January 26, 2011
B-O-R-I-N-G
Shawn Ashmore,
Kristin Kreuk,
Isabella Rossellini,
Danny Glover,
Sebastian Roche
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Lord of the Rings fans take note, acclaimed fantasy author Ursula K. Le Guin's epic tale of wizardry and prophecy comes to life as never before in director Robert Lieberman's imaginative screen adapta... read more
DVD Release Date: March 8, 2005
Stats: 397 reviews
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Flixster Reviews (397)
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May 6, 2009More or less a Young Adults film, or those into The same sort of Magic as that displayed in harry Potter with a little more action. I am told this is based on a book series and that the book series is much better then the film. The Evil One was some of the best special effects ... read more
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June 22, 2008Enchanting plot and re-watchable, definately. Interesting animation but unfortunately the dubbing and voice actors let it down considerably. I mean really, is that how they speak? But good none the less.
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August 3, 2007Well, I haven't read any of the books so I didn't quite know what to expect from this, but when I saw it I can only say I got the same bad shrill as when I saw the Eragon movie. This mini-series is slightly better though, but still suffers from bad writing and cheesy acting, and ... read more
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November 9, 2011This is one very entertaining movie. I was so involved in the story that I didn't realize until the end that it was just shy of three hours long. The special effects were a little cheesy, but overall watchable. The plot was involved and well thought out with a few surprises along... read more
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September 3, 2009This is an adaptation of one of my favorite fantasy series', and while it's not terrible -- it does get the main gist of things -- it's really not a good adaptation, either. First of all, it tries to sum up the whole trilogy all at once, instead of telling one story at a time, a... read more
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June 14, 2009Entertaining adaptation. Almost Harry Potter-ish with the school of magic and a nearly unkillable enemy.
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December 17, 2007This was a suprisingly good movie.I really enjoyed it.Despite the fact they were working on lower budget than most great fantasies.
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August 30, 2007This one was of my most favorite fantasy series of all time. I thought the movie was... ok... I reread the stories before watching the movie and I wasn't all that impressed with how the teleplay was written.
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August 10, 2007This film, well made for tv movie, is a nice blend of LOTR and Harry Potter. I like the cast, and it was excellent for a tv movie.
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