| Posted by: dannywalker17 at June 15, 2008, 8:33 pm | | Topic: The Chronicles of Narnia: Prince Caspian Forum: JoBlo | | I'm surprised to see several schmoes say they thought the final battle in LWW was better. I thought PC's battles were immensely better. The battle scenes were the weakest aspect of LWW (except maybe the SFX). Quote: Originally Posted by DaMovieMan Sorry if I'm being a little stubborn here but i really want to understand. the first and third point make sense but I'm still scratching my head over Aslan. He hadn't truly abandoned it but he never appeared because he was hiding in the forest or something, waiting for the kids to return? I really don't know what to tell you. It's that "the Lord works in mysterious ways" kind of thing. Much like his absence during the Hundred Years Winter that ended with the overthrowing of the White Witch, this absence all had a purpose. The Narnian throne had to be restored by a worthy heir. Dr. Cornelius found in Caspian a spirit of curiosity in the old Narnia--enough that he could be the one to call back the Old Kings and Queens and take Narnia back from the Telmarine... | | Read Entire Entry |
| Posted by: bigred760 at June 15, 2008, 1:08 pm | | Topic: The Chronicles of Narnia: Prince Caspian Forum: JoBlo | | I enjoyed this one more than the Lion, Witch, Wardrobe . . . which is a little unexpected considering I remember the first book much better than the second. Hell, I didn't even remember Prince Caspian being the 2nd book. Prince Caspian was more entertaining, had better action and story, and there was more suspense surrounding the characters and what happened to them. I liked the Tilda Swinton cameo, and kudos to the special effects department because the trees and river scenes were spectacular. Where the tame violence in the battle sequences in the first installment lessened the impact for me, the filmmakers held little back in this one - I was surprised at the PG rating. 8/10 (TLTW&TW - 7/10) | | Static Link |
| Posted by: Monotreme at June 15, 2008, 10:28 am | | Topic: The Chronicles of Narnia: Prince Caspian Forum: JoBlo | | My thoughts: First and foremost, the film exists as an outstandingly skillful application of creative craftwork. A multi-million-dollar budget can buy a lot when it comes to production value, and the film absolutely excels in all aspects of that field. Along with the science fiction genre and perhaps more so, the fantasy genre provides even more of an empty canvas than period films and truly opens up all of the possible creative doors when it comes to production design. The best production design company money can afford these days is probably Weta Workshops, who also brought Middle Earth to life a few years back. As with their work on The Lord of the Rings trilogy, in this film Weta provided costumes, weapons, props, and sets with such incredible attention to detail, each prop specifically tailored for each race and group giving each one of them a history, telling a story. Also worth mentioning is the majestic score by Harry Gregson-Williams. Story-wise the film also excels; it’s very old-fashioned an... | | Read Entire Entry |
| Posted by: Monotreme at June 15, 2008, 10:11 am | | Topic: The Chronicles of Narnia: Prince Caspian Forum: JoBlo | | (Andrew Adamson, 2008) The Lord of the Rings trilogy, aside from being an unprecedented and substantial milestone in modern cinematic history, has also managed to single-handedly neutralize the epic fantasy genre. Every fantasy film post-Rings trilogy will now be unavoidably compared to the epic trilogy, which raised the bar so high it is inevitable that every subsequent fantasy epic film released will be considered inferior. And with C.S. Lewis and J.R.R. Tolkien’s close relationship leading to them influencing one another’s work, the similarities between the two literary classics are even more inescapable. The fact of the matter is, though, that the two separate film franchises should be considered separately, and once that separation is made one will see that the Chronicles of Narnia franchise fares pretty well on its own. First and foremost, the film exists as an outstandingly skillful application of creative craftwork. A multi-million-dollar budget can buy a lot when it comes to production v... | | Read Entire Entry |
| Posted by: hoojib127 at June 15, 2008, 6:08 am | | Topic: The Chronicles of Narnia: Prince Caspian Forum: JoBlo | | Quote: Originally Posted by dannywalker17 They weren't Latin Americans, they were Spaniard pirates who came into the Narnian world through a cave on an island. Latin-Narnians, I guess you could say. Funny...their accents sounded more Eastern European to me. : ? | | Static Link |
