The Chronicles of Narnia

Vendetta · Post by **Vendetta** » 2005-01-17 09:34pm

Vympel wrote:I disliked Last Battle so much I barely remember what the hell happened in it, all I can remember is that it was utterly peculiar.

They all die and go to heaven.

Except Susan who was too interested in 'being grown up'.

I used to like them as a child, but having read more, and thought more about the world, now I can't look at them the same. Lewis' agenda of forcing his preference for the imaginary world (eternal reward, fictional worlds etc.) in preference to facing the real world, 'being grown up' is galling.

(It starts before The Last Battle as well. The Silver Chair is Lewis' attack on atheism, which he cited as being more about wish-fulfillment than Christianity.)

Admiral Valdemar · Post by **Admiral Valdemar** » 2005-01-17 11:05pm

I'm pretty sure I erased The Last Battle from my mind too, because I draw a total blank, though it sounds like an End of Evangelion meets The Matrix Revolutions or something.

No doubt the books will be re-released anyway. I still have my original LW&W VHS at home from years back when it first came out, though I wouldn't mind getting the new DVD of it. The VHS may be worth something in the future.

At least this is promising. I like how the "Chronicles" title which for some reason now reminds me of Riddick.

Additionally, I hear the budget is $210M. That's insane!

Drooling Iguana · Post by **Drooling Iguana** » 2005-01-18 07:14am

A monkey persuaded a donkey to wear a lion skin they found and impersonate Aslan, which somehow led to Calormen finally invading Narnia. While they were fighting, the world ended.

Eleas · Post by **Eleas** » 2005-01-18 07:49pm

Drooling Iguana wrote:A monkey persuaded a donkey to wear a lion skin they found and impersonate Aslan, which somehow led to Calormen finally invading Narnia. While they were fighting, the world ended.

You know, that sounded almost profound.

Pick · Post by **Pick** » 2005-01-18 08:09pm

Drooling Iguana wrote:A monkey persuaded a donkey to wear a lion skin they found and impersonate Aslan, which somehow led to Calormen finally invading Narnia. While they were fighting, the world ended.

I'd almost forgotten why the Last Battle couldn't hold my attention. Thank you.

Admiral Valdemar · Post by **Admiral Valdemar** » 2005-01-18 10:40pm

Drooling Iguana wrote:A monkey persuaded a donkey to wear a lion skin they found and impersonate Aslan, which somehow led to Calormen finally invading Narnia. While they were fighting, the world ended.

It's funny when you think about it.

Post by **Vympel** » 2005-01-18 10:45pm

No, it's just wierd. And stupid. Hell, the Narnians were so stupid that they never caught on to the fact that they only ever saw Donkey-Aslan at night, next to a bloody SHED, IIRC, in poor lighting. What a dumb book. Really.

Admiral Valdemar · Post by **Admiral Valdemar** » 2005-01-18 11:10pm

Vympel wrote:No, it's just wierd. And stupid. Hell, the Narnians were so stupid that they never caught on to the fact that they only ever saw Donkey-Aslan at night, next to a bloody SHED, IIRC, in poor lighting. What a dumb book. Really.

I wouldn't know. I must've neuralized myself if I ever did read it.

Enforcer Talen · Post by **Enforcer Talen** » 2005-01-19 12:21am

Drooling Iguana wrote:A monkey persuaded a donkey to wear a lion skin they found and impersonate Aslan, which somehow led to Calormen finally invading Narnia. While they were fighting, the world ended.

sounds like hitchikers guide

Phoenyx · Post by **Phoenyx** » 2005-01-19 12:51am

Wow. Cool. I remember the books as a kid (still has them in fact) & hope ta be able ta get my own cub into them, when he's old enough ta read them completely ( okay at all - he's 4). Never noticed religious tones to them & even now, with them pointed out, don't recall them (note must re-read series). I hope the movies do the books justice.

Master of Ossus · Post by **Master of Ossus** » 2005-01-19 12:53am

Vympel wrote:No, it's just wierd. And stupid. Hell, the Narnians were so stupid that they never caught on to the fact that they only ever saw Donkey-Aslan at night, next to a bloody SHED, IIRC, in poor lighting. What a dumb book. Really.

Fundies are so fucking stupid they've never caught on to the fact that God has never done SHIT in the real world, and in even the most generous interpretations of reality he acts invisibly.

Post by **Zaia** » 2005-01-19 06:12pm

Phoenyx wrote:Wow. Cool. I remember the books as a kid (still has them in fact) & hope ta be able ta get my own cub into them, when he's old enough ta read them completely ( okay at all - he's 4). Never noticed religious tones to them & even now, with them pointed out, don't recall them (note must re-read series). I hope the movies do the books justice.

