THis movie sucked dick, but don't let that deter you from reading the books, british versions if possible. Literally the best series I've read in my whole life.
One of the best series of books I've read. This movie failed me entirely, as it did everyone else, hence why they aren't making the other two. PLEASE don't let it prevent you from reading the books if you haven't!
@MRauTObt I had to agree with the oscars that year, Golden Compass' effects were amazing, Transformers were also but not as effectively used as the Golden Compass
This is the first part of the film but judging by the end of it there must be a second part where Lira saves the deamons and gives them back to the children, well that's just a guess. But for sure the movie is awesome!
I was sooo dissapointed when i found out they weren't completing the trilogy, the books are better but they always are, however the casting was PERFECT especially lyra and mrs coulter! I LOVED IT.
The movie was rushed. It was like a trailer for the book (which i haven't read). A lot of good ideas but they aren't developed in the movie. Made me want to read the book though
I just watched it. If you concider to watch it -don't! It's a weird movie with dark colors and no real "climax" and the end is not even an end! There is so many unanswered questions, the biggest question in that movie is "What is dust?" another kind of 'dust' and you don't get the answer to it. It's a trilogy but the two other movies are on hold right now.. crap movie! It's not an open ending, there IS no ending seriously! Gah. Wasted lifetime. Whatever, save yourself - don't watch it! Ever! ;)
I say, Facebook message Toby Emmerich (New Line Cinema's President & COO) to show how much support there is for this film and demand a director's cut. Search his name and send a request (its the profile that says 'worked at New Line Cinema, born on February 7).
Recent interview with the director, Chris Weitz says 'If I'd had final cut, it would've been a different story. They felt [Studio bosses] they couldn't deal with having a film that was going to cause religious controversy.' So they stripped key scenes & elements from the final edit just before release.
Bill Donohoe, of the Catholic League for Religious & Civil Rights, called on parents to boycott the film, which worked in the US, however the film still made an incredible $400 million worldwide.
Just seen The Golden Compass One thing they could maybe do is in the next one have them trying to take over our normal world and we cannot stop them so the kids and demons come here to save it.
am i the only one to notice that villains of this film are samoyeds, and that "positive" characters are killing them abundantly??? typical hollywood retardedness shit, so far hollywood has killed brutally and with no remorse germans , russians, asians , cubans , and other "evils of the world" , but this is first time i ve noticed that real nation is labeled as evil in a fantasy film!!! usually "heroes" kill orcs or invented nations, but this is completly new sort movie racism. please like...
I forget if I had asked this already, but what was the guy's name who was set to play as Iorek Byrnison before Sir Ian McKellan came onboard? I liked the first guy's voice a lot more. I never pictured Iorek as an old bear.
why would you stamp a shit franchise onto a movie trailer if they were going to do something good (admittedly false but would've worked) try putting a connection to STAR WARS (original trilogy)
The second film will not be made because it insults the Catholic Church. strangly enough. I hate how the movie industry is inslaved to the Occults of the world
@GCmediacourse What are you talking about? You said "occults," not "cults." The word "occult" just means mystery, or secret, and it refers to things like the supernatural (NOT religion). You were thinking of the word "cult" which means a group that people blindly follow.
This is number 1 on my list of "I can't believe it didn't get a sequel" :(
The books are great and despite how movies normally aren't as good, this movie (in my opinion) was really good... the rest of the books deserved to be brought to life on film!
It's just dumb..where the Jewish and Christian god is real!..those stories of him and Jesus are proved to be in the bible!..so don't compare our god to those gods that aren't real, because there is no comparison
@Shzaydancingtiger Lol your god isn't proven. The bible is a book written by men. It has insights that any person of age and wisdom could've written, without a divine excuse. It also has evidence of the ignorance of man as brought about by his culture and limitation of the time.
@Shzaydancingtiger The belief that a cosmic Jewish Zombie who was his own father can make you live forever if you symbolically eat his flesh and telepathically tell him you accept him as your master, so he can remove an evil force from your soul that is present in humanity because a rib-woman was convinced by a talking snake to eat from a magical tree, makes perfect sense-Atheist poster. You call Greek mythology not real? At least its more exciting and epic. Trojan horse? etc.
Such a shame. The books were so good and the movies so bland and uninspiring. I guess that's what you get when you take a series of books the author has confessed are about "killing God" and try and make a family friendly movie out of them.
@jagermeister54 You don't deserve to know you lazy excuse for book seller. Watching the movie instead of the book? How can you hope to get any answers. You've shamed all book sellers. Go fuck yourself.
In the last book, Asriel Tries to kill God. Well, I won't tell you if he does or not. I don't think it's all that bad of a thought. I mean, other writers kill off Greek and Pagan gods, so what's the problem with having the idea to kill the Jewish and Christian deity?
