The Golden Compass

shit

I thought this was a brilliant film had not read the book but have now purchased all three! People who moan about it get high then watch it!

From reading all of thosse comments, and with not have reading the book, i find it very shocking and degrading how open minded people can be. The film i thought was fantastic, the magic i felt was there, but am open mind what is needed for the film, with reading Pullmans book and deciding what should happen should not effect the film as there is so much that certain cinema companies can do, if it where disney, no one would be complaining. The film i thought engaged alot of history using oxford as the college and seeing parts of the globe that many of us will never see. There should be another film to carry on with the golden compass, to conclude the film, not knowing what happens to any of the characters is just painstakingly annoying. The graphics and the detail which went into the film was amazing as the company had to create every single one of the animals and all of there movements, thats no walk in the park. There needs to be a second one, there just does as i and others need to know what happen

Oh and as a firther note, i am A) not an old person, B) actually quite common and never pronounse my T's, and C) think anyone who calls the book the golden compass should get their eyes tested unless they are american because you will clearly see in pretty letters, THE NORTHEN LIGHTS, that's what it's called, if you don't like it, don't review it's film

As a film on its own the golden compass (wrongly named which is annoying enough) was sub-par at best with the fake english accent of 'lyra', an alright family film i suppose, but a slight insult to all those who have ever read the book. Yes we all understand that book to film = shortened content, we have all seen Lord Of The Rings, but that was still a good adaptation, this was lacking most of the real core of the book, making the film barely an echo of the fantastic literature that is The Northen Lights. I've read rumors of the second book A Subtle Knife is being made with or without Warner Brothers' (who now own the original production studio) approval, i.e. the director will go independent if Bro's says no as the film, ironically, after being named in the American title, being made in the American style, and being completely veiwed as an Aermican 'thing', did apaulingly in the American box office, serves them right maybe? Regardless i hope they DON'T make the second book into a film UNLESS they actually commit to making it resembly the book more this time, and i don't care if it ends up being another three and a half hour marathon like Lord Of The Rings, at least then it will be worth watching, besides, you could still cut it down, as it is after all a smaller book camparitively, without losing the main threads of the story AND the core sub-text of the book, and all the anti-phillip pullman's slightly athiest writing followers, you don't have to see it, so stop complaining, we don't complain when you insult those who aren't of the faith out of the blue, if you don't like it, you do have the free capacity to not see it, it's not like god tells people to go watch films, that would be excessive. And no, i'm not an atheist, so stop judging and swithing off just because i dared to speak out at you

I thought the film was a great fantasy film and it has done well all around the world. There was a real chemistry between Lyra and Roger. I have seen that Roger on TV before he is agreat little actor. I am looking forward to the next two films.

I found that this was a really good movie, yes some parts where mxed up but hey at least they got them in there, as for the cast I think they did a really good job and I am really looking forward to the Subtle Knife movie

worst film i have ever. even worse than Water World.

What a film that was. i think you need to read the first part of the book to make it amazing but it was really good anyway. the end was absoloutly terrible but the film made up for that in the main. the firght between the bears was amazing and Pullmans idea of 'is that all you've got' was amazingly brillient. i can't wait until the next film it will be even better.

a film for films. for share. for all seasons. yeah!