The Chronicles of Narnia: The Voyage of the Dawn Treader [Blu-ray + DVD + Digital]

 

 

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My mom and I went to see this new Narnia film in 3D, and we love it - we thought it was the best Narnia film maded.

Where we left off from Prince Caspian, While Peter and Susan are in America with their parents, Lucy and Edmund are staying with their cousin Eustace Scrubb in Cambridge. And then, in the room Lucy is staying on the visit, the three youngsters unexpectedly got drawn into Narnia when a painting of a ship on the wall comes to life, and the three children fall into the ocean to be rescued by the Dawn Treader. Once safely on board, Lucy, Edmund and Eustace are greeted by Caspian (now King Caspian) who has undertaken a quest to find the seven lost Lords of Narnia, as he had previously promised to Aslan. Lucy and Edmund are delighted to be back in Narnia, but Eustace is less than enthusiastic. Reepicheep is also on board, as he has vowed to find the seas of the "utter East."

So, I love really this film from beginning to end, perfect to go with the other Narnia films; that's all I could say, and worth buying when it comes on DVD.

I watched this movie in theaters and loved it! I wanted to include this exerpt from a review on pluggedin.ca

"In Conclusion
If The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe was cautious and Prince Caspian grim, The Voyage of the Dawn Treader is, quite simply, fun'a cinematic adventure that retains the spirit (both literarily and theologically) of Lewis' original treasure. It even, incredibly, gives audiences a hint of his humor. As such, it is without question the best of the series so far.

It's far from a slavish reproduction, mind you: Fans of the novel will find that the filmmakers took license at times. But the result is just a mouse hair short of wonderful. Dawn Treader is a classic children's adventure in the vein of Treasure Island, Swiss Family Robinson or Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory that takes audiences to a fantastic place and gives them the license to imagine themselves in it. While some movies can stifle creativity'smothering imagination under a blanket of CGI and storytelling orthodoxy'Dawn Treader encourages it. Had I seen this film when I was 8, I would've likely gone home and turned the living room into the Dawn Treader's deck, filled with sofa cushion battlements and sails made from sheets.

Before this film, I think the cinematic Narnia series was a little like Lucy, looking enviously at big-sister Susan. Maybe it was trying too hard to be the next Lord of the Rings or aspire to Harry Potter-level success. It worked so hard to be literary and spectacular that, just maybe, it forgot what the Narnia books were at their core: children's stories. Meaningful stories, yes. Good stories, absolutely, filled with allegorical heft and layers of meaning ' but at their core, they're meant to be fun.

Dawn Treader found the fun. For two hours, I was engrossed in a land I loved as a child and still love today. I was called into a magical world and I once again felt Aslan tugging at my heart. He wasn't in my backyard, but it was the next best thing."

Single DVD version includes:
Disc 1 ' DVD
-The Chronicles of Narnia: The Voyage of The Dawn Treader in Standard Definition
-Deleted Scenes
-Audio Commentary by Director Michael Apted and Producer Mark Johnson

2pk DVD verson includeds:
Disc 1 ' DVD
-The Chronicles of Narnia: The Voyage of The Dawn Treader in Standard Definition
-Deleted Scenes
-Audio Commentary by Director Michael Apted and Producer Mark Johnson

Disc 2 ' DVD
-'The Untold Adventures of The Dawn Treader' Animated Short
-King Caspian's Guide to the Dawn Treader: Legends and Lore of the Great Ship
-5 Islands Explorations
-Narnian Discoveries: Friends and Foes of Narnia (7 featurettes)
-4 Fox Movie Channel Presents Behind The Scenes Featurettes
-Sword Game

The Blu-ray Version includes:
Disc 1 ' Blu-ray
-The Chronicles of Narnia: The Voyage of The Dawn Treader in High Definition
-'The Untold Adventures of The Dawn Treader' Animated Short
-King Caspian's Guide to the Dawn Treader: Legends and Lore of the Great Ship
-4 Deleted Scenes
-5 Islands Explorations
-Narnian Discoveries: Friends and Foes of Narnia (7 featurettes)
-3 Behind-the-Scenes Featurettes including Battle on the Sea
-Sword Game
-4 Fox Movie Channel Presents Behind The Scenes Featurettes
-Audio Commentary by Director Michael Apted and Producer Mark Johnson

Disc 2 ' DVD
-The Chronicles of Narnia: The Voyage of The Dawn Treader in Standard Definition
-Deleted Scenes
-Audio Commentary by Director Michael Apted and Producer Mark Johnson

Disc 3
-The Chronicles of Narnia: The Voyage of The Dawn Treader Digital Copy
This info from filmonic.com

The Chronicles of Narnia: Prince Caspian ended with the possibility of Lucy and Edmund returning to Narnia.

So guess what happens in "The Chronicles of Narnia: The Voyage of the Dawn Treader," which takes the battle between good (Aslan) and evil (green mist) to the high seas. The first half of the movie is rather choppy and rushed, but the second half blossoms into a solid adventure yarn with sorcerers, dragons and a nameless evil lurking near the end of the world.

Lucy (Georgie Henley) and Edmund (Skandar Keynes) have been sent to stay with their relatives, including their noxious cousin Eustace (Will Poulter). But then a mysterious painting whisks them into Narnia -- right next to a Narnian ship, the Dawn Treader. King Caspian (Ben Barnes) is on a quest to retrieve seven exiled Narnian lords (and their enchanted swords).

But they soon find that something is spreading through the Lone Islands -- a malevolent green mist that begins to mess with the Dawn Treader's crew. The only way to defeat it is to lay the swords on the table of Aslan (Liam Neeson). They must grapple with some terrible obstacles -- slavers, magical water, invisible foes and cursed treasure that causes a horrifying transformation in Eustace -- if they have any chance of victory...

"The Chronicles of Narnia: The Voyage of the Dawn Treader" is one of those movies that requires patience. The first half is kind of choppy -- we're given a string of episodic subplots that usually end pretty quickly, and which are pretty rushed (the whole slavery-island thing takes about TEN MINUTES!). I don't blame director Michael Apted, though, since C.S. Lewis' book was even MORE episodic.

However, the movie becomes smoother and more streamlined in the second half. Suddenly we have a solid intermingling of religious symbolism (both dark and light), some humor ("I'm a pacifist-" "EN GARDE!"), and a truly epic sea battle as the climax (including the most grotesque sea serpent I've ever seen in a movie -- knotty green blubber-skin and a mouthful of spidery tentacles).

Keynes and Henley give strong performances as two kids on the cusp of adulthood -- Lucy struggles with her envy for her sister (even stealing a magic spell), and Edmund feels that he isn't appreciated as a man. And Caspian -- now sporting a hot little beard and piratey clothes -- has to deal with his daddy issues, and even gets a love interest near the end.

And Poulter gives a very impressive performance as Eustace -- his character starts out as a fusty, annoying little twerp, but a magical transformation helps turn him into a very different person. And his friendship with mousy swordsman Reepicheep is just cute.

"The Chronicles of Narnia: The Voyage of the Dawn Treader" has a wobbly first half, but the combination of action, humor and uplifting fantasy really makes it fly.

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