The Book Was Better: Golden Compass Review

[@5zakuro]

One of the things i missed the most was the scene with a kid whose daemon actually got separated from him and Lyra finds him in a nearby village, holding a piece of dried fish, whispering the daemon's name... that scene was just so powerful an emotional. But with the acting skills the movie showed us, maybe it's for the best they didn't get to ruin it.

[@janetgray6220]

+5zakuro I think they did have a scene in the movie (watched it years ago so memory's a bit hazy) where she finds one of the kids with the separated daemon.

[@5zakuro]

Really? Not gonna lie, i could have mixed it up with something else, i also watched it some time ago. If that's the case, my bad :o

[@roderigodetriano]

I actually cried when reading that chapter and felt a bit sick because of the way they described a person without a daemon. Also why did they change Iofur's name to Ragnar.

[@ccanime36]

Actually yea there was a scene in the movie.

[@rosiespiller1640]

There was a scene in the film, but they made the boy Billy Costa instead of someone called Tony, who was used as an example earlier on in the book of how the children were captured by Mrs. Coulter. And there was an emotional scene where Tony died, and Lyra was distraught by the knowledge that one of the gyptians gave the piece of fish to his dogs. She then wrote the boy's daemon's name on a coin and left it in his mouth, like she'd seen had happened to the dead scholars at Jordan College.

[@Lunacorva]

For all this movies faults, I thought Nicole Kidman was FANTASTICALLY creepy as Mrs Coulter.

[@Iv1309]

Lunacorva I know you posted this comment 2 years ago but I still have to comment. I saw this movie 10 years ago when it came to cinema. But I recently read the first book. Although some scenes have been turned around (Bolvangar-Svalbird) it kept pretty close to the story and I know worse movies (The Maze Runner: The Scorch Trials for example changed the whole base plot from a second trial to an escape movie, that wasn't the story of the book at all). But what irritates me most about this movie actually is Nicole Kidman. She's a great actress and acted the role well but she just doesn't look like Mrs. Coulter at all who was described with black hair. They could at least have dyed Nicole's hair. Because in the way her appearance was described in the books this is not a Mrs Coulter.

[@roderigodetriano]

She is always cast as a villain with a tragic motive. Marisa Coulter is my favourite villain in fiction because her daughter doesn't understand her, her previous husband (before Asriel) was killed by her current husband and her daemon is intimidating.

[@BlueMageDaisen]

Yeah, they butchered the story and erased the religion... But the casting was really on point

[@kazinadbiralamadit6905]

@@BlueMageDaisen the author himself actually supported the casting of craig and kidman and even said that besides them everything was rushed he said the studio wanted both a cliffhanger and a resolution which cannot be done.

[@camerontrivett1772]

Honestly I prefer the TV series Coulter Mainly cause she captures the sociopathic nature of her

[@thecinematicmind]

When I met Ian McKellen himself at the BFI Southbank in London after watching him do a Q&A of Edward II, the person before me give him a Golden Compass DVD to sign and Ian responded: "I don't remember starring in this film." The person replied, "You were playing as the leader of the bears!" and this is 100% real the response Ian said, "Oh, now I remember. Did you see this film?" The face the person had was hilarious completely baffled and a little embarrassed. Now that should tell you how this film is remembered nowadays.

[@KrimsonRogue]

Lol, that poor fan! XD I hope he/she wasn't too embarrassed.

[@thecinematicmind]

KrimsonRogue He was very pissed off. When I met him again to meet famous British Director Mike Leigh, he told me that McKellen was a douchebag, though I think he was saying it as he kept stalking McKellen everywhere he went,

[@PS-dm1dq]

Ha ha ha! If I didn't already know that Ian Mckellen was awesome, this would definitely cement my opinion of him.

[@ilopominecrafter]

The Cinematic Mind or rather not.

[@gracekim1998]

Incredible!

[@davidspring4003]

"RUN, LIRA! RUN! RUUUUUUUUN!" *sighs* Sir Ian, you forced my hand. "Fly, you fool!"

