Arthur and the
Invisibles has finally arrived on DVD which follows the adventures
of a boy who stumbles upon another world. This entertaining children's
story was originally released in France as Arthur et les Minimoys
and and features state of the art computer graphics and an
entertaining story.
The story
revolves around Arthur (Freddie Highmore), a 10-year old boy who
lives on a farm with grandmother (Mia Farrow) and wishes
to be someplace else. Yearning for his parents (Penny Balfour and Doug
Rand), Arthur soon becomes enthralled with the stories of his
grandfather, Archibald (Ron Crawford) who is lost in Africa.
Alone
with grandmother on his birthday, Arthur decides to help her out by
following a series of clues left behind by Archibald that apparently
lead to a buried treasure. His search involves meeting a set of Massai warriors who assist Arthur by shrinking him to the size of
the Minimoys that live under the lawn of his grandparents house.
While searching for his grandfather, Arthur becomes enamored by the
princess of the Minimoys (Madaonna) and agrees to assist them from
the malevolent Maltazard (David Bowie) who threatens to enslave the
Minimoys.
This outrageous tale is rather good children's movie and
will really immerse you into this story once the title goes from the
"live-action" to CGI, it's definitely an exciting journey from start
to finish. Presented in an aspect ratio of 16:9 widescreen with
Dolby Digital 5.1, this is one movie that is oozing with cinema
quality. Recommended!