Met alexander ludwig, ian mcshane en christopher eccleston. The film tells the story of will stanton, a young man who learns he is the last of a group of warriors who have dedicated their lives to fighting the forces of the dark. Cunningham and stars ian mcshane, alexander ludwig, frances conroy, gregory smith, and christopher eccleston as the rider. In an episode of all things considered on npr, screenwriter john hodge asserted that he was trying to distance this movie from harry potter. Database of movie trailers, clips and other videos for the seeker. Dark is rising sequence fanfiction archive fanfiction. With alexander ludwig, ian mcshane, christopher eccleston, frances conroy. I think a few characters drink some alcohol, but no one is ever stone drunk, so thats a plus.
It depicts a struggle between forces of good and evil called the light and the dark and is based on arthurian legends, celtic mythology, norse mythology and english folklore. Were giving away copies of this upcoming dvd to our readers. Bbfcinsight contains sustained threat, scary scenes and fantasy violence. Will stanton thought that he was a normal kid that lived a normal life in a normal town. Harry p and peter j have opened the fantasy floodgates. In a key sequence, digital domain used its awardwinning storm volumetric renderer to achieve a menacing blizzard that swallows up everything in its. Will and his allies get their superpowers from the light, while they fight rider, who is the dark of this world. British author susan cooper wrote a five book series of which the second book was titled the dark is rising, which came to be the title of the whole series in the 1970s. Will must assume the role of the seeker, using special powers to find the signs hidden throughout. The dark is rising trailers and video, including teasers, extended looks, exclusive clips, footage, sneak peeks, interviews, and more on moviefone.
The seeker is a 2007 american family dramafantasy film adaptation of the second book in the fivebook childrens fantasy series the dark is rising by susan. The actor is a force of darkness in the upcoming fox walden fantasy epic. The dark is rising 2007 a boys life is turned upside down when he learns that he is the last of a group of immortal warriors who have dedicated their lives to fighting the forces of the dark. The seeker is based on the acclaimed the dark is rising series of books by susan cooper. Fire to burn away the dark, for the dark, the dark is rising. Wendy crewson, and his siblings, older brother james drew tyler bell, twins robin edmund entin and paul gary entin, and younger sister gwen emma lockhart. The dark is rising dvd and bluray release date, trailer, movie poster and movie stats. The wonderful, caring, loving stanton family was messed about with, diminished, siblings chopped out and pointless conflict and hate added. In the movie, will alexander ludwig is befriended by the mischievous merriman lyon played by ian mcshane and the ethereal miss greythorn. The dark is rising is a 2007 american family dramafantasy film adaptation of the second book in the fivebook childrens fantasy series the dark is rising by susan cooper. This film, the dark is rising, is also this weeks target film. Bagi yg sudah nonton west series yg judulnya legend of the seeker pasti sudah gak asing sama cewek cantik nan tangguh yg berperan sebagai cara mason disitu.
Will must assume the role of the seeker, using special powers to find the signs hidden throughout the. And the latest is this adaptation of the popular the dark is rising childrens novels by susan cooper written in the 60s70s. The seeker is based on the series of youngadult fantasy novels by susan cooper, but it dumps most of the lore and mythology in favor of. I can look back over more than 20 years of an insatiable hunger for the written word, and in the misty distance shine these books that started it all for me. It carefully and expertly wove arthurian legend and celtic mythology and along the way won the newberry and many other awards. In the scene at the beginning of the film when the bus enters the village, you can see that the road signs are on the left side of the road not facing the bus and the continous line that separates the two ways is on the exit of the curve, not before the curve. And its director, david cunningham, is the son of loren cunningham, founder of youth with a mission, one of the world. Whoever comes the closest to predicting the film s opening 3day weekend box office friday to sunday, without going over, will win 1408 2disc collectors edition. The dark is rising is a fantasy movie based on the popular books by susan cooper. The dark is rising is the first film adaptation of the authors acclaimed the dark is rising sequence. The dark is rising isnt a horrible movie, but it doesnt.
