The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe (2005)

[Traveller]

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I saw the trailer yesterday when went to see ROTS it looks great I have always loved the books and cannot wait to see the films.

They do insist on doing them the wrong way round though The Lion With and the Wardrobe is the second book they never do seem to make the Magicians Nephew maybe its a popularity thing

 

[Culhwch]

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But didn't Lewis write them out of order - I was always under the impression that The Magician's Nephew was written last (or at least after TLTWATW) to tie up some loose ends (or loose beginnings, as it were) in TLTWATW. Besides, TLTWATW had to be the first film, as the most popular and known of the books.

 

[Traveller]

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Yes he did write them out of order but as they always place the Magicians Nephew first would it not have made the smallest bit of sense to do it first but yes The Lion Witch and Wardrobe is the most popular one so it makes even more sense to film it first.

Another set of films filmed in New Zealand

 

[Culhwch]

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Yeah, all the good films are shot in New Zealand these days - LotR, Narnia, King Kong. And here in Australia we get to play host to dire efforts such as Ep II and III, the Matrix sequels, the Mask sequel.... I just don't understand. Is there a sign on our door that says 'Make Your Crap Films Here! We're Not Choosy!'?

It was a while ago I last read them, but I don't think Nephew was a patch on Lion anyways. And as the whole series probably wasn't greenlighted (not sure even if it is now - I don't think some of the books would hold up a stand-alone film), Lion would have been the sensible choice for a possible one-off.

 

[Gem]

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I'm looking forward to seeing TLTWATW. I'm sure it will be excellent. However, part of me wants to reject the big-budget Hollywood film because i'm such a huge fan of the lovely cheap-and cheerful 1980s tv series that I grew up with.

 

[stencyl]

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There was a trailer mixed in with the about 30 minutes of commercials and trailers before Star Wars III. The stuff before the movies is going to be longer than the movies soon.

It was an impressive trailer, though.

 

[dwndrgn]

Pullman's take on Narnia

here is an excerpt from an article on bbc.co.uk regarding the upcoming Chronicles of Narnia film:

Evangelical Christian groups in the US have backed the movie, seeing parallels between CS Lewis' tales and Bible stories.

It's not the presence of Christian doctrine I object to so much as the absence of Christian virtue

Philip Pullman

"We believe that God will speak the gospel of Jesus Christ through this film," Lon Allison, director of Illinois' Billy Graham Centre, told the newspaper.

But Pullman said the Narnia books contained "a peevish blend of racist, misogynistic and reactionary prejudice" and "not a trace" of Christian charity.

"It's not the presence of Christian doctrine I object to so much as the absence of Christian virtue," he added. "The highest virtue - we have on the authority of the New Testament itself - is love, and yet you find not a trace of that in the books."

Find the whole article here:http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/entertainment/film/4347226.stm

 

[Teresa Edgerton]

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I had read the article before. In regard to the books not showing a trace of "the highest virtue" of love -- it seems that Mr. Pullman didn't read the same Narnia books that I did.

Since the books, like Tolkien, show different kinds of beings working together for a common good, I think that the accusation of racism comes from a willful misreading, and "misogynistic" is absurd. The books reflect an old-fashioned attitude toward women (not surprising from a man who was born at the beginning of the twentieth century), but it's a long way from that to outright misogyny. "Peevish" just puzzles me, because I have no idea where that comes from at all.

Actually, it's Mr. Pullman who sounds a bit peevish.

 

[Teresa Edgerton]

New Narnia Trailer

http://movies.aol.com/movie/main.adp?tab=trailers&mid=19417

This is apparently exclusive to Moviefone right now.

The sets and costumes look lovely. Of course, how well they've adapted the story we won't know for a while yet.

 

[kyektulu]

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Thanks for the link.

I cant wait for the movie to come out!

 

[Rosemary]

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Thanks for the link.

I cant wait for the movie to come out!

A long time since I read the story, so perhaps I will enjoy it. Might even take the eldest Granddaughter to see it!

 

[nixie]

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I'll be first in the queue

 

[Teresa Edgerton]

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I'm going to try and pre-order tickets for the earliest showing, and I'm hoping that will mean no line.

 

[Rane Longfox]

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Saw two adverts for this ahead of watching Wallace and Gromit last thursday. I agree, it looks stunningly made. Do you know if they're intending to do more, or just LW&W?

 

[Pyan]

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Well, they're billing it as "The Chronicles of Narnia - The Lion, The Witch and the Wardrobe", so I suspect the makers are waiting to see how ticket sales go on this one. I don't think they'll make "The Horse and his Boy" (may offend Muslims), "The Silver Chair" (too short) or "The Magician's Nephew" (unless as a prequel if they really take off), so that will leave a neat 4 film package with continuity of characters in the Pevensey children. I just hope they don't tinker with the plot (are you listening,Mr Jackson?) to make it, in their opinion, a better movie.

 

[Culhwch]

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I just hope they don't tinker with the plot (are you listening,Mr Jackson?) to make it, in their opinion, a better movie.

Issues, much? A Rings purist, I assume? I don't care what changes they make, as long as the film is great. Some things just don't work well on the screen that may have on the page. Plus, Film is a much shorter medium (though with these books, that shouldn't really be an issue). Changes are inevitable. It's how they are handled that matters.

 

[Pyan]

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A Rings purist, I assume?

Guilty as charged, yer honour.

I wonder if it's a thing that applies only to much-loved, well-read books.I first read LOTR and the Narnia books way back in the early '60s, and have re-read them many times since, so I suppose I must have a mental vision of them much stronger than most books I've read since. If someone made a film (or the equivalant) of A Song of Ice and Fire in 40 years time, I suspect a lot of people would be annoyed if extra scenes were included by the director, and well-loved dialogue was altered "to make a better movie".

 

[Culhwch]

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That depends - I'd have to see it first. And hope I do, if only in vain....

But I know what you mean. The knife cuts both ways. I'm a fan of LotR books, but I loved the movies to death as well. But then, I love the Harry Potter books, too, and thought the film adaptation of Chamber of Secrets was just plain awful....

 

[Teir]

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. But then, I love the Harry Potter books, too, and thought the film adaptation of Chamber of Secrets was just plain awful....

All harry potter movies are awful disappointments

This is embarasing but of never read any of the narnia material. I spose ill have to now with this coming out

 

[Leto]

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Never read any either (nor was aware of their existence before haunting this board), but saw the trailer before Wallace & Gromit. Seems interesting enough (as well as next HP, but I liked the movies)