Karry Best movie of this year hands down!

Intcatinfo A Masterpiece!

Loui Blair It's a feast for the eyes. But what really makes this dramedy work is the acting.

Geraldine The story, direction, characters, and writing/dialogue is akin to taking a tranquilizer shot to the neck, but everything else was so well done.

gawayne7 This is by far my favourite of the trilogy- I found Prince Caspian a little disappointing- it lacked magic-but this has magic aplenty and more excitement than the previous two put together- also not so obsessed with war and battles as the others. Just a great fantasy with a heart- which is magical even for someone older like me. As Roald Dahl says "those who don't believe in magic will never find it." This film emphasised more the beauty of Narnia rather than showing it is a war torn country.

Leofwine_draca The third and final instalment of the recent big-budget adaptations of C. S. Lewis's NARNIA books, VOYAGE OF THE DAWN TREADER is a mini-masterpiece in comparison to the strong PRINCE CASPIAN that came before it. As a film, it's fast-paced and engaging, a children's adventure film that feels refreshingly old-fashioned and much like the classic adaptations of Edith Nesbit, for example. I should note that I haven't read the book.The plotting sees the older kids from the first two films jettisoned while the youngsters (Edmund and Lucy) now take their place. Once again, they team up with Caspian (Ben Barnes, never more than one dimensional) to go on an epic maritime adventure, tackling sea monsters, magic and a mysterious green mist en route.A potential problem with VOYAGE OF THE DAWN TREADER is that we've seen it all before, but this matters little when the film is so entertaining from the word go. This effects-packed movie features all manner of CGI backdrops and one or two CGI beasties, similar to the Harryhausen epics of old. Will Poulter, as newcomer cousin Eustace, gives a masterful and hilarious performance and a real star-making turn. The movie has a decent pace, the introductory scenes are very well realised (I loved the way the kids access Narnia this time around) and it's more colourful and involving as any PIRATES OF THE CARIBBEAN film you might name. For me, the trilogy ended on a high.

RavenKnowWho This movie was a major disappointment. The movie for The Voyage of the Dawn Treader was a huge flop when it comes to being accurate to the book. The entire plot was changed. Sure, they still wanted to find the seven lost lords, and to find Aslan's Country, but there were so many things they changed. It was quite ridiculous. The first scene was accurate, except that Eustace didn't use his book as a diary until after entering Narnia. Then, once they were in Narnia, the first few moments were accurate, but after that, it all just went downhill. First, with Eustace trying to steal food: he never did that in the book. He tried to steal water. Reepicheep trying to teach Eustace how to swordfight: that never happened in the book. The dufflepuds attacking Caspian and his men: that never happened. Lucy reciting the spell to make her look like Susan: that never happened. Lucy reciting the spell to bring snow: that never happened. And Aslan never appeared to Coriakin and Lucy in the movie, like he did in the book. Prince Caspian, Eustace, Reepicheep, Lucy, and Edmund weren't kidnapped by a slave trader in the movie like they were in the book. In the movie, there was also a green mist that was a huge part of the movie. This was never in the book. In the movie, when they entered the Dark Island, a sea serpent tried to destroy the ship. In the book, nothing really happened in the Dark Island except for finding one of the seven lords. The sea serpent, in the book, came earlier on, but it was easily defeated. Also, Jadis is again in the movie, when in the book she was barely even mentioned. Plus, the whole deal with the seven sword of the seven lords...ugh. That wasn't in the book either! Never once was it. In addition to that, in the movie, Caspian went with Lucy, Edmund, Eustace, and Reepicheep to the world's end, while in the book, he quite clearly wasn't allowed to. That basically sums it up.

talisencrw Growing up in the Canada in the 70's and 80's, I fondly recall vastly enjoying an animated version of Lewis' 'The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe' that was presented by Kraft on CTV. Now as a father of a son, I want to see with him the contemporary versions of the books I adored in my youth, though at present I greatly prefer the craftsmanship of cinema pre-1970.It never bothers me in the slightest, to the ire of my more obsessive-compulsive cinephilic friends, seeing films of series with complete disregard to their order (one of my friends nearly had a heart attack, when he discovered I had watched 'Spider-Man 3' without having previously watched films 1 and 2--don't even get me started about the 'Harry Potter' series...), so, especially curious about how one of my favourite contemporary directors, Michael Apted, would do in the realm of big-budget, CGI-intensive fantasy filmmaking (I expected a fish-out-of-water, like Lord Richard Attenborough helming 'A Chorus Line'), I gave this a shot.I enjoyed this more than 'Harry Potter' films I have seen, though it does stretch things from the literary works, but unfortunately, that seems to be the way things are, since film became less about artistry and more about business (just see at Toys R Us how many possible toys you can purchase, and similar commercial off-shoots, and I don't even consider this series a major player in this sort of area, because of its Christian undertones, which really doesn't mesh perfectly with selling tons of toys, though of course the realms aren't mutually exclusive, not by any stretch of the imagination). I think that Apted did a decent job, especially considering that yes, he is a fine director, but this isn't really his cup of tea. I distinctly feel that if these films are your comfort food, you won't be disappointed. I look forward to checking out the series' two preceding entries, and, though they left an opportunity for more films, which I believe wouldn't be from Lewis' works at all, it was a nice summation at its conclusion.Finally, it was great to see (or at the very least, hear) Tilda Swinton, Liam Neeson and Simon Pegg, they seem to be thrown in everything these days. I heartily salute their agents--they must have the very best in the business.