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

re: Chronicles of Narnia (2005)

I loved the book when I was younger. When the movie came out, I was a little concerned that it wouldn't live up to the book, or my memories of the book I loved when I was young, but I was pleasantly surprised. A good film.
 
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I'd agree, if it wasn't for the almost laughable avoidance of blood and death in it, presumably to achieve a PG rating.
Still, it's made by Disney.....
 
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I'll bet my left one they ignore, "The Last Battle," just like the BBC did, because of the ending.:rolleyes:
 
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I won't take that bet, Ace, because I fear you're correct - in spite of it being one of the best conclusions to a series ever....
 
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I loved the movie, but I've never ready any of C.S. Lewis' books. I will say that the movie did spike an interest in his work though.
 
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loved the books, tho havent read them in years, they have an individual sort of flavour, know that's kind of a wierd way to put it.

Voyage of the Dawn Treader was my favourite
 
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I thought it was good. It may just be fond memories but I think I preferred the BBC series.
 
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Somni, I agree with you about preferring the BBC version.

The new movie was alright, but it made a lot of changes to the story that made it look more of a children's version of LOTR. There were added adventure scenes and characters, and the final battle dragged on way to long.

The BBC series is full of bad acting and horrible special effects, but one thing I will say for it: It is a dramatization of the books, nearly word for word. Having always been a book purist, I still have a soft spot for that version. :)
 
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I feel the same way Kythe.
With regard to the new film, I was dissapointed, too many of the senes felt and looked like they were done inside a warehouse, and not in the open countryside. After LOTR I was expecting some real outside senes. I was also had a distinct feeling that the beavers were too small - though this might be the effect of the BBC. My only other major pet hate is that whilst she is a good actor and player the role well, the woman playing the Witch was (IMO) of too small a frame. I always imagined the Witch being taller and haveing a stronger presence.
On the plus side, I think they got Santa Clause to look brilliant, especially considering what they could have done.
 
Re: Philip Pullman - Northern Lights

Thanks Gollum. I was disappointed when I didn't see a trailer for it today when I went to the cinemas.
 
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So I take reading Northern Lights would be a good idea. Although with the movie hype, it will probably only be available as The Golden Compass. Northern Lights was all I saw for sale before though; perhaps they thought this was Mexico.
 
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Movie or no movie its a very good book and series.
 
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I read these a few years ago, and I have to say I really enjoyed them! There were moments where I had struggled to keep on reading, but they were ever so original and rewarding! I ended up buying the audio cassettes for all three, as well as owning the books. Phillip Pullman is an excellent author, and these are, without a doubt, his best books. I adored the characters, I adored the plot, and I adored the writing style.
 
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Sounds like you thought them the best but which one did you like the most out of them?
 
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What i found refreshing is that even when he was building the world, the story flowed on. There werent slow part in the hole NL which is surprising in a fantasy book.

I recommended NL to my brother and he read it one day and just came home with the other two books in the series. Good to see you can make fans of others and specially when they save you money by buying books for you :)
 
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I did that with a friend of mine who doesn't read much, recommended them to him and he loves them now and I felt good for having gotten someone to read more.
 
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