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All member reviews for City of Ember

ecs21297
teen, 17 years old
 
Not that great.
I had to read the book over the summer for school and i think the book is a whole lot better than the movie! =P

 
this movie was the bomb
my mom owns this account and im 11 this movie is my ultamit faveriot movie im in the middle of the book and it is so good so far my mom wants to read it after me thats how good it is the movie has no language or violence or anything it ios great for all ages

lover4
parent of 4 , 5 , 6 , 13 , 13 , and 17 year old
 
you need less violence
awsome i'm only 4 and i love it !!!!!

ChickFlick636
kid, 12 years old
 
TOTALLY FINE!
It's a great, action-packed movie. Its very suspenseful and fun! Despite the sentence, "If this is a potato, then I'm 16 and sexy,", this movie is TOTALLY fine for youngsters. It's quirky, dark at sometimes so if you are a person who doesn't enjoy that it isn't the best, and verrryyyy fun to watch. <3 it!

 
Boring!
This movie was horrible. The acting was all over the place and the special effects were very fake looking. Don't waste your money.

pianocutie95
teen, 16 years old
 
cool movie
This movie was pretty awesome! It is full of suspenseful moments, such as the giant mole, which can ( and probably will be) potentially frightening for younger viewers. Also, every time they turn a corner, the music gets darker as though they're about to run into something, but they never do. except for the mole. Also, Lena's granny dies offscreen but she is shown in bed when Lena finds her after she has passed. Cool movie for 12+.

Nugg
teen, 13 years old
 
Not as Good as the Book, but Not Bad
This movie was great, but not nearly as good as the book.

lukestar
parent of 8 and 12 year old
 
My seven year old had some trouble with the whole premise of the city itself. I think the idea of living underground and running out of power frightened him. The mole was pretty scary too.

hansens
adult
 
Not as Good as the Book!
There is a gigantic monster in the sewer pipes that attacks the kids. This may be a little too scary for kids under 12. It's interesting but it is not very much like the book. Also there is a scene where the little girl is threatened by the mayor which is a little too scary for younger kids.

 
Loved every bit of it!
I thought it was so great that I had to watch it twice, in the same week! Good action, good graphics, superb acting and nice story. It definitely has it's mystery side! I would recommend kids 10 and up, only because it's a movie that may not appeal to younger ones.

EspumaMarina
teen, 15 years old
 
Could have been better....
It could have been much better if they didn't add things or dragged things on. Otherwise it wasnt too bad. I loved the dramatic music, but the mole thing was not in the book, I see no reason to add that, and the mayor did not get eaten, he drowned, and I think the pop actually died of a disies, not of a drowning. Doon and Lina are a little too serious, but Doon's pop was pretty funny. I don't remember them being inside of the generater, or the moth. I'm just saying they could have at least kept to the book more, they kind of messed it up otherwise.

.va
teen, 16 years old
 
Nothing compared to the book
As someone who read the book before watching the movie, it was terrible. More fairly, the acting and effects were underwhelming and sometimes looked out of place. Themes of doom and gigantic moles may be inappropriate for younger children. Kind of ruins the story. Do yourself a favour and watch a different move and read the City of Ember book, it is much better.

hsm3
kid, 11 years old
 
not.......
not as good as it seems

wmdubow
adult
 
Gratuitously scary
My 11-year old son saw this movie in school after reading the book. The kids were generally disappointed in it, as it did not follow the book. My son said, "The mole was really creepy and there wasn't anything like it in the book, and there was no point at all in having it in the movie." It created weeks of fears because of the violent imagery.

TAB74
parent of 11 year old
 
A bit too "dark"
It's a movie geared towards kids 7-11 but my son who is 9 said it was too "dark" for him and he ended up having a nightmare after watching it. This is a child who loves Transformers, but yet this movie didn't work for him.

Pheidippides
parent of 8 and 10 year old
 
It was awesome!
All those people who think it's a bad movie, you're wrong! If I could put 100 stars I would do it. This movie was so great. My brother was afraid to watch it, but I loved it. I liked the mole part where he eats the mayor. (Zachary, age 7)

xotitanicox
teen, 16 years old
 
Really Bad
I disliked this movie. Not a big-budget, obviously (if you've seen it) but the actual acting and storyline is bad and gets worse as the movie progresses. Don't watch this, go see The Cronicals of Narnia instead.

EMINEM27
teen, 14 years old
 
city of ember

SSfanforlife
kid, 11 years old
 
Exciting, Creepy and Sad
It was kinda creepy, but still good. It had me excited, freaked out and sad but it's still good

BFF GIRL THATS ...
teen, 14 years old
 
b-ba-ba... BORING!
when i saw this movie it was mostly very boring and a dissapointment.