Bridge to Terabithia [Blu-ray]
Bridge to Terabithia [Blu-ray]
Studio: Buena Vista Home Video Release Date: 06/19/2007 Run time: 96 minutes Rating: PgBased on Katherine Paterson’s young-adult novel and filmed in picturesque New Zealand, Bridge to Terabithia has lessons to impart about empathy and self-expression, but the tone is never heavy-handed. Jesse (sleepy-eyed Josh Hutcherson, Zathura), a fifth-grade loner, lives in the country with his parents and four sisters, including pesky May Belle (Bailee Madison), who adores him. His strict father (Robert Patrick, The Terminator 2) works in a hardware store. Money is tight and classmates make fun of his hand-me-downs, so Jesse finds refuge in running and drawing. Everything changes when two writers and their daughter Leslie (wide-eyed AnnaSophia Robb, Charlie and the Chocolate Factory) move in next door. Leslie is faster than all the boys, which initially puts Jesse off, but the two soon bond over their love of make-believe. In the forest, they find a creek that can only be crossed by rope. Leslie names the land on the other side Terabithia, where they imagine themselves rulers of the kingdom. Jesse and Leslie also connect with their unconventional music teacher, Ms. Edmonds (Zooey Deschanel, Elf), who encourages their creativity. Despite the tension at home, Jesse’s personal life is finally coming together when the unthinkable happens. Will he revert to his anti-social ways or will he grow from the experience? Though aimed at all ages, pre-school students may find Terebithia’s creatures frightening. For grade-school kids and up, however, there’s much to savor in this smartly written, sensitively acted film. –Kathleen C. Fennessy
User Ratings and Reviews
5 Stars Very Well Done!
Bridge to Terabithia is a great Fantasy to watch. It’s imaginative, has good special effects, and there’s even a little humor in there. Even though there is a little swearing in here, overall Bridge to Terabithia is fantastic.
3 Stars 2.5 stars out of 4
The Bottom Line:
Bridge to Terebithia is two movies: a sweet and tender story of friendship based on the classic novel, and an unwieldy CGI creation that sits at right angles to the main story rather than enhancing it; the movie may still appeal to children, but as an adult I found that the special effects dragged on far too long and severely hindered the film.
1 Stars A movie with no direction or purpose.
I wish I had read the reviews here before I bought this movie. What a jumbled mess! There was no real reason for the death of the young girl. I could think of only two purposes: a) question religion or b) bash religion. There was a healthy dose of both.
As far as it being a fantasy film, forget it. You only saw fantasy at the ending which again was a jumbled mess and made absolutely no sense.
Don’t waste your money or your time on this one.
1 Stars Depreeeeesssing!
I never read the book, so I watched the movie. When it ended, or even before it ended, I asked Why? What was the point? The young, beautiful heroine drowns toward the end of the movie. The depressed young boy then takes his little sister to the fantasy land and smiles and the movie ends. I could have done better. I would have brought Leslie back to life (as was Snow White, Sleeping Beauty, and I don’t know else, or better yet, let’s not kill her and give the author a raspberry! Brrrrrp! Nahnah, nahnah, nahnah my movie is better than your book. Leslie lives, Leslie lives! Instead this book got the Newbery Medal which is awarded annually by the Association for Library Service to Children. Did they all forgot their childhood?
5 Stars From the people that brought you The Chronicles of Narnia, brings you Bridge to Terabithia
Disney brough out the film version of a book called Bridge to Terabithia, which whether or not you are famliar with the book, you should have either a fun or a not so fun watching this movie. But like anybody looking to see this movie, you should be warned before watching that there is a death that happens in the movie, and I perfer not to spoil it for you, of who dies in this movie, but thankfully the death occurs off the screen. The book was written by Katherine Paterson, and now they have the film version. Jesse Aarons (Josh Hutcherson) is beginning a new schol year, and spents part of the first morning running around his family’s farm. His father Jack Aarons (Robert Patrick) works at a hardware store, and also runs the farm, and is also strict as stern. Jesse has 4 sisters, and he is the only boy out of the family. The new school year brings Jesse 2 teachers, if he has more, the others are off the screen, they are Mrs. Myers (Jen Wolfe) and music teacher Ms. Edmonds (Zooey Deschanel). The first day also brings a new classmate, a girl named Leslie Burke (Charlie and the Chocolate Factory’s AnnaSophia Robb), who also enters a race that Jesse has been trainning for. But they soon become best friends, along with being neighbors. There are also 2 bullies at the school Scott Hoager (Cameron Wakefield) and Janice Avery (Lauren Clinton) who even stands outside the women’s bathroom, and charges $1.00 just to use it. Growing tired of their home, and school lives, Jesse and Leslie creates their own world, which they become rulers of, which they name Terabithia. They keep their new world a secret from their own famiies, which includes Jesse’s younger sister May Belle Aarons (Bailee Madison), who just wants to even spent time with them, even if it does bother Jesse.
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