The story of The Water Horse begins when a young boy named Angus MacMorrow takes home a mysterious object he finds on the beach. He soon realizes that it is a magical egg, and finds himself raising an amazing creature: a mythical "water horse". As he and his friend, whom he names Crusoe, form a bond of friendship, Angus begins .. Read more
| Starring | Geraldine Brophy, Ben Chaplin, Brian Cox, Alex Etel |
|---|---|
| Director | Jay Russell |
| Genres | Action/Adventure, Audio Descriptive, Family, Sci-Fi/Fantasy |
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The story of The Water Horse begins when a young boy named Angus MacMorrow takes home a mysterious object he finds on the beach. He soon realizes that it is a magical egg, and finds himself raising an amazing creature: a mythical "water horse". As he and his friend, whom he names Crusoe, form a bond of friendship, Angus begins a journey of discovery, protecting a secret that gives birth to a legend.
| Starring | Geraldine Brophy, Ben Chaplin, Brian Cox, Alex Etel, Craig Hall |
|---|---|
| Director | Jay Russell |
| Studio | SONY PICTURES HOME ENTERTAINMENT |
| Run time | DVD: 1 hr 52 mins Blu-ray: 1 hr 52 mins |
| Certificate | |
| Genres | Action/Adventure, Audio Descriptive, Family, Sci-Fi/Fantasy |
| Language | DVD: English, English Audio Description Blu-ray: English |
| Subtitles | Blu-ray: Croatian, Icelandic, Dutch, Lithuanian, Romanian, Slovene, Slovak, Estonian, Greek, Hindi, Czech, Hungarian, Bulgarian, English, Arabic, Turkish, Polish |
| Released | DVD: 30 Jun 2008 Blu-ray: 30 Jun 2008 Production year: 2007 |
| Format | DVD |
Theres backbone to spare in this superior family film aimed at the type of kids who like a wee splash of Scotch on... read more on Time Out
This turned out to be a great surprise when I took my six year old to the cinema and was just as impressive on DVD. The story is a good old fashioned tale and will entertain all the family. It's funny, touching, exciting, heartwarming and it rattles along at a fair pace. There's the odd charater cliche here and there but it does exactly what it sets out to do and that's provide great entertainment with incredible special effects.
Quality! Don't miss it.
Another above average children's film from Walden Media, the company behind the Narnia films, The Water Horse and Bridge to Terabithia (not to mention The Seeker). Based on a novel by Australian author Wendy Owen, this is a Robinson Crusoe/Swiss Family Robinson story, crossed with a bit of Romancing the Stone, and a subplot about a mariner struggling to survive after his yacht is capsized by a tropical storm. That leaves his ten-year-old daughter Nim Rusoe (Abigail Breslin) on her own,... Read more