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Stuck in their late Grandfather’s (Sir Peter Ustinov’s) country cottage with no television, Anthea (Laura Kamrath), Robert (Nick Klein), and Chris (Timothy Hegeman) are resigned to a boring week until they find a moldy old carpet and a strange golden egg. But when the egg accidentally falls into the bonfire, it hatches into the mythical firebird, the Golden Phoenix. So begins an amazing journey and the adventure of a lifetime, as the Phoenix takes them to a land of enchantment, magic, and fantasy, via a magic flying carpet.
This is actually a TV series from England, spliced together into a family movie. I’m not sure exactly how Phoenix and the Carpet ended up together, as that is never completely explained. The movie just shows the adventures the four children have whilst in possession of the Phoenix and the Carpet.
I did enjoy some of the adventures, their cook became a queen and married the burglar the children rescued after all.
It basically just follows the life cycle of the Phoenix who apparently owns a magic carpet. There are some hints that this is only for a few months (3 at the most), before it begins it’s life cycle anew.
My Rating: ★★
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