Delightfully, it would appear that directorĬhris Weitz did not require him to water down any of his instincts -Īnd as a result he has produced the finest blockbuster score since To a $200m blockbuster gives renewed hope that better times might beĪround the corner. The fact that a composer of his abilities could find himself attached He seemed to be an inspired choice from the start - his emergenceĪs a composer with a distinctive voice, a keen dramatic sense and theĪbility to write music of real class has been a real breath of freshĪir in frankly desperate times for the craft of film composition, and One of the most mouthwatering aspects of the film production was risingįilm music star Alexandre Desplat being hired to write the score. It very much, and it appears doubtful that the other two films will Inevitably - since I found this to be the most immersiveĮxperience I'd ever had with a fantasy film - nobody else seems to like To a close slightly earlier than the book, is extremely fine. Surprising decision to chop the end of the film off and bring the story It moves along at a great pace, never drags, and apart from the

To more extreme Americans so the fact that the film which finallyĮmerged is as engaging and entertaining as it is was another surprise. Then more disconcerting still when all the stories started emergingĪbout the soul of the book being ripped out to make the film palatable Them were inevitable, but it was slightly surprising to see New LineĬinema grant the adaptation of the first book - The Golden Compass - a Lord of the Rings-style budget then slightly disconcerting that the director would be the bloke who made American Pie

Story - is what really attracted me to them. That - as much as the elaborate world depicted therein and theĬompelling adventures of the young girl, Lyra, at the centre of the Over them, but there's a strong message at the heart of the novels, and Lewis' tag, lots of members of the religious right got all in a tizz These people have read the books), and his self-styled 'anti-C.S. Cover copyright (c) 2007 New Line Cinema reviewĪn intelligent, intense trilogy of books, Philip Pullman's His Dark Materials is that rare beast - a fantasy series that even I like.īecause of the author's outspoken views (rather than because

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