Did You Think the Film Stunk?

[TheJeep1]

Lighting was so bad you could barly see most of the night and indoor scenes.

Creature, 35+ creatures, I want to see them all in the final battle. I want to see a giant pick up and throw a cenitaur, not just bump into each other while staggering to the action. The battle was too jumpy from scene to scene and didnt show a lot of the various creatures in action. Few good parts were present, but not enough to make it a epic battle of all time that will be remembered. Almost like they cut huge portions out.

Is this movie G rated? Ok we dont need to see fawn guts or dwarf heads rolling around, but come on, their big goal was to attract families with 6 year olds? It seemed to lack any sense of seriousness like the LoTRs had and yet didnt come across as violent as Harry Potter. If I didnt know I would say the director was 10 years old.

Santa Clause??????????? You got to be kidding.

However

Not to be a total flamer, the animations and the level of detail in the computer generated beasts was amasing, too bad they could not of shown more of their hard work other than quick pans.

[Queen Lucy the Valiant]

OMG!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
The movie was brilliant!!!!!!!!!
I dnt think they had to put in blood and guts, because the books were aimed at younger kids, like 7+ and i think bolld and guts everywhere would scare the hell out of them!!!!!!!
And Santa just added a bit of kids imagination to it!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
And the scenery was awesome, New Zealand rocks!!
Dnt diss Adams as a director, he did both Sherk movies and this is another brilliant movie to add to his collection!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[Christine~Pevensie]

well.. the film was directed toward kids of all ages. The movie stayed true to the book and its up to each person on how they interpreted the movie. I knew that as a teenager I saw a deeper meaning in the movie than what a 8 yr old might see.

Santa Claus was in the book and it was neccessary for him to be in the film because that was how Peter, Lucy, and Susan got their weapons and other important things.

[Christine~Pevensie]

also i want to add on that the battle scene was my favorite scene..i wasnt too drawn out like in some movies... i think the battle made its point across without being too gory, or too boring..

[benjamin_narnialover]

Father Christmas is in the book. it would have been tragic if they'd left him out. end of story.

and the battle scene was much better done than any of the large battles in lotr. it's got to be my all-time favourtie cinema battle.

[Queen Lucy the Valiant]

i also agree with everyone else, that hav posted about the battle scene, it was my favourite also!!!
I was alot better without the blood and guts etc. ;)

[raven]

i also agree with everyone else, that hav posted about the battle scene, it was my favourite also!!!
I was alot better without the blood and guts etc. ;)


I think the battle could have been a little longer..
and a little bit more graphic.


but........
I LOVE how it's silent, and all you can hear is heartbeat until the two cats collide. That's such a BRILLIANT part.

[TheJeep1]

I agree, the first few min's of the battle where the two sides collide were nicely done. I was referring more to after that, the camera jumped around so much it was hard to focus on any of the dramatic scenes of legendary creatures fighting one another.

And please, don't compare that battle with any of the LoTR battles, they make this movies' battle look like what it truly is, a battle for 6-8 year old viewing audience.


The phoenix attack was a nice touch, so was the centaur general and rhino going into berserker mode.

[Christine~Pevensie]

haha yep the phoenix part was pretty awesome!
one of the things that i just had to laugh at was when susan finally gets to use her bow and arrow, its so close range...she's been practicing and all she got to do was shoot 'i forgets his name' after the battle was over...

[she-elfwarrior19]

All i will say is that i loved this movie i tought it was the greates!I love it so much.

[AslanJudah]

Father Christmas is in the book. it would have been tragic if they'd left him out. end of story.

and the battle scene was much better done than any of the large battles in lotr. it's got to be my all-time favourtie cinema battle.

Thank you for pointing this out! It wasn't Santa Claus, it was Father CHRISTmas.

I can see why someone not familiar with Narnia would think this is lame, but they had to get their presents somehow. They come into play in other books/movies.

Also, I think they did a smart thing, they never referred to the man as "Santa Claus" or "Father CHRISTmas." This generation can't really identify with Father CHRISTmas. But they didn't go against the book by calling him Santa. Nice call. :-)

[Narnian_Blade]

And please, don't compare that battle with any of the LoTR battles, they make this movies' battle look like what it truly is, a battle for 6-8 year old viewing audience.

The blood and guts level of the battle really should be no indicator of what age level the audience was thought to be. Blood and guts is not needed to get the point across. Did you see the Minotaur with both of Oreius's swords stuck in his back? Sure, somebody died, but blood isn't NEEDED and I don't think it should determine how old the audience should be.

