Neverending Story

Overview

From famed director Wolfgang Peterson ("Outbreak," "In the Line of Fire") comes this $30 million family fantasy/adventure epic based on the acclaimed best-seller about a boy who is drawn into a timeless and wondrous world of fantastic beings that only he can save from total destruction. With music from Oscar-winner Giorgio Moroder ("Flashdance, "Midnight Express"). The Hollywood Reporter calls this "a consistently adventurous delight," and Variety says "it's a marvelously realized flight of pure fantasy." The Boston Globe declares it "brilliant...the most fascinating family film since 'E.T.'"

Product Details

Release Date:	10/07/2014
UPC:	0883929413287
Original Release:	0000
Source:	WARNER HOME VIDEO
Language:	English
Sales rank:	17,909

Editorial Reviews

An epic fantasy that combines live action, puppetry, and animatronics, The Neverending Story delivers the goods as a mythical journey for kids. While failing to address a lot of material in the source novel of the same name by Michael Ende, the film version still manages a tense, dangerous adventure story filled with wonder. As the first English-language film for Wolfgang Petersen (director of Das Boot and In the Line of Fire), there seems to be both a sense of typical Spielberg suburban morality as well as deeper explorations into darker themes. The narrative structure makes no attempt to hide the underlying literacy message, as the bookend device of having Bastian (Barret Oliver) read the ancient story line certainly is a positive endorsement for getting kids to read more books and use their imagination. The synth-heavy soundtrack and quality of the special effects sticks this old-fashioned tale firmly in the '80s, making for a good nostalgia piece. The Neverending Story would be followed by two lesser sequels lacking the skilled direction of Wolfgang Petersen.