THE SPIDERWICK CHRONICLES

This is a movie I wanted to see from a long time and today that finally happened. I can't say I was disappointed, it was an easy film, pleasant to watch even I found it a bit confusing keeping track of Freddie Highmore who played a double role of two twin brothers. Is a film that kids will absolutely love and there is enough here for the grownups as well. The story centers around a mother and her three children who move into a mysterious and creepy new house pretty much in the middle of nowhere. The one son Jared who is the main character in the film, finds a book written by the previous owner of the house and Jared soon discovers that this is a magical yet very dangerous book that a lot of goblins and little creatures are after, but with the help of his twin brother, his older sister and some friendly creatures he gets the book to safety and also protects himself and his family from the evil monsters that want the book to do harm. The story it is enhanced by a lot of creative creatures and imaginative things going on. The running time moves along fairly briskly and the film is involving and interesting from the start and keeps it's energy and charm throughout the running time. There were a few repeated story patterns and clichés in the script, but there were also a lot of surprises and new takes on things, so that can be forgiven. When looking at a film like this at a child you would like the magic, imagination and the story that is woven in front of you with interesting characters, environments and a grand sense of storytelling that can make the make believe into a fun and entertaining film. This is all captured very well here and works as a fairy tale for kids 7 to whatever age. A creative enough story helped by good film-making and an eye for what kids and adults love about these movies make this film a generally good and above average family fantasy film of the past few years.

THINGS THAT SPIDERWICK TEACH US

Thimbletack teach us that salt crackers with honey work great for anger management - here is BEFORE and AFTER:

And if you encounter Nick Nolte might come handy to know that he's most vulnerable in his Human form (and not in his tree-with-a-face form) and he's most delicious in his bird form:

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