Arthur and the Invisibles (DVD) Reviews
Description:Genre: Children's DVDs / Theatrical Release: 2007 / Actors: Robert De Niro, Madonna ... / DVD released 25 June, 2007 at ... more
Arthur and the Invisibles (DVD) ... Momentum Picture Home Ent / Features of the DVD: PAL / First released in France, Luc Besson's Arthur and the Invisibles is a touching computer animated adventure that makes up in look and in character for what it lacks in narrative originality. As a direct hybrid of Excalibur and A Bug's Life, Arthur stars a heroic ten year-old, Arthur (Freddie Highmore), who draws a sword from a stone to fight a miniature battle in the garden before finding treasure valuable enough to save his grandfather's farm from purchase by developers. Arthur's grandfather, Archibald, having long ago discovered the miniscule world of Minimoys, garden gnome-like elves that lived in his yard, shrunk himself in order to hunt elusive rubies that were hidden in their evil Mecropolis, headed by Maltazard (David Bowie). Now Arthur must assist the benevolent Minimoy clan, ruled by The King (Robert De Niro) and Princess Selenia (Madonna), in challenging Maltazard for possession of the jewels. Shots taking the viewer down through grass blades into the microscopic, yet gigantic yard world readjust one's sense of size, as do scenes, for example, in which a small, elven Arthur fights mosquitoes with catapulted tomatoes. Meanwhile, live action scenes of Arthur's worried grandmother (Mia Farrow) provide respite from a completely computerized world. Bowie, as he did in Legend, steals the show, bringing to life his Darth Vader-like character who chose evil over good in a past adventure. Corny one-liners sometimes spoil the mood, but overall the film's thematic blend of fantasy and environmentalism, like Princess Mononoke, will delight children with its positive message. --Trinie Dalton
Newest Review: ... to someone with more skill. The film takes place in 1960, as 10-year-old Arthur lives with his grandmother in a quaint rural ... more
... town, where his grandfather Archibald has disappeared. His nan tells him of a story of a tall tribe called the Bogo Matassalai, and their relationship with the Minimoys, considerably smaller creatures. Arthur comes to believe that the Minimoys in fact live at the bottom of his garden, and that they have some rubies that they have hidden in the garden somewhere. With the house they live in in trouble, Athur decides to try and find the rubies and sell them before his grandparent's house is lost.
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Customer Arthur and the Invisibles (DVD) Reviews (6)
by - written on 10/08/07 (Very useful, 69 readings)
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Release Date: February 2007 Genre: Family/Fantasy/Animation Classification: U Run Time: 94 minutes Director: Luc Besson Actors: Freddy Highmore, Mia Farrow, Madonna, Jimmy Falon, Robert DeNiro, Snoop Dogg, Harvey Keitel, David Bowie…. RRP: £19.99 Woolworths: £13.49 What’s it about ************* Arthur (Freddy Highmore) goes to live with his Granny (Mia Farrow) while his parents head offin search of work. Several years earlier, Arthur’s slightly eccentric grandfather had gone missing leaving the family in great financial difficulty. A nasty property developer is desperate to get his hands on Granny’s land, ... Read the complete review
Don't Let Arthur go Unseen (1244 words)by - written on 17/09/07 (Very useful, 136 readings)
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Believe it or not but there is now an entire generation and a half that have not had the pleasure of seeing David Bowie in a pair of tights and with a blonde glam mop. I’m talking about his film stealing portrayal of the Goblin King in Jim Henson’s ‘Labyrinth’. Lord David of Bowie adds an eclectic charm to any film that he has appeared in, be it as an anorexic alien, or a Russian inventor of cloning machines. He is to film as oil is to water – and for that I love him. Imagine my joy when I stumbled across a new CGI film that contained the voice of the Thin White Duke and directed by professional Frenchman Luc Besson – would this film be another splendid failure, or .. Read the complete review
by - written on 13/10/09 (Very useful, 8 readings)
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Luc Besson is a man known for his hard-edged thrillers like Leon and La Femme Nikita; he's not at all known for his animation films, and perhaps that's why Arthur and the Invisibles feels a touch incomplete. His inexperience in the genre shows, and perhaps it would have been more clever if he'd just written the film and left the direction to someone with more skill. The film takes place in 1960, as 10-year-old Arthur lives with his grandmother in a quaint rural town, where his grandfather Archibald has disappeared. His nan tells him of a story of a tall tribe called the Bogo Matassalai, and their relationship with the Minimoys, considerably smaller creatures. ... Read the complete review
by - written on 02/02/09 (Very useful, 15 readings)
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Directed by: Luc Besson Written by: Luc Besson (idea by Céline Garcia) Genre: Animation/Adventure/Family/Fantasy Country: France Certification: Universal Language: English Released: 2nd February, 2007 CAST: Freddie Highmore as Arthur Mia Farrow as Granny Penny Balfour as Arthur's Mother Doug Rand as Arthur's Father Adam LeFevre as Davido Jean Bejote Njamba as Massai Chief Serge Blumental voice of Electrician Madonna voice of Princess Selenia Jimmy Fallon voice of Betameche Robert De Niro voice of King Lee de Jong voice of Hardware girl Harvey Keitel ... Read the complete review
by - written on 09/02/09 (Very useful, 24 readings)
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The Invisibles?? The DVD title in France is 'Arthur and the Minimoys', which is the name of the little people in the film. What's wrong with it? I hate it when "marketing" decide to change a perfectly decent fantasy name, this time for UK audiences. I'm a fan of the Dark Crystal, Labyrinth, Krull (check out reviews) and other 80's fantasy films so I wasn't expecting that much from another CGI fantasy film, which seem to lose a lot of soul with all the special effects and zippy computer animation. How wrong I was. As the DVD documentary shows, loads of work went into the production here, and the result is a big success. It's a ... Read the complete review