Excellent thread in which to make your very first post. *golf claps*

Bob the Gunslinger · Post by **Bob the Gunslinger** » 2005-01-19 07:08pm

I wonder if Reeses or Snickers will be making the movie's big tie-in snack: Turkish Delight.

I have a 30 something year old friend who read the books when he was a boy and still wonders what it is.

Master of Ossus · Post by **Master of Ossus** » 2005-01-19 07:30pm

Bob the Gunslinger wrote:I wonder if Reeses or Snickers will be making the movie's big tie-in snack: Turkish Delight.

I have a 30 something year old friend who read the books when he was a boy and still wonders what it is.

It's a type of candy.

Admiral Valdemar · Post by **Admiral Valdemar** » 2005-01-19 07:45pm

They don't have Turkish Delight in the US?

Mind you, for a nation that calls Hershey bars "confectionary", I guess real taste doesn't exist in measurable forms. My dad used to love the stuff. If you're wondering, it's basically a purply jelly, usually coated in chocolate and often in bar forms here.

Fry's Turkish Delight.

Generic diced cubes of the stuff, sans-chocolate.

Bellator · Post by **Bellator** » 2005-01-19 07:50pm

If handled well, this movie is going to break all the records in the States. LotR meets 10 Commandements. Perfect for all religious minded Americans (which comprises of, what, 80% of the population?) who like "action" and "adventure" but want to make sure the message is "wholesome" and "biblical". If all people who saw LotR are going to see this movie, plus all the people who stayed home because they felt the Christian undertones of the book wouldn't be there on the big screen (Peter Jackson being a godforsaken liberal after all), and we've got ourselves a winner.

Bob the Gunslinger · Post by **Bob the Gunslinger** » 2005-01-19 08:52pm

Master of Ossus wrote:
Bob the Gunslinger wrote:I wonder if Reeses or Snickers will be making the movie's big tie-in snack: Turkish Delight.

I have a 30 something year old friend who read the books when he was a boy and still wonders what it is.
It's a type of candy.

I know what it is. I had some on vacation (in Nevada of all places).

It's like a chocolate covered jello or jelly or something. I just can't describe it too well. And I have to admit I was far from impressed with it. I certainly wouldn't follow some perverted satyrnine faun into his lair of fondling for it, like the kid in the book.

Nope. Give me a Reeses Peanut-Butter Cup any day of the week over that stuff.

Drooling Iguana · Post by **Drooling Iguana** » 2005-01-19 09:14pm

Remember, that was super-addictive Turkish Delight, not the normal stuff.

Bob the Gunslinger · Post by **Bob the Gunslinger** » 2005-01-19 09:31pm

Drooling Iguana wrote:Remember, that was super-addictive Turkish Delight, not the normal stuff.

So what... crack jelly inside Giradelli chocolate then?

Elheru Aran · Post by **Elheru Aran** » 2005-01-19 09:54pm

Bob the Gunslinger wrote:
Drooling Iguana wrote:Remember, that was super-addictive Turkish Delight, not the normal stuff.
So what... crack jelly inside Giradelli chocolate then?

Pretty much. And it was the White Witch who had the Turkish Delight, not Tumnus the Faun-- Tummus was Lucy's friend, Edmund got preyed upon by the White Witch.

Bob the Gunslinger · Post by **Bob the Gunslinger** » 2005-01-19 09:59pm

Elheru Aran wrote:
Bob the Gunslinger wrote:
Drooling Iguana wrote:Remember, that was super-addictive Turkish Delight, not the normal stuff.
So what... crack jelly inside Giradelli chocolate then?
Pretty much. And it was the White Witch who had the Turkish Delight, not Tumnus the Faun-- Tummus was Lucy's friend, Edmund got preyed upon by the White Witch.

Pfft, they're all just metaphors for satan anyway...

Admiral Valdemar · Post by **Admiral Valdemar** » 2005-01-20 10:52am

Bob the Gunslinger wrote:
Pfft, they're all just metaphors for satan anyway...

The White Witch was scarier than Satan though, at least in the mini-series. All that cold must've put her on constant PMT.

El Moose Monstero · Post by **El Moose Monstero** » 2005-01-20 11:01am

Admiral Valdemar wrote:
Bob the Gunslinger wrote:
Pfft, they're all just metaphors for satan anyway...

The White Witch was scarier than Satan though, at least in the mini-series. All that cold must've put her on constant PMT.

It's a good thing that I saw that tv-series when I was still young enough to resist the urge to make beaver jokes.

andrewgpaul · Post by **andrewgpaul** » 2005-01-20 09:00pm

I'd like to get a copy of Last Battle just for completeness. Sadly, you can't get the books in the same cover style as I have already

Oh, and can the voiceover dude on the trailer learn how to pronounce "Narnia" proberly? It's not "Nannia"