The Minimoys
What are Minimoys? They are tiny and small people, which are roughly 2.5mm size.
Title: Arthur and the Minimoys/Arthur and the Invisibles/Arthur et les Minimoys
Year: Fall 2006
Directed: Luc Besson
Genre: Animation/Fantasy/Family
Runtime: 103 mins / 94 min
Country: France
Language: English/French
Cast:
Freddie Highmore (Arthur), Madonna (Voice of Princess Selenia), Mia Farrow (Granny), Robert De Niro (Voice of the King)
Synopsis / Plot:
Ten-year-old Arthur, is trying to save his grandfather’s house from being demolished, goes looking for some hidden treasure (ruby stones) in the land of the Minimoys. He discovers a tiny kingdom of elf-like creatures (Minimoys) in the back garden, living in harmony with nature. Once inside, he’s transformed into a Minimoys and joins forces with the lovely princess Selenia to defeat the evil M, who-must-not-be-named.
Review:
This movie is quite an old movie, end of 2006 in France. As you can see, this movie is not from popular production, such as Disney or Dreamwork. It is based on a french children novel, ‘Arthur et les Minimoys’ by Luc Besson in 2002. Luc Besson is also the director of this movie. It is part of 3D animated when Arthur steps into the world of Minimoys and part of live action movie. Based on wiki, this movie is the most expensive in French production.
I have just watch it recently. Malaysia Cinema is not showing this. So, you have to watch on DVD version. I’m quite disappointed and surprising that the DVD edition is a censored version in the USA. The kissing scenes of Arthur and Princess Selenia have been trimmed. Why? And I don’t see those Disney production movies censored those scenes in their DVD edition. This movie is a fantasy, laughable and beautiful children movie, with the combination of 3D CGI and real action. It is very recommended to watch with your family. I find this is much better compare to ‘The Journey to the center of the Earth‘ (2008).
Pro:
- Few laughable scenes
- Beautiful and stunning 3D animation characters and environment
- Fantasy, magical story-line.
- Well acting in the real action scenes
Con:
- Illogical scenes such as Arthur (in Minimoys world) becomes extremely good swordsman, whereas he is just a normal kid in real life.
- A bit strange when the voice of Princess Selenia is Madonna and trying to seduce Arthur (10 year old kid).
2 Comments, Comment or Ping
sharon (^.^)
i link you yea if you don’t mind??? easier for me to browse ur blog anytime.
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Aug 18th, 2008
Serene
Sounds interesting ^^ I love adventures movies hehe.. Thanks for introducing, will go watch watch
BTw, nice to meet you o.. ^^ Thanks for dropping by hehe 
Aug 21st, 2008
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