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Summary: This movie is for people who love books
Review: This is the first movie I remember seeing as a kid. I LOVED it. It was my favorite. Then, I didn't get to see it again for several years (stupid Blockbuster!) When I finally saw it again, I STILL liked it. I like it as I write this very day. The music is good (the background music behind the movie that nobody really conciously listens to, but helps the mood anyway). The animation's good, too. And I ACTUALLY KNOW WHAT I'M TALKING ABOUT! (How often does that happen?) See, what happens a lot of the time, is that people blame colors they don't like, or designs that are annoying, or WHATEVER on the animation. But it isn't the animation's fault! The way the thing on-screen MOVES is the only thing the animators do, mostly. So, if you really want to criticize the animation, look at how they MOVE, not what they look like. Do you see?
I think that, really, most of the reason that this is one of my favorite movies is that it is about BOOKS. When I was little, my dad read me "The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe" and "The Hobbit"; things like that. So, naturally, I loved books and stories. This is practically the only movie I've seen that encourages reading so much while still being sincere. It's obvious that the filmmakers themselves (or at least, a lot of the people working on it) actually like to read. THAT'S really why I like the Pagemaster.
So, if you like to read, watch this movie. If you don't (you utter nincompoop), stay away, and don't criticize what you have no comprehension of.
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Summary: A terrible waste of talent...
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...in terms of the actors and energy devoted to a potentially exciting idea, spoiled by lack of true imagination on the part of the writers, producers, and directors of this movie. When anticipating theatrical release, the kids in the family were excited by the trailers, but they were excruciatingly bored by the film itself, which proved to be unimaginative, uninspired, and without the sort of spark to be expected of the collection of voice and acting talents participating therein. And I could determine in '94 why the movie was bound to suck. Note that the three genres of fiction instantiated in *The Pagemaster* were: (1) Fantasy (2) Adventure (3) Horror Not a whiff of Science Fiction, kiddies. Of course. Proverbs 29:18 all over the place ("Without a vision, the people perish"). The mark of the mundanes is all over this movie. Ostensible credits notwithstanding, if there was a genuine science fiction fan involved in the production of *The Pagemaster*, he was kept drugged and trussed up in a trunk somewhere on the set so he couldn't interfere with the process of turning perfectly good ingredients like these into a flat, uninteresting, drooling dollop of witlessness. Beware the mark of the mundanes, my people! In this as in everything else in life, they are walking Black Holes of vapidness, guaranteeing in every spoiled celluloid square of *The Pagemaster* an overwhelming dose of major suckage.
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Rating:
Summary: A terrible waste of talent...
Review: ---
...in terms of the actors and energy devoted to a potentially exciting idea, spoiled by lack of true imagination on the part of the writers, producers, and directors of this movie. When anticipating theatrical release, the kids in the family were excited by the trailers, but they were excruciatingly bored by the film itself, which proved to be unimaginative, uninspired, and without the sort of spark to be expected of the collection of voice and acting talents participating therein. And I could determine in '94 why the movie was bound to suck. Note that the three genres of fiction instantiated in *The Pagemaster* were: (1) Fantasy (2) Adventure (3) Horror Not a whiff of Science Fiction, kiddies. Of course. Proverbs 29:18 all over the place ("Without a vision, the people perish"). The mark of the mundanes is all over this movie. Ostensible credits notwithstanding, if there was a genuine science fiction fan involved in the production of *The Pagemaster*, he was kept drugged and trussed up in a trunk somewhere on the set so he couldn't interfere with the process of turning perfectly good ingredients like these into a flat, uninteresting, drooling dollop of witlessness. Beware the mark of the mundanes, my people! In this as in everything else in life, they are walking Black Holes of vapidness, guaranteeing in every spoiled celluloid square of *The Pagemaster* an overwhelming dose of major suckage.
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Summary: I Can't Wait!!!
