Narnia

[Guest TanMan]

9/10

[Guest JV]

bet u went on your own

[Spion kop]

bet u went on your own dressed in a lion costume shouting "RAAAWR" i'm a tiger at everyone in the cinerma.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

I know tiger/lion but otherwise the coogan quote doesn't work.

[Guest TanMan]

bet u went on your own

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whatever, minger.

 

[Murphman]

The lion the witch and the wardobe ain't it?

[Guest Banjo]

9/10

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Good review

[The Hitman]

Everybody I know who went says it was average.The problem is,people have loved the kids TV series,the film has a lot to live up to.

I'll give it a miss,no offence Tanny,like.

 

When we meeting up for that Bromley game?

[stressederic]

The TV Series scared the hell out of me. Those Wolf-Men were fecking terrifying.

[Cunny]

saw it last night, faithful adaptation but LOTR lite - with many ripped off shots from LOTR - Jackson should get a cut.

Like the books, it's much more aimed at kids than LOTR - hence, I thought it was average. The posh middle class kids really got to me as well.

If you have kids, they'll love it though.

[John am Rhein]

The lion the witch and the wardobe ain't it?

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Not necessarily in that order.

[Owen1978]

7/10

 

LOTR still rules as the best fantasy movie

 

one thing:

Kids at pictures, i hate them!!!

Edited December 22, 2005 by Owen1978

[DanielS]

I did love the books when I was younger, but since finding out that it's all blatant Christian propaganda, I've gone off it somewhat, and certainly won't be seeing the film.

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Lol. Classic.

[RBM]

Thought it was very average. Lord of the rings lite is a very apt description just like the book. The christian moralising is difficult to ignore aswell.

[Gilps]

Thought it was very average. Lord of the rings lite is a very apt description just like the book. The christian moralising is difficult to ignore aswell.

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Difficult to ignore? It's laid on with a f***ing trowel. Thought it was quite average myself, but the lad enjoyed it and that's what it's all about.

[RBM]

Difficult to ignore? It's laid on with a f***ing trowel.

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That's why it's difficult to ignore. I got dragged to watch it by my good lady. She claims she didn't notice it. I think the studio that made it pushed the christian slant as much as possible.It's some Neocon christian nutter who owns it or something, combined with the fact Disney were involved was only going to compound it.

Edited December 22, 2005 by Rushiesbushymoustache

[DanielS]

That's why it's difficult to ignore. I got dragged to watch it by my good lady. She claims she didn't notice it. I think the studio that made it didn't help matters either, some Neocon christian nutter who owns it or something, and the fact Diney were involved was only going to compound it.

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The "christian" story about blood sacrifice and renewal was nicked from about forty-two thousand other "religions". Nothing unique about it.

Its only if you are primarily aware of the Christian myths in the first place that you would identify anything in the Narnia tales with said myths. Without that awareness you wouldn't have any point of reference...the egg most definitely comes before the chicken on this one.

[Barnesy_10]

That's why it's difficult to ignore. I got dragged to watch it by my good lady. She claims she didn't notice it. I think the studio that made it pushed the christian slant as much as possible.It's some Neocon christian nutter who owns it or something, combined with the fact Disney were involved was only going to compound it.

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not as if Disney are against subliminal messages is it....

 

check out the c**k in the background:

 

Edited December 22, 2005 by Barnesy_10

[Gilps]

So 10 fecking minutes of Lucy and Susan weeping over the dead lion isn't at about the two Marys at the grave then Dan?

[DanielS]

So 10 fecking minutes of Lucy and Susan weeping over the dead lion isn't at about the two Marys at the grave then Dan?

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My buddhist mate doesn't think so, but then he isn't as familiar with the christian myth. My point is that you have to know the myth to get the references. Fecking pointless otherwise. So if you don't know the myths in the first place (i.e kids and non-christians) its harmless.

Edited December 22, 2005 by DanielS

[RBM]

So 10 fecking minutes of Lucy and Susan weeping over the dead lion isn't at about the two Marys at the grave then Dan?

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And then being resurected and the Ice queen who prevents christmas and kills the messiah isn't an anti semitic reference. The only way it could have been more like the passion of the christ is if Alsan had been flogged for 20 minutes before being killed.

[DanielS]

And then being resurected and the Ice queen who prevents christmas and kills the messiah isn't an anti semitic reference. The only way it could have been more like the passion of the christ is if Alsan had been flogged for 20 minutes before being killed.

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Nobody is disputing that it is allegorical to the christian myth. Just that it isn't really offering anything controversial in terms of new insights or viewpoints on the story and that without knowledge of the myth in the first place it would just seem like a reasonably ordinary story.

[John am Rhein]

Is the film actually more laced with christian propaganda than the book?

 

Apart from the obvious 'resurrection' analogy, is the book really that christian?

[Cunny]

The "christian" story about blood sacrifice and renewal was nicked from about forty-two thousand other "religions". Nothing unique about it.

Its only if you are primarily aware of the Christian myths in the first place that you would identify anything in the Narnia tales with said myths. Without that awareness you wouldn't have any point of reference...the egg most definitely comes before the chicken on this one.

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CS Lewis himself admitted it was written as a Christiam allegory

[DanielS]

CS Lewis himself admitted it was written as a Christiam allegory

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See my post above. Nobody is disputing that, but you tell me how you could recognise it as christian allegory if you didn't know the references to the original subject of the metaphor?

[cymrococh]

Fairly obvious point to make though isn't it?

 

If you showed it to someone that had never been exposed to Christianity, it's not as if they would come out thinking "That was a good story, I wonder if there's somewhere I can worship a man-shaped Aslan."