Topic: The Seeker: The Dark is Rising

The Seeker: The Stench is Rising

By David W. Shelton | October 14, 2007 |

If there are any lessons to be learned from The Seeker: The Dark is Rising, then it’s how NOT to make a fantasy film.

I would have thought that by now, that fimmakers would have realized that it’s not just fantasy that moviegoers are interested in watching. It’s good fantasy.

After all, we’ve seen just how stellar The Lord of the Rings and Harry Potter series have been. Whether we spent the time following the quests of Frodo or Harry, the world has seen its fair share of diminutive heroes. Indeed, we weren’t limited to the small or the young to have that kind of quality storytelling. Other recent triumphs include the stellar Stardust and the sublime Pan’s Labyrinth.

Unfortunately, though, something got lost in the mix when Christopher Paolini’s brilliant Eragon got adapted for the big screen into little more than a celluloid cesspool. I suppose the fact that I’ve never read any of the Seeker novels by Susan Cooper is a blessing in that I’m not going into the film with any sense of expectation. «Read the rest of this article»

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