Mio in the Land of Faraway

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Summary: a great movie for little kids
Review: Bosse Ohlsson is an average boy living in Stockholm with his horrid Aunt Edna and Uncle Sixten. On one particularly cruel day he goes out with his best friend to fly kites and on the way home(when he was already late), boys take his hat and get it dirty. Aunt Edna makes such a bad fuss that Bosse decides to run away to find his father. He visits the local shop and the owner gives him an apple and a letter to mail. He stops at a bench area and just as he's about to eat the apple, it turns golden and a spirit comes out of a bottle lying on the ground. It turns out that the spirit is from the land of faraway and has been sent to bring Bosse there to meet his father. Bosse goes to the land of faraway and his finds out his real name is Mio and he has a horse named Miramis. Joy is short lived though because he finds out that an evil night Kato has kidnapped all the children and is keeping them prisoner outside of the land. Since Mio is the only child of royal blood, he must journey with Jum Jum and Miramis to save the children and destroy Kato.

I love this movie as it is one of my childhood favorites. It's a wonderful tale and should be more honored.

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Summary: This movie was bad, bad, bad.......
Review: Don't waste your time with this one. Words can't convey how bad the acting is, specifically the kid that plays Mio. The one amusing part (though I'm sure it wasn't meant to be) is when Mio is carried away by a genie whose beard looks like a bunch of streamers. If Christian Bale could erase one movie from his resume, I'm sure it would be this one!

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Summary: "The Land of Faraway"
Review: Eleven year old Bosse Ohlsson, who lives in Stockholm with his over-bearing Aunt Edna, dreams of finding his father. One night, he decides to run away to find his father when a spirit recognizes him and flies him to the beautiful Land of Faraway. There, Bosse is reunited with his father, whom he finds is the king in the Land of Faraway. There he learns that his real name is Mio but he and his father's joy are short-lived. Kato, the evil knight from the Land Outside, has kidnapped and placed terrible spells on most of the children of the kingdom. According to the legends however, the only one who can destroy Kato and save the children must be a male child of royal blood. So with a white horse named Miramis and great friend Jum Jum, Mio sets out for Kato's castle.

Though this film is rated "NR: Not Rated", in my opinion it's actually a pretty dark movie for kids. But the plot is definitely made out for kids for example, an evil knight who kidnaps children and cast spells on them. But the reason for the 4 stars mostly is that 1) the plot is pretty thin, 2) is pretty slow at some points, and 3) the dialogue isn't that much good.

But the good points are that in a way the movie is intriguing. I especially love the music and the last song. Since this movie is hard to find, if you're interested in getting this movie, there's another version called "Mio in the Land of Faraway" which might be easier to find.

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Summary: Mio In the Land of Far away
Review: I loved this movie as a child. We taped it off the tv, and I cant find that old tape anymore. Im going to order the dvd. I work with school age children and Im sure they will love this as much as I did as a child. Obviously it isnt as technically advanced as Harry potter, or the new childrens movies..but that doesnt mean its a bad movie. Its exciting! Kids of all ages will like this movie!

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Summary: awesome!
Review: this movie is strangly good. I dont know why, it's pretty [strange] really, but very enjoyable in the end. you just have to see it, trust me