| Posted by: DaMovieMan at June 15, 2008, 2:11 am | | Topic: The Chronicles of Narnia: Prince Caspian Forum: JoBlo | | Quote: Originally Posted by dannywalker17 They weren't Latin Americans, they were Spaniard pirates who came into the Narnian world through a cave on an island. Latin-Narnians, I guess you could say. Ok fair enough. Still, they could of really gotten a Spanish or Spanish looking actor WITHOUT that accent to play Caspian. Seriously, his was the worst and he was practically the main character! Quote: 1. Because while 20 years or so had passed in Narnia, only minutes had gone by in our world when they came back through the wardrobe. 2. He hadn't truly abandoned it. The remaining Narnians had just lost faith in him because he hadn't actually appeared. 3. It's been thousands of years. He's long since dead. [/quote] Sorry if I'm being a little stubborn here but i really want to understand. the first and third point make sense but I'm still scratching my head over Aslan. He hadn't truly abandoned it but he never appeared because he was hiding in the forest or something, waiting for the kids to return? | | Static Link |
| Posted by: dellamorte dellamore at June 14, 2008, 1:58 pm | | Topic: The Chronicles of Narnia: Prince Caspian Forum: JoBlo | | I saw about 20 or so minutes of it while waiting to see Ironman after i finished watching the Hulk , and i have to say i was impressed , overall . The guy who plays Caspian seemed just a bit stiff , but i liked the kids this time around , you can see they have grown into their roles . Dinklage was great as the dwarf , and the scenery is terrific . I left right after the chase through the woods when the mouse takes out all the soldiers and saves the Caspian guy . I'm intrigued enough to want to see the whole thing now . | | Static Link |
| Posted by: Homyrrh at June 13, 2008, 7:49 am | | Topic: The Chronicles of Narnia: Prince Caspian Forum: JoBlo | | Quote: Originally Posted by Badbird I really don't understand the reactions to these movies. I don't get how these can be so polarizing to people. They're either great, or so boring you fall asleep. I guess I'm in the minority in that I absolutely loved the first movie and wouldn't change a thing. Best movie of 2005 by far and just outside my top ten of all time. I was looking forward to this, but it left me feeling a bit empty. It was beautifully made and well acted; the action scenes were well done (though both big battles pale in comparison to the first movie's final battle). I just didn't feel an emotional connection to it. It also didn't feel as magical. But in a way, that was kind of the point of the movie. Things can never be the way they were in the past. The loss of innocence and what not. Plus the other characters just weren't as interesting as the beavers, Tumnis, the wolf, or the White Witch. I did like the whole switcheroo with the villains in the end. Plus the duel between Peter and the King wa... | | Read Entire Entry |
| Posted by: hoojib127 at June 13, 2008, 7:23 am | | Topic: The Chronicles of Narnia: Prince Caspian Forum: JoBlo | | I finally saw this yesterday...and I thought it was better than the first. That's probably because of the darker tone. Coincidentally, this one was also more reminiscent of LOTR than the first. The nighttime siege on the castle was a nifty sequence...as was the denouement of the final battle. A couple of the attempts at humor fell flat, but everything else was pretty solid. This is my favorite '08 flick so far (though, since I've still only seen 4 others so far, that's probably not a cause for celebration). 8.25/10 | | Static Link |
| Posted by: Badbird at June 9, 2008, 12:26 am | | Topic: The Chronicles of Narnia: Prince Caspian Forum: JoBlo | | I really don't understand the reactions to these movies. I don't get how these can be so polarizing to people. They're either great, or so boring you fall asleep. I guess I'm in the minority in that I absolutely loved the first movie and wouldn't change a thing. Best movie of 2005 by far and just outside my top ten of all time. I was looking forward to this, but it left me feeling a bit empty. It was beautifully made and well acted; the action scenes were well done (though both big battles pale in comparison to the first movie's final battle). I just didn't feel an emotional connection to it. It also didn't feel as magical. But in a way, that was kind of the point of the movie. Things can never be the way they were in the past. The loss of innocence and what not. Plus the other characters just weren't as interesting as the beavers, Tumnis, the wolf, or the White Witch. I did like the whole switcheroo with the villains in the end. Plus the duel between Peter and the King was great. But in the end, it just did... | | Read Entire Entry |
