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PipeBigboss

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Well to be honest I wasn't waiting nothing from this movie then I was surprised and I had to eat my words. Plot: Jess and Leslie, two kids became a very good friends, the both opened their minds and transfer us into a magical world of fantasy,...
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Well to be honest I wasn't waiting nothing from this movie then I was surprised and I had to eat my words. Plot: Jess and Leslie, two kids became a very good friends, the both opened their minds and transfer us into a magical world of fantasy, Leslie show Jess how to do it, but at the end she died and Jess was very destroyed but he continue with the only thing she gave to him "open the mind"

A very smart and nice movie, is sad too and I recommend that you watch it. No more comments about it but it is nice.

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Posted jan 1, 2009 6:22 am pt

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I was like really disappointed. I thought this movie would be like WAY better. It was like totally a complete waste of my time!

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Posted jul 25, 2008 11:28 am pt

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It was done extremely well. The story was actually less depressing at the end then in the book, but they still made it heart wrntching. It blends fantasy and reality really well and it is really a story about childhood and companionship that is...
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It was done extremely well. The story was actually less depressing at the end then in the book, but they still made it heart wrntching. It blends fantasy and reality really well and it is really a story about childhood and companionship that is done so well. The parts in Terabithia are done well, and they don't have to look as epic as "Lord of the Rings", because this isn't a fake world, but simply and imaginitive world that is seen in the eyes of the children.

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Posted apr 20, 2008 10:26 pm pt

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I dont think this movie have the real idea on it. It was kinda disney modern thrash, you know with pop boy bands and all, anything classic. I guess that they have to do it that way. Another thing I see, is when the girl dies, it was sad and all...
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I dont think this movie have the real idea on it. It was kinda disney modern thrash, you know with pop boy bands and all, anything classic. I guess that they have to do it that way. Another thing I see, is when the girl dies, it was sad and all but, I think they could put some feeling on that. if that was sad imagine if they put more enphasis in that. I guess they dont wanted to do that because this movie was focus on children. something that made me dont like this movie, is when the imaginary monsters came, I just dont like them.

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Posted apr 3, 2008 4:23 pm pt

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A pretty good. Jess and Leslie build their own "world" in a part of the woods. But what happens when one of them dies?

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Posted mar 25, 2008 5:45 pm pt

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Boy, I'm getting hit with some stories that are far from what I thought I was getting into. (This, the last book in Conicals of Narnia, The Last Mimsy) This one is easily the most out there. I'm not going to give too much but this is certainly...
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Boy, I'm getting hit with some stories that are far from what I thought I was getting into. (This, the last book in Conicals of Narnia, The Last Mimsy) This one is easily the most out there. I'm not going to give too much but this is certainly not the light film that I had taken it to be from the ads.

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Posted mar 7, 2008 2:38 pm pt

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U really need a strong heart to see this movie. I thought it would have been a magical movie full of fantasies . Even their imagination world was fascinating . Everything right from starting was moving so beautifully, there was so joy in the...
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U really need a strong heart to see this movie. I thought it would have been a magical movie full of fantasies . Even their imagination world was fascinating . Everything right from starting was moving so beautifully, there was so joy in the atmosphere but suddenly the bitter truth of life. It really made me cry . I can say this is the most emotional movie of the year . I cant see this movie with my family ..Don't want to cry in front of them ..

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Posted feb 18, 2008 1:12 am pt

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I'm really unsure about how I feel about this movie. I read the book as a kid, saw the play but never really liked it. The film was executed very well, at times a bit too mushy and obvious but you can't get away from that in a kid's movie. And I...
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I'm really unsure about how I feel about this movie. I read the book as a kid, saw the play but never really liked it. The film was executed very well, at times a bit too mushy and obvious but you can't get away from that in a kid's movie. And I will admit I didn't see the ending coming and did get choked up, so I guess it worked in that respect. I don't think I would take any kid under 10 to see this though, just too sad of an ending.