I wouldn't have minded either way. But when I watch a battle, I'm not looking for blood, I'm looking for good choriography (or however you spell that,lol). I liked Peter and the WW's sword fight. I also liked how the gryphons were dropping rocks on the WW's army (no blood was shown, but you certainly saw many people get crushed). And one smaller thing that sticks out in my mind is when a cheeta jumped at the WW from a rock that was above her, and she turned him to stone in mid air.

Please don't get me wrong, everyone has a right to their oppinion. I respect yours and I'm not trying to put it down. This is simply my point of view :)

[mentos]

you can`t be serious...
making family film where creatures (ugly ones, imaginative ones) fight with each other in a battle of good vs. evil but at the same time, trying to make it seem realistic and reach childrens of all ages? (I don`t know if that made sense but you should know what I mean :x)

LOTR are not childrens book. It`s directed more to higher age level compared with LWW. And also, Harry Potter has a secular theme written/made just for entertainment purposes as opposed to LWW which uses allogories to show love, forgiveness, and bravery.

BTW- Harry Potter didn`t start out with a PG-13 movie. It started with PG but as things got more violent and not so kid- friendly imaged, the rating went up to PG-13.

It`s not Santa Claus. It`s Father Christmas :)

[TheJeep1]

Susan using her bow. Yea it was almost like the director was like "oh **** we forgot to have her use her bow, ok use the dwarf".

[Christine~Pevensie]

hehe yea.. i agree with you on that one !

[Kitanna]

Susan using her bow. Yea it was almost like the director was like "oh **** we forgot to have her use her bow, ok use the dwarf".
Or because in the book Father Christmas tells her she shouldn't join in any battles unless at the greatest need. And if you think that is why Susan using her bow was put in then how come Lucy never uses her dagger?

I wouldn't rip on the battle scene like that either. First of all, it is a movie for the whole family. Parents don't want to bring their kids to movies filled with blood. And about the battle jumping around too quickly, as I recall the Battle of Pellenor Fields in Return of the King had a fair share of jumping around too.
Secondly, I'd like to see you put the time into making a movie. It takes a lot of work to make a movie and sure sometimes things don't always make sense, but that doesn't always bring down the quality.

And finally, as many have said before, it's not Santa Claus, it's Father Christmas. And not only does he deliver the gifts to the children, but he is also around to show the Witch's magic is failing.

[Bourne_Narnia]

also i want to add on that the battle scene was my favorite scene..i wasnt too drawn out like in some movies... i think the battle made its point across without being too gory, or too boring..
ditto... a lot of battle sequences get a little bit too gory, and some of them just seem to drag on... I think it was a good length.

[Bourne_Narnia]

You can only stand screaming people clashing weapons for so long.

[she-elfwarrior19]

Yeah thats true, like Troy was a little too much, but thats what like a lot of the story is about..kinda

[onlymystory]

thank you aslanjudah for bringing up the point about Father Christmas. Read the book again people and get the right idea behind who Father Christmas is, Santa Claus is the commercial version of a much more noble man. They are not the same thing. Father Christmas demands a great deal more respect.

[totalnarnianfan]

The movie was excellent!!!!!!! That was all I could say when it was over.
The battle was beautiful!!!!!!! I mean Narnia beautiful!! The re-created Narnia very well. I had few problems with the movie. The battle shouldn't be gory because the battles in the books weren't bloody battles. Narnia just isn't as gory as Lord of the Rings. Both movies have good battles that follow the style of the books.
God bless you all!!!!
P.S. We all can have our opinions though!

[Resident]

Indeed, it was a horrible film. I can't blame Adamson since his Shrek-films are over the top.
This is a very good thing: there is no reason to linger anymore about Narnia. I have all the Narnia I need (BBC-version + the books).

[ILoveEdmund]

this a group for narnia fans...not so u can talk bad about teh movie...well it must not be all bad if it #1 in the movies...

[Narnian_Blade]

Indeed, it was a horrible film. I can't blame Adamson since his Shrek-films are over the top.
This is a very good thing: there is no reason to linger anymore about Narnia. I have all the Narnia I need (BBC-version + the books).

Well, if there's no reason to linger, I guess there's no point in your continued posting in opposition to the movie. If you didn't like it, couldn't you just go watch a different movie instead of trying to convince everyone of how horrible it was? Its ok to have your oppinion, but why try to ruin it for others?

[onlymystory]

exactly, perhaps it would be helpful if some of you would realize that this is a narnia fans website not the narnia bashers website. if you don't like the movie tell someone else on another site, most of us on this site would rather not hear about it.

