Writers WGA: Chris Weitz (screenplay),
Phillip Pullman (novel)
20.02.2008
'The Golden Compass'
reviewed by Donna Scott
Before
going to see the film adaptation of Phillip Pullman’s
Northern Lights (The Golden Compass: US), I tried
to steer clear of all the discussion on the Internet –
not to avoid plot spoilers, but because I didn’t want
to be put off by the views of anyone who had read the book
as well and made disappointed comparisons, as often happens
with film adaptations of anything.
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Before
going to see the film adaptation of Phillip Pullman’s
Northern Lights (The Golden Compass: US), I tried
to steer clear of all the discussion on the Internet –
not to avoid plot spoilers, but because I didn’t want
to be put off by the views of anyone who had read the book
as well and made disappointed comparisons, as often happens
with film adaptations of anything.