Northern Lights/ The Golden Compass FILM

I've read the books several times can't wait to see the films... it has had disappointing reviews but usually the films that get slated by the critics i really enjoy so i wont be listening to any of it and go and see it for my own

Books are great, children's adventure stories with some serious adult themes.

Film looks (and reviews suggest) neutered, all elements of religious contention removed leaving an empty shell in true Hollywood style [EDIT: Can't judge fully 'til I've seen it of course]

Originally Posted by missyorkie_chris

only problem is them spoiling it by calling it 'The Golden Compass' but spose thats american films for you. I'm re-reading the book atm, definitely going to see it

Like the Bond film they were going to call "Licence Revoked" until they found out that most Americans didn't know what revoked meant so they called it "Licence to Kill" instead

Originally Posted by drefraser

Like the Bond film they were going to call "Licence Revoked" until they found out that most Americans didn't know what revoked meant so they called it "Licence to Kill" instead

really? didn't know that but definitely figures

Originally Posted by MeridiaNx

Books are great, children's adventure stories with some serious adult themes.

Film looks (and reviews suggest) neutered, all elements of religious contention removed leaving an empty shell in true Hollywood style [EDIT: Can't judge fully 'til I've seen it of course]

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They had to do that though. I worked on a load of VFX pitch work for the film in the early stages. They went through a few directors as it was being fleshed out how true to the book to make it. It didn't surprise me at all when the religious aspects would be substituted for a fictional evil entity instead.

Much of the VFX work was split between London and LA though which I think is a pretty good thing for the industry. (talking)Animals is an incredibly hard thing to pull off in VFX land especially in a film like this where they feature as prominently and in the numbers that they do.

I would definitely recommend reading the books

Originally Posted by drefraser

Like the Bond film they were going to call "Licence Revoked" until they found out that most Americans didn't know what revoked meant so they called it "Licence to Kill" instead

Really? I never knew that either!
Think Hollywood missed the boat (so to speak) with "Titanic" though ... I think they should have called it "The Unsinkable Ship" ... some people would have been quite surprised by the ending then

I plan on taking the kids to see Golden Compass