Word: narnia
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...less eliminated themselves. Sure, Revenge of the Sith was the best Star Wars movie since the 80s, but that's not saying too much, and even then, only the original film got a Best Picture nomination; and George Lucas is seen as the remote figure up in Marin Country. Narnia: too twee, and maybe too Christian. King Kong did not burn up the box office at Lord of the Rings temperature, and at three hours it played like the first "director's cut DVD" shown in theaters. Harry Potter movies just keep getting better, but their target demographic misses...
...Merely by hitting the top ten, the film has made a point. But unlike The Passion or Narnia, it may remain a modest success that encourages evangelicals in their ever-expanding missionary efforts without necessarily attracting non-believers into the fold, or for that matter, into the theaters. Perry notes that her local newspaper panned the film (reviews in major papers tended toward the unimpressed). Did she think it would play beyond the evangelical community? ?I hate to say it,? she says, ?but it might not appeal so much to a wider audience. One of the people at Starbucks...
...Delights of Narnia...
Richard Corliss's review of the Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe [Dec. 19] stated that director Andrew Adamson should "stick to animation." Here is a test. Does Narnia make the spirit soar? Does Narnia cause the imagination to fly? Does Narnia make you think, make you wonder, make you aspire? If it does even half these things, not only will encouragement rule the land but also, on the commercial side, the season will ring with the sound of ka-ching! STEVE HORTEGAS Lynden, Wash...
Having read and reread the Chronicles of Narnia to my children many times over the past 20 years, I was curious about how I would respond to a film version. I was delighted. The four child actors did a splendid job. Corliss should lighten up, take a break from postmodern deconstructionism and take a trip through the magic wardrobe! Despite what Corliss thinks, there is indeed fire, passion and a lot of fun in the film. KEN FAST Derwent, Alta...