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The Water Horse (2007) -- A lonely boy discovers a mysterious egg that hatches a sea creature of Scottish legend.
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The Water Horse (2007) -- A lonely boy discovers a mysterious egg that hatches a sea creature of Scottish legend.
The Water Horse (2007) -- A lonely boy discovers a mysterious egg that hatches a sea creature of Scottish legend.

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User Rating:
6.6/10   7,190 votes
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Release Date:
25 December 2007 (USA) more
Tagline:
Every big secret starts small. more
Plot:
A lonely boy discovers a mysterious egg that hatches a sea creature of Scottish legend. | add synopsis
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Just to See the Creature Itself Is Worth the Price of Admission Alone! more (69 total)

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Also Known As:
The Water Horse: Legend of the Deep (International: English title) (promotional title)
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MPAA:
Rated PG for some action/peril, mild language and brief smoking.
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112 min
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2.35 : 1 more

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Prints were shipped to some theaters under the fake title "Discovery". more
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Anachronisms: When the Hawker Hurricane flies over the Loch, one of the wings is painted black. Originally designed to make the Hurricane easily identifiable by the anti-aircraft gunners, this color scheme was definitively abandoned in 1941, one year before the story is supposed to happen. more
Quotes:
[first lines]
Female Tourist: What is that?
Male Tourist: It's a famous picture of the monster. But it's fake.
Female Tourist: How do you know it's fake? It looks real.
Old Angus: Oh, it's fake alright.
Male Tourist: Of course it's fake. Everyone knows that.
Old Angus: We'd know, son. There's more to that photo than meets the eye.
Male Tourist: Oh ho, really.
Old Angus: Well, if you'd like to know the real truth.
Female Tourist: Yeah, I wanna know. Come on, it'll be fun.
[...]
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32 out of 48 people found the following review useful.
Just to See the Creature Itself Is Worth the Price of Admission Alone!, 28 December 2007
8/10
Author: polster3 from United States

Oh man! Me and my five year old son saw this movie tonight and we had a rollicking good time..... it started off slow and surprisingly somber ( the kids dad is off at war; he's lonely, sad ).... however, once the water horse itself grows and is released into the loch, the movie turns into magic! Seeing the full-grown Cruscoe rise from the depths of the water had us both wildly cheering out loud, and the scene when the kid rode on his back and went for an underwater sea romp was pure celluloid gold -- beautifully filmed and an AMAZING RIDE!!!! Furthermore, while the "drama" at the beginning lagged, I actually find myself kind of into the anti-war drama towards the end. All in all, a most satisfying night out at the movies!

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