NP (except for Pullman) Golden Compass

[Daniel Harper]

I'm still working my way through the first book, and the thematic
contractions are obvious even without having finished it, but the movie does
work well on its own terms. Compared to "No Country for Old Men", sure, it
lacks a certain depth, but when compared to other family films, even those
with good provenance, it's really quite amazing. Blows that Harry Potter kid
out of the water, anyway.

On to finish the book now...

On Dec 8, 2007 7:40 PM, Charles Albert <cfalbert at gmail.com> wrote:

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> Caught the much anticipated (at this address anyway) movie version of the
> excellent Phillip Pullman book today and report, with some regret, that it
> failed to measure up to the original in too many ways to overlook. In the
> effort to condense it to 114 minutes far too much was lost, and the
> narrative contraction voided almost all of the allegorical depth of the
> novel.
>
> Am now working through the third book in the trilogy with my 9 year old,
> and continue to marvel at Pullman's inventiveness.
>
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> love,
> cfa
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>



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--Daniel Harper
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