rockpile Posted June 22, 2005 Share Posted June 22, 2005 Anyone have any thoughts on this book to movie adaptation? The previews look promising. The cartoon version was average at best and the (I think) PBS series of the 7 chapter Chronicles of Narnia was lame. I am focusing on the fact that the first Hobbit and LOTR cartoons/movies were also lame, but the recent movies were superb. That gives me some hope. Comments? Anyone else a C.S. Lewis fan? p.s. I just realized I used the OT tag. Is there anything NEW on topic? These are the leanest parts of the football season. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ch19079 Posted June 22, 2005 Share Posted June 22, 2005 great book, but im sure they will screw it up as a movie. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Reuben Gant Posted June 22, 2005 Share Posted June 22, 2005 great book, but im sure they will screw it up as a movie. 364664[/snapback] I concur. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jarthur31 Posted June 23, 2005 Share Posted June 23, 2005 Of course, it will be a hack job, Disney is producing this movie!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
UConn James Posted June 23, 2005 Share Posted June 23, 2005 Anyone else a C.S. Lewis fan? 364660[/snapback] Someone gave me a copy of "The Screwtape Letters" recently and I got to page 15. I hate allegory, and especially religious allegory. I don't know but his children's books don't seem much better to me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Buffal0 Bill5 Posted June 23, 2005 Share Posted June 23, 2005 I enjoy the works of C.S. Lewis, and am looking forward to the movie, but, I'm not sure I trust Disney, so I keep thinking to myself, "they're gonna screw it up". The previews looked promising. "I hate allegory, and especially religious allegory." I'm sensing something deeper than a dislike for a literary style. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr. Fong Posted June 23, 2005 Share Posted June 23, 2005 I saw the preview in the theater and it looked pretty damn good. I'll give them the benefit of the doubt. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mphs mike Posted June 23, 2005 Share Posted June 23, 2005 Someone gave me a copy of "The Screwtape Letters" recently and I got to page 15. I hate allegory, and especially religious allegory. I don't know but his children's books don't seem much better to me. 364908[/snapback] I saw it years ago onstage at Niagara on the Lake. As much as I love theater, I simply didn't understand the Chronicles of Narnia. I guess I'm a little too simple for CS Lewis! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Devin Posted June 23, 2005 Share Posted June 23, 2005 I finally saw a preview for this, looks very good! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chalkie Gerzowski Posted June 23, 2005 Share Posted June 23, 2005 I remember that Cartman commented on it for a book review. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark Vader Posted June 23, 2005 Share Posted June 23, 2005 I never read all 7 books in the Narnia series, but I did find them enjoyable. I am very interested in seeing this first movie, the previews look very impressive. Tilda Swinton should be great as the White Witch, and Brian Cox plays a good guy for a change as the voice of Aslan. If this movie becomes a huge hit, it will be interesting to see how Disney will handle the rest of the series. Can they possibly make 7 seperate films in this series? Also, in case you did'nt know, the first trailer for King Kong, another big December movie, will be playing with The War of the Worlds. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ExiledInIllinois Posted June 23, 2005 Share Posted June 23, 2005 Have you delved into Shadowlands? Interesting. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rockpile Posted June 23, 2005 Author Share Posted June 23, 2005 Someone gave me a copy of "The Screwtape Letters" recently and I got to page 15. I hate allegory, and especially religious allegory. I don't know but his children's books don't seem much better to me. 364908[/snapback] I got a kick out of the letters between Screwtape and Slubgob, two demons discussing how to "screw" people up. Terrible movie material though. The Perelandra Trilogy was good. That Hideous Strength was downright scary, while the middle book Perelandra was a bit dry. I don't know, Chronicles of Narnia, Book 7 parallels Revelation in many ways, but it is more like a family reunion than judgement day. The promos look good, it all depends on whether or not the story is as good as the effects. This is NOT the Lion King. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rockpile Posted June 23, 2005 Author Share Posted June 23, 2005 Have you delved into Shadowlands? Interesting. 365078[/snapback] On my list of movies I have not watched (yet). