tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28103455.post1799477637945206456..comments2024-03-09T05:53:59.542-05:00Comments on Oz and Ends: The Real Star of The Golden Compass?Unknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28103455.post-1093436797557526542008-01-03T12:25:00.000-05:002008-01-03T12:25:00.000-05:00Iorek Byrnison saved this movie for me. I felt as ...Iorek Byrnison saved this movie for me. I felt as if Ian McKellan wasn't doing Byrnison's voice, he was actually playing him there on the screen. I thought the bear actually looked like him in some shots. (Though the guy with me thinks I'm totally wrong on that point.)<BR/><BR/>Regarding the witches--the main witch had such a minor role in the movie, that she didn't seem to need to be there at all. Except, of course, for bringing in the reinforcements at the big battle. <BR/><BR/>I also felt the cowboy didn't have the same emotional power he had in the book. Like everything else, he looked absolutely fantastic but...<BR/><BR/>I'm probably fortunate in that I read the book maybe 8 years ago. I was underwhelmed by the movie but not as disappointed as the fans who had more knowledge of the source material.Gail Gauthierhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01673131515563387968noreply@blogger.com