeus on Mar 30, 2009hej someone know when the fill is planing to come?
posted by tani on Apr 29, 2009its an amazing book, but i'd like to see a trailer. i seriously hope they don't mess it up like eragon.
posted by BOB on May 04, 2009Jasså, det er flere normenn som leser den. OMG, it rules gotdamnit, the book was awesome!!! When does the movie come to Norway?
posted by $verre on May 10, 2009wait what the hell Underwood isn't evil he's just too scared to help Nathaniel from Simon Lovelace!faens drittunger som ser dette!!!!!!!! HATER NORGE!!!! FAEN TA DERE ALLE JÆVLA ENGELSKE OG AMERIKANERE!!!
posted by Bartimaeus101 on May 12, 2009yeah Eragon was completely ruined, but Underwood isn't evil this is looking bad already
posted by chaiseus on May 12, 2009Amazing book
posted by Ddis on May 23, 2009The book is great, but, wait, it isn`t Underwood who is evil, he is just weak and scared. If you guys screw up the movie I will become very displeased.
posted by Nouda the fearsome on Jun 04, 2009I LOVED THE BOOKS!!! They are my absolute favourites! I hope the movie will be able to reach the high standard set by Jonathan Stroud...
posted by ap on Jun 08, 2009If they mess up this book, i will never again watch another fantasy novel-turned-film. i wonder how they will play out the footnotes because that's one of the most amazing parts of the book. I'm pleasing with the film crew. don't turn this into another eragon.
posted by fortheloveofnateandb on Jun 08, 2009I love the books, but how are they gonna get the "footnotes"? Those are the best part!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
posted by Raven on Jun 25, 2009its one of my fav books, and i think it will make a great film as long as nathaniel and bartimaeus dont look or really cheesy
posted by me on Jul 05, 2009love the book it's so great
posted by britney on Jul 06, 2009luv d book it's jus great
posted by angel on Jul 06, 2009AWESOME BOOK they better not ruin it by making a horrible movie -_-'
posted by j/k on Jul 18, 2009Nothing to ad! GENIOUS!!
posted by Lilith on Aug 09, 2009Best book series I've ever read. I started reading them in 6th grade and finished them in 8th. I hope they turn this into a great movie. :)
posted by Jinger on Aug 09, 2009Looks like their never going to make this. If they do it better be high quality. Perhaps footnotes should be modified and done in a voiceover as Bartimaeus' thoughts - not in a hokey way but a creative way. Underwood IS evil (but also weak), he trains a boy he knows was sold, he doesn't parent Nathaniel and barely shows him any sympathy. This makes it difficult for Nathaniel to know what is right and wrong. Helping to keep a system based on the selling of children and not protecting those children is wrong, not just weak. Although, hey should make sure Simon Lovelace is clearly an evil person. The first time I read it I imagined it as a movie. Amulet of Samarkand is so cool.
posted by Jen on Aug 25, 2009i lov the book havnt read the third. is there gonna be a movie or not cuz i never herd nottin but i didnt hear about theif lord beign a movie either. i dont think it is or thered be more info
posted by baka on Sep 24, 2009it is one of the best books i have ever seen
posted by jordan on Sep 27, 2009this was the best book ive ever read!(good storyline aswell make more books!) =Þ
posted by jordy on Oct 01, 2009
I give every movie an average rating till I see it or a trailer, so don't be offended other fans (I'm a fan too XD) but I doubt they'll make it a good movie, and I'm just waiting for the next book coming in the fall of 2010, as it said on the site
posted by Scythe on Oct 03, 2009Also......why are you all giving the MOVIE good ratings while your saying it's gonna be bad, or are you giving it a good review because of how good the books are
posted by Scythe on Oct 03, 2009Though the book is really great, I think it might be too complicated. It will never work - turning this book into a film... but I sure will enjoy the time before I've seen it, when I'm still unknowing and hopeful!
posted by Mrs Underwood on Oct 04, 2009i hope that they do this book justice as it's one of my favourites. it's a shame because all of the books i would like to adapt are already planned to be adapted. grr.
posted by greenbean on Oct 16, 2009The first book was GREAT!! one of my favorites, but I hope they don't combine all three books into the movie. I couldn't even get past the third book and forced myself through the second....
posted by RosetteW on Oct 28, 2009The best book i've read sence Harry Potter
posted by WLG on Nov 05, 2009Well, I'm happy for Bartimaeus. I miss our times together in Prague when we last had the same master together. Let's hope his nemisis, Faquarl, doesn't get in the way 'till the 2nd and 3rd movies come out... Love always, Queezle Djinn
posted by Queezle on Nov 05, 2009nathaniel's master isn't evil he's just a coward anywaaays hope they dont screw this one up loved the books by the way
posted by ea on Nov 13, 2009this better come out! id enjoy this so much. hopefuly it comes out like the books :P
posted by mahahaha on Nov 21, 2009Hope they don't wreck it like Eragon. book= great, movie=RUBBISH
posted by Shadeslayer on Nov 28, 2009