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Filled with magical characters, thrilling action and spectacular visual effects, The Seeker is an epic fantasy adventure the whole family will love! During Christmas break from school, a seemingly typical teenager discovers he's anything but ordinary. As the seventh son of a seventh son, Will Stanton is The Seeker - a chosen warrior destined to restore the delicate earthly balance between Light and Dark. Guided by ancient protectors of the Light, young Will must travel through time to gather the hidden signs that hold the ultimate power to protect the world.

Developing one's self confidence is difficult for most 14-year-olds, and doubly so for Will Stanton (Alexander Ludwig, The Sandlot 3: Heading Home) who's recently moved to England and has just begun his first year of study as an American overseas. Feeling shy and inadequate in school as well as amongst his five brothers and one sister, Will becomes increasingly confounded when he starts to see strange visions including a sinister horseman (Christopher Eccleston) who demands Will give him some sort of sign which he knows absolutely nothing about. Befriended by four elders of the local community (Ian McShane, Frances Conroy, Jim Piddock, and James Cosmo) who turn out to be "Old Ones" from ages past, Will learns that his destiny is as a seeker who must travel through time to collect six ancient signs that will somehow enable light to triumph over darkness and save the world as he knows it. As Will discovers that he possesses hidden powers and struggles to learn to control them in order to accomplish his quest, he is racked with insecurity and self-doubt. In the end, Will's inner strength will be tested to the extreme as will his relationship with both family and friends.
While based on Susan Cooper's The Dark is Rising, this movie is significantly different from the book: Will's age and family circumstances have been changed, the role of the Old Ones in Will's education about his powers is much diminished, the six signs are less religiously symbolic, and the treatment of the final battle between light and dark is markedly different. Nonetheless, The Seeker is a suspense-filled, action-packed 94-minutes brimming with great special effects comparable to The Bridge to Terabithia and the Lord of the Rings Trilogy that's immensely appealing to viewers ages 10 and older. --Tami Horiuchi

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Awful

I could not watch even half the movie. I do not know how to describe this.

Worst Fantasy Movie Made

I can't even recall) was a Harry Potter-Book 5 knock off full of angst. But don't waste your time with this garbage.

The main character (Will I think. No character had more than a single-dimension.

I had been interested in seeing "The Seeker" since I'm usually a fan of fantasy and the film looked like it had promise. Unfortunately, this most certainly was one of the dullest films I've ever seen.

Do yourself a favor: check out a fantasy movie with better production values, like the "Narnia" series, or go read "Leven Thumps" by Obert Skye. The climax was so anti-climatic that it was laughable.

The plot was confusing and ultimately uninteresting.

You Just Can't Beat The Lord Of The Rings, Guys...

The premise. Really. The Seeker failed on almost all of those. Cool CGI.

But The Lord of the Rings had some of the best CGI, best acting, and best directing out there. Some casually decent CGI makes for some interesting shots but it's all show with no substance. The Sucker.I mean THE SEEKER: THE DARK IS RISING is one of those putrid fantasy flicks that tries oh-so-hard to piggyback itself off of other successful fantasy films, but fails terribly in almost all departments. Let's help them out by not watching it. Dark and light battle.

Close curtain. Light wins. Most notably is The Lord of the Rings with its own "dark riders" and their need to find "the one ring". Darkness may still be out there waiting to win again. References to other great fantasy films are easily paralleled. That's it.

Corny ending.

Dark falters.

I'm sure every actor in this lame film are praying it'll vanish, like a fantasy that never was.

Actors saying stilted and ridiculous lines.

Dark wins.

Light survives.

The battles to and fro are not surprising and have little if any impact on the viewer.

Alexander Ludwig stars as Will Stanton, the final "seeker" in a line of immortals who's job it is is to seek out and find the signs that will unlock a puzzle responsible for defeating "The Darkness." The darkness is given form by The Rider (Christopher Eccleston, Heroes TV Series) who's goal is to trick The Seeker and get the clues himself so that he can snuff out the light.

Friends surround Frodo to protect him from this dangerous item (similar to how friends protect Will Stanton so that he can complete his own journey).

Great movie

I have not read these books so I can't compare the story lines; however, I thought this movie was great. The characters are very interesting and the general story was captivating. I would highly recommend this movie to anyone looking for a magical and exciting movie.

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