2 reviews

This is a film for kids. I took my kids and they loved it. And I loved it too ! There is very much to love about the film - it starts with Freddie and his Grandmother living in a wonderful ramshackle house in the American outback somewhere. Freddie has heard stories of his Grandfathers adventures and is determined to follow in his footsteps. Before too long Freddie jumps into another world where he transforms from a real human actor to a computer generated image. At this point he meets a beautiful princess played by Madonna and they go off and have adventures together in a microscopic version of the fields around Freddie's house. The sets are beautiful and elaborate and the characters are instantly lovable. I can't wait for it to come out on DVD - I'm sure we'll all be watching it many times more.

richardbray 3 Mar 2007

For starters, why is the film called Arthur and the Invisibles? At no point in the film is there any mention of anything being invisible. Surely it should have been Arthur and the Minimoys! This was a great visual film, with the potential of a good story, (although its pace and interlocking story lines got very confusing at times). Could somebody please tell me why there was a budding romance between a 10 year old and a 48 year old? Ok so we are to look past the actors and just see the animation, but there was a clear difference in their voices, Arthur sounding like a pre-teen boy and Princess Selina sounding like a grown woman. It might have been easier to block out the creepy thoughts if Princess Selina didnt have such a curvy, arse-swinging walk, which just kept reminding me it was Madonna and not some cute little American girl. Nothing against Madonna, and certainly nothing against Freddie who played Arthur magnificent - just totally against their inappropriate romance. I've heard rumors about a sequal, where their relationship develops....please no!

WhiteWitch 3 Feb 2007