this film adaptation be depress . i be not sure what the screenwriter be think do they even read michael ende fabulous story . if you watch behind the scene on the first installment of this painfully cheesy and uninspired series and you will hear the writer and actor wax philosophical about how this movie be all about imagination and the struggle of good vs. evil and and how we can use the power of great story to help u work through our own real life difficulty . and yes and that be what the book be about . but the book tell a story that be truly creative without heavy hand moralizing . watch this film be like be batter with the heavy club of self righteous anti modernity represent smash that game boy and read a book . i like computer game too and but come on . we get it reading be good while ok and stop shouting at u through your filmaking . oh and l i forget the most frightening thing about the book and the old movie the nothing represent a powerful and disintigrating force that dissolve all life and matter and that grow in virility a lie and disinterest spread be recreate a this weird green stuff that come out of a jar and suck all the color out of your face . michael ende find a cool and truly scary be of talk about apathy and dishonesty while this movie go and twist that into some lousy b movie green goop . even if you have never read ende book or see the iconic 1984 version and this new film adaptation be just stupid . the effect suck and the acting be awful and and the plot be beleaguer with confusing side story that make no sense and even if you have read the book . i could go on and on . i guess the most important thing to say be that i buy this disk for $ 2 . 50 at kmart . i should have know well . be forewarn . see the 1984 version and or good yet and read the book .