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Cadaverous Pallor
05-20-2005, 08:59 AM
Saw this trailer with Revenge of the Sith. It blew me away! I've been a freaky fan of the books forever, and have read my copies too many times to count...and I was very, VERY impressed. The crowd broke into applause and cheers at the end of the trailer. They're giving it the Lord of the Rings treatment!

Apparently they're calling it the teaser trailer, even though it seems pretty thorough to me.

Hope this link works. (http://mp.aol.com/video.index.adp?pmmsid=1337954&_AOLFORM=w708.h344.p7.R1) My browser has been screwy today. If not go to imdb.com for trailer links.
mousepod
05-20-2005, 09:20 AM
The trailer and more can be found at the official site here (http://adisney.go.com/disneypictures/narnia/index.html) .

I'm also very impressed. I had heard rumors that Disney was going to go the whole Christian (Passion of the Christ) route when marketing the flick, which turned me off a bit.

While they still might go for that market (let's face it, they'd be stupid not to), it's nice to see that they're going for the SF/Fantasy crowd first. It looks like it's going to be cool adaptation - gets me more excited than HHGG did.
Not Afraid
05-20-2005, 10:13 AM
Well, I'll be re-reading this book - for the 50th time. The trailer is great. This is a story I can get into (and have loved for over 35 years). I hope they do a good job. It certainly looks promising!
Ghoulish Delight
05-20-2005, 10:21 AM
Is this supposed to be just the Lion the Witch and the Wardrobe, as the full title implies, or are they going to try to blend the books together?
LSPoorEeyorick
05-20-2005, 10:32 AM
I had heard rumors that Disney was going to go the whole Christian (Passion of the Christ) route when marketing the flick, which turned me off a bit.

I don't have a problem with that, so long as it's not the only marketing route (and it does not seem to be.) The book uses a fair amount of Christian allegory, and is studied by many a young Christian in that light. Of course, it transcends that aspect, too, and it's good to see that the marketers recognize that.
Cadaverous Pallor
05-20-2005, 10:40 AM
It looks like it's going to be cool adaptation - gets me more excited than HHGG did.What's HHGG?
Is this supposed to be just the Lion the Witch and the Wardrobe, as the full title implies, or are they going to try to blend the books together?It's just the first, they're going to make a franchise.
Cadaverous Pallor
05-20-2005, 10:42 AM
Oh, and can I just say that I absolutely hated the British made for TV versions? I'll be so glad when they're no longer the only version.
Ghoulish Delight
05-20-2005, 10:42 AM
Hitchhikers Guide to the Galaxy.
Cadaverous Pallor
05-20-2005, 10:46 AM
Hitchhikers Guide to the Galaxy.Ah! Duuuurrr! :rolleyes:
Stan4dSteph
05-20-2005, 10:52 AM
I've seen the trailer, but only on my computer. I'm looking forward to the movie. I've seen some of the behind the scenes stuff from Weta, which looks very cool.

Did they show the War of the Worlds trailer too? I am really psyched for that one. Looks kickass.
Ghoulish Delight
05-20-2005, 10:55 AM
No WotW trailer for us this time. We saw it when we saw Sin City. I remember liking the trailer, I think.
Ponine
05-20-2005, 11:08 AM
Is this supposed to be just the Lion the Witch and the Wardrobe, as the full title implies, or are they going to try to blend the books together?
My original understanding was that the entire series had been optioned to do a series of films. (Seven books?)
And that this is in fact , just the first book.
Cadaverous Pallor
05-20-2005, 11:36 AM
I've seen the trailer, but only on my computer. I'm looking forward to the movie. I've seen some of the behind the scenes stuff from Weta, which looks very cool. OMG, Weta is working on this?? Now I'm REALLY psyched. :eek:
Moonliner
05-20-2005, 11:38 AM
Not that it's of any real significance, but...

We did not get the narnia.

We got (as best as I can remember):

Some Russel Crow boxing movie
Mr. and Mrs. Smith
Batman
Colour of Magic
and
The Fantstic Four
Moonliner
05-20-2005, 11:40 AM
OMG, Weta is working on this?? Now I'm REALLY psyched. :eek:

Our local PBS station is WETA, other than that I'm drawing a blank. Weta is a who or what? :confused:
Ghoulish Delight
05-20-2005, 11:49 AM
Weta is the effects shop created in New Zeland for Lord of the Rings.

Batman, another promising looking tralier.
Stan4dSteph
05-20-2005, 11:51 AM
Our local PBS station is WETA, other than that I'm drawing a blank. Weta is a who or what? :confused:Weta Workshop (http://www.wetaworkshop.co.nz/) is the special effects studio in New Zealand that did all the work for LOTR.

If you go to the official Narnia website (http://disney.go.com/disneypictures/narnia/) you can see the behind the scenes stuff I was talking about.
jdramj
05-20-2005, 12:06 PM
Not that it's of any real significance, but...

We did not get the narnia.

We got (as best as I can remember):

Some Russel Crow boxing movie
Mr. and Mrs. Smith
Batman
Colour of Magic
and
The Fantstic Four


hehehe

We got War of the Worlds and Narnia yesterday. We did not get the Colour of Magic, but we did get all others listed. I was hoping for a Harry Patter trailer myself. The Narnia trailer caught me off guard and blew me away! I, too, am so psyched!
wendybeth
05-20-2005, 09:50 PM
Oh, and can I just say that I absolutely hated the British made for TV versions? I'll be so glad when they're no longer the only version.

Oh, me too! It's so cool to see what looks to be a proper treatment, just as with the LOTR's. There are some books that are just so great, so evocative in their pure prose form, that trying to make a film or play of them is usually just a disaster. I saw the trailer for the Narnia film last week, and I was so excited to see such promise! I just hope the movie really is as good as the trailer makes it seem.
UvaGirl
05-22-2005, 02:05 PM
We downloaded it a couple of weeks back. I'm really excited about this film - I was nervous at first, but it looks so good. Can't wait!