Zooey Deschanel Movie:

		List Price: $34.99		Label: Walt Disney Home Entertainment Salesrank: 15261 Released: June 19, 2007
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		MPAA Rating: PG (Parental Guidance Suggested) Media: Blu-ray

Editorial Review:
Fifth grader Jesse Aaron’s hopes of becoming the fastest runner in his class are dashed when new girl Leslie Burke outruns everybody, including him. However, Jess and Leslie soon begin a friendship, and discover a magical fantasy kingdom in the forest, where the two of them reign together as king and queen.

Description of Bridge to Terabithia [Blu-ray]:
Based on Katherine Paterson's young-adult novel and filmed in picturesque New Zealand, Bridge to Terabithia has lessons to impart about empathy and self-expression, but the tone is never heavy-handed. Jesse (sleepy-eyed Josh Hutcherson, Zathura), a fifth-grade loner, lives in the country with his parents and four sisters, including pesky May Belle (Bailee Madison), who adores him. His strict father (Robert Patrick, The Terminator 2) works in a hardware store. Money is tight and classmates make fun of his hand-me-downs, so Jesse finds refuge in running and drawing. Everything changes when two writers and their daughter Leslie (wide-eyed AnnaSophia Robb, Charlie and the Chocolate Factory) move in next door. Leslie is faster than all the boys, which initially puts Jesse off, but the two soon bond over their love of make-believe. In the forest, they find a creek that can only be crossed by rope. Leslie names the land on the other side Terabithia, where they imagine themselves rulers of the kingdom. Jesse and Leslie also connect with their unconventional music teacher, Ms. Edmonds (Zooey Deschanel, Elf), who encourages their creativity. Despite the tension at home, Jesse's personal life is finally coming together when the unthinkable happens. Will he revert to his anti-social ways or will he grow from the experience? Though aimed at all ages, pre-school students may find Terebithia's creatures frightening. For grade-school kids and up, however, there's much to savor in this smartly written, sensitively acted film. --Kathleen C. Fennessy

Bridge to Terabithia [Blu-ray] Reviews:
Not at all what I expected
2009-01-04 - I'd seen the trailer, but that's it. Given the current crop of fantasy movies, I was expecting a light, fluffy fantasy movie - NeverEnding Story, or the like. Boy was I ever wrong.
Bridge to Terabithia was anything but light fantasy. I'm glad I watched it alone - crying over movies is more my wife's domain, and I did plenty of sniffling. I don't see this as being a kids' movie - nothing terribly objectionable, it just hit hard in spots I didn't have when I was a kid. The acting is very good - a good thing. Despite the trailer it was all about the characters and the story. There was comparatively little CG - no Star Wars or Lord of the Rings here. Just enough CG to support the story. Very tastefully done.
My only disappointment is two bits of dialog, unnecessary to the story, that portray the usual Hollywood stereotype of Christianity. Disappointing, but not surprising, even from Disney.
Aside from that one minor nit, I don't remember being hit as hard (in a good way) by a movie since I saw Apocalypse Now in the theater in 1979.

Horrible movie
2009-01-01 - This is no wholesome Disney family movie!! The writeup should have warned us that one of the two main children characters dies. In addition, their was abuse, poverty, and very mean people. This is not a family movie to enjoy. It is very sad.

Great Service!!
2008-12-16 - Thanks for my copy of "Bridge to Terabithia." It arrived quickly and in perfect condition! My second graders will be watching it this Friday! Thanks again!

excellent film for kids!!!
2008-12-04 - I took my 8yr old and then 4-yr old to see this. My 4-yr old was more engrossed in the creatures/characters and excitement, while my 8-yr old identified with Jesse and the bully at school.
This film set great examples of how children who are not as popular or a little different are treated. We have all heard "kids can be cruel" and this movie shows that along with so many others.
After watching the movie, I talked with my 8-yr old and let him ask me any questions about acceptance, bully-situations and anything else.
Disney did an awesome thing making a movie to show how two unlikely kids became great friends and through the use of imagination, artistry, and written word they lived in their own world that no one could take from them.
This movie encourages kids to be themselves... be proud of who they are and where they come from. It's not all about "fitting in" and doing what the "in-crowd" does. Peer pressure can get you into more trouble than kids know.
THUMBS UP DISNEY!!!!

The Bridge to Compassion - An Important Life Lesson
2008-11-17 - I disagree with the opinion that this film is not for children. Our children have watched this film more than once and it has taught them (and me) something new every time they view it. It becomes an important lesson in living...living each moment and taking nothing for granted. It teaches them about companionship, compassion, loyalty, trust, fairness, equality, the Golden Rule, the importance of parenting, family, dreaming, striving, overcoming obstacles, the cruelty of discrimination and indifference - all critical lessons of becoming fully human and alive. I ask myself why these key qualities of the film would not be good for a child and come up with nothing. One should not wait till he or she is an adult before learning such life lessons. This film is presented in such a way that, with parental care and interaction, introspection and processing feelings can be shared with the utmost care for those who want to view the film. There is nothing ugly or distasteful about this film. It is an accurate account with respect to the circle of life we will often experience sooner than later. Children want truth and they become stronger, less cynical and more trusting when it is presented to them with the dignity and respect it deserves. Films that should be unfavorable for children are those with foul-mouthed language and sexually obscene content. This film respectfully conveys the realities of life that we often wish away until it is too late for the so-called grown up who, in actuality, never really grew up at all! This movie is stunning and deserves to be seen by all, though with parents who are actively present during the viewing to discuss their children's feelings with them following the presentation.