Seraherrera
The movie is wonderful and true, an act of love in all its contradictions and complexity
Alistair Olson
After playing with our expectations, this turns out to be a very different sort of film.
Payno
I think this is a new genre that they're all sort of working their way through it and haven't got all the kinks worked out yet but it's a genre that works for me.
liberalgems
You know you're in trouble when you constantly can't help saying to yourself: "I could act better than him, I could act better than her!" After a while I realized I could act better than any character in the entire film! The acting is that unconvincing and poor - it's beyond belief. Some other words to describe the acting talent of the performers is - cardboard, camp, dopey and annoying! If the acting was not bad enough, the story was even worse! This film was totally devoid of any entertainment value, whatsoever, for the mind of an adult! Personally, I think most children, and certainly teens, would be bored to tears! It's obvious to me that Tales from the NeverEnding Story - The Beginning is an attempt to make a quick buck off of The NeverEnding Story. To essentially turn a wonderful story into a commodity, like toothpaste or underarm deodorant. If you must see this godforsaken film out of curiosity, at least buy it used so you won't encourage a sequel!
frigola
Dude, to see a "review" wrote by oneself in a 5 years lapse, can be surely annoying. (My English was really worse, with all those mistakes and internet slang, I did that back then even in my mother language).I'll try correct it, even if my English is not the very best yetSince I discovered "The Never-Ending Story" book, I have been a fan, and I consider it magical and full of depth and so on.About the adaptations it had to the big screen. I can't say anything which hadn't been said. I mean: 1 Movie. Just check Ende's opinion. Despite all that being true, plus the clichés and changes (that "works for cinema"), and the technical issues. I'm kind with this one because it still have philosophical dialog, even for a "children's movie", (Morla, Gmork, the beginning after the en)and it made so much people dream! That it worth it.2 Movie.What with those crabs, robots and that bird? This one is so weird. But the Xayide's demise here. Uhm! nice! (but cheesy) 3 Movie. Nice try at a twist to the franchise (by different plot). But it seems like they're trying to milk nostalgia and to make it childish (but they don't come to realize that neither children nor nostalgics are dumbs).The animation show it only a little better but still takes from this last movie and its just typical.The Never-Ending Story (the book) never was for children (not only), not just plain easy fantasy. It's a fable and it's about existence and personal growth, so not only for them and yet they can understand it and they enjoy it.It drives me to my point in reviewing this very adaptation. It's just for children, plain and clear for the children but I think it can be enjoyed. It's beautiful, and to be a 2000's series it's like kind of an old school children show (I like that).OK, It rips-off and it rips-off badly. I can tolerate the whole re-imaging (Fantasia is all about that, re-imaging).Maybe if it had happened, like, several years after the old adventure and this Bastian weren't Bastian but a new child, and this Atreyu were our old pal Bastian. And had some more depth. It would have worked better.Some other reviewer told that Gmork being a shape-shifter and a substitute teacher was awful(as far as I remember he's a werewolf and dimension leaper even in the book) so no problem with taking some other form as far as it fit. That was not the problem.It was a great idea just went wrong, due to seemingly pointless matters that weren't so pointless- You really have to love the source material to make something about it (like those "Legends of Fantasia" books), even if it's re-imagining (which is not "Oh! I want to do a new thing, even revolutionary in a field but I run out of ideas and/or need a bust so i'll use something already known". As I'm afraid it may be)I'm still glad with the effort and it's better than some other "adaptations". It's watchable ----I said it's never going to be a film remake closer to the book, because first movie purist would go nuts. I know now it's going to be a reboot and they say it's going to be closer to the book. To be fair I'm not going to put all my hope or I will be disappointed with whatever it comes. So I look forward to it kindlyFrigola.Ahhhh it feels nice to purge my old post.
wv_rivers
This movie is an utter perversion of Ende's Fantastica. I'm just glad that he didn't live to see this piece of horrible junk. I, unfortunately got this as a gift and after about ten minutes of watching it I was ticked off. The people who made this show, obviously, never even looked at the book. The fans of the book and the movies already went through enough with the creation of The Neverending Story III so we didn't need this blow to the gut. I don't know who in the world thought that doing this show would be a good idea. And I can't fathom how some people like this. Read the book people and you'll see my point. My advice to everyone is beware this show, DO NOT watch it. This show gets an F-.
lisa-vega
It's not exactly like the movie but it's a pleasant t.v series for kids.The nothing is never really explained and i must say i much prefer the movie version where it just sucks everything up. I was a little disturbed by the death of the mother. It was a little much, but after episode one it picks up. Love the little boy with the buck teeth in the tribe. A flying machine replacing the luck dragon is clever.Though the ease in which everyone learns to fly it is far fetched.In all, i prefer the original movie (hated the sequel) but who wouldn't.