@AkasukiKain4545 a hell of a lot harder to set up that boss-fight as an author. Greek gods and such were supposed to be interacted with, their temples were physically reachable. Heaven is emphemeral as christ. (pun intended). I'd bomb jerusalem in my novel, if i wanted to kill god. Not very significant? maybe not, but neither was it so significant when greek myth characters were murdered, that happened all the time in stories.
its just a crappy cast, hope that IF they do the second part, which is actual the best, they do place the character better. especially lyra and the boy, master of the knife. get that kiddys away.
and they should try to get the view possible, which is shown in the book. cut from the other chars. splitted minds. very good book. read it. enjoy it. looking forward...
Honestly, the trailer was better than the film itself. I read the book a couple of years back after seeing this trailer, and I expected so much more. Wouldn't it be great if so many films were just as good as the way advertisement portrayed it to be?
I love this film and think that it's one of the most overlooked and underrated Fantasy films since 2000 (along with Stardust and The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen). Visual effects were decent. Nicole Kidman was stunning and very beautiful villainess. Dakota Blue Richards and Daniel Craig were great too. Hope they'll make a sequel
Due to christian and catholic protests about the movie being anti-religious this movie will not have sequels... Dude.. Really? what century are we in? Its amazing these evil, controlling people are still around, just behind closed doors. Way to go guys!! You have been and still are the worst people that have ever existed.
@EnergyRider1 I think you should read the books, seriously, i know you will like them because they are the best anti-catholic books i've ever read. The whole trilogy is about what you just said, it talks about how the church controls people and censures everything that is enjoyable, so somebody gets pissed and decides to destroy god itself (i dont wanna spoil you anymore but the trilogy is hell better than this movie and you can find the audiobooks here in youtube, check them out.).
Indeed they did, the storyline is a complete mess, everything is wrong.Jhon Fa is dead or something because he never appears in the movie, Billy costa loses his daemon and the thing which annoys me more is lord asriel being a good, kind person (daaaaw ¬¬). Still the best thing about this movie is Iorek because he keeps his personality from the book and if you ask me its not a bad movie but the adaptation is horrible. btw the movie doesn't end where the book does.
The freedom of will being challenged.The truth being seen only when you allow yourself to see it and not be influenced by control.I don't see this as being an against God film, I must be missing something!the only anti christian theme I see "is the reference to the damons each traveler carries!Which , I see a lot of people christian and non christian carry around with them and attach themselves to others.
@2blakandbold They were coming out with a trilogy. Also, the Calvinist Church, in the film as well as the book, is portrayed as the ultimate evil plaguing the world.
I understand book adaptions usually cannot be as good as the book. But this movie left out and changed so many things that I was so disappointed. The only thing I liked was the cast (except Daniel Craig). This movie absolutely destroyed the masterpiece, His Dark Materials.
I was SO UPSET with this movie!!!! The book was absolutely amazing. All three left me begging for more, and they had so much imagination in it, and when I saw the trailer for this movie, and then heard all the news about people (mostly Christian parents) who were belittling it before it came out I was like "Ok, they're gonna make it kick ass justy to prove them all wrong!" and.......I have never been more wrong about something in my whole life......I give it two thumbs way way down!
For those that were not even aware of these books this movie has sparked quite the interest in getting to know the original version of the stori instead of the watered down drivel they put on the silver screen.. All in all I can't say them undertakin the task of puttin the words to film a horrible move.. Brought a whole demographic of fanz :)
I'm still pondering why New Line named this the next LotR if it was under 2 hours, didn't finish the narrative of the book, and didn't have the details and themes present in the novel. Chris Weitz should not only be allowed to make a director's cut, but finish the story of the next two novels. (which he wrote scripts for.)
this is all the director fault! if he only follows the book this movie will be successful like harry potter and lord of the rings! and in fact this was the first time he direct! i think they should remake this movie and find a better director!
I'm angry that it's not better. I don't think they could have found a better cast. Dakota blue richards looked perfect and she acted brilliantly
The studio was too chicken of the catholic church
they tried to please everyone and ended up pleasing no one. the catholic church still lambasted them and the biggest fans of the novels were left feeling cheated.
But then i blame chris weitz for the ending--ugh! it was one of the best book endings I've ever read and they CUT IT OUT!
I really don't understand why so many people say it isn't like the book--it IS! They switched the order of two events (bolvangar and svalbard) and changed the ending (or rather, ended it before the real ending), but otherwise it is REALLY faithful to the story. Considering how badly some movies butcher the books they're based upon, I wouldn't really consider this a disgrace. Actually, I thought it was quite good. Harry Potter was much worse, in my opinion.
I love the book series and they casted it perfectly in my opinion, daniel craig and nicole kidman were perfect for their charachters. However, the special effects of the daemons aren't all that great and the story it's self doesn't match the story of the book. Go read the book before you watch the movie, its much better anyway
I have never read the book and I had never heard of the golden compass until they came up with the movie but ,I found it extremely boring ,I was about to leave the theater where this movie was being exhibit because I couldn't bear watching it anymore. How disapointing it was for me the ending was rubbish I think everyone was expecting something better from the ending.
i agree, this is is like the worst adaptation fantasy trilogy ever! my cousin, dad, and brother say its so stupid, don't understand why people like it so much, and it was a flop. its such an embarrassing,lame, and boring as hell movie.