[@shosty575]

😂😂😂😂😂😂😂

[@MrKlausbaudelaire]

honestly, my biggest issue with the whole concept of Daemons was when your daemon decides to stick to a single form and it happens to be the form of a bug. I would be in a constant mood of FEAR AND DESPAIR since all it takes to kill me would be my daemon getting squished or eaten by a bird. I would lock that thing in a box and carry it in my pocket to the rest of my life!

[@51stcenturygirl]

lol

[@Weirdanimalboy]

They actually mentioned something like that in the book. A fisherman’s dæmon settled as a dolphin, and the man was stuck living at sea or by the shore forever, something he wasn’t overly happy about.

[@MrKlausbaudelaire]

@@Weirdanimalboy and in the serie we do see someone getting killed by crushing his butterfly daemon.

[@BlueberryDragon13]

This would probably mean your personality is small and fragile and you like to hide your emotions. I don’t think a person like that would get into fights very often.

[@gracekim1998]

Yeah that would terrify me 😅

[@Nessmess001]

SPOILER actually, in the trilogy they make a point that lyra knew how to read the alethiometer out of instinct (we later learn that its "grace" or "dust"), and when her mission is done, that capacity to read it fades. She actually could read it without help

[@Samaru163]

True. However, Farda Corum still spent about a week explaining to her what the symbols meant, so she didn't quite pick up the skill like she did in the movie.

[@rollingon5566]

Which book?

[@vilwarin5635]

I think the turning point was her arriving womanhood. She lost her abilities to read the compass at the same time Pan lost his ability to change his form

[@sofialaya596]

yea but still, it was a bit lazzy

[@ANT96-x8d]

1:36 That reminds me of the comparison between J.R.R. Tolkien's Middle-Earth franchise and J.K. Rowling's Harry Potter series. Some people have felt that a lot of the small details, such as ingredients for potions, what Dragons, Hippogriffs, and other creatures eat, and even how three tools can be used to be master of death, seems a little too atheistic or science-based. Even Rowling herself said that even though she's a believer in God, she' couldn't pretend that she's not doubt-written about a lot of things. Tolkien's Middle-Earth mythology , at least, reflects on accepting God's existence, not to mention that Tolkien was raised as a devoted Catholic.

[@Kasaix]

"Watching a lawnmower fight grass" is such an incredible line.

[@m.m.1301]

the scenes were good, the photography was awesome, there were a lot of good actors but the writers are to be killed

[@sinnsage]

it's like they wrote out all the scenes, cut them up and threw them in a hat, pulled them out and laid them down in random order and made the movie.

[@alexjewett7455]

11:18 wait. The movie established that whatever happens to the demon happens to the person, so she basically just hurt herself.

[@opalyasu7159]

_(tries not to bring up JoJo stands)_

[@Hewylewis]

It was just announced that BBC is going to adapt His Dark Materials for television!! Now we can finally wash the bad taste of this movie out of our mouths!! :D

[@Andrew_Warden]

Thanks BBC! Is there a release date set?

[@Hewylewis]

Andrew R Not at the moment.

[@PhantosTheHedgehog]

What?! That's awesome!!

[@Hewylewis]

PhantosTheHedgehog Yup! Hopefully they'll do Phillip Pullman justice! :D

[@mitzavor8468]

I'm pessimistic about the new TV series. It's written by the man who wrote Harry Potter and the cursed child

[@alexinitalics188]

His Dark materials has now been made into a BBC series and it's very good. Since it's a series, the ending is not changed to be like the movie. The actress playing Lyra was in the movie Logan and is better at acting than the actress in this movie was. Also, Lin Manuel Miranda.

[@amyliaclenny1866]

Strangely enough, while I can buy Lin Manuel Miranda as a Founding Father, he's much less believable as a Southern Westerner cow-boy type. Lee Scorsby was supposed to be that. He played a good Lee, just no where near as good as Sam Elliott. A lot of his winning points for that performance are due to Hester & the extended amount of screen time they got because the TV series had more material to work with. I didn't decide I liked Lin Manuel Miranda's Lee Scorsby performance until his dying scene. That was the pivotal moment that tugged at my heartstrings & brought me back to that scene in the books. Until that moment I wasn't sure that this adaptation of Lee's character was a good one. Now... It's still not as good as the books, but it's passable. He successfully got me to feel a feeling. Or at least, the show writers did.

