February 24, 2011
The Chronicles of Narnia: Voyage of the Dawn Treader
Originally published on metropolis.co.jp on February 2011 I should recuse myself from reviewing any more Narnia flicks (although after this bomb, it’s unlikely any more of the seven C.S. Lewis books will reach the screen). I blame this on an extreme case of not giving a horse’s patootie. I also object to heavy-handed religious proselytizing […]
By Metropolis
Originally published on metropolis.co.jp on February 2011
The Chronicles of Narnia: Voyage of the Dawn Treader: ©2010 TWENTIETH CENTURY FOX FILM CORPORATION AND WALDEN MEDIA, LLC
I should recuse myself from reviewing any more Narnia flicks (although after this bomb, it’s unlikely any more of the seven C.S. Lewis books will reach the screen). I blame this on an extreme case of not giving a horse’s patootie. I also object to heavy-handed religious proselytizing couched in stories for children (yes, yes, I am aware that this is why C.S. wrote them). So what I remember about this third movie is a lot of moralizing, contrived monsters, a shapeless narrative, overlong battle sequences, poorly planned plot additions, and the same bland kid actors. Go read a different critic.
