Author Topic: Voyage Of The Dawn Treader (film) (Read 17982 times)

B E C K · « **on:** Jul 29, 2009, 03:31:06 AM »

It started shooting two days ago. Yippee.

http://www.screendaily.com/news/production/asia-pacific/apted-starts-australian-shoot-for-narnia-voyage-of-the-dawn-treader/5003964.article

Derrick · « **Reply #1 on:** Jul 29, 2009, 05:13:47 AM »

I wonder if they will film the Christian-overdrive final book?

Rama · « **Reply #2 on:** Jul 29, 2009, 12:58:53 PM »

I'm really surprised they did any more of these. I didn't think they'd get past the first one and I was kinda shocked when Prince Caspin showed up.

B E C K · « **Reply #3 on:** Jul 29, 2009, 02:51:53 PM »

Surprised because of the Christian aspect?

IDE · « **Reply #4 on:** Jul 29, 2009, 03:13:14 PM »

They're making this series kick ass and have christian overtones sounds like a win at the box office to me.

gwynn · « **Reply #5 on:** Jul 29, 2009, 04:20:54 PM »

Oh its one of those movies. I haven't seen any of them, would you say they would offend my atheist sensibilities ?

Rama · « **Reply #6 on:** Jul 29, 2009, 04:55:22 PM »

Quote from: B E C K on Jul 29, 2009, 02:51:53 PM

Surprised because of the Christian aspect?

Somewhat. I mean I could see a studio fearing the backlash from something like that. These are the people that took the America out of G.I. Joe. Course the real heavy can't avoid it, it's a smack in the face and not a metaphor stuff isn't until like the last book.

And also because most people know there was a book called "The Lion, the Witch, and the Waradrobe." but the number that know there were other books drops after that.

Derrick · « **Reply #7 on:** Jul 29, 2009, 05:17:26 PM »

The second had very little Christian overtones. It was much more of a childrens 'Two Towers'.

Rama · « **Reply #8 on:** Jul 29, 2009, 05:48:07 PM »

Yeah I've read it. I just didn't think they'd bother with making anything other then the first one since it wasn't as reconizeable as the first book, and I didn't think they'd want to go down a road they didn't have the balls to finish.

Derrick · « **Reply #9 on:** Jul 29, 2009, 05:57:22 PM »

The violence made the second my favorite.

Plus, Eddie Izzard as the Mouse Prince. How fucking win is that?

Rama · « **Reply #10 on:** Jul 29, 2009, 06:04:46 PM »

Only if the mouse was in drag.

B E C K · « **Reply #11 on:** Jul 29, 2009, 06:20:14 PM »

Quote from: Rama on Jul 29, 2009, 06:04:46 PM

Only if the mouse was in drag.

I kinda wanted to see that.

Rodent of Unusual Size · « **Reply #12 on:** Jul 29, 2009, 10:09:13 PM »

I thought they were discontinuing the Narnia films after Caspian supposedly failed to live up to expectations.

But where Christian overtones are concerned in the first flick, whether it's offensive or not is immaterial since they're not pushing theology. Other than that, I don't know...I never read the books.

B E C K · « **Reply #13 on:** Jul 29, 2009, 11:24:57 PM »

Quote from: gwynn on Jul 29, 2009, 04:20:54 PM

Oh its one of those movies. I haven't seen any of them, would you say they would offend my atheist sensibilities ?

Kinda going to what Squirrel said, it never felt like any type of agenda was being foisted on me. Although I've also never read the books.

Quote from: Rodent of Unusual Size on Jul 29, 2009, 10:09:13 PM

I thought they were discontinuing the Narnia films after Caspian supposedly failed to live up to expectations.

Walden Media is fully intent on going through the entire series. However, because of Caspian's "underperformance" Disney--who was needed to front half of the production costs--wanted to tighten purse-strings. So Walden Media will be working in conjuction with 20th Century Fox instead.

Derrick · « **Reply #14 on:** Jul 30, 2009, 12:08:34 AM »

Quote from: Rodent of Unusual Size on Jul 29, 2009, 10:09:13 PM

I thought they were discontinuing the Narnia films after Caspian supposedly failed to live up to expectations.