| Posted by: dannywalker17 at June 3, 2008, 4:42 pm | | Topic: The Chronicles of Narnia: Prince Caspian Forum: JoBlo | | Quote: Originally Posted by DaMovieMan I didn't like the fact that they didn't explain who the hell the Talmarins were until the end of the film. I didn't read the books so I had no idea who they were and it kind of pissed me off through-out. That and the fact that they were Latin Americans with those really funny accents They weren't Latin Americans, they were Spaniard pirates who came into the Narnian world through a cave on an island. Latin-Narnians, I guess you could say. Quote: Originally Posted by DaMovieMan Ok i have a few questions that weren't answered for the non-fans of the books: 1) Why did the kids return to Narnia as kids when they left it as adults? 2) Why did Aslan abandon Narnia when the kings and queens left? 3) Where the hell was Tumnus? 1. Because while 20 years or so had passed in Narnia, only minutes had gone by in our world when they came back through the wardrobe. 2. He hadn't truly abandoned it. The remaining Narnians had just lost faith in him because he hadn't actually appeared. 3.... | | Read Entire Entry |
| Posted by: DaMovieMan at June 2, 2008, 11:34 am | | Topic: The Chronicles of Narnia: Prince Caspian Forum: JoBlo | | No, she's not and she's a terrible actress. I for one am very happy that she won't be returning alongside the other terrible actor of the film, the one who plays Peter. I just got into these films and practically saw them back-to-back. I gotta say that I like the first one more. The characters of Aslan and the Witch were awesome, more talking animals, more of a fairytale aspect to it and there was somehow more wisdom over-all around it. This second one seemed like they tried a bit too hard to make it a better, bigger film. The battle sequences were awesome, especially the castle at night scene, very well done with that tragic ending. I didn't like the fact that they didn't explain who the hell the Talmarins were until the end of the film. I didn't read the books so I had no idea who they were and it kind of pissed me off through-out. That and the fact that they were Latin Americans with those really funny accents (don't mean to insult anyone but that accent just doesn't work for me in a fantasy-adventure) es... | | Read Entire Entry |
| Posted by: dannywalker17 at May 30, 2008, 2:25 pm | | Topic: The Chronicles of Narnia: Prince Caspian Forum: JoBlo | | Quote: Originally Posted by bigred760 What he's saying is that since this movie, like the first, is an adaptation of C.S. Lewis' books and in the books, the White Witch only makes the one appearance in Prince Caspian. Exactly. The White Witch's presence in PC is minimal in the books, period. I'm not saying there's anything wrong with that. I'm just saying that's how Lewis wrote it, so that's how it is. I think the film is fine with the villains it has. | | Static Link |
| Posted by: Homyrrh at May 30, 2008, 10:08 am | | Topic: The Chronicles of Narnia: Prince Caspian Forum: JoBlo | | Quote: Originally Posted by bigred760 What he's saying is that since this movie, like the first, is an adaptation of C.S. Lewis' books and in the books, the White Witch only makes the one appearance in Prince Caspian. I'm surprised and impressed that Tilda Swinton came back for the cameo . . . though she probably hadn't won the Oscar when she filmed her scene. What I liked about this movie, over the first, is that this movie dealt more with reality vs. imagination (as opposed to the good vs. evil in the first) - hell, a line from the mouse was "You have no imagination!" The bad guys represent the end of Narnia, the destruction of the talking animals, centaurs, etc. It's one of the reasons why the Peter and Susan won't return to Narnia . . . they're growing up, and won't believe in that kind of "stuff" anymore (I remember that from the books . . . at least I think I do). That, and I thought the battle scenes were better in this one. No, he was talking about the fallacies and shortcomings o... | | Read Entire Entry |
