Rate Narnia (spoiler-free thread)

[diaglo]

You do know that it was a children's movie, and based on a children's book, right? Have you ever read the books?

there are 7 books. book 1 of the series was written much later. prequel if you will.

book 7 is very religious based. as are all of them really.

just finished rereading them this weekend.

 

[Henry]

Haven't seen it yet, but going to take all of the gaming gang to see it as a christmas present (about 10 to 12 people). I'll let you know how it turns out next Monday.

 

[Storm Raven]

there are 7 books. book 1 of the series was written much later. prequel if you will.

The first book, The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe was published in 1950.

The remaining books were published later. The series should be read in the order of publication:

The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe
Prince Caspian
The Voyage of the Dawn Treader
The Silver Chair
The Horse and His Boy
The Magician's Nephew
The Last Battle

Some publishers rearrange this order to put them in "chronologial order", putting The Magician's Nephew in the beginning, and The Horse and His Boy third. This robs the series of a lot, as many things that are mysteries and secrets in the earlier books are revealed in The Magician's Nephew.

 

[sniffles]

I saw it yesterday afternoon and really enjoyed myself. I rate it an 8. Awesome special effects, decent performances, and the script stuck surprisingly close to the source material ,which I just read for the first time 2 weeks ago.

And as a newcomer to the book who was aware of the supposed religious analogies, I have to say, I don't see what all the fuss is about.

 

[Cassander]

And since it's for children, we should depict war was a nice clean thing to teach them that war is good?

This is a problem for a movie that a book doesn't need to deal with. With a movie, when you don't show something, it's obvious and weird. When you don't mention a detail in a book, it's ok since people can imagine it for themselves.

Either way, you don't mention cleaning off a sword and then not show the blood... that's just weird.

I read the books as a child and don't remember much, really. I remember liking them more than I liked the movie now.

 

[Krieg]

The film wasn't spectacular...but it was very, very solid. Gave it an 8.

Either way, you don't mention cleaning off a sword and then not show the blood... that's just weird.

Actually it was quite an elegant way of getting the message across.

 

[Captain Tagon]

Actually it was quite an elegant way of getting the message across.

Basically. Upon a second viewing, I've decided this is indeed my favorite film of the year so far. With only King Kong left to dethrone it, it will probably stay my favorite new film until July when Pirates 2 hits.

 

[Dark Jezter]

Basically. Upon a second viewing, I've decided this is indeed my favorite film of the year so far. With only King Kong left to dethrone it, it will probably stay my favorite new film until July when Pirates 2 hits.

And Pirates 2 will be dethroned when Snakes on a Plane hits theaters in August.

 

[Captain Tagon]

Yeah. But that's a given.

 

[John Crichton]

Basically. Upon a second viewing, I've decided this is indeed my favorite film of the year so far. With only King Kong left to dethrone it, it will probably stay my favorite new film until July when Pirates 2 hits.

Interesting. I'm hoping that I enjoy it on a second viewing (which probably won't be until the DVD ).

I'd have to say that if you take Star Wars out (I'm too much of a fanboy) Narnia ties with Mr. & Mrs. Smith for my favorites of the year. The latter held up very well upon a second viewing, in fact I may have liked it more because I got to pay more attention to the banter the second time around.

Any comments for the second viewing of Narnia? Things you looked for, didn't catch the first time, etc?