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The Seeker - The Dark is Rising | 
 enlarge | Actors: Frances Conroy, Wendy Crewson, Christopher Eccleston, Ian Mcshane, Jim Piddock
Studio: 20th Century Fox
Category: DVD
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Avg. Customer Rating:  65 reviews
Format: Ac-3, Color, Dolby, Dubbed, Dvd-video, Full Screen, Subtitled, Widescreen, Ntsc
Languages: English (Original Language), English (Unknown), English (Subtitled), French (Subtitled), Spanish (Subtitled), French (Dubbed), Spanish (Dubbed)
Rating: PG (Parental Guidance Suggested)
Number Of Items: 1
Running Time: 99
Aspect Ratio: 2.35:1
Shipping Weight (lbs): 1.3
Dimensions (in): 7.5 x 5.4 x 0.7
MPN: FOXD2249217D
UPC: 024543492177
EAN: 0024543492177
Theatrical Release Date: 2007
Release Date: March 18, 2008
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Developing one's self confidence is difficult for most 14-year-olds, and doubly so for Will Stanton (Alexander Ludwig, The Sandlot 3: Heading Home) who's recently moved to England and has just begun his first year of study as an American overseas. Feeling shy and inadequate in school as well as amongst his five brothers and one sister, Will becomes increasingly confounded when he starts to see strange visions including a sinister horseman (Christopher Eccleston) who demands Will give him some sort of sign which he knows absolutely nothing about. Befriended by four elders of the local community (Ian McShane, Frances Conroy, Jim Piddock, and James Cosmo) who turn out to be "Old Ones" from ages past, Will learns that his destiny is as a seeker who must travel through time to collect six ancient signs that will somehow enable light to triumph over darkness and save the world as he knows it. As Will discovers that he possesses hidden powers and struggles to learn to control them in order to accomplish his quest, he is racked with insecurity and self-doubt. In the end, Will's inner strength will be tested to the extreme as will his relationship with both family and friends.
While based on Susan Cooper's The Dark is Rising, this movie is significantly different from the book: Will's age and family circumstances have been changed, the role of the Old Ones in Will's education about his powers is much diminished, the six signs are less religiously symbolic, and the treatment of the final battle between light and dark is markedly different. Nonetheless, The Seeker is a suspense-filled, action-packed 94-minutes brimming with great special effects comparable to The Bridge to Terabithia and the Lord of the Rings Trilogy that's immensely appealing to viewers ages 10 and older. --Tami Horiuchi
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Studio: Tcfhe Release Date: 03/18/2008 Run time: 99 minutes Rating: Pg
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 Dismal adaptation of a GREAT book March 8, 2008
36 out of 41 found this review helpful
We all had such high hope, didn't we? The fans of Susan Cooper's famous series The Dark Is Rising (Boxed Set): The Dark Is Rising, Greenwitch, Over Sea, Under Stone, Silver on the Tree, The Grey King had waited so long and when we heard Walden Media of Narnia fame was making the movie we were thrilled.
Sigh. To get it made, Ms. Cooper signed away her rights to halt the massive, poorly concieved changes to this beloved novel. Not only was it 'updated' to appeal to tweens, substantial alterations added up to a movie no one really liked and were sad to see. Shame on Walden media for altering a classic in the name of marketing.
Read the book and act as if this film never existed. You'll feel better.
please let them stop here and call it a failure. April 10, 2008
36 out of 39 found this review helpful
This is quite possibly the most sheet adaptation of a book I've ever seen. The book was an amazing piece of work, showing the coming of age of a boy whose soul was ancient; there was no angst, no complaining, no teenaged "but I'm just a kid!" stuff. It was Good Versus Evil, and Evil was beautiful and tricky and powerful; and Good was sometimes hard and dangerous, but also as bright as the sun. The movie is a rip-off sucking onto the "teenaged boy with magical powers" theme, hoping to snag some customer cash. Avoid it.
Dumbing down a classic story December 26, 2007
24 out of 26 found this review helpful
This move did horrible in theatres across the world. There is a good reason for that. As a movie based off a best-selling book, it was an atrocity. The rushed pace of the story and the lack of a backstory, or background on any of the supporting characters really hurt this movie. But the biggest reason for this movie doing badly in the theatres were all the unnecessary changes made from the original book.The changes made to this movie were not needed. It is a prime example of dumbing down a story to try and make it either more modern, or simply more entertaining. For example: Will's family. In the book, his entire family was close, and nobody picked on Will. It was a prime example of a large family helping each other out during the holidays. Why did the movie make his family into rude, all around jerks? The change wasnt needed, I guess the movie felt that people didnt want to see a caring family, and instead thought that it would be more entertaining to see a bunch of morons tease their little brother. Another gripe I have is with Will's powers. In the book, the main thing about using the powers of the Light or the Dark, was that nothing was flashy, and they took the utmost care to not reveal anything to anyone. But here in the movie, Will has superstrength, can use the Force to push things, and also causes cars to explode when he has a temper tantrum. Ther are so many things wrong with this movie I dont have the patience to talk about them. I mean they couldnt even get the color of the Rider's horse correct. Do not waste your time with this crap, read the book instead, and even if you hate the book, at least ask yourself if any of these changes were needed.
Incoherent mess of a movie February 17, 2008
15 out of 20 found this review helpful
This movie was a waste of a good concept. What a mess! There's no plot in this knot of an ill-begotten waste of film. They must have been making up the plot as they filmed--with their writers on strike, or, even more likely, the writers working very hard to sabotage the movie. I hope the actors find work in decent films after this. Was there even a director involved in this project? The special effects were OK, but nothing special, and most of the time there was really no excuse for them. Awful movie and a waste of time. Ugh.
Disappointing... February 22, 2008
15 out of 20 found this review helpful
I have waited nearly all my life for someone to make Susan Cooper's "The Dark is Rising" books into a film(s). Now that there is one, I wish it was never made. Why can't producers and screenwriters just STICK TO THE BOOK??? The books are SO much more interesting than this movie. Even just by watching the trailer, you can tell that they practically changed at least 50% of the story. And the Rider's horse is supposed to be BLACK!
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