| Posted by: bigred760 at May 30, 2008, 8:44 am | | Topic: The Chronicles of Narnia: Prince Caspian Forum: JoBlo | | Quote: Originally Posted by Homyrrh You're kidding, right? What he's saying is that since this movie, like the first, is an adaptation of C.S. Lewis' books and in the books, the White Witch only makes the one appearance in Prince Caspian. I'm surprised and impressed that Tilda Swinton came back for the cameo . . . though she probably hadn't won the Oscar when she filmed her scene. What I liked about this movie, over the first, is that this movie dealt more with reality vs. imagination (as opposed to the good vs. evil in the first) - hell, a line from the mouse was "You have no imagination!" The bad guys represent the end of Narnia, the destruction of the talking animals, centaurs, etc. It's one of the reasons why the Peter and Susan won't return to Narnia . . . they're growing up, and won't believe in that kind of "stuff" anymore (I remember that from the books . . . at least I think I do). That, and I thought the battle scenes were better in this one. | | Static Link |
| Posted by: FireCaptain4 at May 28, 2008, 2:00 pm | | Topic: The Chronicles of Narnia: Prince Caspian Forum: JoBlo | | Quote: Originally Posted by CreeperBEATNGU I like it a bit better than the first one, much mor exciting and darker, the villains are pretty generic and can't hold a candle to Tilda Swinton though. Best movie of the year thus far other than RAMBO and maybe Iron Man. What about The Bank Job, Forgetting Sarah Marshall or In Bruges? | | Static Link |
| Posted by: dannywalker17 at May 28, 2008, 1:33 pm | | Topic: The Chronicles of Narnia: Prince Caspian Forum: JoBlo | | Quote: Originally Posted by HoboJoeBob - Georgie Henley (Lucy) was seriously under-used in this one. She was the heart and soul of the first movie and there was (deserved) Oscar buzz for her in the Supporting Actress category that year, though it didn't pan out in the end. - This movie suffered drastically from the lack of Tilda Swinton, who played the most fascinating character in the first movie and was really the best thing about it. It's no accident that the one brief scene involving her in Prince Caspian is one of the best, and certainly one of the most exciting. You'll have to take those up with C.S. Lewis. | | Static Link |
| Posted by: HoboJoeBob at May 27, 2008, 6:51 pm | | Topic: The Chronicles of Narnia: Prince Caspian Forum: JoBlo | | SPOILERS!!! - The movie definitely needed some trimming. 2:00 would have been a good run time, 2:20 was overdoing it. - The ending is the most overtly religious of any recent mainstream movie, and anyone who doesn't acknowledge that is being willfully blind. This was part of Lewis' intention in writing the thing, for starters. After the mass baptism in the river, when the Peter Dinklage dwarf character kneeled to Aslan, my friend turned me to me and whispered, "Umm...did he just get saved?" - Georgie Henley (Lucy) was seriously under-used in this one. She was the heart and soul of the first movie and there was (deserved) Oscar buzz for her in the Supporting Actress category that year, though it didn't pan out in the end. - The entire "storming the castle at night" sequence was fantastic - thrilling, suspenseful, expertly choreographed. - This movie suffered drastically from the lack of Tilda Swinton, who played the most fascinating character in the first movie and was really the best thin... | | Read Entire Entry |
| Posted by: bigred760 at May 27, 2008, 1:00 pm | | Topic: The Chronicles of Narnia: Prince Caspian Forum: JoBlo | | I gotta say I enjoyed it, moreso than the first one. While the kids' acting didn't improve a whole helluva lot (if any), the story and the action scenes made up for it. There were more funny lines (Peter Dinklage is awesome!) and the violence was toned up a bit . . . I was a bit surprised it was PG. And though some scenes were reminiscent of some of the LOTR sequences, I thought the CGI was done better in this movie. Good summer flick. 8/10 | | Static Link |
| Posted by: dannywalker17 at May 24, 2008, 4:42 pm | | Topic: The Chronicles of Narnia: Prince Caspian Forum: JoBlo | | Quote: Originally Posted by Homyrrh If they skip any book, it will be the Silver Chair, hands down the least enjoyable (well, relatively speaking) and least transferable (IMHO), Why least transferable? I think The Last Battle has a lot more imagery that will be difficult to translate to film, if that's what you mean. Quote: Originally Posted by Homyrrh internal struggle, pride, temptation. And if/when they attempt to confront these elements, it becomes oversimplified and annoying. I don't agree that they were oversimplified. I thought the themes of pride, lack of faith, and temptation all came together very well. They all are trusting in something other than Aslan. Peter trusts in himself, having the mind of 30 year old king. The dwarf (and Caspian for a brief moment) wants to put his trust in a power that will ultimately lead to destruction. Only Lucy sees Aslan as the only hope from the beginning, and even she is too weak in her faith to understand the intricacies of how Aslan works in the world of Narnia.... | | Read Entire Entry |
