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Format: DVD
Program Type: Movie
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Product Name: His Dark Materials: The Complete First Season
UPC: 883929714445
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Rated 5 out of 5 stars
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Cant believe i waited this long to get the series...incredible
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Rated 5 out of 5 stars
An Adaptation That Was Worth the Wait!
For those of us who read the books, the wait is finally over and we have the adaptation we wanted! Don't get me wrong, "The Golden Compass" was a great movie, but it wasn't the book to media adaptation readers wanted.
The series is titled the same as the book trilogy and the series provides more backstory to some of the main characters, which flesh them out even more than we could ever hope for! Even if you haven't or are not interested in reading the books, then you should still watch this mini-series for an intriguing blend of fantasy, science, religion and reality.
I've read HDM several times. I loved the 2007 movie, even if imperfect and not exactly story-accurate. Here you have a much more accurate adaptation, even if imperfect too. I just don't like some of the casting choices. Lyra, Coulter, Asriel are all ok. Scoresby is a no. Maybe it's just because Sam Elliott played him to perfection that nobody else could ever play that part. Another miscast was Lord John Faa, the Gyptian boss. Does not have anywhere near the commanding presence of the movie portrayal.