[Edmund Pevensie]

I can't believe that there are some people that say that The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, The Witch and The Wardrobe sucked because is was one of the best movies in film history I just saw it and I loved every second of it.

[Saruman]

exactly, perhaps it would be helpful if some of you would realize that this is a narnia fans website not the narnia bashers website. if you don't like the movie tell someone else on another site, most of us on this site would rather not hear about it.

Are others not also allowed to share their opinions and thoughts? Let us not be so eager to deal out judgment and disapproval because emotions are raging at a high. They can share their thoughts and opinions if they would like - this forum is open to them as it is open to us. Does that mean they can convince us that the movie was not great? Not at all.

Although I must confess...why the desire for blood, guts and gore? The battle scene, in my estimation, was very convincing and wonderful. Personally I do not need to be waking up in the middle of the night, seeing blood flash in my face and watching someone's guts fly across the screen. We know enough of war and battle and the tragic results - why continue to inject it into our minds? Do we crave it that badly?

This is a sick world we live in, I tell you...

[Puddleglum]

To Mr. Jeep-

It's obvious you have never read the book. It's sad that you can't enjoy a movie because it doesn't have gore in it. It's not Santa Claus- it's Father Christmas in the U.K. Of course, you wouldn't know that because you didn't read the book.

Lewis wrote the book with the goal of reaching both adults and children. In fact, he mentions that he wouldn't describe the creatures at the slaying of Aslan because if he did, the adults wouldn't want children reading it. The Lewis estate would never allow this to be made into a movie with gore and debauchery. I daresay Mr. Tolkien would not have approved of the gore in the LOTR trilogy.

I'm sorry you did not truly enjoy the movie. Fortunately, you seem to be in a very small minority.

[CSLewisFan]

Father Christmas, not Santa. ;)

-Austin

[onlymystory]

Certainly people can share their opinions curumo. I guess I meant that I don't see the point in jumping on a narnia fans site just to bash on narnia. If you don't like the movie why waste your time discussing it? If someone has something helpful to say, such as they didn't like a specific part because it deviated from the book or misinterpreted something or wasn't in sync with the rest of the movie is one thing. I don't have any patience or respect for people who get on a fan site just to say the the film stunk. At least give me a reason. But on that, I don't care too much for people who say nothing but LWW was the greatest movie ever. Give some reasons for your feelings.
Although I can say that I agree on the battle sequence, it was wonderfully done and you can understand what was going on without needing blood or guts. The moment of silence before the initial attack was brilliant in my opinion. And by not showing blood and guts they followed Lewis's theory that battles are ugly. He wouldn't have wanted them to be shown in such detail.

[narnia#1fan]

the movie didn't stunk it rock !!
maybe because of skandar

[Saruman]

In my opinion, I thought Tilda made the best performance; for me, she brought the White Witch to life. Exactly how I pictured Jadis from TMN and LWW.

[ILoveEdmund]

yeah she did...but skandar brought edmund to life, williambrought peter to life, anna brught susan to life, and georgie brought lucy to life...;)

[Hope96]

All of the actors and actresses did great. But in my opinion I believe the witch and Lucy were the most believable.

[Christine~Pevensie]

defintely agree with Hope96... tilda was EXACTLY how i pictured the white witch to look like when i read the book.. and georgie was a natural Lucy !! oh and i thought mr. tumnus was pretty good too!!

but of course, i defintely have to give 'madd' props to the other characters as well! ^_^ !

the movie was not too long. or too short! i was actually able to sit in the theatre without having to worry about not being able to go to the bathroom and missing a scene lol !

oh and another thing... i really want that wardrobe in my room!! its soo pretty !!

[Lirimaer_senshi]

It is my understanding that Santa Claus and Father Christmas are in fact the same figure. Santa Claus, I think, is derived from the latin name for Saint Nicholas. In his time he was known for being a very generous man and a day in december was given to celebrate him as the patron saint of giving. Later his holiday and Christmas were merged into one, and so Saint Nicholas (or santa claus) became a part of the christmas celebrations. I'm not exactly sure where the name Father Christmas came from but I don't think that he is supposed to be a different person to St. Nick. All this contreversy is over what commercialism (and the Coca Cola company) has made Santa to be and is not in the true spirit of the legend.

I hope my facts are correct. God Bless

[PrinceOfTheWest]

They are very close. "Santa Claus" is actually a corruption of the Dutch "Sinter Klaus" (or "Sinder Klaus"), which was the name for St. Nicholas, patron saint of giving. St. Nicholas himself was actually bishop of the city of Myra in the 4th century. St. Nick's feast falls on December 6th, hence the close connection with Christmas.

