Comments on: Golden Compass TV Spots Galore

By: Skye

Skye — Fri, 16 Nov 2007 22:51:47 +0000

What in the first three HP movies would -make- them be PG-13? Nothing.

Now, if they’ve done TGC right, let’s see… One of the men who tries to kidnap Lyra is shot with an arrow in the throat and lies in a pool of his own blood; Lord Asriel kills the husband of his mistress, though it’s off-screen; the GOB is ripping children from their -souls-; the witches/gyptians fight a violent battle against the Tartar guards; Iorek slashes off Iofur’s jaw, then eats his still-beating heart…
And those are just the ones I can remember.

By: Lyra_is_my_fictional_sister

Lyra_is_my_fictional_sister — Fri, 16 Nov 2007 22:43:51 +0000

PG-13, eh? Deserves PG. Harry Potter’s PG for the first three movies, for god sakes!

By: Stacy

Stacy — Fri, 16 Nov 2007 06:40:32 +0000

seriously. most of these spots would make me not want to see the films if i hadn’t read the books. These people have no idea how to market this movie. It’s not the freaking compass that makes the story enticing, it’s the quest to find out what asriel is up to.

I’m hoping enough people go to see this movie so the other two can get made…please, Authority, pretty please…ah wait, never mind.

By: Whoops. | Aiusepsi.co.uk

Whoops. | Aiusepsi.co.uk — Fri, 16 Nov 2007 01:44:11 +0000

[...] The TV spots for The Golden Compass make me angry: "Legend tells that the last Golden Compass – whoever can read it has the power to rule the universe… The quest for the compass begins". I’m… urgh. The book (which is actually called Northern Lights) is one of my absolute favourite books of all time, and it makes me angry to see it mutilated so. I hope that this trailer is only aimed at incredibly stupid obese Americans, able only deal with plots shallower than the pools of hideous drool collecting underneath their slack, lifeless mouths. [...]

By: Max

Max — Thu, 15 Nov 2007 23:23:49 +0000

Whoever holds the last Golden Compass willl rule the universe — RIGHT, I mean, even the One Ring coulnd’t rule the Universe, just Middleearth, so wtf did they smoke ?

Well that â€œIâ€™m glad I lived long enough to see you.â€ one was really good and even manged to be that without the rul ethe universe crap. So let’s see how the movie look in the end …

By: Anna

Anna — Thu, 15 Nov 2007 20:27:05 +0000

I’m a bit confused about the ending. I know that it is deferred and they are setting it up in order to make the Subtle Knife pick up directly from the ending of The Golden Compass, but what exactly have they changed? and how have they changed it in order to please the more religious viewers?

The imagery is fantastic, and the characters (especially Craige as Asriel) are fantastic. I hope that this stays true to the books. I sincerely hope so.

By: Skye

Skye — Thu, 15 Nov 2007 19:34:33 +0000

“Itâ€™s worth watching them all if youâ€™re an obsessive Sraffie.”

Thaaaaaaaaat’s me!

By: Anoria

Anoria — Thu, 15 Nov 2007 13:43:50 +0000

When my mother mentioned to my aunt that she’d just read the first in a very interesting trilogy of mostly-children’s books, my aunt responded “Oh! I just saw the trailer for that movie the other day. It didn’t look impressive, what am I missing?” My mom filled her in on the controversy and how much religious content is expected to be filtered out, and for that reason, she’s going to be borrowing my set of the books after my parents finish with them

Meaning that for every bunch of people who are recruited to the HDM world through shady marketing and watered-down story, there will be one or two who make it there for the right reasons.

By: bubba ho tep

bubba ho tep — Thu, 15 Nov 2007 13:30:55 +0000

The big voiceover man in hollywood is hal douglas who did a hilarious trailer for a seinfeld documentary

Seinfeld: Get out of the booth, Hal
Hal (in voiceover mode) No, I like it here!

Genius

By: BenMech

BenMech — Thu, 15 Nov 2007 13:08:26 +0000

Ever see this?

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LONhpRqN8aU