The darkness is rising, you are the seeker, the fate of the world is in your hands. Based on the acclaimed novel by susan cooper, the seeker is the first film adaptation of the authors acclaimed the dark is rising sequence. Searching for a streaming service to buy, rent, download, or view the david cunninghamdirected movie. Xvidripfix ar sveriges storsta sida for svensktextade filmer och tvserier, ladda ner tusentals filmer och tvserier helt gratis. These are not the average things that will stanton expects to hear on his 14th birthday a few days before christmas. The dark is rising will find an audience in a crowded fantasy market another fantasy movie, the golden compass, comes out later this year, especially after the wonderful stardust crashed and burned two months ago. Seeker is coming to dvd on march 18, and we thought its about that time to do another contest. You can pick movies like this out, usually by their awkward and unnecessary subtitles. This is a great example of how film makers can destroy a storyline fast by not straying too far from the book. The film tells the story of will stanton, a young man who learns he is the last of a group of warriors who have dedicated their lives to fighting the. Cunningham cast includes christopher eccleston, ian mcshane, jonathan jackson, gregory smith, amelia warner, wendy crewson, alexander ludwig, james cosmo, emma lockhart, frances conroy. The dark is rising, the nonetoofaithful film version of susan coopers newbery awardwinning childrens classic, somehow misses this crucial dynamic, and leaves its adult cast standing around stiffly with nothing to do for 90 minutes but. Ane sudah cari di index tapi kayaknya belum ada yg share pict2 nya.
The title hints at whats to come if the old ones dont take up their quests and defeat the dark. The dark is rising movie synopsis, view the movie trailer, get cast and crew information, see movie photos, and more on. The lion, the witch and the wardrobe to the big screen. With the exception of an always stellar ian mcshane, everything in the seeker reeks of a bmovie harry potteras in budget version and secondrate. Christopher eccleston destroys the seeker in the dark is rising b. A boys life is turned upside down when he learns that he is the last of a group of immortal warriors who have dedicated their lives to fighting the.
The dark is rising isnt an out and out bad film, there have certainly been worse films and recently, but its not particularly good either, suffering from illconceived and executed. A boys life is turned upside down when he learns that he is the last of a group of immortal warriors who have dedicated their lives to fighting the forces of the dark. Dark is rising sequence fanfiction archive with over 288 stories. That was until it was revealed to him that he is actually the last. It is based on the book the dark is rising, but was badly altered, it seems, in the name of making it more commercial. It follows will, an unknowing hero whose bloodline has predestined him to be the one who brings. The dark is rising was very good in terms of morality. Heres a quick look at the content found in this dramatic adventure film thats been. The dark is rising 2007 24 subtitles downloaded 2487 times. Directed by david cunningham, the film features a cast that includes ian mcshane, alexander ludwig, frances conroy and christopher eccleston. But, he becomes an unlikely hero when he discovers he is the last in a line of warriors known as the old ones. To win one must simply predict the box office opening for the dark is rising. The dark is rising feature trailer 2007 first trailer for the book adaptation places the story in a more contemporary setting. The dark is rising on dvd march 18, 2008 starring christopher eccleston, gregory smith, amelia warner, emma lockhart.
Will stanton, seventh son of a seventh son, seeker of the signs that will save all from darkness, makes a fine hero in susan coopers the dark is rising book series, but the movie adaptation is lousy. Its made by walden media, the same production company that brought c. I have tried to wipe it from my mind, but quite a few things stayed with me. The dark is rising 2007 starring ian mcshane and christopher eccleston on dvd and bluray. Based on the acclaimed novel by susan cooper, the seeker. The magic of the book is lost in translation with the seeker, due to its. The dark is rising 2007 free streaming on movieninja.
The dark is rising 2007 alexander ludwig, ian mcshane pg alcohol. Digital domain upped the challenge for an immortal warrior dedicated to fighting evil, by making the dark forces even more ominous. Oscars best picture winners best picture winners golden globes emmys san diego comiccon new york comiccon sundance film festival toronto intl film. Kids pining for a new harry potterstyle fantasy film epic will have to keep the vigil going. The old ones protect the world from the forces of the dark. The dark is rising is the latest entry in the harry potter cloneonabudget genre. Story follows young will stanton, a boy chosen to save the world from the dark. The dark is rising, so avoid it if you can film the. The series is sometimes called the dark is rising sequence, which is the title of its uk omnibus edition first 1984 and its us boxed set edition first 1986. The dark is rising british board of film classification. Frank elstner interviews a new generation of stars from the worlds of music, film, sports and more. For years, fantasy buffs waited for a film version of the dark is rising, susan coopers acclaimed teenage fantasy novel the first in.