A cheery imagining of a true classic

Rating: 7/10 (24 February 2014)

I enjoyed this movie from pretty much start to finish. I grew up reading the books as a child and into my teens, and this movie satisfied my needs in it. While it does live out large parts from the book, that is to be expected, and what they included was the perfect amount to get the story across to me. The visual effects are top notch, but nothing less is acceptable anymore these days. I was also impressed by the acting from the younger actors throughout the film, I usually struggle to take child actors seriously, but these kids brought good acting chops to the table. (But I'm also a pretty bad judge of acting typically, unless it's incredibly sub par). I'm glad they managed to focus the movie on the children, I had fears that it would be more about Ford than anyone else, but he features just enough to be great in my books. All in all a good scifi flick, that maintains the classic story presented in the book.