[@alexinitalics188]

@@amyliaclenny1866 Oh yeah, even as a big fan of LMM, this casting decision was so strange and whilst I thought his acting was good, he just doesn't suit the character

[@Andrew_Warden]

I love these books. I really thought the movie nailed the alterna-London of the book. The costumes and sets are beautiful, and if nothing else gave us an amazing visual for what this world looks like. The casting of Ian McKellan, Sam Elliott, and Nicole Kidman are also great. The script is flawed, but one of the most effed up parts for me was always that damn ending. Love it for the eye feels and atmosphere. Hate it for not delivering on the goods to give us a completed epic trilogy.

[@billybarnett9518]

They could remake it with a better direction

[@Andrew_Warden]

Billy Barnett Definitely. Hopefully that's what happens with the new version.

[@flaviospadavecchia5126]

Not to mention the love story that develops in the following books is one of the purest, most innocent but still emotional one you can find out there. Still, of course, not being the central theme of the story.

[@pageachatter229]

If this movie did anything right, it was casting Sam Elliot as Lee Scoresby.

[@arrash4388]

Yes

[@alexinitalics188]

Lots of people are disappointed by the recasting of Lee Scoresby in the new series but... Lin Manuel Miranda

[@yabo_san]

"Who wrote this book? Bethesda Softworks!"-Best line ever

[@uanime1]

The Golden Compass was about killing God as Lord Ashcroft plans to kill the Authority simply because he didn't the church was a powerful enough enemy. Though the Authority is an old angel that's pretending to have created the world.

[@charles7623]

what you think of the new tv series called his dark materials

[@Sillimant_]

5:53 it was changed from English (Traditional) to English (Simplified) and that's where the mistake came up

[@TheFLAMEXD]

You're writer as well as a critic? That is fantastic!!!

[@KrimsonRogue]

Yeah, I actually got started writing fanfics, learned the tricks of creating characters and stories, moved onto making my own work, then decided to do this for fun. XD And to draw attention to my books. ;)

[@TheFLAMEXD]

Sounds awesome! I had a few ideas for my own comic series. They're still rough atm

[@EricGraham94]

KrimsonRogue what kinda works do you write?

[@Smallestpenis]

KrimsonRogue you got started writing fanfics as well? I did too, I wrote them in notebooks and I’m not gonna lie, they were fucking bad. So much so I legit buried them somewhere on my old property. I called it my grave of shame

[@gracekim1998]

@@KrimsonRogue awesome, I write fanfiction too

[@chey5216]

This trilogy literally changed my viewpoint on the world and everyone around me. If you have the time, it's definitely worth the read.

[@Daggeira]

Daimons originate from Greek mythology (there spelled daimon if you Romanize it) and are believed to be randomly assigned spirits everyone has around them. Some are evil, some are good and some are ambivalent. Just thought I'd throw that out there. I was reading Wikipedia about them for ome reason about a month ago.

[@Grissha]

What happened to this movie (at least what I've read) is that after a test screening, some stupid executives found the ending too dark and "non-popcorn" and had it cut. Without the ending, they thought the movie would be more coherent (yeah sure) if they inverted the order of Bolvangar and Svalbard. And they cut a lot of stuff actually, they even fired the director's editor and made a new cut without the participation of the director. If you want to take a look on how the movie was before its vandalization by the studio, check this out: www.northern-lights-fanedit.com/content/articles

[@Luka1180]

Another explanation is they wanted to keep it out of the film for a sequel. But then the Vatican and churches in the US destroyed the chances of that ever happening. Shame on them! However, there's actually a lot of scenes that was cut, most of them what was more human and warm about the books. Like scenes of Lyra spending time with the Gypsies on the boat. I really want to see a director's cut. I fear, though, that we have to wait a decade more or so before we see that :( They did complete some of the visual effects for the ending by the way.

[@pacocardona4950]

@@Luka1180 hey ! hbo is having a tv series in late 2019 ;)

[@MrPF]

This is for me, one of those movies where you kinda hear about it existing then sometimes catch it on tv but never finish and forget about it Years later you find a random video about it

[@corruptangel6793]

Lets be honest krim, your demon would be the owl spirit from Last Airbender.

