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Rated a Very Helpful Review by the Epinions community Jan 4, 2011
Pros: Special effects, music, acting and character development.
Cons: A few slow spots.
Summary: The Chronicles of Narnia: The Voyage of the Dawn Treader, (2010) serves as the epic trilogy directed by Michael David Apted with actors Georgia Henley and Skandar Keynes revising their roles as Lucy and Edmund Pevensie taking to the high seas with ... read more
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Rated a Very Helpful Review by the Epinions community
Aug 20, 2012
Pros: Story, comic relief of Reepicheep, rich color, special effects
Cons: None in my view
Summary: This is the third movie in Andrew Adamson's adaptations of the books by C S. Lewis, and is based on the third book in that series. The first two movies, The Lion, The Witch, and the Wardrobe, and Prince Caspian were also based ... read more
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Rated a Very Helpful Review by the Epinions community
Feb 12, 2012
Pros: Story, FX, cinematography, Will Poulter
Cons: Not nearly as good as the book
Summary: Whilst Susan (Anna Popplewell) and Peter (William Moseley) are away in America, Lucy and Edmund Pevensie are staying with their obnoxious cousin Eustace (Will Poulter) and his family. Eustace is derisive of the Pevensie’s tales of the land of ... read more
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Rated a Very Helpful Review by the Epinions community
Dec 14, 2011
Pros: Fun and entertaining movie throughout...
Cons: ... struggled to fit everything in under 2 hours!
Summary: The Voyage of the Dawn Treader is my second-favourite ... read more
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Rated a Very Helpful Review by the Epinions community
Jun 2, 2011
Pros: Poulter, visually appealing, role of Reepicheep
Cons: a lot less emphasis on Aslan than there should be
Summary: Back in 2005, Walden Media released The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, The Witch and the Wardrobe, the first in a series of adaptations of C. S. Lewis’s classic seven-book fantasy series. Last year saw ... read more
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Rated a Very Helpful Review by the Epinions community
Apr 15, 2011
Pros: Nice visuals, good actors.
Cons: Strays way too far from the book.
Summary: First off, I have to say that the book version of The Voyage of the Dawn Treader is my favorite book in the entire series. So if you mess with it, it tends to upset me a bit. I had been impressed with how well the first movie stayed in tune ... read more
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Rated a Very Helpful Review by the Epinions community
Jan 15, 2011
Pros: Beautiful visuals, changes to original plot to make story more cohesive
Cons: Much darker than the original story, new plot elements that don't add much
Summary: The first time, it was a wardrobe that pulled the Pevensie children into a magical world called Narnia. The second time, they arrived at the sound of a horn. It's now round three, and the eldest Pevensies are doing grown-up things in the States, while ... read more
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Rated a Very Helpful Review by the Epinions community
Jan 4, 2011
Pros: Poulter, Henley, Keynes, but especially Poulter. Beautiful visual effects. Stronger direction.
Cons: Some annoying story changes. Blink-and-you-miss the undragoning. Still not Lewis' Aslan.
Summary: It's not the book. Let's just get that out of the way front and center. As a lifelong C.S. Lewis enthusiast who first entered the magic of his Chronicles of Narnia at the age of ten, I feel the pain of every Lewis purist who walks into the ... read more
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Rated a Very Helpful Review by the Epinions community
Dec 26, 2010
Pros: Excellent story, detailed animation, seamless interactions, based on a classic.
Cons: 3-D was a waste, a couple of scenes felt contrived.
Summary: Converting classic literature into a screenplay poses many challenges. The toughest challenge is remaining true to the original story while creating dialogue. But there is also an advantage, knowing that the plot and character development ... read more
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Rated a Somewhat Helpful Review by the Epinions community
Dec 22, 2010
Pros: Beautiful, cg nearly flawless
Cons: Liberties taken with book, but still wonderful.
Summary: This is a wonderful addition to the series. It was not exactly true to the book, but was a visual delight. This movie captured the hearts of my entire family. The basic characters were delightful as always, much loved, with ... read more
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Rated a Very Helpful Review by the Epinions community
Dec 12, 2010
Pros: Top notch acting and effects
Cons: Clearly aimed at the younger set
Summary: Thirty years ago, I was sleeping over at my good friend Justin Spaulding's house in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania and his English mother read a story to us which began, "There once was a boy named Eustace Clarence Scrubb, and he almost deserved ... read more
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Rated a Very Helpful Review by the Epinions community
Dec 12, 2010
Pros: Excellent acting, great special effects and beautiful story
Cons: None
Summary: Although I have only read the first novel on which this series is based (The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, The Witch and the Wardrobe), from what I can surmise, all three of the movies have been true at least to the spirit of the wonderful C.S. ... read more
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Rated a Very Helpful Review by the Epinions community
Dec 12, 2010
Pros: Visuals, music, a few outstanding characters
Cons: Pretty typical for a high fantasy movie
Summary: This review contains no spoilers.The Voyage of the Dawn Treader is the third in a series of movie adaptions of C. S. Lewis' classic "Chronicles of Narnia" novels. If you, like me, haven't read any of the books, you will likely get more ... read more
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Rated a Very Helpful Review by the Epinions community
Dec 10, 2010
Pros: A worthy adaptation of the beloved book. Absolutely amazing special effects and 3D.
Cons: Less Complex than The Lion The Witch and the Wardrobe.
Summary: The Chronicles of Narnia: The Voyage of the Dawn Treader (2010) Directed by Michael AptedEdmund Pevensie: Lucy, have you seen this ship before? Lucy Pevensie: It's very Narnian looking, isn't it?The Pevensie ... read more
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Rated a Very Helpful Review by the Epinions community
Dec 10, 2010
Pros: Fun family film and story
Cons: Terrible 3D conversion.
Summary: Just in time for the holidays, the third chapter in the highly successful Narnia series sails onto big screens with The Voyage of the Dawn Treader. Skandar Keynes and Georgie Henley reprise their roles as Edmund and Lucy Pevensie. The film opens in ... read more
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Rated a Very Helpful Review by the Epinions community
Dec 10, 2010
Pros: Acting, effects, scenes from the book captured well
Cons: Added plot lines take away from the overall story
Summary: I loved the first of the recent Narnia movies. I felt like it kept the spirit of the story while changing things only to make the movie stronger. The second one disappointed many fans, and I must admit the liberty they took with the book was ... read more
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