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Animal Nonmagnetismnew
The Golden Compass proves that blasphemy can be extremely boring.
Tucson Weekly |
James DiGiovanna |
12-13-2007 |
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Tags: Chris Weitz, The Golden Compass
Cosmic Dustnew
The Golden Compass spins wildly trying to hit every point on the dial.
Fort Worth Weekly |
Kristian Lin |
12-06-2007 |
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'The Golden Compass': Aspiring Fantasy Franchisenew
Best line: "I am an armored bear. War is the sea I swim in and the air I breathe," proclaims Iorek, voiced with towering gruffness by McKellan (who was cast against the wishes of director Chris Weitz).
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Curt Holman |
12-06-2007 |
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God is Deadnew
Just kidding. He's fine. But in a predictably spineless move, all direct references to religion have been dropped from The Golden Compass.
The Portland Mercury |
Allison Hallett |
12-06-2007 |
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'The Golden Compass' is All Over the Mapnew
The film exemplifies what Joe Bob Briggs called "the plot getting in the way of the story."
Metro Silicon Valley |
Richard von Busack |
12-06-2007 |
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What Does 'The Golden Compass' Have Those Other Fantasy Flicks Didn't?new
To put it briefly, Nicole Kidman, polar bears and a boycott from the Catholic League.
Willamette Week |
Ben Waterhouse |
12-05-2007 |
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Be-yawned Belief
The Golden Compass isn't interesting enough to threaten anyone's soul.
Salt Lake City Weekly |
Scott Renshaw |
12-04-2007 |
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Tags: Chris Weitz, The Golden Compass
Going South: 'His Dark Materials' Sink
The hullabaloo surrounding any "anti-religious" theme to Philip Pullman's 1995 His Dark Materials trilogy (the title is taken from Milton's Paradise Lost) takes a distant backseat to screenwriter/director Chris Weitz's spotty filmic adaptation that never locates a throughline to the convoluted narrative.
Tags: Chris Weitz, The Golden Compass
