A Field Day
I shall give you a small review then off I go~
We watched The Spiderwick Chronicles last weekend, and it has been the most enjoyable children’s fantasy movie I have enjoyed in a while. It’s been a while since I read the book, but I still know scenes which have been changed or not included, but it didn’t sacrifice the whole spirit of the movie. I loved the books, and I thoroughly enjoyed the movie. Graphics are used sparingly, but when used, it was compelling. Though not very pretty (we’re talking about goblins and ogres here so definitely not pretty) but beautiful. It’s not as grandiose as The Golden Compass or Chronicles of Narnia, but more of a beauty that can be found in the real world and blends in quite well. It’s more of like a fantasy that can actually happen.
The only thing that bothered me was the group on our row that answered their phone and talked as loud as possible. During a turning point scene nonetheless! I had to turn to them and say in a moderate but stern voice:
“Excuse me. Malakas po1.” And gave them an annoyed look.
It was louder than I wanted it to be, but it silenced them. And that’s all I wanted.
Anyway, enjoyed the film thoroughly. It’s not the best movie out there right now, but still very enjoyable. Am going to watch it again with the sister this weekend since she read the book as well.
And here’s to more anticipated movies for this year and the next~
- Excuse me. That’s really loud. ↩
