Bridge to Terabithia [Blu-ray]

Really wanted to like this more. Growing up I had some friends who called our secret clubhouse-by-the-highway Terabithia, and it was years before I learned of the book and heard Theyd adapted it. The film is decent in execution, but I think the story just doesnt lend itself to the medium nearly as well as it does to literature. No mysterious lack of decent performances or hackneyed performers trying to reinvigorate their career with a film on controversial subject matter. Its all at least acceptable. It just never really clicked into place properly for me.

Casting & acting (even small roles) were very well done, especially Hutcherson and Robb. I read the book many years ago and dont remember it enough to compare to this movie. Special effects were excellent, just the right amount and not over the top, which I believe can ruin an otherwise great movie. I would recommend this movie to everyone 12 yrs and older. There are many very real life situations portrayed that allow for great discussions for parents & kids.

Love this movie.

I hope my grandchildren will like this as much as my own children did when the movie came out

Exactly what I wanted. Perfect condition

Great movie at a great value

Old stories never die

I am so shocked by how great this movie really is. I originally saw this movie when my daughter was 3 at the theater. She wanted to see it and I thought I would be completely bored. I was wrong. From the beginning of the movie you are drawn in and cant help but fall in love with all the characters. Spoiler alert....have kleenex with you when you watch this movie. No matter how many times I have seen this movie, I still cry! You will love this movie!!

This has always been a favorite of mine and well worth re-reading and re-watching. Several people have viewed this movie with us and enjoyed it thoroughly. It is about as good as the book which does not usually happen in my opinion. As a retired educator, I know how popular this book has been in school and I believe the video/movie would be most worthy of being housed in a school library. It is just a good story.

The book is awesome, and the movie is a fun way to reward kids who have read the whole thing. The only thing is that you will probably need a permission slip if youre doing this at school since its PG. The reason its PG is that it touches on the mature topic of death and bullying; theres nothing inappropriate, unless your little ones think the fantasy stuff is scary. When I taught the book, most of my kids had already seen the movie, since it is a modern film. The thing about Terabithia is that its a place the boy and girl made up, and all the CG fantasy stuff is a visualization of what the kids are imagining. If you see the movie before reading the book, you miss that part. It is advertised as a fantasy like Narnia, but all the fantasy is what the kids imagine. If you look at the bad reviews, you just see people who didnt like the sad ending, or who were expecting more fantasy. Obviously they didnt read the book. Keep in mind that originally the book was written in the 70s, when life was very different. The movie does a pretty good job of *showing* you e book, but they do change a few things, including the setting. It has a very sad ending, the same as the book, so make sure your kids can handle death being a theme. I would have given it five stars if it had stuck more closely to the book, but overall I understand why they changed a few things. To summarize the plot, the little boy hates his life, then he meets the girl, who is new to the school. They get bullied at school so they find a little hide-out in the first and imagine all this fantasy stuff; its not literally there, and the CD graphics are just to show you what they imagine. They go to Terabithia several times, and the story shows you the boys sad life, and how he finds a few positive things to help him get through it. I wont tell you exactly how it ends, but it *is* sad, so dont show this to little ones expecting a feel-good happy ending. You should probably talk to your kids, in fact, about issues like death and bullying. This is reality, and we need to face it. Plus, read the book first, because it has so much more to offer. Just remember, the setting is the 70s in the book.