June 6, 2011
Kids will like it and the animation is nice, plus some good acting, but overall its not the most memorable animated film made
Macaulay Culkin,
Christopher Lloyd,
Ed Begley Jr,
Mel Harris,
Patrick Stewart
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A young boy overcomes his obsessive fears by discovering a love for books in this animated fantasy adventure. In a live action wraparound, Macaulay Culkin stars as Richard Tyler, an easily bullied, ne... read more
Directed by: Pixote Hunt, Maurice Hunt
Release Date: November 23, 1994
DVD Release Date: May 28, 2002
Stats: 2,078 reviews
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Flixster Reviews (2,078)
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May 31, 2011A fantastic fantasy adventure for kids. Culkin gets turned into a cartoon and has to find his way back home from the book lands, and find his courage along the way. It's really a cool movie, and kids will love it.
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May 20, 2011(Relativley short review)
Like "A Troll in Central Park", "The Pagemaster" is a family movie that most will hate, but I actually like. I like the lesson, I like the characters and I like the plot. The humor wasn't funny, but apart from that it was good.
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February 15, 2010fb733768972Alright, I'll admit, I shouldn't like it as much as I do, but I don't care what everyone else thinks. I think this movie is great!
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March 1, 2009I remember going to see this when it first came out...my brother and father and I were the only people in the theater.
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October 19, 2007fb619846742Hated this movie, just really dark and dreary and I just hated the whole concept.
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June 9, 2010I remember watching this movie a lot when I was younger. I just enjoyed the way they managed to mix a cartoon with a live action movie. The storyline was also great.
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April 2, 2009I've seen this movie a MILLION times and it will always be a treasured part of my childhood. Macaulay Culkin was THE child star back then so I had to see pretty much all of his movies. This movie made it cool to want to read =)
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March 16, 2009Christopher Lloyd is born to play villains, Macaulay Culkin is the archetypal child actor, the animation is sheer joy and the premise brilliant, shame about the plot...
Critic Reviews
December 4, 2007
Brian Lowry, Variety
May 20, 2003
Caryn James, New York Times
A pallid film framed at the start and finish by live action and mostly composed of cheap-looking animation. Full Review
January 1, 2000
Rita Kempley, Washington Post
A splendidly original children's fantasy about the world of books. Full Review
January 1, 2000
James Berardinelli, ReelViews
This clever, often engaging, and always fast-paced motion picture uses the visual medium to encourage its viewers to reach out with their imagination. Full Review
January 1, 2011
Alex Orner, Common Sense Media
Weak Macaulay Culkin fantasy with some cartoon violence. Full Review
December 14, 2010
Renee Schonfeld, Common Sense Media
Weak Macaulay Culkin fantasy with some cartoon violence. Full Review
December 4, 2007
TV Guide's Movie Guide
The film rests on its initial ingenuity and fails to develop the concept in interesting or surprising ways. Full Review
June 24, 2006
Derek Adams, Time Out
Mediocre, really, this mixture of real actors and animation. Full Review
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