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List Price: $14.95 | | Label: The Weinstein Company
Salesrank: 6792
Released: May 15, 2007 |
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MPAA Rating: PG (Parental Guidance Suggested)
Media: DVD |
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Editorial Review:
(Family) Ten-year-old Arthur in a bid to save his grandfather's house from being demolished goes looking for some much-fabled hidden treasure in the land of the Minimoys a tiny people living in harmony with nature.Format: DVD MOVIE Genre: CHILDREN/FAMILY Rating: PG UPC: 796019801713 Manufacturer No: 80171
Description of Arthur and the Invisibles (Widescreen Edition):
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
Arthur and the Invisibles (Widescreen Edition) Reviews:
In it's original form it's a much better movie. 
2008-07-22 - Although this movie is quite wonderful in it's original form.
The 'Weinstein' version is disjointed, removes any of the undercurrent for the movie, and makes quite a mess of things in the process.
Save your money, demand that there be a Region 1 - Unedited/Directors cut, and you'll be much happier.
great movie, some lines that are a little more adult but still good for kids. 
2008-07-18 - I really enjoyed this movie with my niece and nephew, they liked it a lot as well. The villan scared them a bit but not too bad. He's a bit of a wimpy villan as it is shown later on.
The quality of the animation was great, I put it in my upscaling player for my 52 inch and it resulted great quality, very very little noise for a non HD format upscaled. Animations and computer genrated imaging is great for that.
It's got a great morally sound story as well. It's even fun for the little ones to watch. I know they enjoyed it because they ask to see it from time to time when they are over (too many movies never get seen again with those 2).
Please find me the uncut version! 
2008-07-11 - This isn't a bad film, my kids liked it well enough. My complaint is with the DVD editing. I saw the uncut version on satellite TV in Japan, and this Weinstein release edited out some of the funnier scenes. I suppose they were considered a little too racy for a "G" rating, but the material cut was very mild and shouldn't have been objectionable even to families with small children. For example, when Arthur, the Princess, and her little brother are in a small boat about to go over the falls, Arthur needs a bit of rope so he can tie it to his sword, stick the sword into a log over the stream, and climb the rope to safety. There isn't any rope, and Arthur starts to reach for the cord that ties the Princess's shirt front. She swats his hand away and says something like "just because we're about to die doesn't mean you can take liberties!" He explains what it's for and takes it, so she has to hold her shirt closed with one hand. Right away they have to climb up the cord, and he tells her to use both hands, but she needs one hand to keep her top on. There are several cuts like that in this U.S. DVD release. They make the story choppy and wipe out the context for some of the later jokes.
I'd wait to buy a copy until you can get an unedited version. This one's just not very good.
really cute
2008-06-25 - I really enjoy this movie more than I thought I would. It's a very cute movie and every adult will be surprised.
Use Kids or Granny as excuse to see this one...
2008-04-19 - A simple and original storyline. A mix of real life and artwork. One of those movies to see when you are stressed-out. The kids and granny are sure to like it too, so here is your excuse to watch it.
