Once Upon A Time - Cinderella

Once Upon a Time This Would Have Been Better

Advantages: Pullman's creative style / Detailed World / Reliving some of the HDM Magic
Disadvantages: Short and Insignificant Story / Lack of real interraction between the two main characters

Philip Pullman is a man of great talent. A man so focused on giving his readers something that little bit extra than your average author. His worlds are rich in detail and his characters, greatly developed and life like. Often compared to CS Lewis, he is a man with countless works to his name, which sadly are underrated. His latest book, Once Upon a Time in the North, revisits the world best known from His Dark Materials Trilogy. It is in fact a sort of prequel to Northern Lights (The Golden Compass), but with only 104 pages, does it have enough substance to capture the attention of his loyal fan base? This short fantasy story tells the tale of how the widely popular and arguably important characters of Lee Scoresby and Iorek Byrnison meet. Texan Aeronaut Lee Scoresby and his Hare Daemon Hester are running out of provisions and so ...

dan_pentagram 15.10.2008 · Read full review
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Review of Once Upon A Time In The North - Phillip Pullman

Once upon a time...And then I died of Happy...

Advantages: Amazing story carrying on His Dark Materials
Disadvantages: Might not be too great for those who dont know the HDM books

On my weekly release from the asylum we call employment, I felt it was time to catch up with my friend who was delighted to inform me she had managed to give her kids to a charity somewhere deep in africa and will be getting some free clothing in return. Since we were going out later that night to lower the level of blood in our alcohol stream, we decided we should go shopping for something sexy to pull in the punters with. First stop, Starbucks, which just so happens to be on the top floor of the giant borders books they opend a while back. All those terrible capitalist organisations in one place. It's awful really. After attempting to order a mocha choca lata yaya with extra cream hold the coffee, we tramped down the stairs and out into the "teen fiction" section where I was staring at a wonderous sight. A whole row of Phillip ...

ryanando 21.04.2008 · Read full review
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Review of Once Upon A Time In The North - Phillip Pullman

Once Upon A Time.....

Advantages: Fantastic finale to a revitalising western trilogy
Disadvantages: Some areas a bit patchy and slow paced

Once upon a time in Mexico 2003 Directed by Robert Rodriguez The finale to a trilogy of the El Mariachi films. Antonio Bandera plays a western style bad but good guy who had fallen in love with Carolina (Salma Hayek), battling with Johnny Depp (Sands) who once again plays a bit of an odd ball character with three arms and crazy battles that take out his eyes along with an obsession for a pork meal served. El Mariachi is offered a chance to seek vengeance for the death of his wife and daughter but after giving up his gun wielding trade he chooses to accept the opportunity which leads him on the trail of Agent Sands (Johnny Depp). Drug lord Barillo (Willem Dafoe) complicates matters and bullets soon start to shower the show. El Mariachi's vengeance is fed and the legend comes to a close after lots of bullet, guitar playing ...

woof45 25.11.2005 · Read full review
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