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List Price: $9.98 | | Label: 20th Century Fox
Salesrank: 8317
Released: May 28, 2002 |
| Our Price: $4.66 |
| Used Price: $2.64 |
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MPAA Rating: G (General Audience)
Media: DVD |
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Editorial Review:
Seeking refuge from a storm, timid Richard Tyler enters an empty library only to be swept away into the magical animated world of the Pagemaster. It's a timeless place of wonder and discovery where legendary characters from literary classics come alive. Richard meets the infamous "Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hide" and comes face to face with the mighty "Moby Dick," the treacherous pirates on "Treasure Island" an a giant fire - breathing dragon, Guided by a trio of talking books - Adventure, Fantasy and horror - Richard must conquer his greatest fears before he can find his way home.
Description of The Pagemaster:
A blend of live-action and animation, this film centers on a fearful young boy (Macaulay Culkin) afraid to experience life because he's calculated the odds of an accident for every known activity. Chased by bullies, he winds up at the local library, where a bump on the head sends him into an animated universe, where his best friends are walking, talking books voiced by, among others, Patrick Stewart and Whoopi Goldberg. The Pagemaster (Christopher Lloyd) points the way to the exit, but the boy must first traverse the adventures of literary history, encountering everyone from Dr. Jekyll to Captain Ahab to Long John Silver. The animation is middling, but a worthy message makes this better children's entertainment than you'd expect. How can you fault a movie that encourages kids to pick up a book? --Marshall Fine
The Pagemaster Reviews:
Horror, Adventure and Fantasy... 
2009-12-16 - I was pleased to see that I love "The Pagemaster" now, just as much as I did when I was a child. I also love the message that comes with it about books. Because it features characterized books and shows what each genre is like. Those genres being Horror, Adventure and Fantasy. Macaulay Culkin plays the character of a boy who is afraid to do anything because "statistics" over-shadow his life. On the way to the hardware store to get some nails for his Dad, a thunder storm comes out of no where and he's forced to go to the library to wait it out. This is where he enters the cartoon world and all the magic begins... Seeing the joy on my sons face when we watch it is priceless. I hope it gives him the same message as it gave me. A great family movie. I highly recommend it!
Awesome Movie
2009-10-08 - this movie is awesome and realy entertaining. i love this movie. it's a must see
Pagemaster 
2009-09-22 - I received the item in a very timely manner. I have no complaints with this item or the seller, I would probably buy from them again.
McCaulay
2009-09-15 - All my grandchildren have enjoyed watching this movie over and over again. It is so very entertaining and educational.
What a wonderful way to talk about facing your fears
2009-03-02 - I love this kind of movie. It is fun, imaginative and you learn something while you watch it. I recommend this film for children and anyone who like films to uplift and entertain.
