Golden Compass

[Goddlefrood]

> Susan:

> I have not seen the movie - but would like to hear from those 
> who have..is it any good? Is it scary? My kids would like to 
> see it, and I don't want to have to go and look at it first...

Goddlefrood:

It follows the book quite closely, so if you enjoyed the book 
you'll probably enjoy the film.

Philip Pullman is a professed atheist and His Dark Materials is 
his retelling of Paradise Lost. That's unlikely to assist. The 
armoured bear in the movie is unlike that in the book and the 
film also skims over some of the darker aspects. Oh, and Nichole 
Kidman is just wrong as Mrs. Coulter. It's worth a look though 
and by the way it ended it appears the entire series is planned 
to be filmed. 

One other thing, which probably won't bother too many people, 
is that the accent of the children was not from the Oxford of 
this dimension, they must speak like cockneys in Pullman's 
dimension, or maybe it was the filmmakers being influenced 
by the filmed version of Oliver Twist with Oliver Reed.

Don't let me put you off though, it's pretty fair entertainment.

Goddlefrood