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| Em_J |
The Golden CompassSo can't wait to see this film!! Wish they'd kept it as The Northern Lights though.
Anyway... And the trailer: |
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| April_Rose |
I still haven't read the books....should I read them first? I normally do, and then generally hate the films.... | ||
| Em_J |
I reckon the films are gonna be so totally different from the books that it probably won't make much difference! But yeah, you gotta read the books anyway! They've taken all the religious stuff out of the films apparently because it wouldn't go down well with an American audience. 
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| April_Rose |
that annoys the hell out of me....
I know loads of people who love the books, I just haven't gotten around to them yet, maybe something to stick on the xmas list. |
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| Em_J |
They're brilliant, far better than that Harry Potter tripe!  I reckon the film does look good too though, even though I know I'm gonna be sat in the cinema shaking my head and saying 'that's not how it happens!'
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| April_Rose |
I know, I'm terrible for saying "That's not how it REALLY happens.....I get really into books! | ||
| Em_J |
Yeah! Just watched the trailer again, tis different to the one I've seen! The 'compass' isn't even a compass and is never called a compass in the book, tis an alethiometer. Looks like they don't mention that in the film. | ||
| April_Rose |
I think that's where the "American audiences" theme comes froth again.....  It's a long word! 
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| Em_J |
I hate that! It's not just Americans who watch films is it?! | ||
| April_Rose |
I think it's their statistics, there's always this stuff about box-office no.1's......they like to be able to say they hit the top spot, and if the title has a word in it they don't know how to pronounce....that's kind of evil of me!
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| Em_J |
Heh heh! Evil... but funny! | ||
| April_Rose |
i can be really nasty sometimes....and one of my best friends is American, but she'll agree with me!
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| Jenny* |
i was having a big rant today about how its stupid that they've changed the name .. and it's annoyed me even more now that they call it a compass as you said Em ... thats not right!!!
after seeing those trailers i actually like lyra better, but thought that some of the lines could of been more emotive .. not that i'm an actress ... tis just how i imagined them |
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| April_Rose |
is Lyra the one played by Nicole Kidman? | ||
| Jenny* |
noooo ... lyra is the main girl ... nicole kidman plays the evil woman, Mrs Coulter. Although in the book she has long black hair ... and the witch is ment to have fair hair ... ah well ... | ||
| April_Rose |
They usually don't pay much attention to things like that in the casting....it can be really annoying! When you love a book you have an idea in your head of how the character should look and then they can totally ruin that. | ||
| Jenny* |
yeah ... although i think nicole kidman will play the character really well ... she has the presence about her i think, not sure about the witch person though | ||
| April_Rose |
I really must read the books as I'm intrigued but confused!
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| Jenny* |
oh the books are the best ever! | ||
| redwinegoblin |
Well I'm definately going to go see the film if it's got Daniel Craig in it! *dribble* But i really must read the books too.... | ||
| Em_J |
www.goldencompassmovie.com
Not seen the film yet, soon I hope! Just been looking at the website. There's a quiz on there that will tell you what your daemon is. I got a lion! Thought that was cool. The quiz tells you what it's name would be and everything. Anicetos my lion's called. Weird. There's a cool little thing you can do, if your friends answer the question for you the daemon changes... I done it myself about myself and it changed to a spider!! 
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| Jenny* |
ooo i want a daemon! | ||
| Em_J |
I just saw this last night, was pretty good! The bears looked good and the daemons looked ace! Lyra was pretty good too actually, like I imagined her. But they cut a chunk off the end! In the book doesn't something happen to Roger? I won't say what for people who've not read the book! | ||
| redwinegoblin |
I'm sort of stuck two thirds of the way through Northern Lights - not as gripped as I thought I would be.
Cool, my daemon's a cat!! ....oh hang on, it's just turned into a lynx thingy...cooler! |
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| Em_J |
Keep reading! What's yours? I can't see the picture, just the name. Mine's still stuck on being a stupid spider!
Wait, I see it now! Some sort of cat thing! |
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| redwinegoblin |
Maybe if I do the test thingy on yours it'll change it...imagine being followed about by a spider all the time! *shudder*
Ooh , I just made it change back into a lion - yay me!
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| Em_J |
I would just be running constantly and it would be running after me! We're both leaders, spontaneous and modest according to that!
Cool, Lion again! Much better! |
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| redwinegoblin |
Mine's just turned into a tiger! I don't think I could be honestly be described as modest so maybe that's why
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| Em_J |
I just did yours and it changed to a tiger. Lions and tigers are cool! I wouldn't mind having a lion daemon! | ||
| redwinegoblin |
Yeah, that'd be cool! I like the tiger too. Way better than a spider - and that was a horrible, scary looking spider too! | ||
| Em_J |
I have no idea why it went to a spider!
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| redwinegoblin |
Yeah, spiders and lions don't have a massive amount in common!! | ||
| Jenny* |
heres my daemon ... i hope it works ...
please change it i want a different one!! |
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| Em_J |
A crow! That's ok! Oops! I changed you into a mouse!! | ||
| redwinegoblin |
It's a little mouse thing now, cute! | ||
| Jenny* |
woop! thanks guys! 
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| Jenny* |
sorry for the double post... I went to see golden compass today ... I honesty didn't like it at all! ... I thought Lyra was cast nothing like I imagined her .. infact the only character I thought worked well was Mrs Coulter. And they muddled everything up just to have a big fight scene - oh and what was with the ending?! I was sat there screaming at the screen!! where was the dramatic ending?! that's my favourite part in the book! and when they kept calling the panserborne 'ice bears' <that annoyed me!!
anyway sorry for the rant! had a lot of steam to let off! |
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| hit by a bus |
I saw the film today as well. I thought it was alright, but some parts were rushed and others missed out completely. It felt quite a long film even though not a lot actually happened. |
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| Em_J |
I had a mini rant about the ending too! Accidentally gave away what should've happened to my beau cos I was going on about it so much! Cool jackal daemon, Bus! |
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| xkatiex |
was with you there jen haha..couldnt believe that ending!!  wheres the dramatic ending we were waiting for and then..the credits rolled up.  had to do a bit of shouting at the screen at that point lol
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| Jenny* |
of course! wouldn't leave without the screaming! stupid film people! I like roger an' all .. but I really wanting to see his death! | ||
| xkatiex |
nice jenny lol...yea ending was the best part of the book!!
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| Jenny* |
inddddeed it was! | ||