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  Stormbreaker (film) - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Stormbreaker is a 2006 spy film based on Stormbreaker, the first novel in the Alex Rider series.
As part of the advertising campaign for Stormbreaker's release, posters were put up on the London Eye, a large observation wheel which features in the skyline at the end of the film.
He ended saying that Stormbreaker was unlikely to have a "license to kill" (a pun on the 1989 Bond film) at the box-office.
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 Stormbreaker (2006)   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-17)
Stormbreaker is an action packed, fun movie that anyone can enjoy.
Stormbreaker can be silly or unrealistic at times but it just adds a bit of humour to the movie.
Stormbreaker is made even better by the all star cast including Mickey Rourke, Ewan Mcgregor and Bill Nighy.
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 IGN: Alex Rider: Stormbreaker Review
We're all familiar with the limitations of the cartridge medium, and it would be a little foolish to expect anything truly cinematic considering the limitations of the Nintendo DS hardware, but come on -- dialogue is told through text over still photos of the movie that doesn't even match the proper scene.
Stormbreaker also lifts from the design book of Metal Gear Solid by providing a bit of "sneak around the enemies" stealth element, but even this is ruined by a poor camera system that makes it difficult to tell where the enemies are and where they're looking.
Ultimately, Alex Rider: Stormbreaker for the Nintendo DS had the potential of being a younger-skewing Tomb Raider design, but it looks like an ambitious design was cut down before it could reach its potential.
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 yaniblog: stormbreaker   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-17)
Given that the whole premise of both the movie and the Alex Rider books is essentially "Baby Bond", that's probably to be expected, but even so, this movie really does do it with a great sense of style.
Normally I'm not big on actors chewing their way through the scenery (okay, so that's kind of a lie under the right circumstances), and there's a LOT of it in Stormbreaker...
in Stormbreaker's case the soundtrack not only worked really well with in the context and feel of the movie, but it was memorable...
yaniblog.blogspot.com /2006/10/stormbreaker.html   (799 words)

  
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 Stormbreaker - Film Information - FilmFocus.Co.UK
A star-studded cast assemble as Alex discovers his spying legacy and is put to work investigating Darrius Sayle, whose line of Stormbreaker computer systems are soon to feature in every classroom around the world.
On the positive i thought that alex rider was played very well, but for somebody who has not read stormbreaker the plot would have seemed very farfetched and would not have made total sense.
I thought the way MI6 were portrayed in the film was atrocious and seemed very unorganised, and for anybody who hasn't read the book would not understand why MI6 have just decided to let a 14 year old boy join.
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 Young spy fans should enjoy the ride with 'Stormbreaker' - USATODAY.com   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-17)
Based on the popular series of novels by Anthony Horowitz, who also wrote the screenplay, Stormbreaker is an entertaining, if predictable, romp with a handsome junior James Bond in training (Alex Pettyfer).
Stormbreaker also stars Sarah Bolger (In America) as a schoolmate of Alex's who assists him in some risky derring-do.
Though the film is not terribly original (and features a jarringly miscast Alicia Silverstone as Alex's nanny), the action scenes are diverting, the veteran cast is amusing and the engaging Pettyfer makes a solid debut.
www.usatoday.com /life/movies/reviews/2006-10-12-stormbreaker_x.htm   (464 words)

  
 Stormbreaker (2006): Reviews
Despite a relatively paltry $40 million budget, Stormbreaker has the sheen and special effects of a Bond movie, and the ambition as well.
Alex Rider: Operation Stormbreaker is "Agent Cody Banks" played British and kinda straight -- that is, as straight as you can when your villain, who dispatches foes with a giant jellyfish, is played by a toothpick-chomping Mickey Rourke in purple eye shadow.
A shake 'n' bake Brit teen-spy actioner, without a smidgeon of originality, humor or involving characterization, Stormbreaker is a high-profile bust.
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 kamera.co.uk - film review - Stormbreaker - Edward Lamberti
And although Harry is a more fantastical character, he gets to practice his craft in that most universal of settings – secondary school – while the ostensibly engaging Alex is taken out of his element and sent off to do stuff which most of us will never be able to identify with directly.
In Stormbreaker's favour, however, is a beautifully glossy look which shows us a London generally ignored by filmmakers – brilliant, modern, with its stunning river and skyline – the London we see around us every day.
And, notably for a bona fide British film, Stormbreaker, as directed by Geoffrey Sax, is untouched by cinematic coyness or clumsiness: confident without having attitude, it tells its story with a smile, happy to be a movie, feeling no need to apologise for not being a novel, a play, or even a television programme.
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 AP Wire | 10/10/2006 | `Stormbreaker' plays teen spying game   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-17)
Adapted from the first of Anthony Horowitz's best-selling adventure novels about the teen agent, "Stormbreaker" marks the big-screen debut of 16-year-old Alex Pettyfer in the title role, a part he won over 500 other boys.
Many fans were bothered that the filmmakers decided to introduce Alex Rider's love interest, Sabina Pleasure (Sarah Bolger) in "Stormbreaker." She does not appear until the third book in Horowitz's Rider tales.
Pettyfer is unlikely to return for a "Stormbreaker" sequel, as he's outgrowing the role of Alex Rider, who remains 14 in all the books.
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 Stormbreaker Review - FilmFocus.Co.UK
No it's Stormbreaker, the latest in a long line of young-adult literature to find a home on the big screen as soon as investors saw dollar signs in Harry Potter's eyes.
And it fails spectacularly to balance the two genres it seems keen to court, failing where most do by serving up just enough adult themes to woo its audience while patronising them with cheap kid-comedy cop-outs.
The desire to get on board with Stormbreaker's unquestionably intriguing premise and outstanding ensemble is so strong one can almost overlook these things for the film's first thirty minutes.
www.filmfocus.co.uk /review.asp?ReviewID=20697   (1166 words)

