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AvrgJoe

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I dunno if anybody else loved these books as much as i did when i was younger, but i heard their makin a movie out of em. Theyv also made an audio version (which im listenein to now) thats pretty good. Anyway, just figured id recommend the audio series for those of you who enjoyed the books.
 
I've never read them but when I heard there was to be a movie I've tried to find copies and can't get them. So now my plan is to watch the movie first (which I usually don't like to do) and then read the books and see how that goes. I hope they do a better job than those who made Earthsea.
 
Wow, that paints a very bleak picture of the libraries and bookstores in your part of the country, dwndrgn.

So far, everything I've heard about the Narnia movie project sounds good. Particularly the part about Douglas Gresham (C. S. Lewis's stepson and the heir to his estate) being involved in the process.
 
I'm surprised you can't find them. Usually a good bookstore will have the 1 volume edition for around $20 US.

The movie, I believe, just covers The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe. The books are only losely related to each other in plot structure. Some characters are the same, but the stories only losely interact.

I love some of the concepts Lewis uses in the books, and I'm not holding out hope that they'll include them in the movie.

I beg you to read the books first. They're easy reads. You can knock them all off in 2 weeks. And they're so worth it. You'll read them again and again.

Richard Taylor and Weta Workshop are going to be working on this movie too (Lord of the Rings, props and special effects).
 
That's good news, although supposedly Ursula LeGuin was to be in on the Earthsea movie and they just basically dissed her. Hopefully that won't happen here. Since this is a film instead of a tv movie, they'll probably do a better job.

I've been looking for cheap paperback copies or used copies - that limits what I find. Our library does have two copies of The Lion, the witch and the wardrobe. However, one has never been returned and the other is an illustrated childrens reader - much edited/shortened and cut down. There is only one used book store in my area and I get there as often as I can but there must not be a great deal of scifi/fantasy fans around as that section is smaller than all the rest (including politics and poetry!).
 
Since Gresham is one of the producers, he's at least in a good position to fight for the integrity of his step-father's work.

There's information and some pictures from the production at theonelion.net. As of now, they're not telling very much, but nothing they have said has set off any of my alarms ... yet.
 
dwndrgn said:
That's good news, although supposedly Ursula LeGuin was to be in on the Earthsea movie and they just basically dissed her. Hopefully that won't happen here. Since this is a film instead of a tv movie, they'll probably do a better job.

I've been looking for cheap paperback copies or used copies - that limits what I find. Our library does have two copies of The Lion, the witch and the wardrobe. However, one has never been returned and the other is an illustrated childrens reader - much edited/shortened and cut down. There is only one used book store in my area and I get there as often as I can but there must not be a great deal of scifi/fantasy fans around as that section is smaller than all the rest (including politics and poetry!).
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I picked up the full set two years ago in a remaindered book shop for £8 (less my 20% staff discount, i miss that)
I'd suggest e-bay or the like for used copies. the books are a joy. i love them and don't care if they are childrens stories, i still read them now!
 
There was an animated film of 'The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe', which I loved when I was a kid.

Better still, though, there was a set of series on tv which were brilliant. I think they might have been British, but it was so long ago I can't remember. Through my rose tinted spectacles I can't see how they would make a better movie than those tv series.
 
yeah, I remember the tv series too!

Aslan was a bit pants though - kind of "muppets meet the taxidermist!" :D

still the Ice Queen was cool (She still scares the hell out me! :) )

I loved the books - there's a sort of Lord of the Flies quality to it, especially the first one - kids trying to act grown-up and doing about as good as I do!

Aren't you suppose to get a manual or something past 21?? ;)
 
YEH!!

Good news, I loved reading the Narnia tales when I was younger. One of the classics of the Genre methinks..

Let's just hope a better job is done on them than was done for Earthsea DOH!!:eek:
 
Yes, if it's as bad as that Earthsea travesty, I may have to hurt someone.

I'm sure that Jadis (the White Witch) ought to be dark-haired, but that's just a quibble, and I can live with her as blonde and icy.
 
I remember watching a TV adaption of the first book from the Narnia series when I was younger. And when I was young I enjoyed reading the books. However, a few years ago i read them again and didnt find them quite so appealing. I've probably grown beyond them :D
 
Admittedly I have fond nostalgic memories of Chronicles of Narnia and do not disclude the work from any list that brings attention to works in the genre that should be recognized, regarding my current reading taste I'm always reminded when CS Lewis is brought up one of my favorite M. John Harrison (who BTW is one of the elite writers in speculative fiction, and should be read by all IMHO) quotes. He is doing a list for Guardian, and one of the entries is just classic and one that I agree with (at least now, not in the nostalgic past):

7. The Place of the Lion by Charles Williams
A novel which constantly transgresses the line between Dennis Wheatley and Plato. Charles Williams was a member of the quasi-Rosicrucian "Order of the Golden Dawn", founder members of which included Aleister Crowley and WB Yeats. Once you've read Williams you won't need to read CS Lewis, which is a relief.
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I've never had any trouble enjoying Williams and Lewis both.

Hard to imagine Charles Williams and Aleister Crowley getting along, though. If their membership in the Golden Dawn at all overlapped it must have made for some lively discussions.
 
Hi everybody!
im new to this:eek:..so im a bit confused about all the threads etc. so i apologise if someone has already asked this.
Did anyone see the animated version? i thought the way they made Jadis look was really good. She should look like that in the real film, all thin and bitter-looking.
Does anyone know if they are only covering 'The Lion...' or are they going to try and incorporate all of the series into one film?
I hope it meets the standard of the books....(I know this is going to be contraversial but...Peter Jackson should direct all fantasy films:D!!)
 
I think several of us here have seen the animated version.

Speaking for myself, it wasn't so good as I hoped, or so bad as I feared.

For answers to some of your questions about the upcoming film, this is a pretty good source:

http://theonelion.net/
 
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