Addendum to Narnia post:
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1) Judging from other people's comments, how magical the movie is for you may well depend on how you feel about the Narnia books themselves. Those who either weren't "Friends of Narnia" or who liked the books but didn't see them as anything special seem to generally say it was a "good movie, but nothing special" also.
2) The only thing I can think of that could have been done slightly better was Aslan's speaking voice. Liam Neeson did a perfectly good job, but I wanted a voice about two octaves deeper. Not James Earl Jones, but someone in that register.
3) WHY THE HELL ISN'T THE SOUNDTRACK AVAILABLE UNTIL THE BLOODY 13TH? THAT'S INSANE!!! Usually the soundtracks come out like a month BEFORE the movie, and this time the only CD out there right now is one of those incredibly stupid, inane, lame "Music Inspired By" things which features a bunch of third-string pop wannabees playing music that, AT BEST, was heard for 2.5 seconds in the background, and more usually was never part of the movie at all. In *MY* day, when you got a recording that had a movie's title on it, by golly it was the music from the movie. *hack grunt* *bangs cane*
1) Judging from other people's comments, how magical the movie is for you may well depend on how you feel about the Narnia books themselves. Those who either weren't "Friends of Narnia" or who liked the books but didn't see them as anything special seem to generally say it was a "good movie, but nothing special" also.
2) The only thing I can think of that could have been done slightly better was Aslan's speaking voice. Liam Neeson did a perfectly good job, but I wanted a voice about two octaves deeper. Not James Earl Jones, but someone in that register.
3) WHY THE HELL ISN'T THE SOUNDTRACK AVAILABLE UNTIL THE BLOODY 13TH? THAT'S INSANE!!! Usually the soundtracks come out like a month BEFORE the movie, and this time the only CD out there right now is one of those incredibly stupid, inane, lame "Music Inspired By" things which features a bunch of third-string pop wannabees playing music that, AT BEST, was heard for 2.5 seconds in the background, and more usually was never part of the movie at all. In *MY* day, when you got a recording that had a movie's title on it, by golly it was the music from the movie. *hack grunt* *bangs cane*
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Date: 2005-12-12 07:00 pm (UTC)no subject
Date: 2005-12-12 09:15 pm (UTC)I agree that it was great, and incredibly faithful to the book. I found that the additions were useful and gave context that modern audiences probably mostly need while staying in the spirit of the book, and I didn't miss the few omissions that much.
The one thing I really would have preferred, though, was a much, much louder and deeper Aslan's roar. It just didn't feel *there* enough. That's a minor quibble, though, and I'm really surprised that they managed to stay this true to the novel.
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Date: 2005-12-12 11:19 pm (UTC)Aslan's Roar
Date: 2005-12-13 02:55 am (UTC)