[@jmillar2717]

Little known fact, the Video Game adaptation of the movie actually went further with the story than the movie. Not by much but still.

[@inaneramblings918]

I'm new here. I found your channel while looking for an eragon review because I just finished reading the first book and remembered the movie but I didn't remember too much so review caught me up....I love what you do man it's awesome. Very few reviewers reference the source material of book adaptations

[@jhonthecat5061]

Same with me

[@Davidwash3r3]

I must thank you, that because of this review you managed to get me into reading the books. I just started on the first book of the trilogy and only gotten to the fourth chapter, and I am enjoying it so far.

[@KrimsonRogue]

Just wait until you get to The Amber Spyglass! Truly epic fantasy! XD

[@Davidwash3r3]

Oh I can't wait for that! :3

[@roderigodetriano]

The books are all epic. But the ending to the trilogy is a bit to tear-jerking from what I read as a little sneak peek when I got the book with the whole trilogy in it .

[@doodlespartan7628]

Davidwash3r3 I know I'm years late here but did you like it?

[@FriarTug]

Just to let you know, your ad at the end of Linkara's latest episode brought me here.

[@FireflyArc]

That was how I learned of him, as well. I had no idea he was the author of Micro God though. Now I know why there was a video about it earlier. Nifty.

[@KrimsonRogue]

Firefly Arc Wait, you knew about Micro God before? o.O Or are you referring to the trailer for the book?

[@FireflyArc]

Yes, I was referring to the awesome trailer for the book. I didn't connect the trailer with you as the author of the book for some reason.

[@KrimsonRogue]

The trailer was actually a gift of sorts made by my old roommate. I'll have to let him know what you thought of it! XD

[@FireflyArc]

He did an amazing job with is awesome gift.

[@Vegeta900X]

I love the books and from what i heard so did the director. In fact he shot the movie scene for scene and then the studio re-cut the movie to make it more family friendly in order to lower the rating.

[@9sandwiches7]

In the intercision machine why doesn't Lara's daemon turn into a bug and climb through the mesh wire to her before the cut?

[@9sandwiches7]

Lyras

[@TheLastScoot]

+9sandwiches They didn't specify it was in a mesh cave in the book, I imagined it being as if it were two linked asylum cells and they each got tossed into one of them.

[@9sandwiches7]

+991woot119 that makes much more sense.

[@banglefaar]

Daemons could only stretch away so far from their host. The bond doesn’t allow it, save for Witches. Even if Lyra’s daemon got loose, the guards would have stopped it from leaving.

[@SpringStarFangirl]

@@banglefaar That is, until the whole Land of the Dead thing in book 2. At least, I'm pretty sure it was book 2.

[@dodothyli1533]

"here's an incredibly rare device. only six of them were made and most of them have been destroyed. I'm sure that giving it to a deceitful, lying twelve-year-old who's going alone on a trip with a woman i don't trust is a brilliant idea."

[@emylievyrling534]

Grrr can't believe they intercissioned the ending!! Great one!

[@nicbell8090]

Real talk though, that scene of her slapping her monkey daemon and then cuddling it was chilling. There was so much wasted potential in these movies. Imagine getting Daniel Craig in amber spyglass

[@fisheyenomiko]

Hey! Found you through the ad at the end of Linkara's most recent video (The Hobbit #2). There used to be a print review series like this (The Duck Speaks), and I loved it; I'm so glad to see someone else doing it in video form! I liked this review, and I can't wait to see more. (-:

[@jamesspinner7764]

"watching a lawnmower fight grass"... You sir, are a genius

[@DeltaPhi]

Ian McKellan has a terrible track record with narrow bridges over chasms, doesn't he?

[@diepie5144]

why do adaptations always suck at writing? Like all the writing is done for you, JUST USE THE FRIKING BOOK

[@Smallestpenis]

That’s cute you think they know how to read

[@101Draico]

I’ve seen his dark materials on bbc... this movie REALLY missed a lot of potential material

[@khoo7732]

Max Glaysher the bbc version is stunning and really captures the feel of the world of Northern Lights. Plus it has lin Manuel and I can’t say I’m upset when he is on screen :)

[@jaday7282]

I'm sorry, i know to each their own, and im not saying the movie was better, but i HATE that show!

