DVD Review - The Spiderwick Chronicles

I've had this movie for a little while but I wasn't sure what to expect so I kept putting off watching it until just recently.

Boy was that a mistake - this movie is very good entertainment for the whole family (as long as they are older than 12 or 13 that is).

I say that because there are parts which may be scary to kids under 12, but if they are older I doubt they'll have nightmares.

So the movie is based on the popular series and is about the "invisible" creatures all around us which we don't see but which interact with us on a daily basis.  Arthur Spiderwick (a scientist played by David Strathairn) not only discovers this world but begins documenting it including spells and incantations one can use for good or evil to help protect or destroy this world within our world.