The Seeker
starring: Frances Conroy, Wendy Crewson, Christopher Eccleston, Ian McShane, Jim Piddock
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Developing one's self confidence is difficult for most 14-year-olds, and doubly so for Will Stanton (Alexander Ludwig, The Sandlot 3: Heading Home) who's recently moved to England and has just begun his first year of study as an American overseas. Feeling shy and inadequate in school as well as amongst his five brothers and one sister, Will becomes increasingly confounded when he starts to see strange visions including a sinister horseman (Christopher Eccleston) who demands Will give him some sort of sign which he knows absolutely nothing about. Befriended by four elders of the local community (Ian McShane, Frances Conroy, Jim Piddock, and James Cosmo) who turn out to be "Old Ones" from ages past, Will learns that his destiny is as a seeker who must travel through time to collect six ancient signs that will somehow enable light to triumph over darkness and save the world as he knows it. As Will discovers that he possesses hidden powers and struggles to learn to control them in order to accomplish his quest, he is racked with insecurity and self-doubt. In the end, Will's inner strength will be tested to the extreme as will his relationship with both family and friends.
While based on Susan Cooper's The Dark is Rising, this movie is significantly different from the book: Will's age and family circumstances have been changed, the role of the Old Ones in Will's education about his powers is much diminished, the six signs are less religiously symbolic, and the treatment of the final battle between light and dark is markedly different. Nonetheless, The Seeker is a suspense-filled, action-packed 94-minutes brimming with great special effects comparable to The Bridge to Terabithia and the Lord of the Rings Trilogy that's immensely appealing to viewers ages 10 and older. --Tami Horiuchi
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Developing one's self confidence is difficult for most 14-year-olds, and doubly so for Will Stanton (Alexander Ludwig, The Sandlot 3: Heading Home) who's recently moved to England and has just begun his first year of study as an American overseas. Feeling shy and inadequate in school as well as amongst his five brothers and one sister, Will becomes increasingly confounded when he starts to see strange visions including a sinister horseman (Christopher Eccleston) who demands Will give him some sort of sign which he knows absolutely nothing about. Befriended by four elders of the local community (Ian McShane, Frances Conroy, Jim Piddock, and James Cosmo) who turn out to be "Old Ones" from ages past, Will learns that his destiny is as a seeker who must travel through time to collect six ancient signs that will somehow enable light to triumph over darkness and save the world as he knows it. As Will discovers that he possesses hidden powers and struggles to learn to control them in order to accomplish his quest, he is racked with insecurity and self-doubt. In the end, Will's inner strength will be tested to the extreme as will his relationship with both family and friends.
While based on Susan Cooper's The Dark is Rising, this movie is significantly different from the book: Will's age and family circumstances have been changed, the role of the Old Ones in Will's education about his powers is much diminished, the six signs are less religiously symbolic, and the treatment of the final battle between light and dark is markedly different. Nonetheless, The Seeker is a suspense-filled, action-packed 94-minutes brimming with great special effects comparable to The Bridge to Terabithia and the Lord of the Rings Trilogy that's immensely appealing to viewers ages 10 and older. --Tami Horiuchi
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- Give it a chance
ok..i am betting most of these negative reviews didn't watch more than two or three episodes. Like most tv shows - it takes time to grow on you and this is one of those. Yes, they compressed a lot of stuff, over looked a lot, and seemed to be rushing it. But, as the series went on, it seemed to become closer to the books. I've read all the books so far and I can say that while it is not what I pictured - it is a viable depiction. For a TV show it does well and covers the topical points and powers ... Read More
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- This series needs to be handed over to moviemakers who know what they are doing
Unfortunately, what I have to say about this movie has already been said and I can't add very much to the criticism. Like many others, I've never seen a book so "dumbed down" by its movie adaptation as this one. It really has to be the worst book adaptation ever put on-screen. They turned the story into an uninspiring and uninspired one of a boy finding out he has magical powers and that it's his job to save the world. (Does that remind you of anyone, incidentally?)In this case the boy has to find ... Read More
Rating: - movie review
The movie The seeker: the dark is rising was very good. ALEXANDERlUDWIG WAS EXLEANTin the title roll
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- GREAT KIDS MOVIE
I have 8 children ranging in age from 4 to 18. They were MESMORIZED by this movie. If you look at it out of the context of the book (as you should do in MOST book to film adaptations) it is entertaining in its own right. I think the critics of this movie have a point, but they also don't give credit where it is due. There are parts that "don't make sense" but I could say the same thing regarding just about every kids movie I have seen lately(this is just due to poor editing). As an adult...I could pick ... Read More
Rating: - Violent, desperate departure from the book
I watched this movie because my wife read the book. I did not read it. The film version STARTS as a possible heartfelt family drama-adventure - a charming but serious-undertoned fantasy about the age old subject of Good vs. Evil - 'Light vs. Dark.' But soon it's drowning in testosterone-driven action; the pugilistic teenage male characters and their 'toughness' quickly dominate the story, overpowering the mystery and wonderment of otherwise good fantasy. This is not by any stretch anywhere near Lord of ... Read More
- Give it a chanceok..i am betting most of these negative reviews didn't watch more than two or three episodes. Like most tv shows - it takes time to grow on you and this is one of those. Yes, they compressed a lot of stuff, over looked a lot, and seemed to be rushing it. But, as the series went on, it seemed to become closer to the books. I've read all the books so far and I can say that while it is not what I pictured - it is a viable depiction. For a TV show it does well and covers the topical points and powers ... Read More
- This series needs to be handed over to moviemakers who know what they are doingUnfortunately, what I have to say about this movie has already been said and I can't add very much to the criticism. Like many others, I've never seen a book so "dumbed down" by its movie adaptation as this one. It really has to be the worst book adaptation ever put on-screen. They turned the story into an uninspiring and uninspired one of a boy finding out he has magical powers and that it's his job to save the world. (Does that remind you of anyone, incidentally?)In this case the boy has to find ... Read More
- movie reviewThe movie The seeker: the dark is rising was very good. ALEXANDERlUDWIG WAS EXLEANTin the title roll
- GREAT KIDS MOVIEI have 8 children ranging in age from 4 to 18. They were MESMORIZED by this movie. If you look at it out of the context of the book (as you should do in MOST book to film adaptations) it is entertaining in its own right. I think the critics of this movie have a point, but they also don't give credit where it is due. There are parts that "don't make sense" but I could say the same thing regarding just about every kids movie I have seen lately(this is just due to poor editing). As an adult...I could pick ... Read More
- Violent, desperate departure from the bookI watched this movie because my wife read the book. I did not read it. The film version STARTS as a possible heartfelt family drama-adventure - a charming but serious-undertoned fantasy about the age old subject of Good vs. Evil - 'Light vs. Dark.' But soon it's drowning in testosterone-driven action; the pugilistic teenage male characters and their 'toughness' quickly dominate the story, overpowering the mystery and wonderment of otherwise good fantasy. This is not by any stretch anywhere near Lord of ... Read More
