Arthur and the Invisibles (Widescreen Edition) | 
| Actors: Jason Bateman, Robert De Niro, Mia Farrow, Harvey Keitel, Adam Le Fevre
Studio: The Weinstein Company
Category: DVD
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Rating:  36 reviews
Sales Rank: 5935
Format: Animated, Closed-captioned, Color, Widescreen, Ntsc
Language: English (Original Language)
Rating: PG (Parental Guidance Suggested)
Region: 1
Number Of Discs: 1
Running Time: 94 Minutes
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.2
Dimensions (in): 7.1 x 5.4 x 0.6
MPN: WEID80171D
UPC: 796019801713
EAN: 0796019801713
ASIN: B000N4SHNU
Theatrical Release Date: 2006
Release Date: May 15, 2007
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Condition: Brand New, Factory Sealed, Thousands of Titles Listed, Fast Processing
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Product Description
Studio: Genius Products Inc Release Date: 05/13/2008 Run time: 94 minutes Rating: Pg
Amazon.com
First released in France, Luc Besson's Arthur and the Invisibles is a touching computer animated adventure that makes up in look and in character for what it lacks in narrative originality. As a direct hybrid of Excalibur and A Bug's Life, Arthur stars a heroic ten year-old, Arthur (Freddie Highmore), who draws a sword from a stone to fight a miniature battle in the garden before finding treasure valuable enough to save his grandfather's farm from purchase by developers. Arthur's grandfather, Archibald, having long ago discovered the miniscule world of Minimoys, garden gnome-like elves that lived in his yard, shrunk himself in order to hunt elusive rubies that were hidden in their evil Mecropolis, headed by Maltazard (David Bowie). Now Arthur must assist the benevolent Minimoy clan, ruled by The King (Robert De Niro) and Princess Selenia (Madonna), in challenging Maltazard for possession of the jewels. Shots taking the viewer down through grass blades into the microscopic, yet gigantic yard world readjust one's sense of size, as do scenes, for example, in which a small, elven Arthur fights mosquitoes with catapulted tomatoes. Meanwhile, live action scenes of Arthur's worried grandmother (Mia Farrow) provide respite from a completely computerized world. Bowie, as he did in Legend, steals the show, bringing to life his Darth Vader-like character who chose evil over good in a past adventure. Corny one-liners sometimes spoil the mood, but overall the film's thematic blend of fantasy and environmentalism, like Princess Mononoke, will delight children with its positive message. --Trinie Dalton
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 Arthur and the Invisbles January 1, 2009
C. A. Luster (Burke, VA USA)
A cute childrens fantasy movie that some adults may enjoy. When a boys home is going to be taken over by a developer he decides to try and find his father that disappeared looking for a treasure. His father had told him stories of unusual tribes not seen by other people. One is very small and can only be seen with a special telescope. He unlocks the means to get there with the assistance of a very tall African tribe. When he shrinks down he looks very different like the people he finds. Almost like an animated Elf. Decent story, cast, and music make this a fun family movie. If you enjoyed this catch "The Spiderwick Chronicles".
CA Luster
I'm Almost Ashamed To Say It Was Great December 26, 2008
Steven Stewart (steveo.stewart@hotmail.co.uk)
This film was released in 2006 and I only ever saw it on a whim not expecting it to be anything special. How surprised was I to find that this was an incredibly enjoyable film that kept my attention throughout its entire runtime. Now I have to say something, I'm not a fan of Freddy Highmore and to be honest just find him incredible annoying. However, even I have to admit that he was great in this flick and don't really think this could've been done without him. Not only is this film carried by Highmores main role, but it's also a film that features two of the biggest musical stars of the 20th century of Madonna and David Bowie. This is just a picture with some massive names putting their voices and faces towards it. Snoop Dogg, Mia Farrow and David Suchet come together with music legends and the main antagonist to create this highly enjoyable film experience.
Arthur is a ten year old boy living with his grandmother whilst his parents are away looking for work. His eccentric grandfather has been missing for a number of years, and his grandparents house is due to be torn down due to massive debts. Arthur reads a book that tells of the land of the Minimoys and his grandfathers secret treasure hidden somewhere in the land. Arthur decides that this is simply his only chance to save their home, so he manages to get into the land of the Minimoys who are a people no larger than a human tooth who live underground. Upon venturing into their land he meets Princess Selenia (Madonna) and her brother Betameche (Jimmy Fallon) who offer to help Arthur find his grandfathers lost treasure.
What's the most surprising aspect of the whole film is it's simply not what you would expect. Although I stumbled across it, I had this dea that it would be a very childish film filled with idiomatic cliches and double entendres that only the adults would get. What I got instead was a very clean and ejoyable film, not looking to over impress a particular audience but just looking to entertain. David Bowies voicing of the bad guy Maltazard is one of the coolest parts of the entire thing as I'm sure many will agree that the man himself is quite a scary persona.
I would highly recommend this film to anyone with a child or even if you don't have a child, borrow one from next door to give you an excuse to watch it. It's a great film, very clean and just a heartwarming experience but it's one of those that you couldn't watch on your own without appearing a bit creepy.
 Grandmother's favorite August 29, 2008
B. Greer (Powell, TN United States)
I bought this movie for myself because I loved it so much when I viewed it with my grandchildren. It is a wonderful movie with lots of laughs and serious moments. The little boy was so cute and was very good as the main character. Get it to watch with your kids and grandkids, and keep it for yourself.
 In it's original form it's a much better movie. July 22, 2008
Christopher Hamer (Florida, USA)
2 out of 3 found this review helpful
Although this movie is quite wonderful in it's original form.
The 'Weinstein' version is disjointed, removes any of the undercurrent for the movie, and makes quite a mess of things in the process.
Save your money, demand that there be a Region 1 - Unedited/Directors cut, and you'll be much happier.
great movie, some lines that are a little more adult but still good for kids. July 18, 2008
Bone (South Florida)
I really enjoyed this movie with my niece and nephew, they liked it a lot as well. The villan scared them a bit but not too bad. He's a bit of a wimpy villan as it is shown later on.
The quality of the animation was great, I put it in my upscaling player for my 52 inch and it resulted great quality, very very little noise for a non HD format upscaled. Animations and computer genrated imaging is great for that.
It's got a great morally sound story as well. It's even fun for the little ones to watch. I know they enjoyed it because they ask to see it from time to time when they are over (too many movies never get seen again with those 2).
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