The Voyage of the Dawn Treader

[Vince]

As a loyal servant of the Lion, I was disappointed in Walt Disney's screening of my favorite book in the series. The Dawn Treader is a "dragon ship" of Narnia, and it is magnificent. But the plot, while somewhat following the book, had to combine too many sub-plots to keep the story interesting.

Fight scenes were somewhat dull compared to the previous films in the series, and I've seen high school plays with better acting. If you're not familiar with the storyline, you won't understand why Edmund is tormented by visions of a ghastly white beautiful woman (he had voluntarily become a servant of the White Witch in the first part of the series). Under no conditions will you understand why Lucy is jealous of her sister's beauty, and I can't figure it out either.

When the villainous Eustace Clarence Scrubb gets turned into a dragon, he is a clumsy creature who can't fly straight, but his magnificent heroism at the end is pretty good. It isn't in the original story, but it's still pretty good.

Reepicheep the talking mouse is nowhere near as flashy and dynamic as he was previously, but his kindness towards his suffering enemy is well-written.

Beautiful scenery and special effects help compensate for the movie's flaws, but unless you're a Narnian like me, I'd pass.

 

[Alabaster]

I took my grandchildren to see it as part of their Christmas present, and loved it immensely, as I did the other two.

 

[LaurenNicole]

What I want to know is, what's up with the third movie in a series having a fighting scene on a boat in a storm? First Pirates of the Caribbean, now this. Maybe it's just me, but fighting scenes in/on water scare me a little bit. Especially if you throw in a hissing, giant green serpent-thing with fangs.

BUT having said that, I actually really liked this last Narnia movie. It was cool seeing Lucy and Edmund a little bit older, and Eustice was a great actor. I liked the plot, and the suspenseful scenes captured my interest. Wasn't my favorite amongst the three, but I still enjoyed it! I would definitely see it again.

 

[Vince]

Welcome aboard the Dawn Treader, LaurenNichole. And I agree that Eustace was the best actor of the lot.

 

[bibleMAN]

Well I read the first book in the series (Magicians Nephew) and saw the first movie which I liked.. Wanted to see this but didn't get around to it. Maybe when it's on dvd lol