Thread: Prince Caspian

Blech...

I wasn't a huge fan of Lewis to begin with, but I do remember The Lion The Witch and the Wardrobe and A Horse and His Boy fondly from when I was a child. I can still read both and enjoy them (I own them in both English and Japanese). That said, the books don't hold up all that well for adult audiences. They've got paperthin characters, a fairly flat world drawn entirely from material apropriated elsewhere and a lot of preachiness in the later volumes.

Adamson doesn't help. He's as courageous as a wet paper bag... and the first film reeked of Disney plasticity. Backgrounds were clearly bluescreen, ice looked like styrofoam, children in icey water didn't even have white breath or blue lips during or after their dip ~_~; It's obvious that it was done quickly by the person who would do the most "commercial" job, not necesarily the most interesting.

Lucy is adorable and I want to squish her... but the other kids are pretty unpersonable.

These movies feel wrong as "epics"... the stories are so small and obviously meant to play out in the imaginations of children. The additions of 40 minute long LotR style battles do them no service.

Not excited about this.
Dissappointed by the Golden Compass reviews, sure I'll be dissapointed by the movie (for a lot of same reasons I didn't like LtWatW)... unless it makes 200 mil in the next 5 weeks, we probably won't see Knife or Spyglass (a shame... since even those who gave the film poor reviews seemed intrigued enough to want a sequel)
Lord of the Rings is over.
Harry Potter's winding down (and we all already know how it ends).
Eragon sucked harder than the books... and the books SUCKED.

Is the fantasy boom over?

I heard rumors of the filiming of Prince Caspian, but I didn't believe them to be true (this was months ago). I have to agree with you divine_punishment. Caspian is the best book out of the entire series! I haven't read it in a looooooong while, but now that you've brought it up, I'm dying to go to my mom's and just read the entire series again. LOL.

I hope that the do well with Prince Caspian. The Lion, The Witch and The Wardrobe was a good flick, I just wish they would've started the saga with the first book, The Magician's Nephew. Because unless you've been reading the books, you don't know why the old man in Lion, Witch & Wardrobe is excited about the kid's adventure to Narnia. I had to tell people, "That's the magician's nephew!!" And they'd say, "Who?" LOL.

Originally Posted by atomik_sprout

The Lion, The Witch and The Wardrobe was a good flick, I just wish they would've started the saga with the first book, The Magician's Nephew. Because unless you've been reading the books, you don't know why the old man in Lion, Witch & Wardrobe is excited about the kid's adventure to Narnia.

It looks like the films are being made in the original publishing order. The Magician's Nephew is actually the sixth book to be published...

Well anyway, I'm expecting to see Prince Caspian. I remember the books fondly, and they did a decent job with making The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe into a movie. I just hope Prince Caspian doesn't fall prey to "bad sequel syndrome".

Actually they did several of the movies before, Prince Caspian included. G_d awful. Boring as sin. I think they were a BBC production, I'll check. I have them. yeah I know, they were a gift. Usually I love anything BBC. Not this. If you hadn't already read the books, this would make you not want to.

I am however looking forward to the new Narnia movie. I think it will be a huge hit. No doubt bigger than the first.

Originally Posted by Umbriel

Actually they did several of the movies before, Prince Caspian included. G_d awful. Boring as sin. I think they were a BBC production, I'll check. I have them. yeah I know, they were a gift. Usually I love anything BBC. Not this. If you hadn't already read the books, this would make you not want to.

I am however looking forward to the new Narnia movie. I think it will be a huge hit. No doubt bigger than the first.

I did not think there was anything wrong with the old BBC versions . . . Granted, the special effects were somewhat lacking because they were made in the 1980s, but I remember watching them as a child and comparing them to the books . . . Good memories.

Originally Posted by Umbriel

Actually they did several of the movies before, Prince Caspian included. G_d awful. Boring as sin. I think they were a BBC production, I'll check. I have them. yeah I know, they were a gift. Usually I love anything BBC. Not this. If you hadn't already read the books, this would make you not want to.

I am however looking forward to the new Narnia movie. I think it will be a huge hit. No doubt bigger than the first.

Lime: If sin was so boring then why do we do it so much? Off topic. So Jk.

Red: I'll admit the old movies were lacking in affects, but they were well made from what I remember. My brother still has them I believe and as I said they were well made for their time. Makes me shiver with the thought of adventure and old Magick.

As for the movie trailor:

WOOT!!!!!

< Cough. >

Originally Posted by abby724

It looks like the films are being made in the original publishing order. The Magician's Nephew is actually the sixth book to be published...

Well anyway, I'm expecting to see Prince Caspian. I remember the books fondly, and they did a decent job with making The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe into a movie. I just hope Prince Caspian doesn't fall prey to "bad sequel syndrome".

WHAT??? You're trippin'! The Magician's Nephew is the FIRST of the Chronicles of Narnia. I should know, I've read each book each time it's revised and re-released in a box set.