Ioan Gruffudd, Dakota Blue Richards, Tim Curry
Set in the 1840s the story follows Maria Merryweather, a 13-year-old orphan on her journey to the mysterious Moonacre Manor. There she finds herself in a crumbling house of secrets and mystery in a wo...( read more
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July 22, 2009One of the most boring and awful fantasy films I've seen. Cheaply-made with an idiotic script and careless direction. The performances are decent, but nothing that would keep one's interest going. Greatly disappointing, not even suiting for children. It's flatly bad, seemingly en...( read more)
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July 27, 2009Despite the magical premise, incredible cast, stunning costumes, sets and landscape, this film failed to excite any interest in me whatsoever. There was nothing particularly wrong with it, but I think it was the lack of enthusiasm from the cast; if they weren't especially bothere...( read more)
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July 7, 2009No where near as dark as some of its ilk this is a great movie for the bug 'uns and the little 'uns alike. Tim Curry's baddie is a little bit pants but its a good allround family entertainer.
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October 23, 2009The magical element should be stronger to enhance the fantasia feel of the story.. I could hardly catch the unicorn in action !
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October 19, 2009Disappointing. They were obviously short of budget. it seemed like they've put more money on the costumes than in making a good script :S
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October 19, 2009oh well, i don't know, it just really cute to me, pure innocence...it was fun, can't expect great things from child's movies right...
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October 17, 2009I'm becoming very fond of fantasy movies, thanks to the lovely cute and talented dakota blue richards! i'm sure she will have a great carrer. but of course i loved the film! just the only defect on script is the passage from real world to the fantastic one.. is seems too fast and...( read more)
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September 21, 2009film very much like the narnia films and especially golden cumpass, even the lead girl in that turns up her as the girl, going to stay with her uncle,who discovers a family secret, from the past involving magic and monsters, not as entertaining as those films but it has its momen...( read more)
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August 25, 2009A loveable fantasy movie with an intreiguing story and beautiful special effects, settings and costumes. It stars a few famous names one of them being Iwan Gruffued. It's a tale about a young rich girl becoming an oughan after her father dies sudenly leaving her also practically ...( read more)
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