"The Chronicles of Narnia" by C. S. Lewis are among my favourite stories. I've read every book in the series countless times, most recently to my children, as bedtime stories. Like most Narnia fans, I have strong opinions about the cinematic adaptions.
Movie poster for "The Chronicles of Narnia: Prince Caspian" (2008)
I remember when the animated version of "The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe" aired on CBS in 1979. I also watched the BBC versions, when they were released in the late 1980s. So, I was excited to learn of the big budget adaptions planned by Disney.
My wife and I saw "The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe" when it came out just before Christmas in 2005. Parts of it were extremely well done, but it suffered a bit from the influence of Peter Jackson's "The Lord of the Rings".
"The Chronicles of Narnia: Prince Caspian" opened exactly as I would have suggested, with the flight of Prince Caspian. I also loved the children's return to Narnia, and many other scenes. (I didn't care for the Spanish accents of the Telmarines, however).
"The Chronicles of Narnia: The Voyage of the Dawn Treader" was a disaster as an adaption in 2010. The next movie was apparently going to be "The Magician's Nephew" (a good decision, in my view) but was canceled with the death of one of the producers.
Netflix acquired the rights to the Chronicles of Narnia a few years ago, but has been fairly quiet about what's being planned. There's some apprehension in Narnia fan circles, since Netflix is known for it's darker take on material, but let's see what happens.
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