The books were good. Don't expect them to make either of the other two books into movies tough. Waay waay to taboo. They did a fair job on this movie though; of course not as good as the book but still good.
great movie but it think that they could have picked a better lyra. she seems too stiff and lyra is more of a carefree girl from the books i've read. but overall great movie :3
the ending was disappointing. but i still LOVE the movie. Mrs. Coulter is my favorite character through out all the books. I love her deoth. and i hope they make the other 2 movies
This movie was a bit disappointing, and no, I haven't read the books, but yes, the ending was very disappointing. I do hope that if there are going to be any sequels, they will be be a bit better.
i think if the producers had considered marketing this more as a darker movie sort of like the twilight series then it would have had a greater impact. i love the books and I certainly do not see them as a book for kids in my opinion. And yes, they should have kept the ending in - that was one of the most interesting parts!
hey there - well i guess wat im trying to say is that the themes in the story seem to be more adult like to me when i read them - im not saying it cant be for kids - but it seems to be more for older kids i guess.
@Hueglow Not really, both books were excellent and gained massive fans, and the movies could have done the same if they did not ruin the style of the novel when making this film
ya can't compare the movies to the books for anything, cuz the books are obviously always gonna be a hundred times better! the movie was really well done!!
did you read the books? the ending of book one goes right into book two...but they didn't put it into the movie...like the girl falls through a portle into another world...and it's like whoa what just happened and then you have to read the second book or you'll never nooo...the books are absolutely fantastic!
@sillyaccent Isn't that always the case? Just got the trilogy and am almost through the first book. The movie makers take a GREAT story and think they can improve it. They always fail with the exception of LOTR (which i have not read yet). Eragon was a great story (read the trilogy 7 times, waiting on that 4th book Chris! can you hurry up) the movie was absolutely horrible. It really didn't even stand on it's own. Just too much for a movie unless it was 10 hours long (which I would love).
If I hear one more idiot say that the Pullman books are blasphemy, I think I`ll murder someone. The books are not against God, and they are not against religion either. There is nothing wrong with believing in God. The books are against CORRUPT RELIGIONS that do bad things in the NAME of God.
it's a trilogy book. I don't really like the movie because it's a little bit of boring. The book is much good. Better read the books because it is more fun that watching the movie. I love this book!
This movie is horrible. The only thing they kept the same as the books was the characters. THEY CHANGED THE ENDING!!! I only read the first book and it was amazing (one of those books that you read in a day). I think the only reason I didn't like the movie is because I read the book.
yeah, it was pretty pissed off when I saw it in theaters, I kinda wanted to walk out so It wouldn't ruin the original ending I remembered from the book. But hollywood tends to do that. LotR was the same. And I'm betting they're going to totally fuck up The Road. Keep in mind though that transferring mediums is a pretty difficult thing to do.
It's a brilliant movie actually, all you crying religious. Please DON'T watch the movie. It dissapoints me to think retards are watching it and crying over the fact it's "against" the catholics.
Iorek: yes i have a contract with the child
lol that wasnt in teh book
Blobbob110 3 days ago
How did they manage to fail so badly when they had everything they needed to make it good?
Arkantos117 2 weeks ago 3
THis movie sucked dick, but don't let that deter you from reading the books, british versions if possible. Literally the best series I've read in my whole life.
TheSeed19 3 weeks ago
One of the best series of books I've read. This movie failed me entirely, as it did everyone else, hence why they aren't making the other two. PLEASE don't let it prevent you from reading the books if you haven't!
brettteslaa 3 weeks ago
Transformers lost the oscar for best special effects to this movie HOW?!?!?!?
MRauTObt 3 weeks ago
@MRauTObt I had to agree with the oscars that year, Golden Compass' effects were amazing, Transformers were also but not as effectively used as the Golden Compass
SuperHeroMania 3 days ago
@SuperHeroMania i nominate your comment for biggest WTF i have seen in the past 10 years.
MRauTObt 3 days ago
@EvazivSounds oh shut up
PinkRockstar218 3 weeks ago 2
@DeathlyDavid just because it's cool doesen't mean it's true and real.
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This is the first part of the film but judging by the end of it there must be a second part where Lira saves the deamons and gives them back to the children, well that's just a guess. But for sure the movie is awesome!
veroni4kaaa1 3 weeks ago
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veroni4kaaa1 3 weeks ago
this is the worst movie i ever seen :-|
waste of time dont even try to buy it because it sucks.
EvazivSounds 1 month ago
what 2001 movie?????? is this part II?????? I'm so confused by the beginning intro of this trailer.
MrDetwaa 1 month ago
@MrDetwaa It's referring to the Lord of the Rings.
HarpyProductions 3 weeks ago
haha it's frankie from skins! :D
fancyghosts 1 month ago
Such a terrible movie compared to the books, honestly made them into kids movies :( They are not kids books.
Kevybat 1 month ago 2
I was sooo dissapointed when i found out they weren't completing the trilogy, the books are better but they always are, however the casting was PERFECT especially lyra and mrs coulter! I LOVED IT.
