Genres
Animation, Adventure, Comedy, Fantasy
Directors
Joe Johnston, Maurice Hunt
Country
USA
Cast
Macaulay Culkin, Christopher Lloyd, Patrick Stewart, Whoopi Goldberg, Frank Welker, Leonard Nimoy, George Hearn, Jim Cummings, Phil Hartman, Ed Gilbert, B.J. Ward, Ed Begley Jr., Mel Harris
Storyline
Richard Tyler (Macaulay Culkin), a young cowardly boy, enters a library to escape a storm only to be transformed into a cartoon and transported into a world of books, and he has to conquer his fears to return to real life.Opinion
I watched The Pagemaster a lot as a kid and yet if it wasn't for Brittany's Thursday Movie Picks post, I wouldn't remember about it. Why? Simply because this film is forgettable.

But at least they will (maybe) have some fun with the original characters of the movie, three books: Adventure, Fantasy and Horror. They make a good team and teach the frightened kid how to be brave. By the way, Whoopi Goldberg as Fantasy completely steals the show.
And now there's the worst part, the absolutely horrifying part, even more horrifying than Horror. The animation. I cannot believe this film is only 23 years old. I cannot believe it. The animation is bland and looks cheap. And the colours are terrible. I think a kid would do a better job.
Io lo considero un filmetto onesto, senza troppe pretese. Gli do una stellina in più :)
ReplyDeletePer me non vale così tanto
DeleteOh God this doesn't hold up? lol
ReplyDeleteI should try to find this and watch it again, I'm sure I'll think it's equally as awful.
I'm sure you will! The animation is beyond terrible.
DeleteIt can be pretty bittersweet and shocking to go and revisit childhood classics. Like looking at animation in this one for you. It sounds like a nice idea, but not anything that I will be going out of my way to see.
ReplyDeleteMy recent movie review: http://olivia-savannah.blogspot.com.es/2017/07/wonder-woman-movie-review-giveaway.html
You're so right!
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