Based on 959 votes and 129 reviews.
this movie was left with no real ending will there be a 2nd golden compass?
If you have read the book then you could see why it really sucks but if you haven't read the book then you don't see the parts cut out that were a part of the book. I give it 1 star for not following the book.
I have just watched that movie and i thought it was amazing and it was not religious what so ever it was more of about childhood and growing up hint the other comments this movie is awesome and i very much like it i think every should watch this movie its great and it just might be my favorite movie ever im going to watch it again
This is one of the worst Fantasy movies I have ever seen. The movie had good special effects but thats it, the story was so poorly done and did not have a good conclusion at all. Very poorly done. I have seen many fantasy movies and this one is not worth your time.
For those who see only religious themes - get a life! It more about the change from childhood to adulthood. As we grow older we lose the spontaneity of children. Look at Pan. He exhibits all the habits of children, changing and shifting. Adults, for the most part, are unable to change, hence the adults "demons" are constant. They reveal the true "soul" of their adult counterparts. The soul is not something that can be riven from a body. It is immutable. Without a soul - conscience - we are as nothing. For those who tore this movie apart, watch it again from this perspective.
The ending wasn't good. It lacks so much detail and feeling. The book's ending was more like it. But, the fact that so many parts of the books were made exciting in the movie makes up for most of it. I read all three books in the trilogy, and even though the ending wasn't good, the movie seems like it captures (although not all-including religion) most of the main theme.
i did not like it at all, the movie did not follow the book and cut out many important scenes. If you had a rating below one star, that would be my rating
very good movie great story line just one thing the ending was terrible i hope that wasnt the actual ending hope they make a sequall
It was an alright movie. They did skip over alot of the scenes in the book, of course i never expected them to put them all in. And for you idiots who said the ending wasn't good, it's a trilogy, there obvoiusly continuing the series afterwards (while skipping a few scenes at the end). The daemons weren't done too well, but other than that, it was an alright movie. If you read the book, you would understand that it wasn't that good
this movie was iteresting. i hope another one comes out soon