Bridge to Terabithia [Blu-ray]

This is a really good movie. I had only heard about this movie and that it was good. So without knowing about its dark side, I planned an evening to watch it at home, with my wife & two of my daughters (23 & 21). After a mostly lighthearted beginning, most of the way through the movie, there is a dark turn of events. We were all kind of in shock and my daughters were crying. Ive heard that the BOOK is widely read around the [....] or so, so many kids are familiar with the story line. I WOULD NOT recommend it for viewers younger than about 10. There are a numnber of good elements. It shows the power of imagination. The friendship between Jess and Leslie is powerful. Teachers are portrayed in a POSITIVE light. And in the end, Jess builds a bridge and introduces his sister to his and Leslies magical place. The dark turn should provide a talking point for parents of teens. This is without regard to your personal beliefs. Religion plays only a very small part in this movie. You should take the opportunity to talk with your kids about the topic. (Im avoiding mentioning the exact nature of the dark turn to avoid being a spoiler. But you can probably take a good guess.) So, Id recommend it highly. Just be prepared for a good discussion afterwards.

I bought this to show my students after reading the book. I havent read the book myself since 4th grade (many, many years ago), but it seems to follow the books fairly closely. I like that it has enough differences (little things to update it) that make it easier to see of students actually read the book when filling out questions, but the main idea of the movie stayed the same as the book.

Im shocked at how few people know of this movie! I list this on my Facebook page and I have only four other movies there. Im a parent & grandparent, so that added to my understanding. This took me to the extremes of all emotions more than any other movie. Make sure youve got a full box of tissues because even the happy scenes made tears stream down my face and drip off my jaws--and Im a tough guy. The Bonus Features are great too.

I found this to be an excellent movie to watch with my 12 year old granddaughter. Great family movie. The movie depicts school bullying and also the difficulties of what some children go through in their home lives. Portrays a great friendship between the new girl at school and the boy that was picked on.

This was a very enjoyable movie for the whole family. It was a bit sad so if you have sensitive ones you may want to read up on it first. Also there were a few swear words. Other than that it was decent and well made. These kind of movies are hard to find now a days.

Like the lessons it teaches about television and imagination

My 11 year old daughter wanted this movie and she loved it.

This is a great movie for children and adults. The kids in the move have great imaginations and my grandchildren really liked the movie - and so did I. I believe my grandson was in the 5th grade when this was assigned to him.