The Golden Compass

Movie Name : The Golden Compass
Director: Chris Weitz
Release Date : 7 December 2007 (USA)
Genre : Action / Adventure / Drama / Family / Fantasy / Thriller
Runtime : 113 minutes
Language : English

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SYNOPSIS :
Lyra Belacqua (Dakota Blue Richards) is a young girl living at Jordan College in the Oxford of an alternate world much like our own where everyone is accompanied by a daemon, a physical representation of their soul in animal form. Lyra overhears a strange meeting between her Uncle, Lord Asriel (Daniel Craig) and the scholars at Jordan college about other worlds and some substance called dust. After this meeting she is unsure about the true nature of her college. As time passes children around Oxford begin to disappear by the hands of a group known as the Gobblers. When Lyra's friend Roger (Ben Walker) is taken, she and her daemon Pantalaimon (Freddie Highmore voice) set off on an epic journey to find him. Before she can leave, the Master of Jordan College (Jack Shepherd) introduces Lyra to the beautiful Mrs. Coulter (Nicole Kidman). Lyra is immediately taken by Mrs. Coulter and goes to live with her. The morning of Lyra's departure, The Master calls her urgently into his office and gives her a strange instrument called an Alethiometer. He tells her that it is capable of telling the truth but that it is up to her to read it. He also pleads with her to keep the Alethiometer to herself.

After some time in Mrs. Coulter's company, Lyra discovers that Mrs. Coulter is deeply involved with the General Oblation Board which is the organization that has become known as the Gobblers. Upon discovering this information Lyra flees. She is picked up by the fierce but friendly Gyptian woman Ma Costa (Clare Higgins). Lyra travels with the Gyptians and becomes acquainted with John Faa (Jim Carter), Lord of the Gyptians and his advisor Farder Cordam (Tom Courtenay). Lyra also learns the shocking truth that Lord Asriel is really her father and that her mother is none other than Mrs. Coulter. She also learns that Lord asriel has been taken captive and is being kept in the bear kingdom of Svalbard under heavy guard. The Gyptians are planning to send the best of their people north to Bolvangar, the rumored headquarters of the General Oblation Board, to rescue the captured children. Lyra insists on accompanying the Gyptians on their journey North in hopes of finding Roger and her father.

As they make their way North they encounter the Witch Queen Serafina Pekkala (Eva Green) and the great Armoured Bear, Iorek Byrnison (Nonso Anozie voice) who has been exiled from his kingdom and offers them his services. They are also joined by the Texan aeronaut Lee Scoresby (Sam Elliot) who is also willing to help them in battle. Lyra helps lorek to regain his rightful position as King of the ice bears, and then rescues her friend Roger, with the help of lorek, Mr. Scoresby, the witches, and the Gyptians. The film ends with Lyra, Roger, lorek, and Mr. Scoresby traveling in search of Lyra's father.

i haven watch it ler...i wan go cinema oo...
but no one wan go wif me...so cham...T.T
haikszx...u watch it liao???nice izzit....
wakka...find one day i wan go watch!!!!great movie bah...
when i watch it...i just poll it...lolx...

hey
u got license liao rite?
send me bah
i oso wanna watch it leh
ok ok ok ??? we go together lah

Oh, this movie is a highly rank movie in Hollywood and my friends said the illustration is very nice!

is this movie nice? if not, i don't wanna waste my $ 2 watch this movie in cinema... but i think its nice because Nicole Kidman starring! haha!

This movie i heard is nice.. its like " tong ling wang" anime where earch person has a beast which is part of the person. >.< Blur huh... Me too.. I want to watch too. Lets see if can find some source.

well... my cousin watched it in the cinema days ago n he said it just so so only....
nothing special n the plot just normal
i dunno how is it for other lol~~
but i suggest eric better spend ur $ for 'I Am Legend' lol
i think that one will be quite nice
i'm going for it this few days

'I Am Legend' is good.. i want to watch that too.. could some one post the topic for 'I Am Legend' and give some synopsis.. (end of discussion on 'I Am Legend')

I'll do that !