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The Spiderwick Chronicles

(Widescreen)

Starring: Freddie Highmore Director: Mark Waters  Rated: Parental Guidance Suggested
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Format: DVD

Genre: Sci-Fi / Fantasy

Average Customer Rating: Rating 4.0
Based on 71 ratings.

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Item Number:
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DVD Features:

Encoding: Region 1; USA & Canada
Package Type: Keep Case
Aspect Ratio: Anamorphic Widescreen

Audio:

  • Dolby Digital 5.1 - English

Entertainment Reviews:

Box Office - 03/01/2008

"[U]niquely relatable. Its characters are modern American kids with contemporary problems, and it offers a whimsical world..."

Total Film - 05/01/2008

3 stars out of 5 -- "[I]t's prettily photographed by Caleb Deschanel and the creatures are genuinely fantastic."

Empire - 04/01/2008

3 stars out of 5 -- "From its opening, James Horner's spot-on score and some great production design on the SPIDERWICK house will put even adults right where it want you -- part E.T., part LABYRINTH, with a dash of THE GOONIES."

Sight and Sound - 05/01/2008

"[I]t's a gutsy, feisty, no-nonsense adventure, aggressive enough to push the bounds of a PG film. The frantic action links together real and imagined worlds."

Product Description:

Based on the bestselling series of children's fantasy novels of the same name by Holly Black and Tony DiTerlizzi, THE SPIDERWICK CHRONICLES follows the adventures of the Grace family, newly transplanted from New York City to an inherited home in the remote New England woods. Angry with his mother (Mary-Louise Parker) about the move, the sulky Jared (Freddie Highmore) begin to explore the strange old house, and discovers a magical tome written by his great, great uncle Arthur Spiderwick (David Strathairn). Soon Jared and his twin brother, Simon (also played by Highmore with the aid of seamless special effects), are drawn into a realm of goblins, boggarts, and ogres--a reality that coexists with the human world. By the time the boys' older sister, Mallory (Sarah Bolger), is in on their secret, the siblings are steeped in a conflict with the evil shape-shifting ogre Mulgarath (Nick Nolte), who will stop at nothing to get Spiderwick's book.

Directed by Mark Waters (THE HOUSE OF YES, MEAN GIRLS) and scripted in part by lauded filmmaker John Sayles (THE SECRET OF ROAN INISH), SPIDERWICK succeeds as an engaging kid-oriented movie that also offers up genuine thrills and chills for adults. Highmore and Bolger impressively mask their British and Irish accents, respectively, and display a convincing brother/sister bond, while Martin Short and Seth Rogen provide comic relief as the voices of unlikely CGI allies. Intentionally smaller in scope than other like-minded literary adaptations such as THE CHRONICLES OF NARNIA and THE GOLDEN COMPASS, SPIDERWICK is rooted in a beautifully earthy, antique aesthetic that provides the perfect setting for its likable protagonists and bizarre-yet-naturalistic creatures.

Plot Keywords:

Based On A Novel | Children | Children / Family | Family (General) | Fantasy

Cast and Crew:

Starring Freddie Highmore
Directed by Mark Waters
Produced by Mark Canton, Ellen Goldsmith-Vein & Karey Kirkpatrick
Screenwriting by Karey Kirkpatrick, David Berenbaum & John Sayles
Composition by James Horner
Director of Photography Caleb Deschanel
Voice Seth Rogen & Martin Short
Performer Mary-Louise Parker, Nick Nolte, Joan Plowright & David Strathairn
Executive Production by Julia Pistor, Tony DiTerlizzi & Holly Black
Source Writer Holly Black & Tony DiTerlizzi

DVD Details:

  • Label: Paramount
  • Originally Released in: 2008
  • Number of Discs: 1
  • Rated: Parental Guidance Suggested
  • Run Time: 1 hours, 37 minutes
  • Video: Color
  • Region: Region 1 encoding; USA & Canada.
  • Release Date: June 24, 2008
  • OLDIES.com Sales Rank: 57,302
  • Item UPC: 097363432845
  • Shipping Weight: 0.25/lbs (approx); Counts as 1 item(s) for International Shipping.

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