tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6301789506900189932.post3260724463106567327..comments2023-04-12T07:57:18.862-05:00Comments on unabashed: Review of The Chronicles of Narnia: Prince CaspianThe Unabashed Bloggerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15524722189237777302noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6301789506900189932.post-30166245628939112242008-05-23T11:35:00.000-05:002008-05-23T11:35:00.000-05:00I would agree in most cases and I admitedly wasn't...I would agree in most cases and I admitedly wasn't really that distraught at the first Narnia movie from a book purist's standpoint... but The Lord of the Rings is one example where it was very hard to hear the dialog mutilated like it was (the scenery and music and action were all great and a LOT was captured well in the film, but for me it is Tolkien's dialog that makes the book stand out). <BR/><BR/>Oh another good example where the movie script rewrite completely negated what made the book so special is Hitchhikers Guide to the Galaxy. Douglas Adams was a master at comedic timing and phrasing and the directors should have preserved as much as possible his exact wording of the characters' lines... but they did it their own way and it fell flat.Percussivityhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02567902722009628447noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6301789506900189932.post-57252320699665733482008-05-23T10:09:00.000-05:002008-05-23T10:09:00.000-05:00I have pretty much accepted that no movie will eve...I have pretty much accepted that no movie will ever be as good as the book in which it was based on. I watch them and tend to consider them a different point of view type retelling. <BR/>What I DO like about the movies is the way they can bring the characters into life. The centaurs and minotaurs and such are WAY cooler than the goofy little illustrations in the chapter headings of the Narnia series. <BR/>So once I watch a movie I reread the book and tend to enjoy it more because the characters aren't just a blond, freckeled boy of about 16 , instead I have a clear picture. Especially the Harry Potter movies. I take the look and apply that to the voices on the AudioBooks. Way more entertaining than trying to visualize Voldemort's nasty snake face and ending up with something out of an Egyptian hieroglyph.<BR/><BR/>Low Expectations... Have you read my blog pic? It's kinda a motto these days...The Unabashed Bloggerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15524722189237777302noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6301789506900189932.post-20413038674761516612008-05-22T17:42:00.000-05:002008-05-22T17:42:00.000-05:00Ah you have opened old wounds... not about L,W and...Ah you have opened old wounds... not about L,W and the W. That film was a rather disappointing adaptation of a well written work of fantasy by a master craftsman. No... I refer to the brutal rape of The Lord of the Rings. Peter Jackson, Fran Walsh and Philipa Boyens should be charged for what they did with that script. I feel a rant coming on... Quickly, Robin.. to the Blog Cave...Percussivityhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02567902722009628447noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6301789506900189932.post-38891644146746845672008-05-22T16:12:00.000-05:002008-05-22T16:12:00.000-05:00Hehe, I'll have to watch it with an open mind. I'...Hehe, I'll have to watch it with an open mind. I'm terribly intolerant about "screenwriter's license". Here was my review, or rather, rantview on the first movie:<BR/><BR/><A HREF="http://neufunk.blogspot.com/2005/12/just-watched-waldendisneys-film.html" REL="nofollow">http://neufunk.blogspot.com/2005/12/just-watched-waldendisneys-film.html</A><BR/><BR/>And here I diagram some tactical thoughts from the above review:<BR/><BR/><A HREF="http://neufunk.blogspot.com/2006/01/ok-this-is-tremendously-ugly-in-visio.html" REL="nofollow">http://neufunk.blogspot.com/2006/01/ok-this-is-tremendously-ugly-in-visio.html</A>SQLFunkateerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17237309391300543602noreply@blogger.com