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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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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: What an exciting story!
Review: A very prodigious story, but there are very little cons about it. Older kids like me may think it's pretty pathetic but some of us still have the spirit of a young child! I love books and I'm glad that more people would start to pick up a book and read for an hour because of this video. There's a very important lesson in this, also. It means to take a chance and don't be afraid. As the Pagemaster said when the boy andt he books were escpaing My. Hyde's castle, "Reach deep inside of you and seize the courage".
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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: A Wonderful Story!
Review: I first saw this movie with my own Mom when it first came out into the theatres. I am now 14-and I don't care what you think- and I absolutely loved this movie. I agree with the review by amazon.com which declares the "animation to be middling, but what can you say about a movie that encourages a kid to pick up a book?" That is so true. In a way, this story reminds me of myslef...no, I'm not overprotective of myself or obsessed with statistics...but I do love to read...fantasy for that matter, and this pulls me back into another fantasy realms that I cannot explain. Only other people who are like me in this way will enjoy this at older ages, but this is a must-see for all young children! They will love this! I personally think that it in itself is much better that some of Disney's stuff. Enjoy!
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Summary: this is not bad definitly not bad at all
Review: I like the part where tyler gets anamated i recomend this movie for people who like live and anamation.
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Summary: A Delightful Fantasy
Review: Macaulay Culkin plays a young man named Richard Tyler, who, thanks to his obsessive calculations of the statistics of accidents caused by anything and everything, is afraid of everything including heights, darkness, fire, etc.,etc. One day, his father (after falling off a short treehouse he made for Richard) assigns him to go and buy some new nails for the completion of the house. Richard protests at first, but eventually, regretfully goes. On his way he encounters kid "bullies" (too bad acting for their own good) and speeds off on his bike through a tunnel, and due to the darkness the storm creates, crashes into a tree. He then seeks shelter in an old, deserted (for the night) library where he meets the head librarian, slightly-mad (as always) Christopher Lloyd. who immediately tries to find a way to get Richard to check out a book. Richard says he doesn't have a card, but Lloyd, like magic, whips up a brand-new library card for him to rent books with. Richard then goes looking around the huge library, almost just to get Lloyd off his back about it, and after getting turned around, slips on a little puddle of rain water, leaking in from the roof of the library. He gets knocked unconscious, and is greeted afterwards by the greatest man in the world of books: the Pagemaster, who explains to him he will have to conquer his greatest fears with the help of 3 types of literature: Fantasy, Adventure, and Horror. When he meets these 3 books he faces each of his fears by conquering over literatures' greatest and darkest characters including Long John Silver, Moby Dick, Dr. Jeckyll and Mr. Hyde, and a haunted cemetery. When he awakens from his unconsciousness, he checks out the 3 books that helped him during his adventures and lives without any fears, firstly by sleeping in his new treehouse. A charming, wonderfully crafted, however dull it may be, children's fable that never fails to delight. And will definitely cause any viewers to want to read more.
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