[Lirimaer_senshi]

Thanks for the more specific info

[Puddleglum]

Santa Clause and Father Christmas are in fact different names in reference to the same person. THe distinction that I was making was in regard to Mr. Jeep's ridicule of him in the movie:
"Santa Clause- you've got to be kidding me!"

My point was that if he had read the book, he would have known that he was not referred to as Santa Clause in the movie. He was called Father Christmas, which is the name he normally is referred to in the United Kingdom.

Making fun of a movie about a book written for children because the movie seemed to be "made for children" spotlights ignorance.

[she-elfwarrior19]

Santa Clause and Father Christmas are in fact different names in reference to the same person. THe distinction that I was making was in regard to Mr. Jeep's ridicule of him in the movie:
"Santa Clause- you've got to be kidding me!"

My point was that if he had read the book, he would have known that he was not referred to as Santa Clause in the movie. He was called Father Christmas, which is the name he normally is referred to in the United Kingdom.

Making fun of a movie about a book written for children because the movie seemed to be "made for children" spotlights ignorance.

Thanks for that, that was great thanks. :) Thats interesting....................................... .................. :cool:

[she-elfwarrior19]

yeah she did...but skandar brought edmund to life, williambrought peter to life, anna brught susan to life, and georgie brought lucy to life...;)


I think all the actors brought there characters to life. :D :rolleyes: :o

[WolfsBane]

I didn't actually get to smell the film...uhm, but I did get to watch it, and I have to say, that while it wasn't perfect, nothing ever really is...it came as close as you can.

I loved everyones performance in the movie...Aslan's voice took a little getting used to. Too be honest. I don't know...I expected someone, graver, a lower deeper voice. I got used to it by the end but it wasn't exactly the perfect fit. I didn't like Peter doubting himself so much, and I thought the scene where he saved Susan from Maugrim should have been more like the book...and the children's adoration of Aslan should have been more apparent.

That said, I thought the battle was great, and I never thought to compare it to Lord of the Rings, considering they're two totally different audiences despite the authors friendship. I would've loved a dragon or two in there too, but *shrugs* I still thought the battle was brilliant. I can't wait to see it again. If I had to complain is that it wasn't long enough...a longer fight would have been better.

Overall...I'd still give it a 9.5 out of ten, the movie was brilliant. I loved it. & Father Christmas totally kicks...I mean...he's in the book, he rules. I wish I could get a sword for Christmas. :D

[Flamazon]

exactly, perhaps it would be helpful if some of you would realize that this is a narnia fans website not the narnia bashers website. if you don't like the movie tell someone else on another site, most of us on this site would rather not hear about it.

Don't you guys realize what Resident is doing? He's simply and obviously I daresay, is trying to piss us off. Why let him? I've come across several of his bashing posts and everyone keeps responding to them. It is obvious that if we continue to acknowledge his posts, he will keep on posting such negative comments. Why don't we just ignore him? I think that if we do he'll soon tire of his childish game and go away. :rolleyes:

[anghel_22]

Hi i am a new user and i luv this new website. I would just luv 2 say i luv Skandar Keynes!!!! :) :eek: :D I think he is very handsome!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[WolfsBane]

Don't you guys realize what Resident is doing? He's simply and obviously I daresay, is trying to piss us off. Why let him?

Did I sound angry? I'm sorry :) I totally wasn't... LOL but, yeah, anyone who names a thread Film Stunk is definately not a fan, I was just here to give my opinion...9.5 is pretty good...I'm a mean critic when it comes to movies...LOL

And I totally agree with anghel_22. :D *Is happy to be here*

[Susan Pevensie]

Father Christmas is in the book. it would have been tragic if they'd left him out. end of story.

How else would the Pevensies have received their gifts?

I loved the film. Coming from me, that's saying something, because I am very critical of book vs. movie. I thought the film stayed quite close to the book...

[she-elfwarrior19]

How else would the Pevensies have received their gifts?

I loved the film. Coming from me, that's saying something, because I am very critical of book vs. movie. I thought the film stayed quite close to the book...

Yes im glad they made it well. And im glad they did well in the box office i was on narniaweb today and it came second with like 31mil, and the monkey movie with like 50something mil.so they came second, im surprised the monkey movie did that good.

[Lenny]

I study Media, and i automatically look out for dodgy, not so good shots etc, but i thought the shots and secens were wonderful.

I thought the lighting was good, it set the scene well and im sure it was intended and bad use of camera...

x

[Lenny]

Lighting was so bad you could barly see most of the night and indoor scenes.