  
 Stormbreaker - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Stormbreaker (film), a film based on the above novel.
Stormbreaker: The Graphic Novel, a comic book written by Antony Johnston and illustrated by Kanako Damerum and Yuzuru Takasaki.
Stormbreaker, a fictional brand of personal computer from the above media.
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 Alex Rider: Operation Stormbreaker
Alex Rider: Operation Stormbreaker is strictly children's fare, as it lacks originality, excitement, and believabiltity.
The secret agent actioner Stormbreaker is definitely more James Bond for tweens than Nickelodeon fluff like Agent Cody Banks.
Stormbreaker isn't a sour film, but it doesn't have a pulse; limping through extended action beats with cookie-
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 Alex Rider: Operation Stormbreaker | Movie Review | Picture | 2006 | Anthony Horowitz | Book | Kids | Alicia Silverstone   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-17)
When his uncle is killed in the line of duty, MI6 makes Alex an offer he can't refuse and he's whisked away to begin his spy training.
Alex is then sent undercover as a gaming nerd to investigate a computer tycoon whose new project is not all it seems.
Alex Rider: Operation Stormbreaker is supposed to be the first film in a series based on the Alex Rider novels by Anthony Horowitz but it seems unlikely that this film will garner enough attention to make a second film worthwhile.
www.kidzworld.com /site/p7159.htm   (298 words)

  
 Young Star News - "Alex Rider: Operation Stormbreaker"   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-17)
Based on the first of the best-selling series of Alex Rider novels by Anthony Horowitz, "Alex Rider: Operation Stormbreaker" introduces the reluctant teenage super-spy to cinema audiences.
He goes undercover, pretending to be a teenage computer genius who has won a promotional contest for Stormbreaker.
As Alex seems to be on the trail of something big, his cover is blown, he's held prisoner, and is forced to admit he's a spy.
www.youngstarnews.com /ysn/movies/stormbreaker.htm   (516 words)

  
 Stormbreaker review at theOneliner.com
His plan to generously gift a powerful new supercomputer to every school in the U.K. seems to have a little sting in the tail, and it falls to the undercover underage agent to sort out Sayle and his bizarre cadre of henchfolks.
There are a few scenes where Stormbreaker attempts to be a serious Bond rip off, or as serious as something like that could possibly be at any rate, and these fall flatter than Flat Stanley.
The death of his Uncle comes as something of a blow to the already orphaned Alex Rider (Alex Pettyfer), although rather than shrink into the depths of despair he decides to beat up some people in a scrapyard with a rope, and the help of Donnie Yen's fight choreography.
www.theoneliner.com /film615.html   (1126 words)

  
 STORMBREAKER
An impressive cast is gathering for the $40m-plus teen superspy adventure STORMBREAKER, which begins shooting in the Isle of Man next week.
STORMBREAKER is produced by Marc Samuelson and Peter Samuelson.
Also producing are Steve Christian of Isle of Man Film (who financed the development of the project) and Andreas Grosch of VIP Medienfonds 4, in association with Rising Star.
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 Amazon.co.uk: Stormbreaker (Alex Rider 1): Books: Anthony Horowitz   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-17)
stormbreaker is the book I recently read and i dont like reading very much but I really got stuck into this teenage super spy which I would recommend to anyone who loves action and violence in the james bond manner.
With Stormbreaker and the subsequent books, Horowitz has done something very few authors have achieved: he's got teenage boys to read.
The infamous story about a teenage super spy is brought to life by Horowitz who has quoted `I always wanted to write a teenager saves the world story'.
www.amazon.co.uk /Stormbreaker-Alex-Rider-Anthony-Horowitz/dp/1844280926   (1458 words)

