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Freddie Highmore,
Freddie Highmore,
Sarah Bolger,
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Mark S. Waters,
Mark S. Waters
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: Paramount
: Action, Kids, Live Action, Adventure, Fantasy, Fairy Tales & Myths
: English, Spanish, French
: English, Spanish, French
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Mark S. Waters's adaptation of the popular fantasy novels The Spiderwick Chronicles tells the tale of the Graces, a family who must adapt to their new strange surroundings. As the story begins, twin brothers Jared and Simon, along with their sister Mallory and their mother, move away from the big city to a mansion owned by their uncle. When a series of strange happenings suggest that Jared may be causing a number of disturbances, the siblings band together to figure out what is going on. Soon they discover the magical history of the property. ~ Perry Seibert, All Movie Guide
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| The Spiderwick Chronicles (Special Edition) (Bonus Disc) (2008) |
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| A Good Kid's Flick That'll Hold Adults' Attention
by talltale
July 9, 2008 - 12:21 PM PDT
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| Surprisingly fun and exciting, THE SPIDERWICK CHRONICLES is so much better than expected (and for my money better than the overproduced & overblown Harry Potter schlock) that you may forget at times that this is a children's movie. That's where the problem comes in: It's not quite up to snuff as a film for adults. But there's enough here to make the time pass fast, including good performances and simply fabulous special effects, some of these as good as I have seen (at last: monsters that look both imaginative and scary and who move in a very real manner). Overall, there's no reason not to give the film a try--unless you loathe fantasy. Oh, and you get Joan Plowright, David Strathairn and Mary-Louise Parker, too! |
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