Blu-ray Review

Golden Compass, The

Two-Disc Special Edition

Featured in Issue 131, May 2008

Picture
4.5
Sound
NR
WSR Score
3.5
Disc Information
Studio New Line Home Entertainment
Catalog Number 1000038168
MPAA Rating PG-13
Rating Reason For sequences of fantasy violence
Retail Price $39.98
Disc Type 2/Single Side, Dual Layer (BD-50's)
Running Time 113 min
Color Color
Chapters Yes
Closed Captioned Yes
Regional Coding A
Release Date 04/29/08
Theatrical Year 2007
Credits
Director Chris Weitz
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Disc Soundtrack Dolby Digital Surround EX, DTS HD Lossless 7.1
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In a parallel universe where humans have animal spirit guides called Daemons and great armored ice bears act as warriors, a young girl named Lyra Belacqua (Richards) is given a very special instrument called an Alethiometer. The instrument, also known as "The Golden Compass," is the last of a mystical device that, in the right hands, can unveil the truth and reveal what others wish to hide. When Lyra's best friend in kidnapped by mythical entities known as Gobblers, it is up to Lyra to find him and bring him home. But what Lyra must face is more diabolical than the Gobblers—she will unveil a conspiracy that threatens her world and all the worlds in the parallel universe.Based on the novel by Philip Pullman. (Stacey Pendry)

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