[@NoahNelson-Smith]

I also detest it, it feels so empty and soulless..

[@vickit9190]

Watching a lawnmower fight grass. XD lol

[@Dim4323]

And now the BBC seires saying "hold my beer"

[@DoktorPaj]

Was it really that bad? I found out today that there is a series, not having heard of it doesn't bring my hopes up.

[@Dim4323]

@@DoktorPaj dont worry Krimsonrogue will review the bbc series.

[@BinturongGirl]

I loved these books so much, and I was so excited about the movie. The disappointment was devastating. The BBC series doesn't do too badly, at least it understands what it is adapting, but it still feels a bit cursory compared to the books (there is so much they need to fit in the third season).

[@morganyoung3557]

Since you got me back into rereading this amazing series I would like to see your opinion of them making an adaptation of His Dark Materials into a series and what you thought of the preview.

[@burgerwolfbrown735]

you know your movie sucks when the game is better

[@chaysepatterson9043]

thanks for making me see how bad eragon was and still is right now I am working on a new eragon from scratch hope u guys like it

[@KrimsonRogue]

Good to hear. I look forward to checking it out. XD

[@NotOrdinaryInGames]

The movie made me want to check the book trilogy out. I'm glad I did.

[@merkules6]

I feel like my dog is my Daemon. Had her since I was 13 and I have taken her with me everywhere I can bring a dog. From the start I trained her myself and took care of her. I don't fear needles or blood, but everytime she's sedated at the vet, I'll get dizzy - no idea why and nothing seems to be helping. Last time I fainted and the vet had to catch me. This dog is about to turn 13 and I feel like I will be terribly lost without her when the time comes. It will definitely be an end of an era in my life.

[@TauGeneration]

as an anniversary, hope about comparing "his dark materials" series that was made in 2019?

[@Tintros]

I spend too much time looking at the books in the background of videos like this. :P :)

[@marieparisi4522]

I like the Bethesda joke Edit and the deadliest catch joke

[@Isaac-gh5ku]

The movie should have been called The Northern Lights, as it is what the original title of the book was called. I read that book from the library before. Sadly, The Subtle Knife and The Amber Spyglass was not available in the library.

[@faze_buendia9514]

I hope my Daemon would be either an elephant or an octopus

[@faze_buendia9514]

it's been a super long time since I've read the books; do they ever explain why Ms. Coulter can be so far away from her Daemon, or why her Daemon doesn't speak? or was that just show stuff, gods I gotta reread these I remember loving the books

[@Marmike91]

I too have found you through Linkara's ad. I'm so glad there is finally a show where they compare books to film!!

[@KrimsonRogue]

Just taking my little section of the market. XD

[@yugoxgc]

Haven't read the books so this might not mean that much My Deamon would be a Lynx....a few year back I'd also pick a wolf but as time went on I realized I have more in common with a cat, maybe cause currently I have 3 of those. Also I'm from Poland & we actually have both grey wolves & lynxes (is that the plural? sounds off) so yeah a Lynx ^_^

[@KrimsonRogue]

Well, the daemons were more a visual metaphor for the person's personality. So Lynx could totally work, but it might have an unusual feature about it, like fur color.

[@yugoxgc]

KrimsonRogue Oh so thats was why your wolf would be made of fire.. Cool

[@SonikkuXenoHearts3587]

Did she say "Kiss me"

[@xRaiofSunshine]

Sonikku Hearts Yes, it was creepy in the books too.

[@ukanthandlethetruthh]

In the book Lyra does figure out how to use the Alethiometer intuitively. He only tells her like one or two symbols he remembered. The snake meaning cunning was her own deduction in the book.

[@aussieman3021]

I'm reading the Dark Materials trilogy at the moment. Quite complex and intriguing. Also, Ragnar Sturlusson was actually called Iofur Raknison in the book.

[@Shadethewolfy]

One thing I never understood watching the movie was why the Church was stealing kids' souls.