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Posted feb 8, 2008 12:35 pm pt

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I absolutly love this movie!
it was just as good, if not better than the book! i have to admit i cryed a lot and the end. this movie was so deep and touching that everyone in the theater were crying, even the men! it is the best book turned...
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I absolutly love this movie!
it was just as good, if not better than the book! i have to admit i cryed a lot and the end. this movie was so deep and touching that everyone in the theater were crying, even the men! it is the best book turned movie I've seen since the third Harry Potter :)

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Posted jul 19, 2007 12:15 am pt

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it changed my life it was great

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Posted jul 14, 2007 12:44 am pt

• [+] Village Voice
  
  90
  Director Gabor Csupo of Rugrats "fame" steer clear of cutesy tween stereotypes, but it's Jess's relationship with his father, played by Robert Patrick, that elevates Terabithia from a good kids movie to a classic contender.

  by Jessica Grose | Read Full Review »
• [+] Washington Post
  
  90
  The news is good for Bridge to Terabithia fans. The beloved children's book has not just survived but thrived in its adaptation to the screen.

  by Ann Hornaday | Read Full Review »
• [+] Los Angeles Times
  
  90
  A wonderfully heart-wrenching love story for tweens, teens, and even adults who fondly remember when a friendship could be ignited by a gesture as simple as offering a stick of Juicy Fruit.

  by Alex Chun | Read Full Review »
• [+] ReelViews
  
  88
  This is easily the best family feature of the early year.

  by James Berardinelli | Read Full Review »
• [+] The Onion (A.V. Club)
  
  83
  This is Csupo's feature directorial debut, but as creator, producer, and writer of "Rugrats" and "The Wild Thornberrys," among several other series, he's had a long career in animation, and he handles the CGI setpieces masterfully.

  by Tasha Robinson | Read Full Review »
• [+] The New York Times
  
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  Consistently smart and delicate as a spider web, Bridge to Terabithia is the kind of children's movie rarely seen nowadays. And at a time when many public schools are being forced to cut music and art from the curriculum, the story's insistence on the healing power of a nurtured imagination is both welcome and essential.

  by Jeannette Catsoulis | Read Full Review »
• [+] Empire
  
  80
  A thoroughly pleasing family film with fine performances and honest, affecting real situations mixed with joyful adventure.

  by Angie Errigo | Read Full Review »
• [+] Austin Chronicle
  
  78
  When the special effects aren't getting in the way, the kids' imaginary scenes have a hazy, shimmering quality, as if the potential of a long afternoon with no homework could be measured in waves.

  by Marrit Ingman | Read Full Review »
• [+] TV Guide
  
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  Parents should be warned that the novel ventures into some emotionally dark territory that could be upsetting to very young or sensitive children, and might want to consider reading and discussing the book together before seeing the film.

  by Angel Cohn | Read Full Review »
• [+] New York Daily News
  
  75
  Csupo needed two very gifted leads to do this beloved story justice, and found them in AnnaSophia Robb and Josh Hutcherson.

  by Elizabeth Weitzman | Read Full Review »
• [+] New York Post
  
  75
  Has buckets of gentle sincerity. Since there aren't any dumb jokes or hip visuals, it's easy to get caught up in the simple messages: Be good to your sister, don't be a bully, use your imagination in a pinch.

  by Kyle Smith | Read Full Review »
• [+] Chicago Tribune
  
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  Elaborately mounted, expensively produced and filmed with style and empathy, it's an adaptation of Paterson's Newbery Medal-winning book that manages to expand the original vision, yet preserve much of its intense emotion.

  by Michael Wilmington | Read Full Review »
• [+] Baltimore Sun
  
  75
  There's a persistent innocence to this movie that will work wonders on all but the most churlish.

  by Chris Kaltenbach | Read Full Review »
• [+] Boston Globe
  
  75
  It's like an After-School Special version of "Pan's Labyrinth ," and I actually mean that as a compliment.

  by Ty Burr | Read Full Review »
• [+] Philadelphia Inquirer
  
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  Bridge to Terabithia the movie, like the book, is buckets-of-tears sad. Director Csupo and company manage to get that - the simple power of a story about kindred souls, about loss, about the limitless possibilities of a lively mind - just right.

  by Steven Rea | Read Full Review »