maybe if i was a 11 year old girl i would have enjoyed this movie, but being an adult burly man, i just didnt get it. even if i was an 11 year old girl i think i would have just been confused most of the time. the plot was lame, what little there was, characters didnt make any sense, and everything that happened seemed to be centered around making this one random little girl happy and feel important. british accents seemed to abound but for no particular reason, in fact there was no reason attached to anything at all in this entire film, i guess that because theyre in a parallel universe where everyone’s a twat. its like someone said, ok, lets take some of that harry potter shit, good good, and mix in some dr doolittle, and wha-bam! sure fire success!

but the most frustrating thing about this movie is the end. as sam elliot and some sexy witch are flying around, the little girl plops down against the bear (which for some reason is still there) and proceeds to give us a rundown of what’s going to happen in the next movie. then ta-ta, the end, roll 10 minutes of credits.
im reminded of the first super mario brothers movie, and its cliffhanger ending, and then how it completely bombed at the box office and the assumed sequel was never made. well i sincerely hope history repeats itself.

I read the book years ago, and while I was aware that they’d have to cut back on the more controversial aspects, it didn’t seem too cut back. Friends who hadn’t read the book loved it and could totally tell what “the Authority” was meant to be.