Review of The Golden Compass (2007) by Karyn Claire S — 10 Apr 2012

This movie ROCKS OUT LOUD! It was an amazing movie!

This review of The Golden Compass (2007) was written by Karyn Claire S on 10 Apr 2012.

The Golden Compass has generally received mixed reviews.

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Whatever complex or interesting ideas might have been found in the source material have been watered down, skimmed over, mashed into nonsense…

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By Eric L (1,000) 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 Maghiva R (10) 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 Karen H (484) on 31 Dec 2016

I like stuff like that. But if it is fine grained. There's some big mistakes that ruin the story and the movements…

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

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By David H (2,838) 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 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 Owen B (147) on 28 Dec 2016

While not nearly as bad as the last airbender, the golden compass is horribly flawed but is still enjoyable…

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