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The Golden Compass (2007)

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Movie Info


Genre

Fantasy, Adventure, Drama

Release Date

December 07, 2007

MPAA Rating

PG-13

Duration

113 min.

Studio

New Line Cinema

Official Site

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REVIEWS RATE:  Critics  Nothing's perfect, but it's worth seeing.    Readers  1 of 5 [Rate It]

Cast and Crew


Director

Chris Weitz

Producer

Deborah Forte, Bill Carraro

Screenwriter

Chris Weitz

Starring

Movie Story


Based on the bestselling Philip Pullman novels, the "His Dark Materials" trilogy is comprised of "The Golden Compass," "The Subtle Knife" and "The Amber Spyglass". It revolves around a young girl who travels to the far north to save her best friend. Along the way she encounters shape-shifting creatures, witches, and a variety of otherworldly characters in parallel universes.

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Dakota Blue Richards stars as "Lyra" in New Line Cinema's release of Chris Weitz's THE GOLDEN COMPASS.
Dakota Blue Richards stars as Lyra and Nicole Kidman as Mrs. Coulter in New Line Cinema's release of Chris Weitz's THE GOLDEN COMPASS.

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its shit

posted by the public voice on Aug 20, 2009
 
 

MOVIE REVIEWS BY CRITICS

“..a convoluted, enjoyable, very mad, deeply conservative and, at one moment, horribly violent extravaganza..”
by Peter Bradshaw [The Guardian]
“..delivers the year's biggest and most ambitious fantasy..”
by Jack Mathews [NY Daily News]
“..an adequate but not inspired translation of the source material..”
by James Berardinelli [ReelViews]