JulietteM4 1 month ago
The movie was rushed. It was like a trailer for the book (which i haven't read). A lot of good ideas but they aren't developed in the movie. Made me want to read the book though
baroh2413 1 month ago
wtf ending they kill god how the fuck do you kill god
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I just watched it. If you concider to watch it -don't! It's a weird movie with dark colors and no real "climax" and the end is not even an end! There is so many unanswered questions, the biggest question in that movie is "What is dust?" another kind of 'dust' and you don't get the answer to it. It's a trilogy but the two other movies are on hold right now.. crap movie! It's not an open ending, there IS no ending seriously! Gah. Wasted lifetime. Whatever, save yourself - don't watch it! Ever! ;)
JeanneTheKCfan 1 month ago
If you love America don't watch this movie. Pure trash is what this gay ass golden compass movie is.
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I say, Facebook message Toby Emmerich (New Line Cinema's President & COO) to show how much support there is for this film and demand a director's cut. Search his name and send a request (its the profile that says 'worked at New Line Cinema, born on February 7).
StormyCProductions 1 month ago
Recent interview with the director, Chris Weitz says 'If I'd had final cut, it would've been a different story. They felt [Studio bosses] they couldn't deal with having a film that was going to cause religious controversy.' So they stripped key scenes & elements from the final edit just before release.
Bill Donohoe, of the Catholic League for Religious & Civil Rights, called on parents to boycott the film, which worked in the US, however the film still made an incredible $400 million worldwide.
StormyCProductions 1 month ago
Just seen The Golden Compass One thing they could maybe do is in the next one have them trying to take over our normal world and we cannot stop them so the kids and demons come here to save it.
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Volibear :P
MrGreekRap 2 months ago
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MrGreekRap 2 months ago
I really hoped for a second movie to this :( IT WAS SO GOOD I LOVED IT!
SammehSaurus 2 months ago
... so everyone could read this and notice the injustice
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am i the only one to notice that villains of this film are samoyeds, and that "positive" characters are killing them abundantly??? typical hollywood retardedness shit, so far hollywood has killed brutally and with no remorse germans , russians, asians , cubans , and other "evils of the world" , but this is first time i ve noticed that real nation is labeled as evil in a fantasy film!!! usually "heroes" kill orcs or invented nations, but this is completly new sort movie racism. please like...
NoSupportForWhiteBoy 2 months ago
curses rain upon those who ruined this movie :( :( :(
boyeatworld 2 months ago
where are the daemons in that? I saw them once... seriously? they're a major part of the book!
Plemediffi 2 months ago
I forget if I had asked this already, but what was the guy's name who was set to play as Iorek Byrnison before Sir Ian McKellan came onboard? I liked the first guy's voice a lot more. I never pictured Iorek as an old bear.
betweenhispaws 2 months ago
bring on the subtle knife, i want angels and the metatron to get involved. they were awesome...
SirGarjelBlah 2 months ago
Loved the book. Loved the movie. I wish they'd made a second :/
seashrimp1112 2 months ago
The movie is good! But I did enjoy the book!
BooBop1987 2 months ago
The Book was great!
The movie fuckin sux
BunnyOnDrugZ 3 months ago
anyone know the name of the music starting at 0:33?
ravendors 3 months ago
@ravendors I believe it's called "The Great Eatlon", it's by James Newton Howard, and it's from "The Lady in the Water" soundtrack.
betweenhispaws 2 months ago
why would you stamp a shit franchise onto a movie trailer if they were going to do something good (admittedly false but would've worked) try putting a connection to STAR WARS (original trilogy)
DrWhoDamien 3 months ago
The second film will not be made because it insults the Catholic Church. strangly enough. I hate how the movie industry is inslaved to the Occults of the world
GCmediacourse 3 months ago in playlist Others
@GCmediacourse The word you're looking for is "cults," not "occults."
waterkeeper511 2 months ago
@waterkeeper511 No really thats what I said
GCmediacourse 2 months ago
@GCmediacourse What are you talking about? You said "occults," not "cults." The word "occult" just means mystery, or secret, and it refers to things like the supernatural (NOT religion). You were thinking of the word "cult" which means a group that people blindly follow.
No big.
waterkeeper511 2 months ago
@waterkeeper511 I probably ment Cult.
GCmediacourse 2 months ago
1:43 Collin DUE Cyborg 16 - 25 -- Collin Wins = The GOOD owns the best gear, then, from where Collin Wins, returns the gear to the GOOD --
DivineNucleus 3 months ago
It would hvae been a lot better if Terrence Malick had written/directed this, since he can deal with creating beautiful new worlds.
masht11 4 months ago
This movie sucked ass!!! I don't know who in their right mind liked this piece of shit movie!!
MrCitizenXII 4 months ago
This movie is waaay under rated.
