Bridge to Terabithia [Blu-ray]

The book is awesome, and the movie is a fun way to reward kids who have read the whole thing. The only thing is that you will probably need a permission slip if youre doing this at school since its PG. The reason its PG is that it touches on the mature topic of death and bullying; theres nothing inappropriate, unless your little ones think the fantasy stuff is scary. When I taught the book, most of my kids had already seen the movie, since it is a modern film. The thing about Terabithia is that its a place the boy and girl made up, and all the CG fantasy stuff is a visualization of what the kids are imagining. If you see the movie before reading the book, you miss that part. It is advertised as a fantasy like Narnia, but all the fantasy is what the kids imagine. If you look at the bad reviews, you just see people who didnt like the sad ending, or who were expecting more fantasy. Obviously they didnt read the book. Keep in mind that originally the book was written in the 70s, when life was very different. The movie does a pretty good job of *showing* you e book, but they do change a few things, including the setting. It has a very sad ending, the same as the book, so make sure your kids can handle death being a theme. I would have given it five stars if it had stuck more closely to the book, but overall I understand why they changed a few things. To summarize the plot, the little boy hates his life, then he meets the girl, who is new to the school. They get bullied at school so they find a little hide-out in the first and imagine all this fantasy stuff; its not literally there, and the CD graphics are just to show you what they imagine. They go to Terabithia several times, and the story shows you the boys sad life, and how he finds a few positive things to help him get through it. I wont tell you exactly how it ends, but it *is* sad, so dont show this to little ones expecting a feel-good happy ending. You should probably talk to your kids, in fact, about issues like death and bullying. This is reality, and we need to face it. Plus, read the book first, because it has so much more to offer. Just remember, the setting is the 70s in the book.

Great movie..

More exciting thre first time you watch it, than the 2 nd

I purchased this movie at the perfect time. My sixth grade students had just finished reading the book in class. Automatically, the two teachers in the room put our heads together and thought about some kind of extension activity we could plan for our students. Jackpot!!! We used this movie to allow the students to compare and contrast the movie and the book! Lesson turned out well!

Arrived in excellent condition

this movie remains one of my all-time favorites. they just dont make movies like this one anymore.

Im not exactly a movie expert, but I would have to say that I found this movie fairly enjoyable. I was attracted to this movie because of a grade school reading assignment where I had to read the book version of this movie. And it stuck with me even now in adulthood, as few things have. so when I found out that they were making a movie of this, I was immediately interested. But I kept putting it off for a while until I finally watched it recently. And I dont regret watching it at all. Its still not as good as the book but its still something good to see if you want to explore the potential of a childs imagination.

This one is a real tear jerker.

I am really glad I finally got this movie I had ordered it before and the seller had to give me a refund I bought the soundtrack to the movie and I really loved the movie but now I have to say thanks from the bottom of my heart I wanted to own this movie and now I am happy thanks again very good movie music is awesome too

We watched this movie with our 10 year olds. Good theme about bullying, being strong, and keeping your imagination. There is a sad situation in the movie that may stoke a cord with easily emotional children. Best of all- the themes in the movie can help spark several family conversations. Kids relate well to the themes, good scenery, and adventurous.