[@berengerdietiker22]

I've never read Northern Lights, but when put into perspective like this, I can believe it's better than the movie.

[@AndreRhineDavis]

I loved this movie when it came out, it's what made me even read the book series to begin with. I liked the first book, and the second book was ok, but I found the third book really confusing and hard to follow. Maybe I should read it again, it has been like 12 years.

[@mariakai]

I saw the clips that I wanted to see from the Golden Compass in the video game. The movie was enjoyable but not as much as I wanted it to be. I absolutely ADORE all of Pullman's books.

[@ccanime36]

I wanna read the book but in my local book stores couldn’t find it then book store went away. But not reading the books gives me option to just the movie on just a movie and not being much smart on acting and stuff helps. I like the movie but the kids acting didn’t help but still liked the girl playing Lyra. Love the review and I’m starting a binge watch your “the book was better” series. Here we go. Lol Also to answer the question, ever since I watched the movie I thought really long time. And I’d have a special soul where It would never grow up and my demon can always change.

[@KrimsonRogue]

Thanks! I hope you enjoy the rest of the series! We just posted episode 58, so I think you'll have your hands full for a while. XD

[@ccanime36]

Thanks for the heads up and I’m commenting on everyone I watch lol.. Also love that you actually start your playlist from the first in the series. Unlike some KZbin’s I know/ watch.

[@forestgrump4723]

I think saying your daemon would never settle is really sad, because that means you would never really learn who you are. Your daemon settling into one form is not a sad occasion.. it's a happy one, because it means you've taken one more step to knowing yourself better. If you never know who you really are, I think that would be awfully sad.

[@ccanime36]

I never thought that a daemon settling was a sad thing. In the movie I assumed it was a form of growth and maturity. I think that there are some that could be settled with a form but there could be rare ones. Where their daemons can’t settle. Something maybe about the dust. (I thought to hard on this lol) I just “feel” that my daemon can keep changing forms even after maturity. Or maybe it could be quiet a complex character where they actually don’t and can’t find their true self. I’m weird...

[@pacocardona4950]

@@ccanime36 wouldnt it be great if somebody makes something like this but, instead of changing ever or parking in just one form, i would like it to be like.... having a poker of possible/mostly used forms, like the one when you are angry, sad, happy, and simple stuff like those, i will be happy to having i dont know... 5 or 6? someone that appears just in special moments of your life... and i dont know.... have a "regular basis" one XD when you are in automatic mode XDD

[@sakurapablo671]

Ok, I do love Nicole Kidman as Mrs. Culter, but you should do a comparison to the tv show of His Dark Materials. Since, it’s a better adaptation than the movie, and two, it’s diving a bit more than the movie never did.

[@dark3rthanshadows]

17:53 or watch His dark materials series. they did the cliffhanger soo well! i loved the show and i'm a person that didn't loved the books (specially because of book 3)

[@sandernielsen8018]

If Peter Jackson could convince us that Smaug was real or that the statues by the river in the Fellowship of the Ring was really there or make us feel the weight that the Oliphaunt charge brought to battle scene in the Return of the King, then why the f couldn´t they do the cgi justice here ?

[@lunerblade13]

what do you think of the book/movie of owls of gahoole.

[@bonefetcherbrimley7740]

Nice deadliest catch referenece, love that show.

[@Mister-Thirteen]

Okay, so I was told that the film underwent a massive last-minuet re-write and chop-job as a result of the studio caving in to the pressure put on them by religious protesters. Any truth to this? Because my usual sources are giving me both yes & no....

[@Samaru163]

+Mr.Northwind To my knowledge, yes, there was massive outcry over the ending of the story being too bleak and dark for a children's movie. SPOILERS AHEAD In the book, after Ioric becomes king of the bears (this happens after the battle at Bolvangar, not before like in the movie), Lyra finds Lord Asriel, who reveals that his intentions are to use Dust to go to another world and destroy Dust. To do this, he uses Lyra's friend Roger to power a device to open a portal to another world, but this ends up killing Roger in the process. SPOILERS END Test audiences saw this ending and wanted something more uplifting for the ending of the first movie, so they were planning to save this ending for the beginning of The Subtle Knife. But since the movie didn't do so well, that never happened.

