I also may feel this film pushed the PG rating. The special effects are very good, as well as the action scenes. There could've been more creative production designs to see, more action, and more magical creatures.Īpart from that, I felt that the film was well put together, especially the fact that they skipped a lot in the books.
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However, the movie ignores the 4th book, which is probably because of budget issues and/or limited running time. If you don't know, this film is based on 5 books. The same might as well go with this film. I was disappointed by Harry Potter 5 at first, but watching it now for a year later and nearly forgetting about the book, I found it the best in the series. I've made up a theory: People who have read books that are turned into movies will be more harsh to judge the films unlike people who see movies without reading the book.
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Upon moving into the run-down Spiderwick Estate with their mother, twin brothers Jared and Simon Grace, along with their sister Mallory, find themselves pulled into an alternate world full of faeries and other creatures. Reviewed by moviewizguy 7 / 10 Their World Is Closer Than You Think
All of it is very colorful and entertaining to view, making this a film fun for both kids and adults. I saw this on Blu-Ray and it really looks good. The star of the film isn't Freddie or the actors, or the 's the special-effects, which are very good and a lot of fun to watch, from little beings to monsters to fairies to whatever. It's all those ugly, nasty little creatures who surround the house, who are the "bad guys." There are a number of somewhat scary scenes involving them, enough to entertain the post-pre-adolescent crowd. Nick Nolte plays the big villain, "Mulgarath." but his role is surprisingly small. However, once the adventure kicks into high gear, the arguing stops as the kids try to solve their major dilemma as a unit. The only other annoyance is the frequent shouting with an older sister. I hate to hear child actors, using God's name as exclamations, though, but that's not Highmore's doing. In all, you get a good mix of horror, comedy, fantasy and drama all rolled into one odd (fantasy) story.Ĭhild acting star Freddie Highmore, who seems to get cast in a lot of these fantasies (Charlie And The Chocolate Family," "August Rush," "Arthur And The Invisibles," and "The Golden Compass") has a dual role in here, playing brothers "Jared"and "Simon Grace." Freddie is a fine actor, so no problem in that department. There also are some scary scenes that are probably too much for small kids, but fine for teens on up. There is good suspense in here, enough to make adults care about what happens, not just kids. It's not among the elite in its genre, but it is a story that hooks you in by the 20-minute mark and you just go along for the ride, mainly to see how things will turn out. This is another of those fantasy films that serves its purpose in that it entertains, no matter what the age. Reviewed by ccthemovieman-1 8 / 10 Special-Effects Make It Fun
The ensuing battle under siege is the start of further adventures, involving Arthur's mental asylum-bound daughter Lucinda Spiderwick (Dame Joan Plowright), who divulges more surprises, while the ogre's forces stop at nothing to conquer he book for control of the magical world, which Jared gets to penetrate further then he could imagine. Rescuing Simon, Jared meets and teams up with bird-eating Hogsqueal (Seth Rogen). Honey-addicted tiny book guardian Thimbletack (Martin Short), who lives indoors, explains it most at all cost be kept away from ogre Mulgarath (Nick Nolte) and his army of trolls et cetera, which a magical circle keeps outside, but his clueless siblings draw them there.
Shy nerd Simon (Freddie Highmore) resigns to thinks, but adventurous brother Jared (Freddie Highmore) stubbornly revolts, then finds presumably deceased uncle Arthur Spiderwick's (David Strathairn's) life's work "field guide to the magical world", is stunned when the creatures it generally warns against actually inhabit the estate and explores further. The Grace twins are dragged from New York to the inherited, run-down Spiderwick estate with clueless but bossy elder brat sister Mallory (Sarah Bolger) as their divorced mother Helen (Mary-Louise Parker) couldn't afford her old job at city prices.
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