From the archives of The Olde Cartographer's Shoppe (theoldecartographersshoppe.net)
Pretty much betting “Horse and his boy” will not make it to the screen.
The “bad guys” in that were obviously Arab/Persian/Muslims.
Can’t have that in a PC world.
I’ve enjoyed the Narnia films so far. Plan to see this one as soon as I can.
Going to see the movie on SUNDAY! ;-)
I bought the OST because I am a fan of Dave Arnold. It is good, some of his best work yet.
I saw the midnight premere last night.
started off slow, but got really good.
Woudn’t it be wonderful if they had the courage to do “A Horse and his Boy”?
Excellent review. I’m looking forward to seeing the movie. But I’d like to get some of the family involved.
“.S. Lewis always meant for Dawn Treader to reflect a Christian’s walk in this fallen world of ours, and the temptations faced by the film’s protagonists seem to reflect the Seven Deadly Sins outlined by Pope Gregory in 590?extravagance, gluttony, greed, discouragement, wrath, envy and pride.”
Don’t tell Liam Neeson that...
Just got back from the show, great movie, like someone else said, it starts slow then gets good.
Great message.
My all time fave book of the series!
I remember when he first saw the preview for the Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe in a theater, it caught his attention. And when the title hit the screen, he asked, "isn't that the book you've been reading?" Yup. I was reading it because the movie was coming out. (And, in truth, I needed a placeholder until the next Harry Potter book came out, but that's another thread.)
Bookmark bump.
I plan to see it this week.
This movie is a rare gem. So many directors attempt to transport their audience to another dimension—including previous Narnia directors—but never let you escape their storyboard for more than a few seconds (I’m sighing about you, Steven Spielberg).
But in Dawn Treader, Apted opened the doors to a sense of “otherness” that truly baptizes the imagination with a sense of longing. In spite of some standard Hollywood tricks—including the superfluous use of 3D—C.S. Lewis would have been happy about that. Rarely have I been so moved by a fantasy film.
Please don’t go in wanting an action story. This flick has a lot to contemplate. It will be a box office bomb only because, like Eustace Clarence Scrubb’s dragon hide, we’ve got a decade of lousy “entertainment” to scrape off our SFX-hardened imagination. Thank goodness, however, Apted understands the amazing effect of amazing grace.
I watched the movie last night. A beautifully done, although I thought it might be even better if they allow more than 2 hrs rather than the current version. Pleasantly surprised to see the cinema was full, even though it’s evening screening.
On the other hand, most of the themes of the book are there and it's about the best one could do short of expanding it out to 2 1/2 or 3 hours.
If you enjoyed the first two movies then this will not dissapoint and is in fact possibly the best of the series so far.
Saw it in 3D, which I thought was very nicely understated except in a few spots and contributes very nicely to the complete "other worldness" that others have commented on above.