Recent Viewing

The Golden Compass (2007), The Tale of Despereaux (2008) Two pretty fair quest-fantasy books given a severe beating with the "Excessively Detailed CGI" stick. The Golden Compass has some tasty gadgetporn and likeable characters, and I found it at times interesting and engaging. The Tale of Despereaux is another exploration of the connection between rodents and soup. Surprising moments of brilliance amid a sea of "enh." Sometimes stylization can carry an emotional moment far better than an intricately detailed overcrowded muddle of spectacle. Both 4/10