Comments on: The Golden Compass Review

By: MJR Productions

MJR Productions — Sun, 06 Jan 2008 12:32:23 +0000

A lot of people seem to prefer the book, or at least read it first. If you’re one of them you might like one of these t-shirts with a design promoting the book by Philip Pullman.

Look under Books & Films at

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By: Michael

Michael — Tue, 18 Dec 2007 12:02:22 +0000

Damn, I knew this would be the case. It hasn’t been released here in NZ but I’m still going to go and see it. Really disappointing news though. I plan to pretend I haven’t read the books and that I was born in the 19th century so that I can appreciate it.

Heh, Lion, Witch and Wardrobe had me laughing bitterly…and they’re saying Pullman is the most dangerous author in Britain on the news too.

By: disrepdog

disrepdog — Mon, 17 Dec 2007 19:17:55 +0000

The more reviews of this I read, the more upset I get. I so wanted this to be a good adaptation, and I will still see it, but at least now my expectations won’t be too high. I am glad Nicole Kidman is good, I thought she was well cast as Mrs Coulter.

But oooooh why couldn’t they have done a proper job ????!!!!

*stomps off disheartened*

By: Jovial

Jovial — Mon, 17 Dec 2007 18:49:07 +0000

Blimey Mark, I think you may just have replaced Mark Kermode as ranter in chief!

Yours is not the first review I’ve heard to pan the film and yet another reason not to spend any of my hard-earned on it!

By: Mark Newton

Mark Newton — Mon, 17 Dec 2007 13:43:57 +0000

Totally agree, Mark. We all ventured on an office outing to see it last week. Felt so rushed and held back. Characters seemed pointless. A bunch of info dumps in conversations.

Still, worth the money to see Eva Green as a witch…

Incidentally, there’s a brilliant interview with Pullman here: http://www.moreintelligentlife.com/node/697