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Venturing into the theater with three children strikes a mighty blow to the bank account, but it was worth the adventure that awaited us. Having completed the story only months earlier, and being once burned by "Prince Caspian," the little ones were ready to do battle should the film depart from what they imagined. We were all in for a treat. The non-spoiler review My favorite human character was Eustace Scrubb. Will Poulter portrayed the character so well that it made me want to scream like a girl - that is, until he did so himself to better standards than anyone could have asked. He was the brat the audience loved to hate, opening the door to all that was due him.  His character added the dimension promised by the glasses. Of course, as far as non-humans go, Reepicheep deserves an honorable mention. Having to overcome being a computer-generated mouse who lost his previous voice to Simon Pegg, the furry swashbuckler not only leads in dialog, but he also demonstrate...

A good one to set your post-election minds at ease: (HT: Justin Taylor )

ComingSoon.net has posted the official trailer and woo-wee, it looks like this movie is sticking closer to the book!  December 10 in, yes, you guessed it, 3D.  (Maybe it will outdo that awful Avatar flick.)

The ship, that is (HT: Narnia Fans ):

The movie is taking on a nice shape. :) HT: NarniaFans.com                                     UPDATE: Here are some closeups, and a couple of shots of the ship with its tail.                                                             Big HT to NF.com ( 17 Aug , 18 Aug ): Thanks for posting all of these!

Have no fear: Voyage of the Dawn Treader will be in theaters.  NarniaFans reports " The movie companies are looking to make the film for about $140 million. Michael Apted, who made 'Amazing Grace' and the 1999 Bond flick 'The World Is Not Enough,' is still on board to direct. " I think there was a strong Christian theme presented in "Amazing Grace" (no, that was not a foregone conclusion), so I have hopes for "Dawn Treader." The post continues: " The goal is to get back to the magical aspects present in the first 'Narnia' pic but mostly absent from 'Prince Caspian. '" That is what we want to hear. :)

Why did Disney drop "Narnia?" The LA Times fills in the background information . Among the reasons listed in the article is marketing, to which I would add they needed much more thought to what Narnia fans wanted to see. One commenter called it "Lord of the Rings Lite," as the movie was certainly more of a romance/epic than a parable of faith, redemption, and forgiveness. We expected changes to make the movie adaptable to the silver screen, but the producers and director should have considered what we see in Prince Caspian the book. Fox, Sony, and Warners have expressed interest in the next "Narnia" installment, and hopefully this is a large consideration for them as the weigh the implicit Christian messages of Voyage of the Dawn Treader .