this movie was great but very sad! one of the main charecters die (off screen) but it is no less dramatic and sad.

This film's main character, a fantastic girl,who's brave, imaginative, athletic, and a great friend, simply dies. What kind of message is that? This movie is more than terrible, our family finds it revolting . My 5 y.o.daughter said: I wanted to be like her (in other words, the message is: if you're like her you'll die). Although it's rated for General Audiences, its themes require maturity to be processed.

It is a good movie that even parents could watch with their child. The only offputting thing is the death of a character but it's not all that bad and it isn't actually shown in the film, sort of the same thing going on as "My Girl"

This was a great movie. People who say Leslie shouldnt have died-it seems like not only did they not read the book, they didnt even know there was one, or they would have known Leslie had to die. I saw this with my 9 year old and she loved it, but you need to know your child, they might be too sensitive to handle the death. But, I dont think they should have made it seem in the trailers that it's a fantasy movie, that may disappoint some people. I'm glad they stuck to the original book and didnt make it one.

I loved this book as a girl and was excited to see that Walden Media was working on a movie version. Walden prefers to be true to the book (see also, Narnia). The book was written to help David Paterson (co-screenwriter, son of book author) cope following the death of a close friend at age 8. If you've read the book, then you'll know that a young main character dies (sorry 'bout the spoiler). Take your kids only if you feel they are ready for this. There is also talk of a father abusing his child. We had read the book, seen the previews (especially the Disney Channel backstage stuff) and discussed the marketing of the film as a fantasy when I believe it to be a drama. There's one scene where curse words are repeated in their actual correct usage - "God will d*** them to h***" - this phrase (or similar) is repeated several times. I think this scene was included to ensure a PG rating. I would give it a PG-13 due to the mature subject matter, realizing that people take younger children to PG-13 movies. My kids are 10 and 11. My kids and I loved the movie. The heavily hyped CGI stuff was my least favorite part of the movie - I loved the touching story best of all.

My children and the children that were with us were very upset by the movie. We thought it would be more like Narnia. Our children have not been around bulling at all and did not understand why there were no adults protecting the children. They were also very upset with the death of Leslie. We had four children with us who were still crying on the way home. They were not prepaired for the depth of the movie. My daughters friend saw this without us and had the same reaction. I think this would be a great experience for a 10+ child. My oldest is still very concerned about the social issues. Because of this concern most of the positive aspects of the movie were lost.

A great story and a very well presented film. Wonderful contrast between some of the "not so pleasant" realities of the world - and the journey of imagination that is endless. A great tale of human nature, friendships and the difference that one person can make in the lives of so many. Sad - yes, in part - but so is life. And from that sadness came a magnificent rebound - and a lesson for us all.