His Dark Materials: The Golden Compass (Chris Weitz, 2007)

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Cold Bishop · #76 Post by **Cold Bishop** » Thu Feb 07, 2008 5:24 am

Blasphemy... even if the song is terrible, the fact that Kate Bush's name is attached to it automatically raises it to at least "decent".

tavernier · #77 Post by **tavernier** » Thu Feb 07, 2008 3:48 pm

Cold Bishop wrote:Blasphemy... even if the song is terrible, the fact that Kate Bush's name is attached to it automatically raises it to at least "decent".

I love Kate, but it's still crap.

Kinsayder · #78 Post by **Kinsayder** » Thu Feb 07, 2008 4:17 pm

She would have made a good Serafina Pekkala. If she'd been 30 years younger. And a few stone lighter. And if she could act.

On second thoughts, forget it.

Barmy · #79 Post by **Barmy** » Thu Feb 07, 2008 5:45 pm

Profundity incarnate.

Where are our lives
If there is no dream
Where is our home

We don’t know how
There will be a way
Out of this storm
We will find home

And her soul walks beside her
An army stands behind her
Lyra, Lyra

And her face full of grace
Two worlds collide around her
The truth lies deep inside her
Lyra, Lyra

And the stars look down upon her
This darkness settles on her
Lyra, Lyra

Who’s to know what’s in the future
We hope we will be with her
We have all our love to give her
O Lyra, Lyra

tavernier · #80 Post by **tavernier** » Thu Feb 07, 2008 5:49 pm

That pretty much sums up the movie, thanks! Now I don't have to sit through it.

Antoine Doinel · #81 Post by **Antoine Doinel** » Fri Feb 15, 2008 7:31 pm

Composer Nico Muhly takes Alexandre Desplat and the score to the film down a couple of notches.

Antoine Doinel · #82 Post by **Antoine Doinel** » Mon Mar 10, 2008 4:14 pm

Kristin Thompson seems to think sequels are a possibility now that New Line has been acquired by Warner. She's basing this on the film's overseas success and the fact that the script for the The Subtle Knife is already done. One thing she doesn't discuss is the prohibitive cost of getting the original cast back together.

Fletch F. Fletch · Tue Jun 17, 2008 1:26 pm

Antoine Doinel wrote:Finally saw this tonight and thought it was a decent, serviceable fantasy but nothing more. Having not read the trilogy (but gotten the gist of it from the endless film vs. book debates) I think it's safe to say the general theme was carried over to the film, though not expressed explicitly. I don't think enjoyment of the film suffers for it though. I will say the big problem with the film is that the CGI bears and Sam Elliot are about a thousand times more interesting than the rest of the cast. It was only during the big polar bear fight that the audience sat up and even gasped at its pretty awesome conclusion. But otherwise, as Barmy mentioned, it's a lot of plot points but little else. And yeah, a lot of the CGI, particularly the polar-bear-and-child-running-across-the-frozen-wasteland are really poorly rendered. However, I do think the final third of the film works a lot better than the rest of it.

If anything, the film is worth admission just to see Nicole Kidman in at least a half dozen fabulous outfits.

Yeah, she looked pretty snazzy in this film.

I dunno, I really enjoyed this film having finally caught it on video. I guess after reading all of the negative reviews my expectations were lowered considerably so I was expecting a trainwreck of a film and actually enjoyed it quite a bit. The visuals were striking and contributed to a very atmospheric world that I found fascinating to watch. I didn't really have a problem with any of the CGI. To me, it actually looked pretty decently rendered. I haven't read any of the books either but felt that the film held together fairly coherently but I agree that someone like Terry Gilliam would've been excellent to direct (maybe they can rope him in to do one of the sequels) or maybe someone like Guillermo Del Toro?

Antoine Doinel · #84 Post by **Antoine Doinel** » Fri Jul 18, 2008 11:40 pm

A sequel is looking less and less likely.

manicsounds · #85 Post by **manicsounds** » Tue Jul 22, 2008 12:35 pm

A terribly bland movie. The making of disc was much more enjoyable that the film itself. Probably because the makers didn't realize that what they were making was going to be a critical flop.

But during the whole film, I kept thinking, "What if Hayao Miyazaki had a chance with this film?" A girl's adventure, talking shapeshifting animals, Sam Elliot on a flying boat? It couldve been something.

Antoine Doinel · #86 Post by **Antoine Doinel** » Mon Oct 20, 2008 1:44 pm

In case there was any doubt, the sequels are officially on hold.

colinr0380 · #87 Post by **colinr0380** » Mon Feb 25, 2019 4:46 pm

Over a decade on, here's the first teaser trailer for the upcoming BBC adaptation.

Persona · #88 Post by **Persona** » Mon Feb 25, 2019 5:07 pm

colinr0380 wrote: Mon Feb 25, 2019 4:46 pm Over a decade on, here's the first teaser trailer for the upcoming BBC adaptation.

Hmmmeehhh

Roscoe · #89 Post by **Roscoe** » Mon Feb 25, 2019 5:23 pm

No polar bears?

Lost Highway · #90 Post by **Lost Highway** » Tue Feb 26, 2019 7:51 am

Roscoe wrote: Mon Feb 25, 2019 5:23 pm No polar bears?

No CGI at all, the teaser is entirely made up of live action footage. This isn’t coming out till the end of the year, so the effects work is far from finished.

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