| Posted by: Homyrrh at May 23, 2008, 8:28 am | | Topic: The Chronicles of Narnia: Prince Caspian Forum: JoBlo | | Quote: Originally Posted by Ender Okay, I gather that you didn't intend for that to sound racist. Be that as it may, I think kids can tell the difference between conflicting groups pretty easily. When I was a kid I could tell the difference between Rebels and Imperials, or between Indian Jones and the Nazis, without their being a racial discrepancy. The bad guys wear scary clothes, are accompanied by scary music, and, most importantly, they try to kill the good guys. Guess I should've have utilized quotations. I think the film was trying to blatantly emphasize the fact that the Telmarines were foreigners. Quote: Originally Posted by Ender Indeed. I'm not about to make a federal case about it, I just noted that it made me mildly uncomfortable. Like I said, they can get away with it now, but the Arab stuff later is going to stir up controversy, especially as it pertains to the Calmoran's religion. Maybe, but how else can they portray the Calormenes than as Lewis's Arabian allusion? Quote: Originally Posted by ... | | Read Entire Entry |
| Posted by: Ender at May 22, 2008, 11:15 pm | | Topic: The Chronicles of Narnia: Prince Caspian Forum: JoBlo | | Quote: Originally Posted by Homyrrh They had to establish some sort of villainy in a remedial way to easily convey to a child audience that these were hostile foreigners. [...] Good whites versus bad browns. Okay, I gather that you didn't intend for that to sound racist. Be that as it may, I think kids can tell the difference between conflicting groups pretty easily. When I was a kid I could tell the difference between Rebels and Imperials, or between Indian Jones and the Nazis, without their being a racial discrepancy. The bad guys wear scary clothes, are accompanied by scary music, and, most importantly, they try to kill the good guys. Quote: Originally Posted by Homyrrh I think any intelligent person can realize there's no statement being made, and any younger child, for which the film is intended, won't be able to make the correlation. It is dually inevitable and midly unfortunate. Indeed. I'm not about to make a federal case about it, I just noted that it made me mildly uncomfortable. Like I said, they ... | | Read Entire Entry |
| Posted by: Homyrrh at May 22, 2008, 1:37 pm | | Topic: The Chronicles of Narnia: Prince Caspian Forum: JoBlo | | Quote: Originally Posted by Lost in Space C.S. Lewis indeed fused a great deal of his work with Christian dogma. so many authors do that though making that point is almost...well pointless. The film did, however, emphasized the Christian symbols pretty hard, which i didn't really like, but whatever. As most of you know I am a LOTR fan, so, inevitably, I compare the two, and this does not stand up to the lotr films. I do think that the books Lewis wrote compare quite well with the books Tolkien wrote. The CG in this movie felt A LOT better than the first, which was laughably bad. I thought the actors matured a great deal and developed their skills a great deal from the first film to this one. Overall i think it was an improvement 7.5/10 Eh, but Lewis was possibly the mostrenowned, most respected, and most altogether ingenius Christian theologian and writer of the 20th century. To say it's pointless is frankly ignorant, as his books are so well-written and infused with these deep breaths of Christianity, that ... | | Read Entire Entry |
| Posted by: Shockwave at May 22, 2008, 12:04 pm | | Topic: The Chronicles of Narnia: Prince Caspian Forum: JoBlo | | Quote: Originally Posted by Lost in Space C.S. Lewis indeed fused a great deal of his work with Christian dogma. so many authors do that though making that point is almost...well pointless. The film did, however, emphasized the Christian symbols pretty hard, which i didn't really like, but whatever. As most of you know I am a LOTR fan, so, inevitably, I compare the two, and this does not stand up to the lotr films. I do think that the books Lewis wrote compare quite well with the books Tolkien wrote. 7.5/10 One thing i liked about the Narnia books was that the themes were, while Christian, very universal themes of kindness and compassion that i could relate to. He didnt beat u over the head with it. Sword fighting mice are awesome. | | Static Link |
