Bridge To Terabithia *Spoilers*

This just came out on DVD this week, and I was so looking forward to seeing it. From the ads, it looks like a sweeping story with great visual effects.

Too bad the movie sucked, and all of those great visuals were in the last few moments of the film.

It bills itself as "What Great Family Films Are All About!", but I wouldn't let a kid watch it. The plot twist was very upsetting and I can't see a child enjoying it at all.

Has anyone else seen it, and what are your thoughts?

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Nope, never read the books. I'm one of those people who don't think you should have to read up on anything before you see a film.

I was totally facinated by the girl though. It took me a while to figure out what was different about her. She has eyes like a Disney character. They are HUGE and VERY almond shaped.

I guess that's what made me so mad about the twist.

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^^^^^^^^^^^I think that was my biggest problem with it.

My partner was looking forward to seeing it as well, and just before the twist, he tuned to me and said, "This is a boring kids movie" which is what I was thinking as well.

Well, it's no kids film with that nasty twist in it.

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Seymore, it is surprisingly faithful to the book.

I don't think you need to have read the book to get the movie, but it helps prepare you for the twist. The story really struck me as a child and because of that I loved the movie. For me the only downfall was some of the special effects. They fit well, but I think at some times they were a little too much.

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I thought it was one of the better kids films. IMO, we need to expose children to more books and films like this rather than gloss over everything. I took my brothers and sisters to see this, they hadn't read the book before, and although they were shocked about the ending, they really enjoyed the film.

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