Creature, 35+ creatures, I want to see them all in the final battle. I want to see a giant pick up and throw a cenitaur, not just bump into each other while staggering to the action. The battle was too jumpy from scene to scene and didnt show a lot of the various creatures in action. Few good parts were present, but not enough to make it a epic battle of all time that will be remembered. Almost like they cut huge portions out.

Is this movie G rated? Ok we dont need to see fawn guts or dwarf heads rolling around, but come on, their big goal was to attract families with 6 year olds? It seemed to lack any sense of seriousness like the LoTRs had and yet didnt come across as violent as Harry Potter. If I didnt know I would say the director was 10 years old.

Santa Clause??????????? You got to be kidding.

However

Not to be a total flamer, the animations and the level of detail in the computer generated beasts was amasing, too bad they could not of shown more of their hard work other than quick pans.

Well the film was obv. intended for an audience with a passion for the books and fantasy. It really is a matter of opinion of genres. LoTRs is completely different to Narnia and you really couldn't compare them.

x

[tgraveline]

ha ha ha, someone got it a tad wrong. Sainta Klaus was quite loosely based on the real good ol' saint nicholas. Sainta Klaus had his workshop in spain and the elves were bad children who became almost black because of the heat down there. Its a bit different. It was one of the cooler stories i heard from a nice old dutch lady

tg

[The Queen of Narnia]

ur right it is the greatest movie ever

[~JadisTheWhiteWitch~]

I say the movie rocked it was awsome

[~Lily*Lake~]

did anyone notice that when jadis tripped peter up then stabbed him throught the arm during the battle that the sword moved? first it was through his arm, then it was just through the chainmail at the side. that really bugged me because i didnt know if it was just me! anyway i thought the film was great and i cant wait untill the dvd comes out!

[~Rogue~]

It never went through his arm in the first place. She deliberately gets him through the chainmail to pin him now, though I think she probably slashed his arm a bit which would explain his scream.

Not long till the DVD now is it? Just over a week!

[Queen Swanwhite]

It never went through his arm in the first place. She deliberately gets him through the chainmail to pin him now, though I think she probably slashed his arm a bit which would explain his scream.

Not long till the DVD now is it? Just over a week!

Yeah! I saw an advert on the TV, and it said COMING 3rd OF APRIL!! My dad's gonna get me the special edition! :D

[xeroxia]

I loved the movie it ruled. I can't wait for the DVD either, I already reserved it!

[~Rogue~]

I heard an advert for it on the radio. Did a proper double take! 3rd of April! And I have a deal with my local blockbuster that I can have their cardboard thingy when it's finished it's rental run.

Can't wait. Doesn't feel like we've had to wait that long though.

[~Lily*Lake~]

It never went through his arm in the first place. She deliberately gets him through the chainmail to pin him now, though I think she probably slashed his arm a bit which would explain his scream.

Not long till the DVD now is it? Just over a week!

oh wow i never actually realised that it was just over a week! im going to be on holiday when it comes out so im getting it for my birthday! can't wait!

[reepicheepdmouse]

Father Christmas had to be in the movies, because he was in the books. He give the kids their presents and everything. As far as the battles sene, I think it was pretty well done. It would have been a little better if they put a little more blood in it, but not a lot, just enough to make it more realistic. But I'm glad they didn't make it violent, because the books were aimed for children. I think the movie was great, and for the most part kept to the books very well.

[Tooks]

The nmovie was great, father christmas had to be in ther because it was in the book! and don't compare the battle scene with the lotr cuz everybody knows that lotr battle rocked and tha battle scene had to be appropiate<sp?? for young children!!

[~Rogue~]

Yup, they even had to cut one of the scenes you can see pics of in the movie companion book where some creatures are set on fire.

[darkestlight88]

Yup, they even had to cut one of the scenes you can see pics of in the movie companion book where some creatures are set on fire.
REALLY?! wow, i never thought Disney would do that. well, im glad its an outtake. when does the dvd come out again? isnt it April 4th?

[QueenSusanofNarnia]

Ok personally, I think that you are quite idiotic to think that it was terrible. I watched the movie and then became a huge CoN addict, and I read the book, which was exactly the same as the movie.
Giants are stupid: that's why they were bumping into eachother. Also: You're right: This movie is to attract families with 6+ (year old) kids: if a giant was shown throwing a centur, and they showed faun guts and heads rolling around (which they didn't, mind you) then it would have to be PG-13 (it was PG)

[~Rogue~]

Oo a Pavarti Patil fan! Nice one.