| Posted by: Lost in Space at May 22, 2008, 10:34 am | | Topic: The Chronicles of Narnia: Prince Caspian Forum: JoBlo | | C.S. Lewis indeed fused a great deal of his work with Christian dogma. so many authors do that though making that point is almost...well pointless. The film did, however, emphasized the Christian symbols pretty hard, which i didn't really like, but whatever. As most of you know I am a LOTR fan, so, inevitably, I compare the two, and this does not stand up to the lotr films. I do think that the books Lewis wrote compare quite well with the books Tolkien wrote. The CG in this movie felt A LOT better than the first, which was laughably bad. I thought the actors matured a great deal and developed their skills a great deal from the first film to this one. Overall i think it was an improvement 7.5/10 | | Static Link |
| Posted by: Homyrrh at May 22, 2008, 10:20 am | | Topic: The Chronicles of Narnia: Prince Caspian Forum: JoBlo | | Quote: Originally Posted by Ender Well, I'm not sure an accent was really neccesary at all. True, it's not very realistic that people from a foriegn land would speak in perfectly enunciated English, but it's not really realistic that they're speaking English at all. You'll notice also that their weapons and armor (especially the helmets) are clearly reminiscient of classic Hollywood images of Conquistadors. Even the style of their facial hair fits the stereotype. I guess examining it from the perspective of race is pretty silly when the other army consists of a bunch of animal people, but I was still a little uncomfortable with the conflict boiling down to white people fighting brown people. Understandable, but it'd be even more confusing if they were white. They had to establish some sort of villainy in a remedial way to easily convey to a child audience that these were hostile foreigners. The Calormenes, like we'd mentioned could be even more interesting, as the entire country, as I think I'd posted earlie... | | Read Entire Entry |
| Posted by: Ender at May 22, 2008, 12:45 am | | Topic: The Chronicles of Narnia: Prince Caspian Forum: JoBlo | | Quote: Originally Posted by Homyrrh This could become much extraneous and specific, but the Telmarines were, well, from the islands east of Narnia; island inhabitants stereotypically come with the dark skin and I don't know of an accent that would be anymore appropriate (unless they go English-Spanish-Jamican...eesh). Well, I'm not sure an accent was really neccesary at all. True, it's not very realistic that people from a foriegn land would speak in perfectly enunciated English, but it's not really realistic that they're speaking English at all. You'll notice also that their weapons and armor (especially the helmets) are clearly reminiscient of classic Hollywood images of Conquistadors. Even the style of their facial hair fits the stereotype. I guess examining it from the perspective of race is pretty silly when the other army consists of a bunch of animal people, but I was still a little uncomfortable with the conflict boiling down to white people fighting brown people. Quote: Originally Posted by Homyrrh ... | | Read Entire Entry |
| Posted by: Sigur509 at May 21, 2008, 11:27 pm | | Topic: The Chronicles of Narnia: Prince Caspian Forum: JoBlo | | I was kind of disappointed. Considering how much I loved the first film, this one sort of bored me. During the battle scene I felt like I was watching a scene from the first one. I thought that several times actually. Not bad, but it could have been a lot better. 6/10 | | Static Link |
| Posted by: CreeperBEATNGU at May 21, 2008, 10:13 pm | | Topic: The Chronicles of Narnia: Prince Caspian Forum: JoBlo | | I like it a bit better than the first one, much mor exciting and darker, the villains are pretty generic and can't hold a candle to Tilda Swinton though. Best movie of the year thus far other than RAMBO and maybe Iron Man. | | Static Link |
| Posted by: Homyrrh at May 21, 2008, 8:20 am | | Topic: The Chronicles of Narnia: Prince Caspian Forum: JoBlo | | Quote: Originally Posted by Ender But not everything works. The kids are still divided into two camps; those who are snots and those who are boring (I’ll let you decide for yourselves who is who). Ben Barnes is interesting but underwritten (some of his scenes with Popplewell were cute though, especially the "call me later" line). The Telmarines, for some reason, are basically 16th century Spaniards, which adds a slightly uncomfortable racial overtone to their conflict with the Anglo-Saxon Pensieve children (this is an angle that’s going to get even worse when we get to the Calmorans later. Assuming the series even makes it that far. See my comment above). Dually valid and intriguing. This could become much extraneous and specific, but the Telmarines were, well, from the islands east of Narnia; island inhabitants stereotypically come with the dark skin and I don't know of an accent that would be anymore appropriate (unless they go English-Spanish-Jamican...eesh). Meanwhile, the Calormene... | | Read Entire Entry |