SquishTheLish 4 months ago
Nicole Kidman is miscast...Angelina Jolie would have been a better option for Ms Coulter
getitherereloaded 4 months ago
I thought Coulter had black hair?!
taylorswift091196 4 months ago
such a nice trailer but such a shit film
getitherereloaded 5 months ago
tumbs up if you want a second movie!
jonathancuitzillo 5 months ago 3
Dark side of Catholicism, this movie is so awful
ponz1968 5 months ago
Please, I want the second movie too. This movie is great. ;))
Siranela 6 months ago
the books are sooo good the movie ruined it.
tubbymctubsta 6 months ago
This is number 1 on my list of "I can't believe it didn't get a sequel" :(
The books are great and despite how movies normally aren't as good, this movie (in my opinion) was really good... the rest of the books deserved to be brought to life on film!
absiliomundus 6 months ago
I want the music. its good.
starclan923 6 months ago
Yumm... Simon McBurney
GreenElixir 6 months ago
It's just dumb..where the Jewish and Christian god is real!..those stories of him and Jesus are proved to be in the bible!..so don't compare our god to those gods that aren't real, because there is no comparison
Shzaydancingtiger 7 months ago
@Shzaydancingtiger Lol your god isn't proven. The bible is a book written by men. It has insights that any person of age and wisdom could've written, without a divine excuse. It also has evidence of the ignorance of man as brought about by his culture and limitation of the time.
Futurist2029 7 months ago
@Shzaydancingtiger woah someone take this guy home to jesus
736NVAN9EL 7 months ago
@AkasukiKain4545 because this Greek and other gods arent real, like seriously..olympus?..the guy who held the sky up...n them
Shzaydancingtiger 7 months ago
@Shzaydancingtiger The belief that a cosmic Jewish Zombie who was his own father can make you live forever if you symbolically eat his flesh and telepathically tell him you accept him as your master, so he can remove an evil force from your soul that is present in humanity because a rib-woman was convinced by a talking snake to eat from a magical tree, makes perfect sense-Atheist poster. You call Greek mythology not real? At least its more exciting and epic. Trojan horse? etc.
DeathlyDavid 6 months ago 20
@DeathlyDavid Pahaha so true.
rhidiandavies1991 3 months ago
@jagermeister54 that lady is nothing but a zealot, the books were masterpieces and much better than the films
SuperHeroMania 7 months ago
I WANT THE SECOND MOVIE!!!
INDUSTRIELL4N74R35 7 months ago 62
@INDUSTRIELL4N74R35 I want the first movie again.......just better
Werebudgie 4 months ago
@Werebudgie I actually agree, I want them to redo this film properly
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@INDUSTRIELL4N74R35 to bad that there never will be a second movie :'(
MyMagicalMusicWorld 3 months ago
Such a shame. The books were so good and the movies so bland and uninspiring. I guess that's what you get when you take a series of books the author has confessed are about "killing God" and try and make a family friendly movie out of them.
redcorpse 7 months ago
@jagermeister54 You don't deserve to know you lazy excuse for book seller. Watching the movie instead of the book? How can you hope to get any answers. You've shamed all book sellers. Go fuck yourself.
redcorpse 7 months ago
@jagermeister54
In the last book, Asriel Tries to kill God. Well, I won't tell you if he does or not. I don't think it's all that bad of a thought. I mean, other writers kill off Greek and Pagan gods, so what's the problem with having the idea to kill the Jewish and Christian deity?
AkasukiKain4545 7 months ago 2
@AkasukiKain4545 a hell of a lot harder to set up that boss-fight as an author. Greek gods and such were supposed to be interacted with, their temples were physically reachable. Heaven is emphemeral as christ. (pun intended). I'd bomb jerusalem in my novel, if i wanted to kill god. Not very significant? maybe not, but neither was it so significant when greek myth characters were murdered, that happened all the time in stories.
736NVAN9EL 7 months ago
A wasted opportunity, it should have been a lot more faithful to the books
TheManchesterLass 8 months ago
this movie destroy the story of the book
1986avatar 9 months ago
its just a crappy cast, hope that IF they do the second part, which is actual the best, they do place the character better. especially lyra and the boy, master of the knife. get that kiddys away.
and they should try to get the view possible, which is shown in the book. cut from the other chars. splitted minds. very good book. read it. enjoy it. looking forward...
LonelyMind 10 months ago
this looks crap
SuperRubix123 10 months ago
the books were amazing the movie was shit
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santinasiford05 11 months ago
Does anyone know where I can get the music from this?
Giliathriel 11 months ago
This movie wasn't perfect, but it still would've deserved a sequel
ladyYeniel 11 months ago
OMG that girl at 2:01 is the girl in skins!!
mazifranzo 1 year ago
Honestly, the trailer was better than the film itself. I read the book a couple of years back after seeing this trailer, and I expected so much more. Wouldn't it be great if so many films were just as good as the way advertisement portrayed it to be?
EmeraldCelebi13 1 year ago
I love this film and think that it's one of the most overlooked and underrated Fantasy films since 2000 (along with Stardust and The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen). Visual effects were decent. Nicole Kidman was stunning and very beautiful villainess. Dakota Blue Richards and Daniel Craig were great too. Hope they'll make a sequel
Magnolia296 1 year ago
@Magnolia296 Until u read the book :(. I mean just watching the movie, ya its pretty good.
Reading the book.. it's a huge disappointment.
