The Seeker: The Dark Is Rising

2007
12A
1h 39m

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4.8/10

16K

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Adventure Drama Family Fantasy Thriller

A boy's life is turned upside down when he learns that he is the last of a group of immortal warriors who have dedicated their lives to fighting the forces of the dark.A boy's life is turned upside down when he learns that he is the last of a group of immortal warriors who have dedicated their lives to fighting the forces of the dark.A boy's life is turned upside down when he learns that he is the last of a group of immortal warriors who have dedicated their lives to fighting the forces of the dark.

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IMDb RATING

4.8/10

16K

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Trivia
Based on the novel 'The Dark is Rising' by Susan Cooper, which is part of a series of five books collectively called 'The Dark is Rising Sequence'. 'The Dark is Rising' is in fact the second book in the series, and the first to feature the character of Will Stanton, who is arguably the hero of the rest of the series. The first book, 'Over Sea, Under Stone' focuses on three other children who play key roles in the sequence: Simon, Jane and Barney Drew, who also appear in two other books in the series: 'Greenwitch' and 'Silver On the Tree'. 'The Grey King' introduces Bran Davies who rounds out the cast. The only common character between the all five books is Merriman Lyon. The five books are: 'Under Sea, Under Stone', 'The Dark is Rising', 'Greenwitch', 'The Grey King' and 'Silver on the Tree'.

Goofs
When Will's mother is telling him about the night his brother disappeared she said she took Will downstairs and asked his dad to get Tom, but later in the movie Will's dad is telling the story and when he goes into the room Will is still in his crib.

Quotes
Will Stanton: It's so... and ya know, and I'm like... this whole thing's just... ARRR, you know!
Merriman Lyon: Is that it?

Connections
Featured in Siskel & Ebert & the Movies: Michael Clayton/December Boys/The Jane Austen Book Club/The Heartbreak Kid/The Seeker (2007)

Soundtracks
The Sweetest Disguise
Written by Marisa Dupuis, Brady Erickson and Bryan Zaebst
Performed by The Sunday Drivers (as Sunday Drivers)
Courtesy of Permanent Records

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Featured review

My Eyes Are Closing

I haven't read the book it's based on but from other reviews, it seems as though the book has been butchered by Cunningham. Well, I can totally understand that because this movie is perhaps one of the most boring movies of 2007. It's pretty to look at though. The special effects, visuals etc are well done. The swirling camera-work is overdone. The screenplay is a mess and the characters are nothing noteworthy. The performances are miserable. Even Christopher Eccleston couldn't save this film. The reason why I ended up watching the whole thing is because I was at a friend's who rented it (she likes fantasy films) and I didn't want to be rude by walking out. I almost dozed off but managed to keep myself awake out of courtesy. Cunningham probably tried to cash in on the success of fantasy films like the Harry Potter series and the many fantasy films released in the last years but his product is a huge disappointment. Given the material he could have made something great but alas!