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The Golden Compass [Blu-ray] | ![The Golden Compass [Blu-ray]](http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/615U8yaGAeL._SL500_.jpg)
| Actors: Nicole Kidman, Dakota Blue Richards, Daniel Craig
Studio: New Line Home Video
Category: DVD
List Price: $39.98
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Rating:  243 reviews
Sales Rank: 3016
Format: Dolby, Dts Surround Sound, Ntsc, Subtitled, Widescreen
Languages: English (Original Language), English (Subtitled), Spanish (Subtitled)
Rating: PG-13 (Parental Guidance Suggested)
Media: Blu-ray
Aspect Ratio: 2.35:1
Number Of Discs: 2
Running Time: 113 Minutes
Shipping Weight (lbs): 1
Dimensions (in): 6.7 x 5.4 x 0.6
MPN: TRNBRN38168
UPC: 794043120442
EAN: 0794043120442
ASIN: B00139XZF4
Theatrical Release Date: 2007
Release Date: April 29, 2008
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Condition: Complete with original disc(s), case, and artwork. In stock and ships today!
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Studio: New Line Home Video Release Date: 04/29/2008 Rating: Pg13
Amazon.com
A fantasy epic with more than a passing resemblance to the iLord of the Rings/i and iChronicles of Narnia/i film franchises, iThe Golden Compass/i takes place in an alternate universe where each human's soul is embodied in a companion animal called a daemon. Lyra (Dakota Blue Richards), an orphan who's lived most of her life among the scholars at Oxford, is intrigued when her uncle, Lord Asriel (Daniel Craig), announces his plans to travel north to investigate the source of some mysterious particles called Dust. Lyra has little hope of following her uncle until a mysterious woman named Mrs. Coulter (Nicole Kidman, at her most icily beautiful) asks Lyra to travel north as her personal assistant. All is not as it seems, however, and the disappearance of Lyra's friend Roger (Ben Walker) sets her on a dizzying adventure. She does have an alethiometer, or golden compass, that can help her see the truth, and a number of companions, including her shape-shifting daemon, Pantalaimion (voiced by Freddie Highmore of iCharlie and the Chocolate Factory/i), polar-bear warrior Iorek Byrnison (voiced by Ian McKellen), Texas aeronaut Lee Scoresby (Sam Elliott), and witch queen Serafina Pekkala (Craig's iCasino Royale/i co-star, Eva Green). Even before its release, iThe Golden Compass/i was the subject of controversy over its perceived anti-religious themes. While it does involve an oppressive institution called the Magisterium, it's not overtly religious, particularly to a young viewer. The movie's PG-13 rating should be taken seriously, however. Suitable for an older audience than iNarnia/i (though younger than iThe Lord of the Rings/i), it deals with complex concepts, violence (though largely bloodless) and implied death, children and animals in peril, and an unrelentingly ominous and unsettling mood. p Despite a few changes and rearrangements, the overall plot of the movie is remarkably faithful to its source material, the first installment of Philip Pullman's iHis Dark Materials/i trilogy. It doesn't finish the book, however, and--much like iThe Fellowship of the Ring/i did--leaves the viewer hanging in anticipation of the next film, iThe Subtle Knife/i, due in 2009. So even though iThe Golden Compass/i is impressive--especially with its spot-on cast and terrific visual effects--we probably won't know its full emotional impact until the story is complete. i--David Horiuchi/i
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Not the worst fantasy movie, but certainly not the best. November 17, 2008
Jack Reynolds (Southwest Virginia)
"The Golden Compass" made a decent fantasy movie. Most of the characters in it were very good (I found Lee Scoresby and Iorek Byrnison to be especially likeable). It also had a very unique environment that departed from the normal medieval-ish confines of the fantasy genre. Unfortunately, the story in it seemed quite predictable and uninspiring. I never found it terribly exciting. It held my interest the entire time, but I don't see myself standing in line to wait for the sequels. "The Golden Compass" is a good work to have in your fantasy collection, but there are many better works of fantasy out there.
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