The Seeker (2008, DVD)

This was a fantastic buy. The DVD is clear and plays great. It is an amusing and creative story. I would buy from this seller again. It was a good trans action.

I was excited about watching this movie because it had some of my favorite HBO actors in it, like Ian McShane(Deadwood) and Ruth Fisher (Six Feet Under). But it was kind of a let down in terms of the story. The story just sort of creeped along in such a predictable manner. There were some pretty good special effects but you can get that in almost every movie these days...save your money, wait to watch it on cable...

We missed this in the theatre so we were very happy to finally get to watch it. It was a nice "family movie night" show. Exciting enough to keep my husband watching but not overly scary for the kids.

It's a fantasy type movie that we thought was pretty good.
Good pick if your looking for a family friendly movie.

The Seeker is very very good movie! It does have with closed caption and it is made in USA! At last!

This movie is great for kids but as an adult you are kind of expecting more then what the movie has to offer. I thought the movie was going to be a little more Harry Potterish then it was. i was kind of disappointed over all as the action i was expecting was lacking. Good for your kids though.

You will enjoy this movie no matter your age. I love it and so do my 6 and 4 year olds. If you liked Narnia you will like this one. Get some popcorn and this movie and it will be a good night.

Just the kind of GOOD versus EVIL movie that I enjoy. Nice special effects. Language is appropriatefor all ages, but the dark scary scenes may be too scary for very young children.

This movie is based on the 1973 novel by Susan Cooper, which is the second book in the series The Dark Is Rising (The Dark Is Rising Sequence). Fans of the book should note that lots of changes have taken place in the transition to the movie, not all in a good way.
There are certain aspects of the movie that will remind you of the Harry Potter series, so you'll also need to remind yourself that Cooper went to press long before that other British lady.
You can't escape the fact that it is entertaining, well filmed and well acted, but compared to the book, it's lite. Watch this by all means, but make sure you read the book for the full story.

The Seeker (2007) is loosely based on the novel "The Dark is Rising" which was written by Susan Cooper and released in 1973. The story revolves around young American Will Stanton who moves to England with his family when his father takes a job at the local University. Will, who is the seventh son of a seventh son, soon discovers that he has unique powers and is an "Old One", a warrior for the side of good. He meets others of his kind and finds that he is a part of an age old battle between good and evil. Will is told by his mentor, Merriman Lyon, that his role in the upcoming battle is to find ancient artifacts of power created to help the forces of light defeat the forces of darkness. He is constantly menaced by "The Rider" and his evil minions while searching through time for the signs (artifacts). Along the way he must come to grips with his teenage angst, problems with his family, and of course dealing with the opposite sex.

The Dark is Rising was one of the first fantasy books, and series of books, I ever read and I was really looking forward to this movie's release. Susan Cooper's book won the Newbury Award, among others, for a reason and the director of this film probably should have stuck to the book. David Cunningham, however, went in another direction which could have been fine if he would have done it well. Unfortunately, for the few unlucky people who actually watched this film, he didn't.

This movie was a confusing and unexplained hodge podge with average at best special effects, poor acting by mostly no name actors, and a script that someone should have actually read prior to this disaster actually being made. Even though I had read the books I was still quite confused at times but was bored most of the time. This was one of those movies that after watching it you wonder if anyone actually screened it prior to releasing it in the theatres. The only explanation I could come up with is that Walden Media, who also released the Chronicles of Narnia, was trying to capitalize on that movie's success with this below average want to be epic. To make matters worse most of the characters were pretty annoying, especially Alexander Ludwig (Will Stanton), while others weren't developed at all. I was also very dissapointed with Ian McShane's performance who was excellent in his role as the saloon owner on HBO's series Deadwood and as the grieving father in the film "We are Marshall". McShane seemed bored in his role although not as bored as movie goers judging by the film's quick and quiet exit from the theatres. I wonder if anyone involved in the making of this film actually even read the books.

I sincerely hope that before Hollywood ruins any more classic fantasy novels that they take a look at how Peter Jackson developed the Lord of the Rings movies. Jackson stayed true to Tolkien's novels while still adding his own vision and interpretation of the material. While Jackson gave us one of the best movie trilogies of all time, Walden Media gave us The Seeker which should only be watched on cable, if its free, if nothing else is on, or if its winter time and you can't watch the grass grow.