Visually stunning and keeps the kids entertained

Rating: 8/10 (23 January 2006)

This movie seems a tad too self-important and you could whack about 25-30 minutes out and still tell the story with the same effectiveness, but otherwise it works on almost every level.
The battle scenes are sanitary enough that even the smaller kids won't be freaked.
I saw it in the theater with 5 kids (from age 8-14) and it held their interest and entertained all equally throughout. There are some intense moments, but the movie never lapses into the vulgarity or cruelty of films in the same genre.
It is an astounding achievement and one can only hope they'll continue with this series of stories.