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In a parallel universe, young Lyra Belacqua journeys to the far North to save her best friend and other kidnapped children from terrible experiments by a mysterious organization. Read more
| Starring | Dakota Blue Richards, Nicole Kidman, Daniel Craig, Eva Green |
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| Director | Chris Weitz |
| Genres | Action/Adventure, Family, Sci-Fi/Fantasy |
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In a parallel universe, young Lyra Belacqua journeys to the far North to save her best friend and other kidnapped children from terrible experiments by a mysterious organization.
| Starring | Dakota Blue Richards, Nicole Kidman, Daniel Craig, Eva Green, Sam Elliott, Ian McKellen, Ian McShane |
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| Director | Chris Weitz |
| Studio | ENTERTAINMENT IN VIDEO |
| Run time | DVD: 1 hr 53 mins Blu-ray: 1 hr 53 mins |
| Certificate | |
| Collections | Top 400 All-Time Rentals |
| Genres | Action/Adventure, Family, Sci-Fi/Fantasy |
| Language | DVD: English Blu-ray: English |
| Released | Production year: 2007 To Rent: DVD: 28 Apr 2008 Blu-ray: 02 Nov 2009 |
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In a parallel universe, young Lyra Belacqua journeys to the far North to save her best friend and other kidnap...
Bonus Features Include: The Novel: Author Philip Pullman and the Consequences of Curiosity The Adaptation o...
The blend of live action, CG and visual effects is superb, making what must have been a technological nightmare look easy as pie
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Don't waste time and money
The movie is a let down on all the levels. Excruciatingly boring, I was fighting desire to sleep, very slow and the plot doesn't make any sense.
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brilliant film
yes give it its not as good as some of the other films like it for instance The Wizard of Oz or such like, but it does have amazing graphics, and really good ... read more »
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Stylish but empty
The golden compass is the first adaptation of part one (northern lights) of Phillip Pullmans His Dark Materials trilogy.
The ... read more »
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A good fantasy.
Loved this film, beautifully filmed with great atmosphere and characters. Great costume and artistry. Loved the animation of the animals and their relationship ... read more »
American actor Sam Elliott has accused the Roman Catholic Church of scaring Hollywood producers into shelving the two planned sequels to hit movie The Golden Compass. The film, which starred Nicole Kidman and Daniel Craig, was the first of author Philip Pullman's His Dark Materials fantasy trilogy to be adapted for the big screen. Two further films based on Pullman's novels - The Subtle Knife and The Amber Spyglass - were due to be made following the box office success of 2007's The Golden... Read more