Review: Despite the poor reception of this movie, it is very good. Richard Tyler is a boy who is afraid of almost everything until he is forced to flee into a large library due to a storm. Once in he finds himself in an animated world where everything is ruled by the magic of books. In order to get out he must travel through the worlds of Horror, Adventure, and Fantasy to reach the EXIT. The movie is short, as most animated features are. The animation is decent enough, but not not quite up to par with the Disney animation during 1994. And the plot is simple. BUT!!! I grew up on this movie when it was first released! I remember seeing it in the theaters and then going over to my friend's house to watch it all the time when it was released on VHS. It's NOT a bad movie. The cast is pretty well known. My favorite part is the music, composed by James Horner. My mother bought me the soundtrack on cassette and I still have it. Gorgeous orchestrations!!! The movie has a mystical feel about it. During the storm and the library scenes I was entranced! MY BIGGEST CONCERN: I hope they clean up the film for the DVD release, most of all the animation. Taking into consideration that this movie wasn't released when DVD first came out, because most that were released in the beginning had very BAD quality, it should look nice. Maybe all of this time they were making it up nice. *Crosses Fingers* Anyway, I do recommend this movie for children, and most of all, readers. If you like Matilda then you should like this movie. Like the Amazon.com review, this movie does try to get kids to pick up books, which is why most like it. I'm 16 and I have this movie on VHS already and really look forward to have it on DVD. It may sound childish and sentimental for my age, but I don't care. This movie gives me a good feeling and I am anxious for the DVD. Hope I have helped ^_^
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Summary: Great fantasty for the littlest watchers
Review: Great "G" fantasty for those who aren't quite ready(old enough or mature enough) for all the Harry Pottery excitement. The littlest viewers can watch this flick in safety without mom having to worry about "what gave it that PG-13 rating anyway". Yes, the older ones might find it a bit dull but the young ones will eat it up and McCauley Culkin is always a favorite!
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Summary: KIDS WILL LOVE IT!
Review: I am rating this a good family movie, because my girls loved this movie alot! They saw it on tv a few times, and I had to buy it for them. It about reading and magical lands and imagination, which is what kids should be all about. I thought it was cute,but Im an adult and this is a kids movie, but my daughters thought it was great! I think your kids wont be disappointed.
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Summary: This movie is great!
Review: My kids loved this movie and enjoyed it very much. It's about a kid who wont attempt most anything that a child does just for fun, just because statistics say the danger levels. Something as simple as going to the store or climbing a ladder up to a tree house scare him very much. Then he slips & suffers a fall inside the library and looses conciousness, where he travels to dreamland and converts to an animation. Then he has to survive very dangerous situations; making him realize that he doesn't have to be afraid to try new things. Get this movie your kids will love it, and you as a parent will enjoy watching along with them. It will bring you back to childhood :)
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Summary: Most uninteresting
Review: Perhaps young children watch with happiness, but this animated feature is pure blandness. Storyline: a psychotic child who has no hobbies and is obscessed with statistics of every sort of accident (he rides a bicycle with blinkers, a protective shield, and a loud beeper). He always wears several helmets and is afraid of heights. He is so completely pathetic that no one can possibly sympathize with him. Next, he gets into a giant mystic library in the middle of the storm, totally dark and forgotten, where a mystic librarian (Frank Lloyd) hands him a library card, a ticket to adventure. Soon the paint collapses and he is swept into the cartoon version of the library and the books in it, assisted by three book pals - Fantasy (Whoopi Goldberg), a pirate Adventure (I'm quite sure his voice is provided by Patrick Stewart), and Horror (I can't quite tell who that is). Their entire adventure to the exit sign is so lifeless and dull, perhaps due to the poorly-done script and some pathetic book interpretations, that even the spooky glowing-green smoke in the visuals does not save it. I found the Pagemaster to be a spectacular drag. Don't watch it, please.
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Summary: A Delightful Fantasy
Review: The Pagemaster is a rare movie, that has both live action and animation. It's about a boy that hates heights (and who couldn't blame him). And is also a rare live action movie that has a G rating. The live action part of the movie was directed by Joe Johnston. And the animation part of the movie was directed by Maurice Hunt. As the movie opens, Ricard Tyler (Macaulay Culkin) is sent to get some nails for the tree house his father is bulding in a tree, Richard refuses to climb. But it starts to rain. So Richard takes shelter in a library, where a man (Christopher Lloyd) who claims that he has a talent for what people need. He ends up with a library card, and asks the man where the phone is. Christopher Lloyd also voices the title character. And when paint starts to fall from a picture of the Pagemaster, Richard tries to find the exit, but can't, and is turned into a cartoon character, and is visited by the Pagemaster, who tells him that he has to get to the exit to get back to a human character, which he is still in the library.
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Summary: The Pagemaster
Review: This movie is great especially for kids with vivd imaginations. It takes them from the real world to the world of fantasy, adventure and intimidation. It leaves a great message for the kids to think about. I have probably bought it three times over in rentals at our local video store before I bought it.
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