  
 Alex Rider: Stormbreaker Review - Nintendo DS
Stormbreaker is an interesting story … although you wouldn’t know it if you followed the story via the cut scenes that are composed of the film’s screenshots and the chopped up dialogue.
In the end, Alex Rider: Stormbreaker for the Nintendo DS just isn’t a very good action game nor will it make a fan out of you if you like a good dose of stealth along with it.
The problem is that when it comes to punches and kicks, Alex is more likely to kick and punch the air instead of hitting the guy right in front of him.
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 Anthony Horowitz : News
So far Stormbreaker has done very well – although the competition from Superman and Pirates 2 has been strong.
And if you did like it, can you recommend it your friends, family, neighbours, passing strangers, paramedics, tourists etc? I really hope we’re going to make Point Blanc next year but it all depends on the box office.
Stormbreaker starts to open across Europe next month and then comes the big one – the New York premiere on October 3rd.
www.anthonyhorowitz.com /news   (919 words)

  
 Stormbreaker movie,trailer,review,pics,pictures,poster,news,DVD at The Z Review
Stormbreaker is the story of a 14-year-old orphan who finds himself forced to work for MI6 when his uncle and guardian (McGregor), himself a secret agent, is killed mysteriously.
Rider is a 14-year-old orphan who has been unwittingly trained all his life by his uncle with the skills to become a secret agent.
This site has no intention to infringe on the rights of the film owners of Stormbreaker and intellectual copyright holders of the movies mentioned herein and hold copyright over the movie, characters, merchandise and storyline.
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 All Headline News - Stormbreaker ( ** ) - December 27, 2006
The full (British) title of the movie is Alex Rider: Operation Stormbreaker.
For everyone else, Stormbreaker is a bit of a dealbreaker.
AHN shall not be liable of delays, errors or omissions in the content, or for any actions taken in reliance thereon.
www.allheadlinenews.com /articles/7005146335   (86 words)

  
 Alex Rider: Operation Stormbreaker - Moviefone
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 Alex Rider: Operation Stormbreaker Review :: Hollywood.com
With the help of his housekeeper Jack Starbright (Alicia Silverstone) and his friend Sabina Pleasure (Sarah Bolger), Alex takes Sayle head-on in a dangerous race against time to stop the evil plan.
What?” Thankfully, Stormbreaker doesn’t take itself too seriously, but rather has fun with the genre and introduces a new young hunk to make the young girls swoon.
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 Alex Rider: Operation Stormbreaker Listing at Box Office Prophets
Based on the first book in the best-selling series by Anthony Horowitz, Stormbreaker is a story about a teenage boy named Alex Rider.
The 14-year-old is under the care of his Uncle Ian, but when his guardian is killed under mysterious circumstances, Alex discovers that the man was not in fact the vice president of a bank.
The leader of Sayle Enterprises intends to donate one to every secondary school in England, but he's a suspicious sort of character who deals with unfriendly nations and might have even been involved in Uncle Ian's murder.
www.boxofficeprophets.com /tickermaster/listing.cfm?tmID=2582   (284 words)

  
 CanMag- Stills- Stormbreaker Stills Weather
Well, one of his many new films will be Stormbreaker, where Rourke will play billionaire Darrius Sayle.
He meets the tycoon's sinister sidekicks Mr Grin (Andy Serkis) and Nadia Vole (Missi Pyle) and is shown the cutting-edge Stormbreaker computer.
Stormbreaker comes to theatres on August 18th, 2006.
www.canmag.com /news/4/3/2763   (453 words)

  
 Our little family: Stormbreaker
Stormbreaker was a good film, although Jude said she enjoyed Romeo and Juliet more.
Looking forward to getting into bed and reading the last few chapters of Shadow Baby.
The boys both wanted to watch Stormbreaker but we missed it here.
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 Alex Rider: Operation Stormbreaker - Trailer and Preview - Moviefone   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-17)
Alex Rider: Operation Stormbreaker - Trailer No. 1His whole life has led up to this moment, and he didn't even know it.
Check out 'Alex Rider: Operation Stormbreaker,' based on the best-selling novels by Anthony Horowitz.
Trailers and previews for Alex Rider: Operation Stormbreaker on Moviefone.
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