Bridge to Terabithia product reviews

When I first heard about this movie I was a skeptic, I usually don't like children's movies so when I decided to watch it I had a strong view of what it would be like. I was pleasantly surprised by the story, especially that instead of there being an image of this secret land Terabithia, you imagine it. It was realistic in how it presented the families and the children's lives as not being perfect but not to a point of being dramatic. A good story, but you will definitely need some tissues.

Two children become firm friends as they use their imagination to create a world where they can brave the problems that they face in real life. Although a reasonably bland movie, and containing a lot less of the fantasy aspect that I was expecting after seeing the ads, Bridge To Terabithia is still a good movie to sit and watch, with or without the kids.
It was easy to recognise the 'Da Vinci' exhibition that Jess and his music teacher went to see, as it-s the same (or at least extremely similar!) as what was recently on display here in our local museum, something that even my young son was easily able to pick out!!
Flicking through the Special Features, I came across a couple of interesting bits to note... firstly, the graphics were done by our very own WETA Productions (these guys are popping up everywhere these days, and have been behind some rather good movies!), and secondly the singer of the music video Â"Keep Your Mind Wide OpenÂ", was the actress playing young Leslie - AnnaSophia Robb. Not a bad singing voice on the girl as well as being semi-decent with her acting abilities as well (although there were places where she seemed to Â"over-actÂ" a little, but with maturity and practise, that can be fixed).
This movie is very much about the Â"Keeping your mind wide openÂ" idea, and shows that with a little bit of imagination, even bullies, difficult problemsÂ- and lossÂ- can be dealt with. Not bad for a rainy day, but nothing major to write home about.