Parent reviews for The Pagemaster
Common Sense says
Weak Macaulay Culkin fantasy with some cartoon violence.
age 7+
Based on our expert review
The film's hear this in the right place.
The Pagemaster means well. I personally don't see what is so bad about it.
All it wanted to do was to display the joys of being able to read and imagination.
This review...
Scared my sensitive girl, paradoxically
It's about an overly sensitive boy who learns to overcome his fears. But the Dr. Jekyll/Mr. Hyde segment, and the generally suspenseful build up to the "horror" has given my sensitive 7 year old a renewed fear of the dark. Fast-forwarding would have skipped 20 minutes of an 8 minute movie. It did introduce some classic book titles, but not really in a way that makes kids want to read them... more like really brief Cliff notes. The librarian was not "unbalanced" or particularly creepy, just wild-haired like you expect from Christopher Lloyd. The relationship between the dad and the boy was awkward and resolved unrealistically. As much as this is a good idea for a movie, I recommend against watching it. Sorry.
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Educational Value