The Catholic League doesn't want you to see the self-censored (or is it crypto-secularist?) movie version of Philip Pullman's "The Golden Compass" (aka "Northern Lights") because it might tempt you to read the books. How very like the Magisterium.

But after all that, I found the movie disappointing. It ain't no Narnia, nor Harry Potter, nor LotR. The plot drifts unconvincingly, and the characters ramble about without being very involving. It's the same feeling I got when watching James and the Giant Peach. And I find the following, um, "eerie parallels" between TGC and Star Wars:
Lyra <-> Luke Skywalker
Marisa Coulter <-> Darth Vader
Dust <-> midichlorians
Iorek Byrnison <-> Chewbacca
Lee Scoresby <-> Han Solo