[@Mister-Thirteen]

Samaru onesixthree Idiots, they go to all the trouble of adapting a trilogy and they cave in at the last moment. Thank you, but what about all the authoritarian & abuse of religious institution themes & narratives from the book? They're utterly missing in the film.

[@Samaru163]

Mr.Northwind I wouldn't really say that the series "abuses" religious themes and institutions, it just portrays them in a different light. Instead of showing The Church as a good, kind institution, the books show it as a corrupt and paranoid force that wants to keep everyone in-check. And there is truth to that in human history. But of course, you can't show that in a movie because the focus groups say so.

[@Mister-Thirteen]

Samaru onesixthree Sorry forgive me for not being clear, I meant the Themes of the abuses of Religious institutions by those very same institutions. But thank you regardless.

[@rosiespiller1640]

Isn't the first book called Northern Lights?

[@bradwolf07]

I recently acquired a copy of His Dark Materials series. I've finished the first book so far and I'm looking forward to other two. My first experience with this series was actually seeing the movie. So there's that. Anyway, book was better. And as for daemons, I would love one. I wonder what shape mine would take. Anyway, it's a brilliant concept and I could spend hours discussing and theorizing on it.

[@TheCrimsonKing117]

Hmm, ragnar, sounds familiar. has Anyone Here read the dragons series by Chris D'lacey?

[@frankifortunato9642]

In her defense Dakota became a pretty good actor when she grew up. She was awesome in Skins.

[@ElOchentero]

What I don't get it is why CGI for the daemons? I mean, we have cats and mice in real life. I know CGI is cheap but, is really cheaper than having a trained cat or a mouse walking in a map? and isn't also easier for the actor to interact with? I mean, with the bears is kind of logic, because of everything they do on the film and their attire is obvious easier than having train bears, but what's the point with all other animals?

[@ElOchentero]

Eamonn Deane it's really more expensive to have a trainer? but even so, the art suffers, I mean, if the CGI were good at least, like the one in King Kong or Planet of the Apes, but is not. If you are going to use CGI do it perfectly or don't do it at all.

[@ElOchentero]

Eamonn Deane but animals are already train for those stuffl, or they were before CGI

[@ElOchentero]

Well it is true, part of the problem is bad CGI, no CGI per se, never-the-less filmmakers have became lazy and dependant of CGI. Babe didn't use CGI and had predators and prey in the same scenes.

[@jessiebunny4757]

James Bond! lol. also why does her daemon keep changing from a ferret, to a cat, and back to a ferret again? Was this in the book? too long a go to remember, or is it a mistake?

[@KrimsonRogue]

Yeah, that's canon with the book. It's symbolic of the potential kids have as they grow up.

[@forestgrump4723]

Your Daemon doesn't settle until you yourself kind of settle into who you're going to be. There was a side note about a guy in the book who couldn't leave the water because his daemon settled as a dolphin.

[@macklyon7476]

I'm just going through your channels playlist and I just found out that this movie was originally a book. It was one of my favorite movies as a kid and I was just curious as to see what you thought about it. I might actually check those books out, I cannot believe I didn't know they even existed.

[@scorpionsketch908]

Loved this book series!

[@arthurbusterbffl4928]

Awesome review! Thank you for making it. :D

[@KingGramJohnson]

Linkara's ad brought me here, and I subscribed right away! I've been looking for someone who entertainingly compares books to their movies like this. Thank you. His Dark Materials is one of my favorite trilogies. I was very sad when The Subtle Knife was canceled, as that's my favorite of the three. But overall, even with loving the books, I still kind of enjoy the movie, I guess you can call it a guilty pleasure. Anyway, thanks for this review.

[@KrimsonRogue]

Glad you enjoyed it! Yeah, I love His Dark Materials. When I first heard they were making a movie series out of the books, I jumped up and told my father that I really wanted to audition for the part of Will. Such a shame the rest of the trilogy was cancelled, though they really could have done a better job at the first one. :P

[@KingGramJohnson]

I hear ya, and I agree. Maybe one day someone will come along and try it again.

