| | Mr. Magorium's Wonder Emporium Blu-ray
| Category | Blu-ray DVDs, Comedies Movies, Children's Videos, Family, Children/Family, Fantasy, G-Rated, Magic, Toys | | Starring | Dustin Hoffman, Natalie Portman, Jason Bateman, Zach Mills | | Director | Zach Helm | | Composer | Aaron Zigman, Alexandre Desplat | | Director of Photography | Roman Osin | | Producer | Richard N. Gladstein, James Garavente | | Screenplay | Zach Helm |
Widescreen; Additional Footage; Soundtrack English; Soundtrack French; Soundtrack Spanish; Sensormatic; Blue Ray HD-DVD In writer-director Zach Helm's whimsical 2007 film, MR. MAGORIUM'S WONDER EMPORIUM, veteran actor Dustin Hoffman plays the title character, a 243-year-old toy-store owner who is ready to pass his enchanted business on to his beloved assistant, Molly Mahoney (Natalie Portman). However, when Molly, a former composer and pianist, has doubts about taking over the (literally) magical store, and an uptight accountant (Jason Bateman) appears to assess the establishment, the many inhabitants of the Wonder Emporium begin to rebel, resulting in a chaotic situation that can be fixed only with the help of a shy, lonely boy (Zach Mills).
A first-time director best known for his inventive STRANGER THAN FICTION screenplay, Helm ably--ahem--helms EMPORIUM, which clearly nods to the WONKA and TOY STORY movies without seeming derivative. Always one to dive gamely into a quirky role (see TOOTSIE, RAIN MAN, HOOK, etc.), Hoffman makes Magorium both silly and endearing, while Portman charms as his earnest protégé, and Bateman provides an enjoyable level of skepticism while enduring the nickname "The Mutant." Although the film's playful quality could veer toward excess, its thoughtful script and able actors allow it to stand out as a highly entertaining production. Theatrical Release: November 16, 2007 Mr. Magorium's Wonder Emporium Reviews: "[With] a storming performance from Dustin Hoffman....Practically skipping with joie de vivre, Hoffman is intensely mannered yet utterly watchable."-- Kate Stables, Sight and Sound 3 stars out of 5 -- "There are hints of Tim Burton, Jean-Pierre Jeunet and Steven Spielberg on show..."-- Olly Richards, Empire "[T]he film's dazzling production design is the highlight..."-- Claudia Puig, USA Today "[Mr. Hoffman] is engaging....The concept is ingenious..."-- Stephen Holden, New York Times Mr. Magorium's Wonder Emporium | List Price | $39.99 (You save $7.10) | | Studio | 20th Century Fox | | Orig Year | 2007 | | All Time Sales Rank |  73704  | | CD Universe Part number | 7607393 | | Catalog number | 2250505 | | Discs | 1 | | Release Date | Mar 04, 2008 | | Rating | G (MPAA) | | Running Time | 94 Minutes | | Additional Info | Widescreen; Dubbed; Subtitled | | Movie Details | Color; Widescreen; Dubbed; Subtitled; Movie Cash |
Mr. Magorium's Wonder Emporium Video Mr. Magorium's Wonder Emporium Movie Review  great movie for children and adults
The performance and acting of Dustin Hoffman is great. Natalie Portman follows right with him and brings the movie together. Great movie for both children and adults. Has the ability to charm children and bring out the child in every adult.
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10 STAR MOVIE!!!
I went to watch this movie with my friend and wasn't too enthused about seeing it. After it was over though, I decided it's got to be on my top five for best movies I've ever seen. You must see it.
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This review is for a different format.  Pointless and plotless
I honestly can’t remember the last time I walked out of a movie theater with such a sense of emptiness with respect to the essence of the movie I had just seen. Even the trashiest low budget flick provides you with a discernable plot, which, while perhaps nonsensical, is at least tangible. Mr. Magorium’s Wonder Emporium meanders aimlessly and amorphously for an hour and a half under the premise that it is a “magical toy store” and never really delivers anything that you can sink your teeth into. I kept waiting for the thrust of the movie to manifest itself, and it never did. I was sitting in my seat thinking….“OK, it’s a magical toy store, and now what”? Consistent with this, the characters appear and disappear in what feels like unrelated bits and pieces and the dialog is essentially a string of isolated mini episodes of disconnected drivel. Natalie Portman appears anorexic and disheveled, while Dustman Hoffman resembles a goofy aging glam rocker from the 80s, who speaks with a speech impediment through pursed lips throughout his entire time on the screen. Rather than engendering a sense of endearment for his obviously eccentric elfin character, his manner of speech quickly becomes quite annoying. Mercifully, he dies about two-thirds of the way through the movie, relieving us of this annoyance. Unfortunately, I soon discovered that his peculiar idiosyncrasies were the only thing keeping this movie afloat (albeit, barely). Inexplicably, the stoic accountant (Bateman) suddenly appears wearing a jester’s hat and acting out a very, very strange rendition of a British-accented Quasimodo and the obligatory kid is about as bland and unmemorable as they come. Even my five year-old left with a sense that something very fundamental was missing from this movie. Oh well, at least Mahoney (Portman) now believes in herself (ta-dah!) and the accountant has discovered that he’s really a sensitive, kid-loving kind of guy.
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