A tale about two young boys, Prosper and Bo, who flee to Venice after being orphaned and dumped in the care of a cruel auntie. Hiding in the canals and alleyways of the city, the boys are ... See full summary »
Keep track of everything you watch; tell your friends.
If your account is linked with Facebook and you have turned on sharing, this will show up in your activity feed. If not, you can turn on sharing
here
.
A young girl discovers her father has an amazing talent to bring characters out of their books and must try to stop a freed villain from destroying them all, with the help of her father, her aunt, and a storybook's hero.
Director:
Iain Softley
Stars:
Brendan Fraser,
Sienna Guillory,
Eliza Bennett
19-year-old Alice returns to the magical world from her childhood adventure, where she reunites with her old friends and learns of her true destiny: to end the Red Queen's reign of terror.
Director:
Tim Burton
Stars:
Johnny Depp,
Mia Wasikowska,
Helena Bonham Carter
In a parallel universe, young Lyra Belacqua journeys to the far North to save her best friend and other kidnapped children from terrible experiments by a mysterious organization.
Director:
Chris Weitz
Stars:
Nicole Kidman,
Daniel Craig,
Dakota Blue Richards
Upon moving into the run-down Spiderwick Estate with their mother, twin brothers Jared and Simon Grace, along with their sister Mallory, find themselves pulled into an alternate world full of faeries and other creatures.
Director:
Mark Waters
Stars:
Freddie Highmore,
Mary-Louise Parker,
Sarah Bolger
Lucy and Edmund Pevensie return to Narnia with their cousin Eustace where they meet up with Prince Caspian for a trip across the sea aboard the royal ship The Dawn Treader. Along the way they encounter dragons, dwarves, merfolk, and a band of lost warriors before reaching the edge of the world.
On his ninth birthday a boy receives many presents. Two of them first seem to be less important: an old cupboard from his brother and a little Indian figure made of plastic from his best ... See full summary »
Ten-year-old Arthur, in a bid to save his grandfather's house from being demolished, goes looking for some much-fabled hidden treasure in the land of the Minimoys, a tiny people living in harmony with nature.
With Maltazard now 7 feet tall and Arthur still 2 inches small, our hero must find a way to grow back to his normal size ans stop the Evil M once and for all, with the help of Selenia and Betameche.
A tale about two young boys, Prosper and Bo, who flee to Venice after being orphaned and dumped in the care of a cruel auntie. Hiding in the canals and alleyways of the city, the boys are befriended by a gang of young urchins and their enigmatic leader, the Thief Lord. From their home base of an old cinema theater, the children steal from the rich to support themselves and soon capture the interest of a bumbling detective. However, a greater threat to the children is something from a forgotten past-- a beautiful magical treasure with the power to spin time itself... Written by
Kasey and Toby
Fans of the original book by Cornelia Funke about a group of kids traversing into a magical world in the streets of Venice won't be disappointed. I found in some ways the film was better than the book. The casting was superb. I have to admit I had my reservations when I first saw the trailer with the characters of Prosper and Bo, but here again, the movie serves to succeed. The most touching aspect is the sincere and true relationships that the friends develop. More so, with Prosper and Bo, whose loyalty to one another is endearing. Only wish it had been marketed better and come to theaters in Canada and the United States rather than go straight to the dusty rental shelves.
It's worth the dollars.
5 of 6 people found this review helpful.
Was this review helpful to you?
Fans of the original book by Cornelia Funke about a group of kids traversing into a magical world in the streets of Venice won't be disappointed. I found in some ways the film was better than the book. The casting was superb. I have to admit I had my reservations when I first saw the trailer with the characters of Prosper and Bo, but here again, the movie serves to succeed. The most touching aspect is the sincere and true relationships that the friends develop. More so, with Prosper and Bo, whose loyalty to one another is endearing. Only wish it had been marketed better and come to theaters in Canada and the United States rather than go straight to the dusty rental shelves.
It's worth the dollars.