The only bit of blood we see is this TINY cut above Peter's eye in the battle. And some barely visible blood on Edmunds tunic but you can barely tell.

DVD comes out April 3rd here.

[Rael]

Lighting was so bad you could barly see most of the night and indoor scenes.

From this comment I imagine that the original poster watched some crappy pirate copy of the film on his computer...I had no trouble with the lighting, myself.

Creature, 35+ creatures, I want to see them all in the final battle. I want to see a giant pick up and throw a cenitaur, not just bump into each other while staggering to the action. The battle was too jumpy from scene to scene and didnt show a lot of the various creatures in action. Few good parts were present, but not enough to make it a epic battle of all time that will be remembered. Almost like they cut huge portions out.

Santa Clause??????????? You got to be kidding.

He really hasn't read the book, has he? *sigh*

[Rael]

Also: You're right: This movie is to attract families with 6+ (year old) kids: if a giant was shown throwing a centur, and they showed faun guts and heads rolling around (which they didn't, mind you) then it would have to be PG-13 (it was PG)

Actually, I think if they'd shown faun guts and heads rolling around, it might have got rather higher than a PG-13... ;)

Personally I would have loved to have seen a slightly more adult-oriented Narnia film with a nice extra helping of angst, particularly for Edmund. But I knew it was never going to happen, and I wasn't disappointed when I saw the film, it was as good as it could have been for a PG.

[Tirian of Narnia]

Well, mayby a centaur being throw (actually that would be awsome) but it wouldn't look right to see faun guts or dwarf heads. And I loved the movie. I was a big Narnia fan before the movie and the only part that really got me dissapointed was when the showed Peter riding around on a unicorn and Edmund riding on a free talking horse of Narnia. But the horse didn't seem to mind so I guess it's ok. ;)

[~Rogue~]

DVD coming out in a week here in ye olde England!

Do we know if there are going to be any deleted scenes?

Besides I think they may end up having to up the rating of some of the other films but we'll all be older by then. Like they did with LOTR in England. Went from a PG to a 12

[darkestlight88]

DVD coming out in a week here in ye olde England!

Do we know if there are going to be any deleted scenes?

Besides I think they may end up having to up the rating of some of the other films but we'll all be older by then. Like they did with LOTR in England. Went from a PG to a 12
oh! i just got a magazine saying it will have outtakes and stuff like that! I AM SO EXCITED!!! im such a movie buff! lol! i love to pay attention to the small details in movies. my friends find it annoying. ah well. lol!

[dwarfmaster77]

The battle was terrible. I saw the commercial and i loved it....but when i saw the movie with my church....i was very disappointed, Peter Jackson should have directed it.....

[Flamazon]

Why didn't you like it? Because there was no blood and guts and gore? :rolleyes:

[sarahnarnia1983]

i loved the film as did my gran my six year old niece my mum and dad who r both in there fifties and too be honest im not a big fan of blood and gore. lotr was good but i can only watch it once ive not seen it for a long while adrew adamson did a great production and the battle was great.

[Mar]

jdfgbqekjg the movie was good man!! be queit!!

[EdmundtheGiantCrusher]

Hey buddy tell me why are you here. Are you a narnia fan, i think not. Get out of here dude. This is ridiculous bringing that in here.

[Tsukiko]

yea really!! umm i hate to tell u this now but this is narniafans.com!!

[she-elfwarrior19]

Peeps you can be a narnia fan, maybe not of the new movie, (which was a smashing hit in my opinion) but if the person didnt like it, it doesnt mean they arent a narnia fan. They might not be a fan of the movie ok?

[Dernhelm]

Yes...there are plenty of book I like...very few of which I like the movie made of it. :)

Please do be very careful in rebuking people – even if they say things that are upsetting to you, don't let them make you say rude things. :)

[Tsukiko]

oh well i didn't mean it in that way....geesh but you do make a good point i suppose

[she-elfwarrior19]

Yes...
:)

[dwarfmaster77]

the film did stink i admit. comercials interested me and i was excited then movie stunk when i saw it...........................

[dwarfmaster77]

Father Christmas is in the book. it would have been tragic if they'd left him out. end of story.

and the battle scene was much better done than any of the large battles in lotr. it's got to be my all-time favourtie cinema battle.


you sir, are obviously dumb......for the battle was not near of any lotr battle, it was equal to like some disney movie...

