Golden Compass: Rate it?

the_wicked · **Posted:** Wed Dec 12, 2007 6:47 am

Did anyone see it? How did it compare to the book? I loved the whole series....so i wana know if it was dissapointing or not :]

XemnasXD · **Posted:** Wed Dec 12, 2007 6:53 am

didn't see it but i heard they dumbed down the religious implications of the book so they wouldn't offend the Judo-Christian-Islamic ppl. Strange how the can show chronicles of Narnia which is filled with religious under tones complete with a "jesus allegory lion" but not show Northern Lights in all its entirety...

Du De Wei · **Joined:** Dec 2007 **Posts:** 195 **Location:** the bay

I saw it I didnt like it thought it was boring -.-"

cin · **Posted:** Wed Dec 12, 2007 8:39 am

movie was worth paying for imo.

original story line, good acting, some fun special effects..
basically everything you'd go to the movies for.

8,5/10

PimpC · **Joined:** Oct 2006 **Posts:** 1119 **Location:**

Put it this way, Golden Compass was the worst movie ive seen since Dragon Wars, and Dragon Wars was the worst movie i've seen.

Vibrator · **Joined:** Jun 2007 **Posts:** 946

PimpC wrote:

Put it this way, Golden Compass was the worst movie ive seen since Dragon Wars, and Dragon Wars was the worst movie i've seen.

QFT

That movie is as entertaining as a spammer on a weekend.

JacksColon · **Joined:** Mar 2007 **Posts:** 2018 **Location:**

haven't seen it. I'm hoping to get the triology for my bday, which is coming up. I hear the first book isn't as blantantly anti-religious as the 2nd and 3rd books. I'll probably go see it soon.

thAi · **Joined:** May 2007 **Posts:** 891 **Location:**

ehh 7/10

XemnasXD · **Posted:** Thu Dec 13, 2007 4:17 am

JacksColon wrote:

haven't seen it. I'm hoping to get the triology for my bday, which is coming up. I hear the first book isn't as blantantly anti-religious as the 2nd and 3rd books. I'll probably go see it soon.

the first book is alot more fantasy...i thought it was very umm...British style of fantasy writing though like tolkien, they slam you with a bunch of words history and concepts only briefly that have a huge impact on the stories universe but have little to do with whats actually going on but without you'd be lost...if that makes any sense

@_@ not a fan of British writing, rowling did a good job but her style wasn't very British...

Zypher · **Joined:** Sep 2006 **Posts:** 8705 **Location:** Canada

well i watched it

i was entertained at the beginning and i just got plain bored with it.
stayed for the polar bears fighting tho.

Castiel · **Posted:** Thu Dec 13, 2007 7:22 am

its pretty boring 6/10

Swindler · **Posted:** Thu Dec 13, 2007 7:47 pm

i didnt liked it...

Doron · **Posted:** Wed Dec 26, 2007 9:12 pm

just saw it...

it was funny, looked good, very cool and all, but I hate it that they just cut off the half story...

Well, at least we'll know there is going to be a second part...xD

but.. does it have books??

I'd like to read them...

the_wicked · **Posted:** Wed Dec 26, 2007 9:32 pm

im not gunna go see it then, ill just re-read the novels

i loved the books, they were awesome

Doron · **Posted:** Wed Dec 26, 2007 9:46 pm

well, I haven't read the books, cuz I didn't know they excisted... but I think tat, even though t felt like it was just halfly made, it was a good movie, and maybe it is just me as I didn't read the books.

But at least, you'll know that the other movie(s) will be good, as you know what still has to come because they expalined it allready.

She stil has to save her father,
Pan still needs to find his steady form,
They still need to find the other kids' Daemons,
and....
That IceBear still needs to become the rightfull king of the IceBears.

takolin · **Joined:** Jan 2007 **Posts:** 4238 **Location:** Life

I read the books in past times.
If I ever go to see the movie, I'm going to read the books again first.

redneck · **Joined:** Aug 2007 **Posts:** 2342 **Location:**

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StuckUP · **Joined:** Jun 2007 **Posts:** 1315 **Location:**

the books are always more entertaining than the moveis ppl. So usually the movies don't even compare.

IguanaRampage · **Joined:** Jul 2006 **Posts:** 2483 **Location:** Changing

cin wrote:

movie was worth paying for imo.

original story line, good acting, some fun special effects..
basically everything you'd go to the movies for.

8,5/10

Agreed. They did a rather good job in the movie of portraying the book I thought, but you appreciate it more after reading the book. Go read it whoever hasn't!

Amelie · **Posted:** Thu Dec 27, 2007 5:12 am

-10/10

the_wicked · **Posted:** Thu Dec 27, 2007 5:27 am

lol....well i actually read the whole series of three books in 2 days the first time

Doron · **Posted:** Thu Dec 27, 2007 11:35 am

I'd rather say:

Don't read book 1 and then see the movie, cuz then you're going to compare it all, and that'll spoil your film thinking and comparing..

takolin · **Joined:** Jan 2007 **Posts:** 4238 **Location:** Life

Icealya wrote:

I'd rather say:

Don't read book 1 and then see the movie, cuz then you're going to compare it all, and that'll spoil your film thinking and comparing..

OMG no.
If the book spoils the movie due to comparing, you'll come to the conclusion that the movie sucks.
I still need to see my first movie that is better than the book.
HP > quite comparable, but it's not the same thing.
LOTR > can you say rape? Sure the movie looks/is nice, but it can't grasp the epicness of the books.

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