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The Water Horse: Legend of the Deep (2007)
description written by member Zara:
Based on the children's fantasy novel by British author Dick King-Smith. "The Water Horse" tells the story of a lonely boy in Scotland who finds a mysterious egg from which hatches a "water horse" -- a mythical sea monster of Scottish legend.
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The Water Horse: Legend of the Deep Movie Review by Zara (1/1/2008) |
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Somewhere between the vein of INTO THE WEST and FREE WILLY, there is TWH:LOTD.
Sounds trite, I suppose, but hang with me for a second. Simple stories are so much more charming when they're not Americanized. Much of the interest in this movie is that there is a cute but not cloying young star (as opposed to one that...
(complete The Water Horse: Legend of the Deep review by Zara)
| The Water Horse: Legend of the Deep Movie Review by Jarrod (1/1/2008) |
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'The Water Horse' is a charming and delightful family flick built around the legend of the Loch Ness monster, which supposedly resides in a Scottish lake. This film explores how it got there, but not exactly where it came from, and initially, I thought I was seeing a rehash of Eragon, as a young boy finds a mysterious egg...
(complete The Water Horse: Legend of the Deep review by Jarrod)
| The Water Horse: Legend of the Deep Movie Review by Zombie Boy (12/28/2007) |
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This is an extremely charming movie, though I'm not sure it was entirely aimed at small children, as the adverts will have you believe. It has a very slow start, choosing to set up the characters and situations as opposed to being a CGI smorgasbord.
Young Scottish lad Angus carries around a grim visage through his days,...
(complete The Water Horse: Legend of the Deep review by Zombie Boy)
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