Tuesday, December 18, 2007 @3:46 AM
I have to say that I'm slightly disappointed with The Golden Compass. Not the book of course, I loved that. It was the movie. :(
Ok, actually the movie's quite nice too, but it'd have been so much nicer if they hadn't left out that whole chunk at the end. :(( Hello, I thought that was the most important part! When Lyra and co were sailing away in the balloon, I totally wasn't prepared for the movie to end yet. I was still waiting for the all-important ending to come, and then all of a sudden, the whole screen went black and the lights in the cinema went on. I was like, "Huh?! Ended already?!" :(
*sads*
IMDB says:
"The events which comprise the final portion of the first book had been already filmed, and brief portions can be glimpsed in the trailers. However, the scenes were removed. According to several reviews: "'There was tremendous marketing pressure for that,' Weitz said. 'Everyone really wanted an upbeat ending.'" These scenes will be the first portion of the sequel, The Subtle Knife, if/when that movie is made."
WHAT upbeat ending. That just tricks those people who haven't read the book. And for those who have, they'd already know that there's no upbeat ending anyway. Sighz.
Another disappointment is the casting of Sam Elliot as Lee Scorseby! WHYYYYYYYYYYY. (before fans of the film start abusing me, let me make it clear that I think the rest of the casting is perfect. Nicole Kidman as Mrs Coulter is perfect, she's creepy yet elegant. Daniel Craig does look the part of Lord Asriel, except that he could be taller. Dakota's perfect, I totally love her. :) Eva Green looks just like Serafina, no complaints there either.)
*wails*
*wails some more*
1) "He was a tall, lean man"
Sam Elliot is plump!
2) "with a thin black moustache"
Hello, this means he's young. Sam Elliot's all white and old!
3) "I'd like to end my days in comfort."
Not, "My days are about to end", which is what Sam Elliot looks like.
I don't care, that is NOT how Lee Scorseby looks like. Isnotisnotisnot.
*looks around for someone to agree with me*
*is greeted with silence*
Damn.