| Posted by: Ender at May 21, 2008, 2:07 am | | Topic: The Chronicles of Narnia: Prince Caspian Forum: JoBlo | | Disclaimers: 1. I’m a big fan of the first four Narnia books (but not the last three. Keep in mind I’m going off of the publication sequence, not the chronological one). 2. I loathed the first Narnia movie. 3. I’m of the firm opinion that VOYAGE OF THE DAWN TREADER will be the last Narnia flick. The public just won’t get on board with the sudden shift over to THE SILVER CHAIR, and after that things get even more incomprehensible all the way up until the giant clusterfuck of dissapointment that is "The Last Battle". It's a good thing that was the last Narnia book, because you couldn't have induced me to read another after it. So, how is PRINCE CASPIANas a movie? Well, it’s flawed and underwritten, but a much better movie than the first and in all not a bad piece of filmmaking. Things have changed quite a bit in Narnia since the end of the last movie. Whereas the conflict in the first film was quite black and white, now there are shades of grey and moral ambiguity in the movie that make the character... | | Read Entire Entry |
| Posted by: Homyrrh at May 20, 2008, 8:57 pm | | Topic: The Chronicles of Narnia: Prince Caspian Forum: JoBlo | | Quote: Originally Posted by DroopMasterD i am going to see this Wednesday with the wife...im hoping it lives up to the first one Unfortunately, I guess the escapist element wears off with the significant other present... ...Sure you'll enjoy it. | | Static Link |
| Posted by: Homyrrh at May 20, 2008, 2:25 pm | | Topic: The Chronicles of Narnia: Prince Caspian Forum: JoBlo | | I never really absored LOTR, saw them in theaters when I was youngerwith a much less critical POV and now regret it. Narnia, IMHO, is a solid franchise, btu definitely palys second fiddle to LOTR. | | Static Link |
| Posted by: JohnLocke2342 at May 20, 2008, 1:59 pm | | Topic: The Chronicles of Narnia: Prince Caspian Forum: JoBlo | | Yeah, I kinda like it for that.. but its weird, my favorite movies of all time are the Lord of the Rings.. and I've read most of the Narnia books.. but these movies just dont do anything for me. I feel no attachment or emotion to the characters. I think it has to do with their acting. I know people r gonna bash me because they're kids and all and i'ts not THAT BAD, but seriously.. their acting just didn't reach me.. and it kinda lost me from the film. | | Static Link |
| Posted by: Homyrrh at May 20, 2008, 1:53 pm | | Topic: The Chronicles of Narnia: Prince Caspian Forum: JoBlo | | Quote: Originally Posted by JohnLocke2342 I slept through most of the movie so I agree with you. Not a fan of Narnia... but I guess I'll give my full review when I actually see it awake. The first one did nothing for me. It was an ok movie and a pretty good fantasy film but it just didn't do anything for me. Well, if anything, then a muse for a means of escape. Viewing it liek that offers hte most enjoyment to me. | | Static Link |
| Posted by: Homyrrh at May 20, 2008, 1:48 pm | | Topic: The Chronicles of Narnia: Prince Caspian Forum: JoBlo | | Quote: Originally Posted by copious Okay, I'm gonna get bashed on this one I can already tell but I thought this movie was as dull as a blade of grass. I liked the first one, quite a bit actually, but this one was freaking pathetic. I'm sorry but Lucy needs to get her head bitten off by Aslan because if I had that little girl annoying the hell out of me like she did Aslan and if I had jaws of a lion you can damn well bet I'm eating her head. She's not cute and she sure as shit is annoying as hell. Not to mention how many MORE times do we have to hear "for Narnia!" or "for Aslan!", holy hell THAT was freaking ridiculous! I was HOPING Peter was gonna get his larynx crushed so he wouldn't be able to talk again for the remainder of the movie. Prince Caspian was a such a freaking pointless character and what's sad is he was one of the characters that least likely got on my nerves. It was so incredibly boring and I'm glad I movie hopped and didn't actually pay for it. I was really expecting som... | | Read Entire Entry |
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