BoardChiri Bad Acting and worse Bad Screenplay

Bereamic Awesome Movie

Robert Joyner The plot isn't so bad, but the pace of storytelling is too slow which makes people bored. Certain moments are so obvious and unnecessary for the main plot. I would've fast-forwarded those moments if it was an online streaming. The ending looks like implying a sequel, not sure if this movie will get one

Sammy-Jo Cervantes There are moments that feel comical, some horrific, and some downright inspiring but the tonal shifts hardly matter as the end results come to a film that's perfect for this time.

venkman00 It is terrible, but I love this movie. Nothing really makes sense and you really have to stretch your suspension of disbelief. Nice to see a young Christian Bale on screen with Christopher Lee.Boy inexplicably is carried to the Land of Faraway by a giant floating head, meets his "missing" father and finds out he is royalty.He immediately takes it upon himself, like within a day, to defeat the local bad guy. With no training whatsoever and a huge sense of self importance, he and his best friend (who has a full bed in the middle of a garden for some reason) take off. And his dad allows it, for some reason.Somehow, he manages to survive this ordeal and best a knight who has YEARS of experience (people upset that Rey could hold her own against Kylo Ren in The Force Awakens should use this film to gain some perspective)Boy goes home a hero and adored by all. I think he does this all within two days of arriving in the land of faraway. Believe it or not, I do adore this film. Grew up with it. It has more logic holes than a slice of swiss cheese, but its fun.

Atreyu_II This largely unknown film is okay, although flawed. Has influences from several countries, as it isn't a one-nationality movie, which makes it a mix of cultures and film-making (for good and for bad). Not just this, it also heavily "drank" inspiration from other fantasy movies in details.This is one of those films that make me wanna be taken to a world of fantasy, especially now when things only get worst every year. If that could be possible, that would be an excellent escape from reality. I am pretty sick of reality and probably many of us are.The cinematography is astonishing and so is the pan flute music (including a song which was composed by ABBA's former members Benny Andersson and Björn Ulvaeus - 'Mio my Mio', performed by the Swedish band Gemini).As it was said in another review, the film doesn't deliver a lot of action, but to compensate it offers decent amounts of adventure, although without being too intense or exciting. The main villain is creepy and so are his intentions and way of talking. But he doesn't have that much of a role, so he ends up seeming less scary that he is.Nicholas Pickard and Christian Bale steal the show as the main actors, both in double roles, but still Christian Bale is the best of the two. Nicholas Pickard is not a familiar name to most (myself included). However, Christian Bale soon would become a famous and highly praised actor. Christian Bale starred in 'Empire of the Sun' in the same year as this (1987) and that was when he began to draw attentions from the public and press thanks to his amazing performance. He grew up to be a successful adult with a successful career, even if he's not as good as he was when younger.In each of the two roles played by these boys, they are good friends. Actually, their friendship is very sincere and humble. They have mutual respect and help each other. Whatever happened to friendships like this these days, when everything is so changed for worst that almost nothing seems to make sense any longer?

rblaurelin !Attention! Spoilers in this post! Mio - my Mio, is the story of the desperate dream-wish of a little boy (Bosse/Mio) who wants to flee from a life where his foster parents (which he calls aunt and uncle and who only took him because when they wanted to get a child at the orphanage, there was no girl to be had) make him feel how little he is loved in this world. Therefore he starts dreaming of his unknown father in a far away country, who - of course - is a king and does all the things together with him that a truly loving father should do. Life isn't safe even in this dream/wish-land and the eternal fight of good versus evil must also be fought here. Bosse/Mio can show that he is a special person and can do good things, like safe the world from a dangerous dark Knight. Some people accuse this story of a lame plot... maybe the film should have made it clearer that this in fact is a heartbreaking story, a small boy dreams himself away to a place where he is loved and valued.I know the book much better than the movie, but I've seen it of course, like many others I like the music, but other than many, I liked (or didn't mind) how the story was acted out... it is an unreal place, the dialogue is a bit stilted but that's how I feel it's like: heroic, longing dreams of a little boy!

atrac I encountered this film in a very strange way...by catching the end credits of it while switching channels. The song, "Mio My Mio" by Gemini was playing and it immediately caught my ear. It's a wonderful song and I decided that I wanted to hear it again. I rented the movie and was pleasantly surprised to find Christian Bale in one of his early roles. Being a big ABBA fan, I was even more shocked to discover that the music was written by Benny Andersson and Anders Eljas, two former ABBA orchestrators. Being a visual effects fan, I was then stunned to see that famed James Bond EFX Artist Derek Meddings was responsible for the film's optical effects. I was quite thrilled to learn of this small film with big talent involved.Overall, the film is above average. It has some nice fantasy moments, some good effects (and some not so good). Easily though, the film is worth viewing for Christian Bale and the musical score. And now I know that while I used to sing "Mio My Mio," to be truly accurate, I need to modify that to "Mio Min Mio!"The only "uncomfortable" factor in this film is Timothy Bottoms. His performance, credited as "The King," would be more aptly classified as "The Queen."Now, if only there was an original soundtrack release in the United States of this film's magical score!