Guess which version we got… From what I have read, Arthur and the Invisibles is supposed to be a romantic adventure. Either the MPAA collectively wet themselves at the slightly risqué content of the film, and then gutted it to "Protect The Children!", or the Weinstein company, unhappy with the box office, gutted the film to market the DVD at toddlers instead of tweens. There is the one that Luc Besson made, and there is the one that the US audience got. But Selenia doesn`t exactly welcome his help.Ĭonclusion There are two versions of Arthur and the Invisibles out there. Shrunk down, Arthur finds that the Minimoys have trouble of their own, and he joins forces with Princess Selenia to fight the evil Maltazard and find the rubies. But there is more truth than fantasy to his grandfather`s stories, as he learns when he finds a gateway to the world of the Minimoys, a tiny tribe brought back from Africa now living in the undergrowth behind the house. With only three days to go, Arthur decides to find the ruby treasure that his grandfather brought back from Africa, and which is supposed to be hidden in the back yard. There`s trouble ahead, as the farm is in debt, and a heartless land developer is about to foreclose their mortgage and evict them. She raises him on the fantastic adventures that his grandfather had when he was in Africa, although he has been missing these past three years. With such an eclectic cast and acclaimed director, there`s no way that this could be another routine Hollywood CGI dirge of cliché, could it? Arthur is a young boy who lives with his grandmother in the country, while his parents are in the city trying to find work. On the other hand there`s Mia Farrow, Robert De Niro and Harvey Keitel. That isn`t necessarily a drawback, but then it transpires that among the cast are Madonna, David Bowie and Snoop Dogg. Then it becomes clear that Arthur and the Invisibles is a children`s film. Luc Besson also directed my comfort movie of choice, The Fifth Element, so naturally I would be interested in what would appear to be his final movie, for now at any rate. In a world of identikit Hollywood, there`s something to be said for mainstream movies that don`t obey the usual rules. The talent that brought us Subway, Nikita and Leon is one to be appreciated. Arthur and the Invisibles was written and directed by Luc Besson and is based on the best selling children's book, Arthur and the Minimoys.Introduction When someone like Luc Besson announces that he will retire from directing movies, it`s something that people pay attention to. The film stars Mia Farrow and Freddie Highmore, featuring the voices of Anthony Anderson, Jason Bateman, David Bowie, Nate Corddry, Rob Corddry, Robert DeNiro, Emilio Estevez, Jimmy Fallon,Harvey Keitel, Madonna, Chazz Palminteri and Snoop Dogg. Using a dazzling new combination of live-action and ground-breaking CGI technology, Arthur and the Invisibles is the story about the true meaning of courage and the endless power of imagination. It seems like an impossible task, but as he discovers along the way, sometimes the smallest heroes can make the biggest difference. But once in the magical land, Arthur must join swords with a beautiful princess and a reckless army of defenders to save the land from the evil wizard. Arthur learns that he must follow his grandfather’s ancient clues to a vast treasure – and unlock the passageway to a spectacular new world filled with mysterious little people, so tiny they are considered invisible, and enlist their help. From the creative mind of talented filmmaker Luc Besson (La Femme Nikita, The Fifth Element), comes a larger-than-life, family adventure about a boy who, after his grandfather disappears, sets out to save his family home from emerging real estate developers.
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