Going into the third Narnia movie, The Voyage Of The Dawn Treader I didn't really know what to expect because I didn't read this book when I was younger. From memory I stopped at Prince Caspian, if I got to the end of it at all.
I wasn't much of a reader then.
So with the knowledge that, at the end of Prince Caspian, Peter and Susan can no longer visit Narnia it is no surprise that we pick up with Edmund and Lucy.
They are staying at their aunt and uncle's house while their siblings are in America. To make things worse they are forced to endure their cousin Eustace (Will Poulter) who is pretty much a spoilt brat.
I wasn't much of a reader then.
So with the knowledge that, at the end of Prince Caspian, Peter and Susan can no longer visit Narnia it is no surprise that we pick up with Edmund and Lucy.
They are staying at their aunt and uncle's house while their siblings are in America. To make things worse they are forced to endure their cousin Eustace (Will Poulter) who is pretty much a spoilt brat.
The trio are transported to Narnia through a painting of a boat that Lucy remarks looks a lot like a Narnian boat. Bingo!
They are picked up by Caspian, now King of Narnia, and his crew on board the Dawn Treader and in search of the seven swords that can rid Narnia of an evil presence.
I have to say I was pleasantly surprised by Dawn Treader, especially given the solid pannings it had received from movie reviewers who were obviously caught up in the first film, which holds plenty of childhood good memories, but less fussed on the subsequent book-to-film transfers.
There's plenty of CS Lewis's take home message in here - made very clear by Aslan late in the film - but there are also important lessons to be reminded of throughout.
This film doesn't have the mystique of the Lion, The Witch and The Wardrobe but none of the Narnia stories will.
They are picked up by Caspian, now King of Narnia, and his crew on board the Dawn Treader and in search of the seven swords that can rid Narnia of an evil presence.
I have to say I was pleasantly surprised by Dawn Treader, especially given the solid pannings it had received from movie reviewers who were obviously caught up in the first film, which holds plenty of childhood good memories, but less fussed on the subsequent book-to-film transfers.
There's plenty of CS Lewis's take home message in here - made very clear by Aslan late in the film - but there are also important lessons to be reminded of throughout.
This film doesn't have the mystique of the Lion, The Witch and The Wardrobe but none of the Narnia stories will.
The surprise packet was Eustace. You just wanted to give the ungrateful punk a slap around for most of the time. But, in true Narnia style, he grows. Think Edmund in the first one but not in an evil way.
Overall I enjoyed Dawn Treader, it had some light moments and enough action to keep you going. It will be interesting to see how they go with The Silver Chair. A 7.5 out of 10.
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