I give you that part. For the most parts I gather there will always be exceptions. It's been a really long time since I read any of the Narnia books, or even see the cartoons. I think most people if they hear it they will base it, or their view, on the first part The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe. So you'll have lots of weird and creepy little creatures, a very wicked witch and I guess Astlan (or however it's spelled, the Lion) was nice tho. So as noted there are places it could and would be fairly okay or nice, sort of like you could probably find a nice little spot in Middle Earth to that is not filled with giant spider monsters, dragons, orchs and that Sauron doesn't care about. I'm sure it's lovely in the Shire for the most part.
The second and third movies were fairly well done. The biggest annoyance I had was how they portrayed Peter. He did not act like a bully in the story, but that's how they portrayed him in the 2nd film. The third film was very interesting, but I'm not so sure how good of a movie it made. "The Voyage of the Dawn Treader" reads like a series of short stories more than a single congruous story. I think it would have been better made, if they had created a series out of it, instead of feature films.
-- Joshua 1:9 "Be strong and of a good courage; be not afraid, neither be thou dismayed: for the Lord thy God is with thee"
(Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Thursday February 04 2021, @09:21AM
by Anonymous Coward
on Thursday February 04 2021, @09:21AM (#1108853)
They should have gone straight to Magician's Nephew after Prince Caspian as was rumored and then done Horse and his Boy after that. Film adaptations always die at Dawn Treader, or if you're the Doctor then Silver Chair. Those two are not the strongest stories.
Personally I'd straight up do it in chronological order:
1.) Magician's Nephew 2.) Lion, Witch, Wardrobe (ends with kids on thrones happily ever after) 3.) Horse and his Boy 3.5) Lion, Witch, Wardrobe reprise, maybe a mid-credits scene for Horse and Boy with the stag hunt and a post-credits scene where the grown-up Pevensies tumble out of the wardrobe as kids. 4.) Prince Caspian 5.) Last Battle
I like the idea of working in Dawn Treader as a series. Silver Chair I'm just not sure about. It was my least favorite. I think Lewis was trying too hard to be Tolkien in that one.
What I would really like to see is Malazan [wikipedia.org] get the same treatment as A Song of Fire and Ice. Erikson saw Tolkien's world-building and moved the bar higher.
(Score: 2) by looorg on Friday January 29 2021, @09:57PM (7 children)
I give you that part. For the most parts I gather there will always be exceptions. It's been a really long time since I read any of the Narnia books, or even see the cartoons. I think most people if they hear it they will base it, or their view, on the first part The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe. So you'll have lots of weird and creepy little creatures, a very wicked witch and I guess Astlan (or however it's spelled, the Lion) was nice tho. So as noted there are places it could and would be fairly okay or nice, sort of like you could probably find a nice little spot in Middle Earth to that is not filled with giant spider monsters, dragons, orchs and that Sauron doesn't care about. I'm sure it's lovely in the Shire for the most part.
(Score: 3, Touché) by linuxrocks123 on Saturday January 30 2021, @12:44AM
It's Aslan. But just say "Jesus lion" if you forget how to spell it.
(Score: 3, Interesting) by coolgopher on Tuesday February 02 2021, @03:00AM (5 children)
Chronologically, that's the second part. The whole story starts with The Magician's Nephew [wikipedia.org].
(Score: 2) by DECbot on Tuesday February 02 2021, @01:46PM (4 children)
Yeah, but when you're watching the movies The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe is where you start.
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(Score: 2) by coolgopher on Wednesday February 03 2021, @12:14AM (3 children)
It's arguably also where you should stop :D
(Score: 2) by DECbot on Wednesday February 03 2021, @06:20PM (2 children)
I wish I could comment your statement, but I haven't watched the other movies so I'm not sure if it is reasonable or not.
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(Score: 2) by Freeman on Wednesday February 03 2021, @07:40PM (1 child)
The second and third movies were fairly well done. The biggest annoyance I had was how they portrayed Peter. He did not act like a bully in the story, but that's how they portrayed him in the 2nd film. The third film was very interesting, but I'm not so sure how good of a movie it made. "The Voyage of the Dawn Treader" reads like a series of short stories more than a single congruous story. I think it would have been better made, if they had created a series out of it, instead of feature films.
Joshua 1:9 "Be strong and of a good courage; be not afraid, neither be thou dismayed: for the Lord thy God is with thee"
(Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Thursday February 04 2021, @09:21AM
They should have gone straight to Magician's Nephew after Prince Caspian as was rumored and then done Horse and his Boy after that. Film adaptations always die at Dawn Treader, or if you're the Doctor then Silver Chair. Those two are not the strongest stories.
Personally I'd straight up do it in chronological order:
1.) Magician's Nephew
2.) Lion, Witch, Wardrobe (ends with kids on thrones happily ever after)
3.) Horse and his Boy
3.5) Lion, Witch, Wardrobe reprise, maybe a mid-credits scene for Horse and Boy with the stag hunt and a post-credits scene where the grown-up Pevensies tumble out of the wardrobe as kids.
4.) Prince Caspian
5.) Last Battle
I like the idea of working in Dawn Treader as a series. Silver Chair I'm just not sure about. It was my least favorite. I think Lewis was trying too hard to be Tolkien in that one.
What I would really like to see is Malazan [wikipedia.org] get the same treatment as A Song of Fire and Ice. Erikson saw Tolkien's world-building and moved the bar higher.