"The Middle Book Advances the Story" | 2009-03-24 |
| - Reviewed By carstairs38 |
This book in the series finds the Grace children dealing with the aftermath of the goblin attack. Thimbletack is mad at Jared and ruining anything he can. Mallory is convinced they need to give the guide to the next creature that asks for it so they will be safe. But Jared thinks that would be even more dangerous.
Then they reach a compromise. They'll go visit their great aunt Lucinda and see what she knows about the book. The story she tells might explain why she is in an insane asylum, if the children didn't know better. Will her story check out? What should they do with the book?
The first part of the book falls into heavy exposition as it sets the stage for more action to come. But the pay off for that comes fairly quickly as the kids have another encounter in the second half. That part is certainly exciting. And the book leaves several plot threads open to be resolved in the fourth installment.
This serialization is highly addictive and entertaining. You'll want to make sure you have access to all 5 books before you begin. Read in order, they will provide an entertaining fantasy story. |
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"Good music, bad sound quality." | 2008-09-21 |
| - Reviewed By vincebaby_98 |
| I've never been a big fan of Simon Rhodes as a recording engineer, and this score suffers from some bad mixing. It could've used a little more sharpness. As it is, it sounds flat. Other than that, the music is decent, though the blaring rip-off of "Casper's Lullaby" in some of the tracks is distracting. |
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"Much better than Golden Compass!" | 2008-08-17 |
| - Reviewed By timber615 |
| I found that movie to be very good. My wife and I enjoyed it very much. lot of action and it keeps moving along for the length of the movie. |
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"Same old Horner Re-Hash" | 2008-07-21 |
| - Reviewed By User: AT5N8L7C3LGWS |
| Don't get me wrong, this music is beautiful, Horneresque, but sadly its the same Horner we have heard many times rehashing his old stuff trying to give it a new sound. He really didnt even try on this one. I was hoping for something new and inspired but didn't get it. Loved the movie anyway though. |
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"Charming" | 2008-07-16 |
| - Reviewed By drebbles |
There's been nothing but trouble for the Grace children (Jared, Simon, and Mallory) since they found the book "Arthur Spiderwick's Field Guide to the Fantastical World Around You". More than one monster wants the Guide and Simon and Mallory are eager to destroy it, but Jared isn't so sure that's a good idea, so they go to their Great Aunt Lucinda to see what she can tell them about the Guide. Lucinda will tell them some of her secrets and they will discover even more as they try to solve the mystery of the Field Guide.
"Lucinda's Secret" is the third book (of five) in "The Spiderwick Chronicles" and picks up where the first two The Field Guide (The Spiderwick Chronicles) and The Seeing Stone (The Spiderwick Chronicles, Book 2) left off. Authors Tony DiTerlizzi and Holly Black have already filled the books with magical creatures such as goblins, griffins, trolls, and boggarts and add even more in this book - fairies, elves, ogres, a unicorn, and more. Not all of these characters are benevolent and there is a delicious underlying sense of danger throughout the book and series. Some of the best creatures in this book include the unicorn, the shape shifting and cryptic speaking Phooka, the fairies, and the elves. The three children continue to grow as characters throughout the series, especially Jared who is maturing as the adventures continue. The addition of Lucinda in the book adds much to the story as she can explain at least some of what is going on, although her character isn't in the book nearly enough.
Since "Lucinda's Secret" is the third book in the series, it sometimes feels a bit like filler with only a little plot development. Still, it is a charming book in a charming series.
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"A James Horner admirier...." | 2008-03-02 |
| - Reviewed By User: A1TIEMYXWEN6VH |
Being a composer myself, I've always done my best to not be too hard when it comes to comparing a composer's scores. Simply because each composer has his own style and own kind of magic...and there is only so much of it. So there are times where two or maybe even more of their scores sound very similiar. Quite honestly, there is nothing wrong with scores sounding similiar with each other....however when a score is practically a copy of others..that's where problems show up. The action music was no more than monotonous and repetitive and one of the themes in there was 'Casper's Lullaby' save for two notes which were simply flipped around.Yes, I sensed what Mr. Horner was trying to capture..but it lacked the originality. The uniqueness... |
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