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Strings is a mythological story about the son of a king, Hal Tara, who sets out on a journey to revenge the death of his father. To his surprise he discovers the truth of his own people - and where he least expects it - he finds true love. Read more

Starring	James McAvoy, Catherine McCormack, Julian Glover, Derek Jacobi
Director	Anders Ronnow-Klarlund
Genres	Drama

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Critic's review of Strings
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- A ravishing, thought-provoking movie that will play equally well with children (from around seven up) and their parents
- 23909
- - Screen International
  - 29 Jan 2006 at 16:11
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- - 22
  - 2
  Ignore all the idiots who only watched 5 minutes
  
  A load of reviews on here seem to be along the lines of 'I watched 5 minutes and it wasn't realistic'. These people have entirely missed the point ... read more »
  
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  - William Schaller
  - Essex, England
  - 22 Oct 2005 at 15:37
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- - 2
  - 0
  Imaginative and visually stunning....
  
  Strings is an imagative film set in a mythological world were an eternal struggle is being fought. Nothing unusual in that, However, the sunning and genuinely ... read more »
  
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- 795611
- - a customer
  - Liverpool
  - 09 Aug 2009 at 15:00
- - 2
  - 2
  Puppets
  
  Just so you know, this film is done entirely using puppets, thought I should say just in case people didn't realise (I didn't!) what they were renting. ... read more »
  
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- - dumbolives
  - 269 reviews
  - Shetland
  - 16 Apr 2009 at 08:40
- - 1
  - 2
  No strings
  
  This is one of those films that makes you glad that you can get more than one dvd with the monthly subscription. I'll mark this one down as a freebie, since... read more »
  
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  - Aberdeen
  - 16 Jan 2009 at 21:03
- - 0
  - 0
  PUPPET film
  
  This is a fantasy film made with puppets or marionettes and this is made deliberately obvious in a way that is crucial to the story. It isn't live action or... read more »
  
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  - Stockport
  - 03 Dec 2008 at 21:08
- - 0
  - 0
  Mediocre at best
  
  Considering that so much fuss is made of the 'strings' being core to the story, I felt that the conceptualisation of them was very poorly and ... read more »
  
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  - Norwich
  - 13 Nov 2008 at 18:00
- - 0
  - 0
  Magical Marionettes
  
  I loved this film. Yes, the story wasn't exactly original, but you can say that when comparing Harry Potter to Star Wars!
  
  The Marionettes are ... read more »
  
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  - Harrogate
  - 22 Oct 2008 at 09:43
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  A little slow, but brilliant concept
  
  Wonderful children's film starring marionettes (who know they are marionettes) in a type of legend that seems to take its cues from Shakespeare (Hamlet and ... read more »
  
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- 637945
- - Alexxe
  - 38 reviews
  - Glasgow
  - 02 Oct 2008 at 12:16
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  Absolutely incredible!!
  
  A true labour of love of 4 years for the puppeteers, director and producer, this film is truly captivating and incredible. Far from trying to disguise the ... read more »
  
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- 635802
- - wikkidsmyle
  - 438 reviews
  - Newmarket
  - 27 Sep 2008 at 20:19
- - 0
  - 0
  Interesting but ultimately wooden
  
  Looks impressive - nicely strange world with otherwordly puppets - well executed but the storyline is very slow and one dimensional. Like Thunderbirds on acid ... read more »
  
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- - Whipster
  - 592 reviews
  - Shropshire
  - 21 Jul 2008 at 13:36
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  half assed
  
  not a PG should be a 15.....scared the crap out of my kids. the voice overs were crap and didn't really go with the film. the idea was there but i fell ... read more »
  
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- - jaguargod
  - 1 review
  - Penryn
  - 16 Apr 2008 at 12:34
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- - 22
  - 2
  Ignore all the idiots who only watched 5 minutes
  
  A load of reviews on here seem to be along the lines of 'I watched 5 minutes and it wasn't realistic'. These people have entirely missed the point ... read more »
  
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- 164576
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  - William Schaller
  - Essex, England
  - 22 Oct 2005 at 15:37
- - 7
  - 1
  Beautiful tosh
  
  Sorry, I really wanted to like this one. The puppets are great, the production looks fabulous, the 'strings' metaphor has real promise, but the STORY, ... read more »
  
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- - Powderkeg
  - 7 reviews
  - Wallington
  - 21 Sep 2005 at 16:59
- - 5
  - 1
  Tied by hate – Bound by love
  
  Don't be put off by the open scene, like I nearly was. The sight of the masses of thick puppetry strings seems rather annoying, but when you discover that ... read more »
  
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- - Gary Pullen
  - Dover, England
  - 14 Sep 2005 at 00:28
- - 3
  - 0
  strangely captivating
  
  stick with it, it's quite a slow film, but ultimately worthwhile.
  
  the characters and storyline are well developed and the puppetry is amazing.read more »
  
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- - a customer
  - north hampshire
  - 13 Mar 2006 at 20:58
- - 3
  - 2
  Shame
  
  This film looks fantastic and the Idea of the strings being the puppets life force is great. This is well worth a watch, but unfortunately the plot is dull.
  
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- 177658
- - Matthew
  - London
  - 23 Nov 2005 at 18:58
- - 2
  - 0
  Visually stunning!
  
  I’ve been trying to find the film strings for a while, as the imagery conveyed within the movie posters and the aesthetic appeal of the marionettes had ... read more »
  
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- - Ruth Hesketh
  - Wigan, England
  - 11 Jan 2007 at 12:48
- - 2
  - 0
  Imaginative and visually stunning....
  
  Strings is an imagative film set in a mythological world were an eternal struggle is being fought. Nothing unusual in that, However, the sunning and genuinely ... read more »
  
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- 795611
- - a customer
  - Liverpool
  - 09 Aug 2009 at 15:00
- - 2
  - 1
  Not a PG film!!!
  
  The only thing wrong with this film is the PG rating! It should be a 15 film!
  
  I watched it with my child - the opening scenes were too violent and ... read more »
  
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- 178721
- - a customer
  - Wales
  - 26 Nov 2005 at 21:00
- - 1
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  This film is so wooden but in a good way
  
  A film shot in a hollywood style but er with puppets. It shouldn't work but curiously I think it does in an odd way. It is really strange to see these ... read more »
  
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- 221221
- - Mr Bosch
  - Uk
  - 19 Mar 2006 at 22:39
- - 1
  - 0
  Pupaphobia
  
  If you have a fear of puppets, do not under any circumstances rent this movie!! Just watch the trailer, it tells you everything you need to know.
  
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- 482719
- - a customer
  - London
  - 04 Oct 2007 at 23:32

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