Spiderwick Chronicles [movie]

[purpleravenhawk]

I read the books when they first came out, and I always worry about movies based on books I like. But this one turned out really well. surprised They managed to replicate the feel of the original stories and stick close to the plot details. Woo! Of course, being a 90-minute movie, they had to compress it and take out a few things and rearrange a few things, but it still felt like a faithful retelling, staying true to the intent of the books. My biggest complaint is that they had Arthur Spiderwick kidnapped by sylphs instead of elves, eliminating the dialogue scene between the Grace kids and the elves that was in the books. I can't figure out why they decided to do that, except that they wanted time to include the new, and unnecessary, flight scene with the pet griffin that was never in the books. But one complaint out of a whole movie based on a favorite book series is pretty good for me. whee If you like fairy tale stories about kids learning that the magical world is real and dangerous, you'll like this movie. It's cute, slightly creepy in places, and exciting. Whether you've read the books or not, I think you'll enjoy it.  

[xX Catgirl - Pierce Xx]

I do not like it just because it's short ^.^