But where Christian overtones are concerned in the first flick, whether it's offensive or not is immaterial since they're not pushing theology. Other than that, I don't know...I never read the books.

It made enough money, it wasn't a double-down, but then how often have they seeded the first movie?

joe · « **Reply #15 on:** Jul 30, 2009, 03:57:17 PM »

I think Santa should show up and hand out weapons in every movie.

And I don't mean just Narnia movies.

EVERY MOVIE.

B E C K · « **Reply #16 on:** Jul 30, 2009, 07:32:13 PM »

That would rock.

Rama · « **Reply #17 on:** Jul 31, 2009, 12:54:16 AM »

It would have made "The Santa Clause" a far shorter and better movie.

B E C K · « **Reply #18 on:** Jul 31, 2009, 02:04:55 AM »

No way, it would've made it a longer and better movie.

Derrick · « **Reply #19 on:** Jul 31, 2009, 06:03:37 AM »

Quote from: SABAT on Jul 30, 2009, 03:57:17 PM

I think Santa should show up and hand out weapons in every movie.

And I don't mean just Narnia movies.

EVERY MOVIE.

LUKE! THE EMPIRE HAS SIEGED ORD MANTELL! WE WILL NEVER GET FREE!

HOHOHO! Who needs some new X-Wings and some badass lightsabers? Red and green for the holiday season.

Rama · « **Reply #20 on:** Jul 31, 2009, 12:14:15 PM »

Quote from: B E C K on Jul 31, 2009, 02:04:55 AM

No way, it would've made it a longer and better movie.

Well I just figured that as soon as Tim Allen came out and yelled at Santa on his roof. Instead of falling off said roof, he'd just mow him down with automatic fire. Since Allen is Disney's bitch and he would be dead the movie would be over. I guess you could follow Santa as he kills everyone that sees him. Hey, maybe that's why no one has ever actually seen him. The orginal ending of "The Night Before Christmas" was Santa putting a Sidewinder missle into that house as he flew out of sight saying Merry Christmas to all and now you're all gonna die.

B E C K · « **Reply #21 on:** Jul 31, 2009, 03:10:57 PM »

Oh, I was thinking more that after Tim Allen becomes Santa, he becomes an international arms dealer. There's a wealth of plot there.

Bernie AKA · « **Reply #22 on:** Aug 11, 2009, 12:13:31 PM »

I still have my set of books from 6th grade - we read them for religion class (Lutheran school). I'll re-read them every other year or so. It does have a theological slant and there are some situations or passages I can point to and say "Christian", but the themes are pretty universal to any beliefs and I didn't find it heavy-handed.

LW & W was probably my least favorite one. I really liked the Silver Chair, the one nobody remembers.

Rama · « **Reply #23 on:** Aug 11, 2009, 12:28:42 PM »

Yeah I've read it and I've forgot about it. LOL!

Rodent of Unusual Size · « **Reply #24 on:** Aug 11, 2009, 12:32:11 PM »

To be honest, and to betray my literary ignorance, when I first saw this thread title I thought it was a Blade ripoff. Dawn Treader ~ Day Walker....

B E C K · « **Reply #25 on:** Aug 11, 2009, 03:19:12 PM »

Water Treader... Tread Miller...

joe · « **Reply #26 on:** Aug 11, 2009, 10:23:28 PM »

B E C K · « **Reply #27 on:** Aug 12, 2009, 12:34:17 AM »

*stomach growls*

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Bernie AKA · « **Reply #28 on:** Aug 12, 2009, 11:03:07 AM »

Silver Chair was very memorable in class - we would read a chapter every day silently for the first 20 minutes, than have discussion, blah, blah. One of the characters decides that, in order to fool some enimies, they will all have to "be gay". Another character declares, "All right, gay's the word!" Not the best phrasing for a bunch of 6th-graders: Silence, page turning, then one after another: "SNORTsputtersnickersnicker!!" until Pastor finally asked what was going on and gave a lecture on unforseen shifts in language.

Rama · « **Reply #29 on:** Aug 12, 2009, 11:37:48 AM »

Yeah I know what you mean. Rimjob use to be such a nobel and nice word in the old english, but now it's just been ruined.