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The Spiderwick Chronicles [Blu-ray]
starring: Freddie Highmore, Sarah Bolger, Nick Nolte, Mary-Louise Parker, Joan Plowright
directed by: Mark Waters (VIII)

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Aspect Ratio: 2.35:1
Audience Rating: PG (Parental Guidance Suggested)
Binding: Blu-ray
Brand: PARAMOUNT PICTURES
EAN: 0097361326146
Format: AC-3, Color, Dolby, Dubbed, Subtitled, Widescreen
Label: Paramount
Manufacturer: Paramount
Number Of Items: 1
Publisher: Paramount
Region Code: 1
Release Date: June 24, 2008
Running Time: 101 minutes
Sales Rank: 647
Studio: Paramount
Theatrical Release Date: February 14, 2008

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Product Description:
From the beloved best-selling series of books comes an extraordinary fantasy adventure revealing the unseen world that exists all around us. From the moment the Grace family moves into a secluded old house peculiar things start to happen. Unable to explain the accidents and strange disappearances the Grace children Jared Simon and Mallory start to investigate and find the unbelievable truth of the Spiderwick Estate and the amazing creatures that inhabit it.System Requirements:Running Time: 101 minutesFormat: BLU-RAY DISC Genre: SCI-FI/FANTASY/FANTASY Rating: PG UPC: 097361326146 Manufacturer No: 132614

Amazon.com:
A very good adaptation of the popular series of books by Tony DiTerllizi and Holly Black, The Spiderwick Chronicles is one of the few family films in recent years to seamlessly integrate magical elements with a potent drama that will strike a chord with many kids. An exceptionally talented Freddie Highmore (August Rush) plays twin brothers Jared and Simon Grace, caught up in a sad shock from their parents' divorce and coping with a decision by their mother (Mary-Louise Parker) to uproot the boys and their sister, Mallory (Sarah Bolger), from New York City to a small town. There, the broken family moves into a spooky old mansion passed on to them by the kids' great-aunt, Lucinda (Joan Plowright), who is spending her twilight years in managed care and whose scientist father, Arthur Spiderwick (David Strathairn), disappeared some 80 years ago. Jared, angry, defiant, and determined to live with the father who seems to have abandoned him, investigates strange happenings and discovers Arthur's secret notations on fairies, ogres, and other mythical creatures that live both in and outside the house. Having no idea where his curiosity is leading, Jared soon finds that he and his family are under siege from goblins and a powerful ogre (Nick Nolte) who wants Arthur's notebook. Suddenly, the boy who is a lightning rod for a troubled family becomes a resourceful warrior intent on saving his loved ones from powerful forces. The Spiderwick Chronicles benefits enormously from a script (partially written by John Sayles) that treats, quite seriously, the emotional pain of its human characters and makes Jared's will to survive the very real engine of an otherwise fantastic story. It helps, too, that director Mark Waters, who brings a warm and knowing touch to outlandish material (Freaky Friday), has a way of making the spectacular elements of The Spiderwick Chronicles genuine enough to stir real excitement and suspense. This is one of the better film adaptations of best-selling fiction for kids in some years. --Tom Keogh

Customer Reviews

Average Rating: out of 5 stars

Rating:

- It almost made it, but not quite.
Never having read the books, & in fact I'd never even heard of them until I started to see the trailers for the movie, I thought 'The grandkids might enjoy this one?'
Even if they did, I felt that there was too much of the tale which had not been told.
Maybe if I did know the story; but then those who have read the book/s complain that it wasn't true to the script either, so it's the old book to film dilemma: what to keep, what to change (however little - or much), & what ... Read More

Rating:

- Fun Film
Spiderwick Chronicles

Going through a divorce, kids missing their father, moving away from friends, Helen Grace has her hands full.

Mallory, Jared and Simon never realize what life has in store for them when their mother moves them into the spooky old mansion of her great-aunt Lucinda.

Jared is a bit rebellious, and Simon is a bit of a nerd. Mallory is the typical older sister, when things happen around the house, she naturally blames her brother. Jared discovers ... Read More

Rating:

- lame lame
this movie sucks its lame and for losers it doesn't follow the book and it skips some of the cool stuff in the book this is so lame and its for losers

Rating:

- Spiderwick Crackles With Excitement!
The Spiderwick Chronicles movie attempts to pack the plot, characters, and action of all five fast-paced books into a mere 101 minutes. As a result, many of the most suspense-filled scenes in the books had to be sacrificed, and the final battle between good and evil is moved from the goblin's lair to the house. The house brownie, goblins, hobgoblins and other mythic beings are well done, both artistically and in tune with the author's images and characterization. Children and young adults who have never ... Read More

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- Shouldn't have opened the book.
From what I got from others here, the book was better, and I'd have to hope so because I didn't much like the movie. This is nothing but a trademark kids-fairytale. Same premise, and stereotypical cast (the main little boy totally looks like "Sebastian" from Neverending Story- whatayaknow, he opens a book and things get wierd); Is it just me, or aren't those little green creatures (boggarts) from a vintage RAID or antihistamine commercial? And wasn't the "brownie" in Charlotte's Web? It's impossible not to ... Read More

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