[@gbw767]

the book was better. but how long has it been sense you read it? A lot of the things your complaining about are if not true at least partly true to the book. James bond is meant to get captured and not come back till the end and the girl dose mostly figure out the compass on her own even explaining how she works it to others at points saying how she "just feels it" also leave the kid alone i dont think you could have done as good a job at 13ish

[@amandablind1058]

Gabriel Walsh I know your comment was 2 years ago. But I just reread the books and I was thinking the same thing! A lot of things he is complaining about are the things that were in the books. Like what you said and and the scene with the golden monkey attacking pan and the bear daemon thing and don’t get me wrong I was not amused with the movie but a lot of what was pointed out here was in the books.

[@Dim4323]

His name is Lord Asrel not james bond

[@gbw767]

@@Dim4323 my comment was 4 years ago I have no idea why I called him James bond

[@nicholibaldron8171]

I had manged to forget about this movie, until this video. It's the only movie I've ever walked out of. I actually announced to my friends I was with, "Fuck it I'm out." I spent the next hour walking around the mall.

[@rollingon5566]

I think my daemon would be a giant sloth or a cone snail

[@sakurapablo671]

You should do the show comparison with the movie and update to “the book was better” on how well the show did a justify version from the book.

[@lahlybird895]

It's been so long sense I read the series or watched the movie. It doesn't seem that bad though. And personally I thought the acting was good. But yeah no movie can ever be as good. Also, this guy is amazing and ranting and hilarious, and I will probably subscribe. Even though nothing rhymes with orange

[@blakewalker94]

I only liked this movie because of the concept of the Demons and the Armour Bears.

[@ZoanBlade90]

3:28 Hail Tevinter?

[@Sam-im5tc]

I'm honestly torn after seeing the HBO series adaptation of this. On one hand they do SO *SO* much better with the story. On the other the movie completely beats its ass on acting in terms of pretty much every character with the exceptions of Lyra and Lord Asriel Nicole Kidman was a way better Coulter Christopher Lee for the 30 seconds hes in the movie is a better Lord Boreal Ian McKellen was FAR better voicing Iorek. Sam Elliott...come one theres no comparing Elliott's Scoresby with whatever the hell that was in the show. If only they would combine the more faithful storytelling with the greater actors. It would be an absolute smash hit.

[@alexturlais8558]

Btw, i haven't seen the movie in ages and the books are on my reading list. What is that glittery magic stuff? It looks like Edward Cullen drunk, running around in sunlight

[@Drforrester31]

His Dark Materials is such an amazing trilogy. The potential for a film series is still there. Maybe reboot it and just call the first one Northern Lights. Yeah, just do that!

[@OpticalArxenal]

I took one of the extensive tests they had for daemons once, and I got a nomad lion. Specifically nomad. I still think it's accurate.

[@Eric-co2lk]

I like the books better golden compass subtle knife and amber spyglass

[@ilopominecrafter]

I still have yet to understand how the movie’s golden compass (i know it has a real name, but thats what they call it and what i can spell)

[@bryantdelgado5209]

I love your passion about this book and this series. Unfortunately I had no knowledge of it by the time the movie was released so it made for an "ok" impression of a good story. I really hope that you find "His dark materials" BBC a more worthy adaptation of the book.

[@rayruckus4446]

I want to see a lawn mower fight grass level battle. That would be amazing.

[@lorimartin6819]

When will the television 📺 version come out?

[@vincentanuneko4269]

Could you also review the chronicles of narnia?

[@KrimsonRogue]

Well thanks you! Quite appreciated PaigetheBlackMage! I hope my upcoming videos exceed your expectations! ^^

[@chrisvisser-fee2631]

Hey now that the TV show / miniseries is out, think you'll cover that?

[@jessiebunny4757]

Awesome video man! Perfect critique of how they messed up with the movie, the books are so awesome and deserve to be portrayed in an awesome way. I hope the BBC adaption can do the books more justice.

[@Whitedragon9d]

Pretty entertaining video. I didn't get the vibe of a good film review, but lots of cool information about the book (been FOREVER since I read it).

[@flower_girl4983]

I watched the movie, it sucked. I remember how depressing it was.