[Pevensie89]

:eek: Excuse me?! The film was GENIUS!! :eek: :eek: :eek:

[EveningStar]

PERSONAL ATTACKS are not allowed. Ideas may be stupid, not people. :mad:

[truelovewaits]

yes! i agree with ^! the film was radical! i loved it and am getting it in my easter basket on sunday!

[peterismyking]

um, NOOO!!! :mad: the movie was by far one of the best ive ever seen!!!

[mrstumnus13096]

Indeed, it was a horrible film. I can't blame Adamson since his Shrek-films are over the top.
This is a very good thing: there is no reason to linger anymore about Narnia. I have all the Narnia I need (BBC-version + the books).
what the heck are you talking about? The movie was great and shrek rocks! I guess you just don't have any good sense of what an excellent movie really is!

[mrstumnus13096]

I would've loved a dragon or two in there too, but *shrugs* I still thought the battle was brilliant. I can't wait to see it again. If I had to complain is that it wasn't long enough...a longer fight would have been better.


Well, that just shows the unique since of imagination C.s. Lewis and Andrew Adamson have. Besides, if they had any dragons they would be with the witch, they breath fire and are mean monsters

[I♥Georgie]

I think the Idiot Was blind or he watched a crappy pirated copy on a old t.v in the day time and your a potty mouth jeep1 :mad:

[shmeepie]

i for one thought the battle was great, and was my favourite scene.

and just how old are you resident? late teens or above i'm guessing. if the movie wasn't for you, there is no need to force your opinions on others. it's true that everyone is entitled to their opinion, but you don't need to make other people annoyed or angry at you, or offend other people with your comments.

as to the father christmas aspect, i think my favourite part about him is that they didn't make him the 'coca-cola' idea of him. he wasn't the picture that you accociate (sp?) with father christmas, he didn't have the bright red clothes and big curly white beard. he was more regal looking, but not so different that you couldn't tell who he was. well done on father christmas mr adamson :p

[Laurie65]

I for one LOVE the movie and I fall in love with it even more every time I watch it.

[office]

it was a very good film in my opinion. i did not think there was anything wrong with it.

[Queen~Krista~the~Merciful]

um, dude, if you thought the film stunk, why are you on this site :mad: !!!!!!!!!!!!!

I LOVE SKANDAR

[LadyAnneOfNarnia]

Obviously you have NO IDEA what you are talking about!!! You shouldn't be on this site if you hate the movie or books...oh wait you probably haven't even read the books. :mad:

[Protagonist]

The movie was good, but not great. You can't expect it to be perfect.
Obviously you have NO IDEA what you are talking about!!! You shouldn't be on this site if you hate the movie or books...oh wait you probably haven't even read the books. :mad:
Calm down, calm down.

[LadyAnneOfNarnia]

Okay, okay...sorry. I just hate it when people come on here making trouble. Did you meet my little sis by the way?

[DaydreamBeliever]

I loved the film.I had no problems with it except I didn't care for the couple changed lines from the book..but I can overlook that.

[Lila]

Of COURSE I didn't think it stunk. For gosh sakes, it was a kid's film.... :rolleyes:

[umbrellaxscenexcore]

ignore all of them... there was this one scene, where peter was like"its so big"and mrs beaver "its the world dear, did you expect it to be small?" the effects on that scene were...horrible...but just that one seen, othewise...on of THE best movies ever...and it did not stink...you can't deny that...go walt disney pics. and walde media!and andrew ....and the rest of the crew...and cast!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[supermeulen]

Lighting was so bad you could barly see most of the night and indoor scenes.

Creature, 35+ creatures, I want to see them all in the final battle. I want to see a giant pick up and throw a cenitaur, not just bump into each other while staggering to the action. The battle was too jumpy from scene to scene and didnt show a lot of the various creatures in action. Few good parts were present, but not enough to make it a epic battle of all time that will be remembered. Almost like they cut huge portions out.

Is this movie G rated? Ok we dont need to see fawn guts or dwarf heads rolling around, but come on, their big goal was to attract families with 6 year olds? It seemed to lack any sense of seriousness like the LoTRs had and yet didnt come across as violent as Harry Potter. If I didnt know I would say the director was 10 years old.

Santa Clause??????????? You got to be kidding.

However

Not to be a total flamer, the animations and the level of detail in the computer generated beasts was amasing, too bad they could not of shown more of their hard work other than quick pans.
You might just make enemies posting something like this on this site.

[-Daughter of Eve-]

I totally love this movie and nothing in the world can make me change my mind!

[WilliamMoseleyismine]

LOVE LOVE LOVE IT!! Anyone who doesn't should be hung by their thumbs! jk

[tottyfruitty]

haha by the thumbs!
i thought the movie was awesome!

