Well, if you liked it, I imagine I probably will, too.

I'm hoping I get to see it SOON because I've been a good girl and held off on watching the Indy Jones trailer online. For once, I'd like to see an anticipated trailer on the big screen first.

Joy

-on par with Bridge to Terabithia
-Freddie Highmore was great
-the visuals were good, but the creatures were really ugly so it didn't come across that way
-Seth Rogen voicing the Squeelog or whatever it was made me laugh so hard
-the ending was really good
-did they need David Strathairn for his role?

B+

Saw it, loved it. Grade: A

Joy

PS: David Strathairn is strangely attractive...

A very enchanting movie - - at least the first half was!

Unfortunately, I became disenchanted at about the one hour mark of this over-complex telling of a modern classic storyline. Yup, they kept piling it on, until the whole thing collapsed under it's own weight. And it's a damn cryin' shame too, cause it held such promise in it's set-up and then crushed it with it's clumsy hamhanded finish. Bwah!!!

Solid acting, except surprisingly for two veteran cast members - - Freddie Highmore - yow! - how'd he forget to act so quick? ...and Mary-Louise Parker - well she's just plain scary these days. But on the other hand - - Sarah Bolger- - Yee-haw!!! - - I can't wait to see more of her, perhaps in Les Passages... And the rest of the supporting cast was sterling - - Joan Plowright, David Strathairn, Martin Short, Nick Nolte - - geez, even Andrew McCarthy, who is blessedly dispatched quickly in his brief appearance...

2 out of 5.

A delightful film and much better than most fantasy films that are released these days. This one has more excitement and heart than both The Golden Compass and Narnia combined. It's exciting, surprisingly scary and quite thrilling - moving at a rapid pace all the way to a satisfying and touching finale. Freddie Highmore delivers once again after a weak showing in August Rush, Mary-Louise Parker and Joan Plowright wonderful and Sarah Bolger delivers a strong breakthrough performance. The visuals are remarkable and the direction is great. Highly recommended! B+

I unexpectedly went to see The Spiderwick Chronicles for a second time, and found my opinion of it greatly improved on this follow-up viewing - - though my opinion on the decline of Freddie Highmore's acting ability went even further down... what happened to him since Finding Neverland? Anyways despite his poor performance, I will raise my grade on this movie to:

4 out 5.

Highmore's performances have been declining, especially since his Oscar-worthy turn in Neverland. I still enjoyed him here though - it was better than his one-note and annoying performance in August Rush.

A-

Wonderful story.

8/10 -> B

I like the movie a lot. The only part I didn't like was Freddie Highmore - he was very unbelievable in his two-part role. Actually he wasn't believable as Jared, but he kinda managed to be believable as not-Jared.

Also the plot felt like it was just bare bones essential to bring to story from start to finish. But it still manages to be fantastical and magical.

Fantasy started good this year. With Narnia and HP on the horizon it seems to be a good year for it.

one of the ebst movies of the year! I loved it, the acting, the story, the FX... it was all as near perfect as you can get. better then potter, narnia but still not reaching the hights of LOTR... if you like fantasy, this is almost as good as it gets.

A/A+

B+


This was one nice fairy tale of the kind we're not getting often enough these days (at least not as good). You know what movie it reminded me of a lot? Jumanji which I love. The Spiderwick Chronciles is about on par with Bridge to Terabithia to me, though both are actually quite different films.

It takes its time until the story gets started and I thought that the death of the main bad guy was just too easy and a cop-out, However, I loved the film's visual style and its inventiveness. You could just feel the magic in it. It was also certainly better than The Golden Compass and the first couple of Potter flicks. Mark Waters goes on to prove that he's one of the most underrated working directors at the moment. I loved most of his recent films (Freaky Friday, Just like Heaven and now this...Mean Girls is solid too, though I'm not as crazy over it as some others here are).

The Spiderwick Chronciles is just a nice fun fairy tale without a pretense to be much more. Great entertainment. I wish it were a bit longer and didn't feel as rushed, though.

B

I thought it was ok, but not as strong as Terebithia. Freddie Highmore is probably one of the most annoying child actors in history.