Movies

I headed out to town today and came across the local cinema just as the heavens opened up, so taking that as a sign and instead of wandering about in the rain i decided to see what ever was on...

I ended up going to see the kids movie The Spiderwick chronicles.. Not really knowing what to expect, I went into it with an open mind, and found myself pleasantly surprised.



The plot centers around a broken family that moves into an old house that has been in the family for years, in hopes of "starting over". Freddie Highmore (is he like the new Macaulay Culkin or something?) plays two roles, twin brothers Jarod and Simon, and does a rather impressive job at keeping the two personalities distinct and different.

Jarod, the angsty protagonist of the film, discovers a book (titled, the Spiderwick Chronicles) written by his late great uncle depicting in explicit detail the creatures of a "hidden world" all around us. Jarod reads the book, and in the process awakens an evil Ogre and a horde of goblins hell bent on obtaining the knowledge hidden within the book to destroy mankind, and creature-kind as well.

Oddly, it's the adult actors that deliver the lamest lines, as they seem profoundly out of place in this otherwise fantasy and child actor filled film. The special effects were good, with various characters and creatures popping up here and there.


Having never read the books, I can't make any comparisons, but it was a cute film... nothing like goblins to give you nightmares

It's due out the 03/04/2008 for all you aussies