[supermeulen]

I'd rather do the thumbs than the pinkies!

[Son of Adam]

The film was spectacular!!! I still can't get enough of it and I watch it several times a week.

[Into the Wardrobe]

I loved the film. I can't wait to see the rest of the Chronicles of Narnia movies!

[Hermit of Archenland]

No I don't think the movie stank. It was an enjoyable film but there was a lot I was dissatisfied with, mainly how much they changed it from the book.

I do accept that any film adaption of a book will require some changes but there was a lot I was unhappy with. Peter was too indecisive and Susan too negative and sceptical. The most unwelcome change was Aslan who seemed much weaker and less important than in the book. There seemed to be a deliberate attempt to make it seem as if He and the White Witch were more on equal terms. That sort of dualism would have horrified Lewis.

Overall it was a good film, but at the same time rather a wasted opportunity as it could have been so much better

[rachynarniafan]

i thought it was awsome!!!!!
but at the begining i thought i was watching the wrong movie, i took it out of the player just to check i felt stupid when i realised it was the right movie :o

[Neevil]

No I don't think the movie stank. It was an enjoyable film but there was a lot I was dissatisfied with, mainly how much they changed it from the book.

I do accept that any film adaption of a book will require some changes but there was a lot I was unhappy with. Peter was too indecisive and Susan too negative and sceptical. The most unwelcome change was Aslan who seemed much weaker and less important than in the book. There seemed to be a deliberate attempt to make it seem as if He and the White Witch were more on equal terms. That sort of dualism would have horrified Lewis.

Overall it was a good film, but at the same time rather a wasted opportunity as it could have been so much better

I agree. I loved the movie, but I was a little sad that the scenes leading up to the battle were shortened so much. They didn't give enough time to fully develope Aslan's character, so when He died it was no big deal. And when He came back to life there was not nearly as much thrill and excitement and absolute happiness, as in the book. It seemed like the whole point of the movie was to get to the battle, and once they got there they wanted to stay there as long as possible. But really, the battle wasn't all that important in the book... I didn't even remember there was a battle until the third time I read it. :rolleyes:

[jumping joker]

I thought the movie was so good. Narnia is my favorite movie and books.

[Jessie-Simone]

There was nothing wrong with the movie i loved it.

[Mrs Gil-Galad Took]

I so loved it when I went to the theater. I am happy I bought it on dvd and I am in no way disappointed.

[Tsukiko]

NO THE MOVIE DID NOT "STINK"!!!!!!!!!!! :mad: :mad: :mad:

ooh..sorry..heh...but no..it was perrrfeccctt...:D

[~Lava~]

ABSOLUTELY NOT!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Who would? It was done better than any movies that I have seen on the Chronicles ever (and no that does not mean I dislike the BBC version either).

[Tsukiko]

ABSOLUTELY NOT!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Who would? It was done better than any movies that I have seen on the Chronicles ever (and no that does not mean I dislike the BBC version either).

what!! u dislike the BB-

haha...j/k. :D

yess..it is better than the BBC's and Animated ones.

[devils_advocate_for_evil]

I loved the movie, even though it was shorter than I had anticipated, I thought the acting was phenomenal, the costumes were impressive, and the special effects were fantastic! The music was also perfect for the scenes. It had all the qualities of a good based-off-of-a-book movie.

[Copperfox]

I was disappointed in a few matters, like the shrinking of Professor Kirke's part in the story; but none of my complaints "rise to the level" of wishing the film had not been done!

[devils_advocate_for_evil]

I thought that Professor Kirke's housemaid could have been played by Professor Mcgonagall (forget the actresses' name), she's good at austere roles like that.

[-Daughter of Eve-]

I've loved the movie since the first time I saw it and I think I'll always love it.

[devils_advocate_for_evil]

I actually haven't watched it in like 7 months. I should watch it again. I feel like the only place I can ever watch it is in Colorado though, it doesn't feel likea California movie.

[-Daughter of Eve-]

7 months? OMG,yeah you should watch it! I usually watch it like once a month.Maybe twice.

[devils_advocate_for_evil]

I know...I've been bad. But since I moved to California it feels like I can't watch it anymore because it's such a Colorado movie. ya know?

[-Daughter of Eve-]

I understand.But maybe you can make it a California movie? By watching it there? :)

[devils_advocate_for_evil]

Yeah I guess. I just remember dragging my chair in front of my tiny TV in the basement and curling up with a papa john's pizza and some candy and just pigging out and watching it over and over and over again while the snow fell outside. *sigh*