Review of The Golden Compass (2007) by John M — 13 Apr 2014

Hollywood knows how to adapt a good book into a bad movie...

This review of The Golden Compass (2007) was written by John M on 13 Apr 2014.

The Golden Compass has generally received mixed reviews.

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By Jamie I (192) on 02 Mar 2016

Apparently, these books are quite anti-Christian, but I may end up watching this and/or reading them to see for myself…

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I loved it, it's a wonderful, exciting, magical film that I have loved since the moment it came out. WHERE'S THE SEQUEL…

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By Ntc R (303) on 24 Jul 2016

I did not like this movie than I used to. It just got boring! Score: 4.5/10…

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By Bladersmosh . (1) on 02 Mar 2016

Apparently, these books are quite anti-Christian, but I may end up watching this and/or reading them to see for myself…

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By Russ B (1,141) on 27 May 2017

As a fan of the His Dark Materials series, it's hard to know where to start with how disappointing this adaptation was…

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By Jayakrishnan R (1,070) on 20 Nov 2015

A poor lead character, bland story telling and bad performances make even the impressive visuals hard to bear…

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By Dana Stevens (1,435) for Slate (2,081) on 09 May 2016

A tepid, jumbled Hollywood fable whose final message seems to amount to little more than Follow your dreams, or worse, Stay tuned for the sequel…

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By Rebecca T (147) on 02 Oct 2017

I loved it, but can see how the ending would be frustrating for someone who hasn't read the book and doesn't know there's more coming…

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By David H (2,838) on 27 May 2017

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