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Have just watched Prince Caspian (finally). Here are some thoughts:
- Was DISTINCTLY unimpressed by the fact that the two good Telmarines were the whitest ones. LET'S NOT DO THAT, PLEASE.
- OH MY GOODNESS, SUSAN, WARRIOR QUEEN, THERE ARE NO WORDS. ♥ ♥ ♥ ♥ ♥
- Was not that keen on the romance angle though. I didn't dislike it (oh, ok, I did a bit. Especially the end. My inner eight year old says: "ew, kissing D:" and since she is the Narnia expert I will defer to her), but I thought that Susan's scene in the forest, where she tells Lucy that she can't just enjoy being back in Narnia because she's wondering how long it'll last, was excellent, and a much subtler way of playing the "Susan's growing up" theme.
- Edmund was pretty great, too. Well done, kid.
- The Reepicheep stuff didn't quite work for me, but it is possible I am not judging him for having the voice of Sylvester McCoy in this version.
- Oh, I loved the pullback on the beach, when they see the ruins, and then when they're up there and they realise where they are.
- Gratuitous effects alert! What happened to the simple door frame that everyone left through in the book? I'm not a book purist, but that was a pointless thing to change.
- Hmmm. It was a v. pretty film, but overall I did not love it like I loved The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe. It felt quite jarringly modern in places: some of the dialogue, and the song at the end - I love Regina Spektor, but... no.
Changing the subject somewhat, anyone fancy going to the Reclaim the Night March next Friday? I would like to go (to the march bit, anyway, would probably skip the evening stuff as am going to London the next day) but would rather not go on my own!
- Was DISTINCTLY unimpressed by the fact that the two good Telmarines were the whitest ones. LET'S NOT DO THAT, PLEASE.
- OH MY GOODNESS, SUSAN, WARRIOR QUEEN, THERE ARE NO WORDS. ♥ ♥ ♥ ♥ ♥
- Was not that keen on the romance angle though. I didn't dislike it (oh, ok, I did a bit. Especially the end. My inner eight year old says: "ew, kissing D:" and since she is the Narnia expert I will defer to her), but I thought that Susan's scene in the forest, where she tells Lucy that she can't just enjoy being back in Narnia because she's wondering how long it'll last, was excellent, and a much subtler way of playing the "Susan's growing up" theme.
- Edmund was pretty great, too. Well done, kid.
- The Reepicheep stuff didn't quite work for me, but it is possible I am not judging him for having the voice of Sylvester McCoy in this version.
- Oh, I loved the pullback on the beach, when they see the ruins, and then when they're up there and they realise where they are.
- Gratuitous effects alert! What happened to the simple door frame that everyone left through in the book? I'm not a book purist, but that was a pointless thing to change.
- Hmmm. It was a v. pretty film, but overall I did not love it like I loved The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe. It felt quite jarringly modern in places: some of the dialogue, and the song at the end - I love Regina Spektor, but... no.
Changing the subject somewhat, anyone fancy going to the Reclaim the Night March next Friday? I would like to go (to the march bit, anyway, would probably skip the evening stuff as am going to London the next day) but would rather not go on my own!
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Date: 21 Feb 2010 21:06 (UTC)Bloooody hell, they're shutting both the Circle and the Victoria next Saturday. Hmmm, that means it's either the District Line or the bus (36 or 436) from Paddington to Victoria.
Right, shall we meet, say, 12:20ish (or whenever you get there) outside the Weatherspoon's in Victoria train station (on the upper floor of the shopping block in front of the departure boards) and then see what happens?
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Date: 22 Feb 2010 11:13 (UTC)