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pkwwjd Posted June 23, 2005 Share Posted June 23, 2005 I never read all 7 books in the Narnia series, but I did find them enjoyable. I am very interested in seeing this first movie, the previews look very impressive. Tilda Swinton should be great as the White Witch, and Brian Cox plays a good guy for a change as the voice of Aslan. If this movie becomes a huge hit, it will be interesting to see how Disney will handle the rest of the series. Can they possibly make 7 seperate films in this series? Also, in case you did'nt know, the first trailer for King Kong, another big December movie, will be playing with The War of the Worlds. 365043[/snapback] IIRC, Nicole Kidman was originally cast as the White Witch ... wonder what happened? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pkwwjd Posted June 23, 2005 Share Posted June 23, 2005 Have you delved into Shadowlands? Interesting. 365078[/snapback] Watch the PBS version, not the recent one with Anthony Hopkins -- great actor, but the story isn't quite as powerful. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Jokeman Posted June 23, 2005 Share Posted June 23, 2005 IIRC, Nicole Kidman was originally cast as the White Witch ... wonder what happened? 365319[/snapback] She dropped out as she didn't want to be type casted as a witch after accepting the role as Samantha in Bewitched! [/sarcasm] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John from Riverside Posted June 23, 2005 Share Posted June 23, 2005 As a kid I loved the Narnia books...... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nick in RaChaCha Posted June 23, 2005 Share Posted June 23, 2005 Anyone else a C.S. Lewis fan? Yup I am!!! I loved the series as a kid! can't wait for the movie Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PIZ Posted June 23, 2005 Share Posted June 23, 2005 I never read all 7 books in the Narnia series, but I did find them enjoyable. I am very interested in seeing this first movie, the previews look very impressive. Tilda Swinton should be great as the White Witch, and Brian Cox plays a good guy for a change as the voice of Aslan. If this movie becomes a huge hit, it will be interesting to see how Disney will handle the rest of the series. Can they possibly make 7 seperate films in this series? Also, in case you did'nt know, the first trailer for King Kong, another big December movie, will be playing with The War of the Worlds. 365043[/snapback] So, there will likely be 7 movies? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pkwwjd Posted June 23, 2005 Share Posted June 23, 2005 I had my doubts about them doing all 7, but the trailer erased those doubts. They are planning on it based on how the movie is being marketed: The Chronicles of Narnia, The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe. The L, W, & W is actually a subtitle. It is being marketed as the first installment of the the Chronicles. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phil Hansen Forever Posted June 23, 2005 Share Posted June 23, 2005 You really think Disney will tell the whole story, without removing critical dialogue? Not possible, Disney is one the most anti Christian organizations in America. They were also one of the greatest detractors against the Passion of the Christ, so undoubtably they will cut the dialogue, or change it so not to offend anyone, thus eliminating the very essense of C. S. Lewis. If its just a cartoon, then Disney will do it. If it leads a person to another conclusion, they will eliminate it, or modify it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pkwwjd Posted June 23, 2005 Share Posted June 23, 2005 I'm actually kinda hoping that the imagery and allegory of the story is deep enough that the execs at Disney don't even realize that they just told the story of Christ. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BillsWatch Posted June 24, 2005 Share Posted June 24, 2005 I knew my daughter would want to see it when it came out and told her "you need to read the book first" as usual but she said she read it already several times and it was not assigned by school. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark Vader Posted June 24, 2005 Share Posted June 24, 2005 MN John Posted Yesterday, 01:10 PM You really think Disney will tell the whole story, without removing critical dialogue? Not possible, Disney is one the most anti Christian organizations in America. They were also one of the greatest detractors against the Passion of the Christ, so undoubtably they will cut the dialogue, or change it so not to offend anyone, thus eliminating the very essense of C. S. Lewis. If its just a cartoon, then Disney will do it. If it leads a person to another conclusion, they will eliminate it, or modify it. I had read that this movie will have a running time of nearly 3 hours. So there is a possibility that none of the crucial dialogue will be omitted. As for your comment on The Passion, I think it is a bit unfair to single out them as one of the great detractors of that movie. Look at how many studios passed on being a distributor. Warner Bros., 20th Century FOX, Universal, Paramount, Columbia, New Line Cinema. NewMarket, one of the smallest studios, even smaller than Focus Features & Lions Gate, picked it up. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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