MyArtIsLoved731 1 year ago
Due to christian and catholic protests about the movie being anti-religious this movie will not have sequels... Dude.. Really? what century are we in? Its amazing these evil, controlling people are still around, just behind closed doors. Way to go guys!! You have been and still are the worst people that have ever existed.
EnergyRider1 1 year ago
@EnergyRider1 I think you should read the books, seriously, i know you will like them because they are the best anti-catholic books i've ever read. The whole trilogy is about what you just said, it talks about how the church controls people and censures everything that is enjoyable, so somebody gets pissed and decides to destroy god itself (i dont wanna spoil you anymore but the trilogy is hell better than this movie and you can find the audiobooks here in youtube, check them out.).
americanarcangel117 1 year ago
i love this movie!
gokusondbz 1 year ago
I'm rather afraid to see this movie, because I love the books so much....I heard they butchered it :(
ABookwormAndProud 1 year ago
@ABookwormAndProud *SPOILERS*
Indeed they did, the storyline is a complete mess, everything is wrong.Jhon Fa is dead or something because he never appears in the movie, Billy costa loses his daemon and the thing which annoys me more is lord asriel being a good, kind person (daaaaw ¬¬). Still the best thing about this movie is Iorek because he keeps his personality from the book and if you ask me its not a bad movie but the adaptation is horrible. btw the movie doesn't end where the book does.
americanarcangel117 1 year ago
The freedom of will being challenged.The truth being seen only when you allow yourself to see it and not be influenced by control.I don't see this as being an against God film, I must be missing something!the only anti christian theme I see "is the reference to the damons each traveler carries!Which , I see a lot of people christian and non christian carry around with them and attach themselves to others.
2blakandbold 1 year ago
@2blakandbold You do realize that in the later books the main characters go to war against God and kill him, right?
TheCritRocket 1 year ago
@TheCritRocket If I was talking about the book , I would have mentioned it!Read my comment before responding!
Obviously , i did not read the book!
2blakandbold 1 year ago
@2blakandbold They were coming out with a trilogy. Also, the Calvinist Church, in the film as well as the book, is portrayed as the ultimate evil plaguing the world.
TheCritRocket 1 year ago
@TheCritRocket K
2blakandbold 1 year ago
I see Sarah Palin on a broom stick!!!!Oh ..wait that's Christine O Donnell!
2blakandbold 1 year ago
Nice!
Barclay1987 1 year ago
This movie was the biggest barrel burst 2007 and its marketing experts are only allowed to handle the deep fryer by McDonald's.^^
IlluminationGlobal 1 year ago
'eard this is shit
jpmahone 1 year ago
This teaser... feels so cheap...
ZemplinTemplar 1 year ago
Will it be a second movie? There are three books I think.
GeorgeLambropoulos97 1 year ago
i have seen the movie but the ending was like there should be another part !?
that sucked
safwat1990 1 year ago
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This movie is so steampunk.
sayatheblakat 1 year ago
I really liked this movie, I don't normally like family movies either.
xXJADEXx7 1 year ago
I love the scene at 2:06
Toommm11 1 year ago
I understand book adaptions usually cannot be as good as the book. But this movie left out and changed so many things that I was so disappointed. The only thing I liked was the cast (except Daniel Craig). This movie absolutely destroyed the masterpiece, His Dark Materials.
MetallicIronDeth 1 year ago
omg!! this movie was so good!
singer0004 1 year ago
I was SO UPSET with this movie!!!! The book was absolutely amazing. All three left me begging for more, and they had so much imagination in it, and when I saw the trailer for this movie, and then heard all the news about people (mostly Christian parents) who were belittling it before it came out I was like "Ok, they're gonna make it kick ass justy to prove them all wrong!" and.......I have never been more wrong about something in my whole life......I give it two thumbs way way down!
CrystaBlade 1 year ago
Is this based on Northern Lights?
ginnyharryfan22 1 year ago
@ginnyharryfan22 it's the exact same book, they just changed the title for US readers and viewers (like they did with the first Harry Potter)
xxhunnyxxbeexx 1 year ago
For those that were not even aware of these books this movie has sparked quite the interest in getting to know the original version of the stori instead of the watered down drivel they put on the silver screen.. All in all I can't say them undertakin the task of puttin the words to film a horrible move.. Brought a whole demographic of fanz :)
mistrikiss 1 year ago
I'm not afraid to say it because it's the naked truth; this movie was the complete and utter rape of a masterpiece.
Spacedragon1000 1 year ago
@Spacedragon1000 agreed.
miseriaykretek 1 year ago
@Spacedragon1000 I completely and totally agree!
thelizardprincess1 1 year ago
I'm still pondering why New Line named this the next LotR if it was under 2 hours, didn't finish the narrative of the book, and didn't have the details and themes present in the novel. Chris Weitz should not only be allowed to make a director's cut, but finish the story of the next two novels. (which he wrote scripts for.)
xxPatheticEmoxx 1 year ago
Guys, see my video using this film that includes a meaningful and beautiful song: watch?v=y44rYV5HRiM
Bluejay1417 1 year ago
heykönte echt so schön sein wenn mich einer vor dem allein sein rettet!
