PG | 1h 36min | Drama, Mystery, Fantasy | 16 February 2007 (USA) Based on the immensely popular fact-based novel by Katherine Paterson, “Bridge to Terabithia” is a textbook example of how great a Hollywood movie can be when it treats child characters as complex individuals and not stock caricatures. This movie should not be confused with another sub-par effort sporting the same title that debuted on PBS in 1985. Harder to make than it might appear, the majority of what is passed off these days as family fare is moronic and insidious slop that insults the intelligence of both children and their parents. For every gem (“My Dog Skip,” “Gifted,” “Babe,” “Finding Neverland”) Hollywood studios produce, they make three films that are complete wastes of time (“Daddy Day Camp,” “How to Eat Fried Worms,” “The Cat in the Hat,” the Tim Allen “Santa Claus” trilogy). Devoid of Electronics and Trendy Fashion Paterson’s Newbery Medal-winning book has …
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