Mr Magorium's Wonder Emporium (DVD)

One of my favourite Children's films is Hook starring Robin Williams and Dustin Hoffman, and Hoffman's quirky performance is a major contributing factor in this. In his role as a Children's story villian, he managed to encompass everything magical that we should expect from kids films, but so rarely get these days. Since first seeing Hook, I have been anxiously awaiting his next offering of fairy tales and children's fantasy cinematography. It was primarily for this reason that I was aching to see Mr Magorium's Wonder Emporium from the moment I say the trailer. Writer/Director: Zach Helm Actors: Dustin Hoffman, Natalie Portman, Jason Bateman, Zach ...  Read the complete review

THE IS A REVIEW OF THE FILM ONLY AS IT WAS SEEN AT THE CINEMA AND IS NOT RELEASED ON DVD YET My husband and I saw a trailer for this film so when my daughter wanted to take 4 friends to the cinema for her birthday, we thought this would be an ideal choice. The film starts by introducing us to Bellini, played by Ted Ludzik, who is a bookbuilder living under Mr Magorium's Wonder Emporium. He is a muscle bound tattooed skinhead with a love for Magorium, so much that he has catalogued his escapades. Dustin Hoffman is the lisping, buck teethed creation Mr Magorium, a 243 year old toy shop owner with wild hair and clothes to match his eccentric ...  Read the complete review

We went to see Mr Magorium's Wonder Emporium just after Christmas, as we were looking for something we could go to as a family with three young children (9,6 and 3). We hadn't heard of it before we got to the cinema, so we went without any expectations. ==== PLOT SUMMARY ==== Mr Magorium (Dustin Hoffman) is the 243 year old owner of a toy shop with a difference (the Wonder Emporium), since he has imbued it with his magic, his emotion and his sense of wonder. In short, it is the sort of toy shop that is the stuff of dreams. The store manager is Molly Mahoney (Natalie Portman), an insecure 23 year old, whose promise as a child prodigy pianist has ...  Read the complete review

The wife and I watched Mr Magorium's Wonder Emporium (MMWE) on Disney Cinemagic and so this is a film-only review. MMWE tells the story of Mr Magorium, a 243-year-old man who owns a magical toy store. Mr Magaorium loves his store and the kids who play in it, but decides that it's now time to hand the store over to his best employee, Molly Mahoney. And to be honest, that's pretty much all that happens in the film. However, far from being a boring kids movie MMWE is a delight to watch cos of all the things going on in the background. For a start, Mr Magorium is an eccentric character (as I imagine most toy shop owners are) who is brilliantly played by ...  Read the complete review

Mr Magorium's Wonder Emporium is a fantastically named film that didn't seem to create too much buzz when it first came out, however has been mentioned in many a film, most recently, I saw it mentioned in Sacha Baron Cohen's Bruno - and what a film that is, but for another review. Me and my girlfriend saw this film for sale for £5 in Tesco yesterday, and both being in the mood for a happy little tale, we decided to watch it over pizza last night. The film is of course designed for children, and has a U rating. It is about a magical toy store, and stars Dustin Hoffman, Zach Mills, Natalie Portman and Jason Bateman. Kermit the frog also has a small role in the ...  Read the complete review