PastyGuityfeo34 1 year ago
THE BOOKS ARE AMAZING! The movie on the other hand, was dissapointing :(
sillyaccent 1 year ago
I'd stick with the books, BETTER. The movie was a piece of shit. Adding up epic music is not gonna fool us to think it is really good.
UGOT2LUVRISTRAD 1 year ago
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this is all the director fault! if he only follows the book this movie will be successful like harry potter and lord of the rings! and in fact this was the first time he direct! i think they should remake this movie and find a better director!
blackpunkemo 1 year ago
I'm angry that it's not better. I don't think they could have found a better cast. Dakota blue richards looked perfect and she acted brilliantly
The studio was too chicken of the catholic church
they tried to please everyone and ended up pleasing no one. the catholic church still lambasted them and the biggest fans of the novels were left feeling cheated.
But then i blame chris weitz for the ending--ugh! it was one of the best book endings I've ever read and they CUT IT OUT!
Phishy90 1 year ago 4
ppl! they could have made it better, but it was made for americans! thats why they had to butcher it so badly!
i actually think some parts of this film are pretty good, especially the ice bears and daemon animations
TheMoonPower 1 year ago
I loved both movie and novels. It's sad that we won't see the end of the trilogy in film.
TDelamay 1 year ago
I really don't understand why so many people say it isn't like the book--it IS! They switched the order of two events (bolvangar and svalbard) and changed the ending (or rather, ended it before the real ending), but otherwise it is REALLY faithful to the story. Considering how badly some movies butcher the books they're based upon, I wouldn't really consider this a disgrace. Actually, I thought it was quite good. Harry Potter was much worse, in my opinion.
Kolibri2005 2 years ago
eragon had to be the worse film adaption of all time in my opinon :/
chainedhearts1 2 years ago 24
@chainedhearts1 Eragon wasn't good to begin with though
TheManchesterLass 8 months ago
the film was quite good but nowhare near as good as the book but at least kate bush made a song for it :D shes a legend :P
Luke19Wales 2 years ago
I love the book series and they casted it perfectly in my opinion, daniel craig and nicole kidman were perfect for their charachters. However, the special effects of the daemons aren't all that great and the story it's self doesn't match the story of the book. Go read the book before you watch the movie, its much better anyway
PutUpOrShutUp221 2 years ago 5
I agree. What Tthe producers did to The Northern Lights (yes, that is what it is really called) was disgusting. Pray that sequels are not made.
Spacedragon1000 2 years ago 4
steampunk, witches, pirates, polar bears? wtf?
VioletScrap 2 years ago
I have never read the book and I had never heard of the golden compass until they came up with the movie but ,I found it extremely boring ,I was about to leave the theater where this movie was being exhibit because I couldn't bear watching it anymore. How disapointing it was for me the ending was rubbish I think everyone was expecting something better from the ending.
mralanv 2 years ago
i agree, this is is like the worst adaptation fantasy trilogy ever! my cousin, dad, and brother say its so stupid, don't understand why people like it so much, and it was a flop. its such an embarrassing,lame, and boring as hell movie.
alderangirl 2 years ago
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cmathews1091 2 years ago
The books were good. Don't expect them to make either of the other two books into movies tough. Waay waay to taboo. They did a fair job on this movie though; of course not as good as the book but still good.
xUbastardx 2 years ago 5
great movie but it think that they could have picked a better lyra. she seems too stiff and lyra is more of a carefree girl from the books i've read. but overall great movie :3
Mikiachi 2 years ago
when was this movie released? how come i never heard of it :S
seppesai 2 years ago
I LOVE the book
musicgirl773 2 years ago 2
Really good choices of actors. I'd have made a better Lyra in my opinion though :P... appart from the fact I can't act and a bit too old.
ChristianBrinsxox 2 years ago
1:24 I think that's Derek Jacobi?
ojamalio 2 years ago
i loved this movie though i hardly doubt that the rest of it will be produced :( though it has made me want to read the books again lol
0sprite0 2 years ago
the ending was disappointing. but i still LOVE the movie. Mrs. Coulter is my favorite character through out all the books. I love her deoth. and i hope they make the other 2 movies
gayN3rd 2 years ago
This movie was a bit disappointing, and no, I haven't read the books, but yes, the ending was very disappointing. I do hope that if there are going to be any sequels, they will be be a bit better.
xXxdeadloverxXx 2 years ago
i think if the producers had considered marketing this more as a darker movie sort of like the twilight series then it would have had a greater impact. i love the books and I certainly do not see them as a book for kids in my opinion. And yes, they should have kept the ending in - that was one of the most interesting parts!
victhom19 2 years ago 3
Well baby goats can't read can they. o-o
ojamalio 2 years ago
Not a book for kids,i read them when i was 12 and i am reading them again and i am only 13
TiarnanMullar 2 years ago 3
hey there - well i guess wat im trying to say is that the themes in the story seem to be more adult like to me when i read them - im not saying it cant be for kids - but it seems to be more for older kids i guess.
victhom19 2 years ago
marketing the movie as the next lord of the rings was a big mistake.
