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[liptonrm_backup]

As I'm sure most of you already know, the trailer for The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe has appeared online.

I can't wait to see this. The trailer looks good and I am hopeful. I'm not a book purist by any stretch of the imagination. I'm never a book purist, just so long as the movie tells a good story and tells it skillfully I'm one happy li'l camper. I've been thinking that it might be fun if we organized a joint rereading of Lewis's opening chapter in his Chronicles of Narnia opus. Perhaps a little closer to December we can all get together and reenter that marvelous world. It's funny, one of the things that shocked me the most about the trailer was how young the children are. I think that those characters have kind of grown up in my head as I have gotten older. I guess they really were a formative part of my young psyche. I cannot wait for this movie to come out.

This feels like a bad year for movies. I look at the things that are coming out and I'm less then enthused. Here's hoping that some of the Oscar bait movies coming out in November and December are at least vaguely interesting. Well, if nothing else this year will give me the chance to make a sizeable dent in my Netflix queue.

Have begun the next reading cycle with Religion in the Ancient Greek City by Louise Bruit Zaidman and Pauline Schmitt Pantel. May the learning commence.

Oy, I have no Narnia icons. This must be rectified.

Comments

[hiyacynth.livejournal.com]

Ooh, Narniathon! Count me in! Though I must request that we read them in the proper order. The Magician's Nephew is sixth, not first. [/purist rant, as I'm actually with you on purism in adaptations, but I am a stickler for this one; drives me crazy that the publishers decided, what kids can't deal with the slightest bit of non-linearity in their reading? Whatever. Really this time: /purist rant.]

P.S. It was Mr. Tumnus, all shirtless and with his lovely little scarf. Have you seen the oodles of high-quality screen captures? If I retrace my steps, I think I can find the link again.

And, yep, Lucy really threw me, but they're right. She's, what, seven maybe?

[hiyacynth.livejournal.com]

http://www.narniaweb.com/gallery.asp?gall=24

[liptonrm.livejournal.com]

You are absolutely right! Magician's Nephew is sixth, dagnabit! The publisher's must have thought they were being awfully clever when they put the books in chronoloical order but, in actuality they made it harder for kids to get into the books. LWW is the perfect starting point from which to fall in love with Narnia and MN, as delightful as it is, simply doesn't read as well on that level.

The Narniathon is on! Well, not on as in we're starting right now, more on as in it will happen in ... October? I should figure that out.

Ooooo, pretty screencaps. Will go plunder for icons.

slight spoilers, but seriously, is there anyone reading this who hasn't read the stories?

[hiyacynth.livejournal.com]

What burns me is that when they put out the new editions (moneygrab, anyone?) they didn't also offer new covers with the old numbers. I guarantee you what they're going to do next is reissue them AGAIN with new-new covers and original sequencing. Ah well.

October sounds about right. They're quite short, really.

And I totally agree with you about LWW being the perfect gateway into the world. Part of what I love about the original sequence is that you get to go back to places you miss (ah, the Golden Age of Narnia!!) and/or discover what roles people have/had (Diggory, as a prime example) in later/earlier events. What a thrill it was to realize that Professor Kirke was among Narnia's first visitors. And how much more do you love the old Wardrobe when you learn its history?

Re: slight spoilers, but seriously, is there anyone reading this who hasn't read the stories?

[liptonrm.livejournal.com]

Absolutely. If they can find anyway to suck more money out of a beloved childhood classic they will certainly do it. Bastards.

Exactly. The end of MN isn't nearly as exhilirating if you don't know why the wardrobe is so important or how cool Professor Kirke is. That book's main purpose is to answer questions you might have about Narnia, not introduce you to the world. And as much as I love A Horse and His Boy it makes no narrative sense to sequence it right behind LWW. It disrupts the very strong arc that flows between LWW, Prince Caspian and Dawn Treader

Re: slight spoilers, but seriously, is there anyone reading this who hasn't read the stories?

[hiyacynth.livejournal.com]

And as much as I love A Horse and His Boy it makes no narrative sense to sequence it right behind LWW. It disrupts the very strong arc that flows between LWW, Prince Caspian and Dawn Treader

I luff you.

[lil-banik-slave.livejournal.com]

Indeed it must

Re: slight spoilers, but seriously, is there anyone reading this who hasn't read the stories?

[liptonrm.livejournal.com]

Aaaaaaaw, you only say that cause you agree with me. Hee =D

i luff you too *giggle*

[liptonrm.livejournal.com]

Will get right to work on that.

[elendiari22.livejournal.com]

I'm actually looking forward to some of the films coming out this year. There's "Charlie and the Chocolate Factory", Tim Burton's Corpse Bride, the fourth Harry Potter, and the Narnia film. I think the new trailer looks incredible; this film is going to rock. Did you know that WETA did the special effects?

And I join you in needed Narnia icons.

Re: slight spoilers, but seriously, is there anyone reading this who hasn't read the stories?

[elendiari22.livejournal.com]

I'm bad. I hvaen't ever read the last two books in the series. I really must rectify that mistake.

[liptonrm.livejournal.com]

See, I'm just not all that psyched about those. They sound like fun and I'll probably see them but they just don't get me all worked up. *sigh* I'm just a big ol' picky fandom drama queen. I'm not even all that excited about the Pirates of the Carribbean sequels.

I love WETA. New Zealand needs to be thanked a few more hundred times at the Oscars.

Re: slight spoilers, but seriously, is there anyone reading this who hasn't read the stories?

[liptonrm.livejournal.com]

You haven't?! Tsk, tsk. I loved the Last Battle a whole lot when I was a teenager because it was all End of the World and stuff. And A Horse and His Boy is just an all around fun adventure.

Re: slight spoilers, but seriously, is there anyone reading this who hasn't read the stories?

[liptonrm.livejournal.com]

AH! Meant to mention this. Watched Southie last night and was highly entertained. Not so much by the movie itself, though, wasn't bad but wasn't great. I'm such a fangirl.

There's some sort of Kosmic Karma Krap out there that is laughing it's head off about how I've become a Donnie Wahlberg fangirl. The pseudo-irony is overwhelming.

Re: slight spoilers, but seriously, is there anyone reading this who hasn't read the stories?

[hiyacynth.livejournal.com]

hee hee! And come on, Donnie deserves teh love!!