I do remember this.  i remember the guy from Dr Who being in it.  They 
did make a lot of changes.  Critics panned it.  it was only out a minute.

Martin wrote:
>
> Tracey, it was *very loosely* absed on a series of great novels by a 
> British author, Susan Cooper. It was so b*stardized as to be 
> unrecognizable, beginning with making the hero of the piece a 
> transplanted American boy, rather than the native Brit he was meant to 
> be. Bosco, you missed it entirely, so thank whatever form of Deity you 
> worship for being so blessed. I saw it through certain- *illegal* 
> means that have been mentioned on this post before, and I'm glad I was 
> able to keep my money.
>
> "Tracey de Morsella (formerly Tracey L. Minor)" 
> <[EMAIL PROTECTED] 
> <mailto:tdlists%40multiculturaladvantage.com>> wrote: If it was in 
> wide release, I missed it. What was it about? Will you be
> able to catch it on DVD?
>
> Bosco Bosco wrote:
> >
> > I'll admit that I am not the most observant guy in the world. I
> > generally find out about movies or books from marketing, advertising
> > and browsing in shops. I don't have TV and I am not on a lot of
> > sci-fi lists. I am more than a casual fan but less than a rabid geek
> > for the various forms of the genre.
> >
> > That said, I have to wonder if perhaps I live under a rock or
> > something sometimes. Apparently a film version of Susan Cooper's "The
> > Dark Is Rising" called the Seeker was released this fall in theaters.
> > I completely missed this. Am I the only one? Did anyone catch it?
> > Apparently it was a flop. Was this film discussed here at all? I
> > loved this book as a kid and I can't believe the film slipped by me
> > totally unnoticed.
> >
> > Bosco
> >
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