Hueglow 2 years ago 64
@Hueglow yeah, LOTR was pretty epic in its adaption to film and has become a legend in filmaking. This..was very forgettable.
KittyCat7860 1 year ago
@Hueglow Agreed, it raised expectations way too high. New Line was simply trying to cash in.
erzan 11 months ago
@Hueglow yeah. The movie is not even near the book.
Julieerenalien 9 months ago
@Hueglow
I love this, it's my new favorite thing ever, but the movie does NOT compare at all to any of the Lord of the Rings movies.
AkasukiKain4545 8 months ago
@AkasukiKain4545 The books do, both trilogies were fantastic
SuperHeroMania 7 months ago
@SuperHeroMania
Yes, they were. I should probably read the Lord of the Rings, shouldn't I?
AkasukiKain4545 7 months ago
@AkasukiKain4545 If you read His Dark Materials and liked it, then you'll definitely like The Lord of the Ring's book
SuperHeroMania 7 months ago
@SuperHeroMania
Thanks.
AkasukiKain4545 7 months ago
@Hueglow Not really, both books were excellent and gained massive fans, and the movies could have done the same if they did not ruin the style of the novel when making this film
SuperHeroMania 8 months ago
ya can't compare the movies to the books for anything, cuz the books are obviously always gonna be a hundred times better! the movie was really well done!!
N3fAl 2 years ago
omg. fantastic film found it funny :). i found a copy at "bigmovies4free" - hope they make another :P
rachelscott19 2 years ago
this movie was a HUGE disappointment..And what was with that ending ? What a joke!
ScherrysPlace 2 years ago 5
did you read the books? the ending of book one goes right into book two...but they didn't put it into the movie...like the girl falls through a portle into another world...and it's like whoa what just happened and then you have to read the second book or you'll never nooo...the books are absolutely fantastic!
RdtheLiterature 2 years ago
One of the huge changes from the book was Lord Asriel's personality. I LOVE THE BOOKS but the movie was a little dissapointing.
sillyaccent 2 years ago 25
@sillyaccent Isn't that always the case? Just got the trilogy and am almost through the first book. The movie makers take a GREAT story and think they can improve it. They always fail with the exception of LOTR (which i have not read yet). Eragon was a great story (read the trilogy 7 times, waiting on that 4th book Chris! can you hurry up) the movie was absolutely horrible. It really didn't even stand on it's own. Just too much for a movie unless it was 10 hours long (which I would love).
RememberDeath2112 1 year ago
this movie was shite compared to the amazing
books, I'm sooo annoyed they didn't put
the important bits in.
they just made it all perfect and kiddy.
RuthNdMurphy 2 years ago 4
they making a second movie?
Keokeokitty 2 years ago 2
Can somebody tell me if there is gonna be a movie about the subtule knife (maybe wrong spelling)?:)
BoyBlueberry 2 years ago
yes there will :) and it's subtile knfe XD
PunxUnitePT 2 years ago
And do you know when? I can't wait!
awesomeheid 2 years ago
If I hear one more idiot say that the Pullman books are blasphemy, I think I`ll murder someone. The books are not against God, and they are not against religion either. There is nothing wrong with believing in God. The books are against CORRUPT RELIGIONS that do bad things in the NAME of God.
MasterGame12 2 years ago 5
Daniel Craig did a phenominal job in this.
carlyle101 2 years ago 5
The movie wasn't as bad as some other book adaptations (Eragon) but it wasn't nearly as good as Peter Jackson's adaptation of The Lord of the Rings.
They played down many things from the book like the church and the death of some children.
Still, it was quite enjoyable, although it's unlikely that we're going to see the sequels.
Kreloar 2 years ago 4
it's a trilogy book. I don't really like the movie because it's a little bit of boring. The book is much good. Better read the books because it is more fun that watching the movie. I love this book!
iamp0ty 2 years ago
This movie is horrible. The only thing they kept the same as the books was the characters. THEY CHANGED THE ENDING!!! I only read the first book and it was amazing (one of those books that you read in a day). I think the only reason I didn't like the movie is because I read the book.
NotanEmoJasmine 2 years ago 3
yeah, it was pretty pissed off when I saw it in theaters, I kinda wanted to walk out so It wouldn't ruin the original ending I remembered from the book. But hollywood tends to do that. LotR was the same. And I'm betting they're going to totally fuck up The Road. Keep in mind though that transferring mediums is a pretty difficult thing to do.
EZBruv 2 years ago 2
i'm going to watch this movie just to do my part in saying **** you to the church.
gotta love video on demand.
letterpool 2 years ago
@letterpool Glad to see your a loving individual
KittyCat7860 1 year ago
do any of u guys known when the 2nd movie is coming out ???
ihavthering 2 years ago
It's a brilliant movie actually, all you crying religious. Please DON'T watch the movie. It dissapoints me to think retards are watching it and crying over the fact it's "against" the catholics.
It's just pathetic.
skipskops 2 years ago 5