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Upon returning to Narnia to join Prince Caspian for a voyage on the majestic royal vessel known as The Dawn Treader, Lucy, Edmund, and their cousin Eustace encounter merfolk, dragons, dwarves, and a w... read more read more...andering band of lost warriors. As the edge of the world draws near, their remarkable adventure at sea sails toward an exciting, yet uncertain, conclusion. ~ Jason Buchanan, Rovi

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PG, 1 hr. 55 min.

Directed by: Michael Apted

Release Date: December 10, 2010

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  • stormyweather980
    January 12, 2012
    stormyweather980
    I'd read in my Entertainment Weekly magazine about how boring they (or that editor) thought it was, but I rather enjoyed it start to finish, myself.
  • paulsandberg
    November 24, 2011
    paulsandberg
    I was rather pleasantly surprised in this 3rd installment of the Chronicles of Narnia, feeling that, although a fairy tale and targeted at 10 year olds, there held in this one enough charm and a certain degree of cynicism to overcome the weaknesses so apparent in the 2nd film.
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    This film, while following the 2nd film's coming of age aspects, foregoes many of the epic scenes of battle with all the cool creatures, and therefore becomes more human. Not to say the film is perfect, for there are some odd plot contrivances (for example, having the incompetent and trouble making Eustace included in all the ship's landing parties) and the type of ham fisted plot messages geared for the aforementioned 10 year old mentality, however, if you just check your brain at the door and watch the story unfold, I believe there is enough here to hold an adult's interest (though casting myself in that role may be suspect... LOL).

    There are some delightful CGI moments, which make the hideously bad CGI that also fills the film so much more glaring. If you look at the all the scenes when the Dawn Treader arrives at the apparently abandoned city, you'll see bad mapping, terribly drawn, static backdrops, and some seriously bad staging once the city's denizens populate the town.

    The acting throughout was respectable given the archetypes that had to be represented (and really, the mouse out acted all the real characters), and I really enjoyed the bratty performance of Eustace, who added a wonderful degree of adult levity with all this cynicism.

    Unfortunately there is a plot device that comes at the beginning of the grand fight between goodness and evil, that you know you've seen before... yes, I'm talking about evil taking your worst thought and making it real - shades of Ghostbusters! It would have been hilarious to see the Sta-Puff Marshmallow Man threatening the ship instead of the sea monster that was conjured out of Edmund's psyche (though I kind of enjoyed seeing a cameo appearance by the ice queen who, after Edmund complained that she was already dead, proclaimed "I'll never be truly dead as long as I exist in your mind"... pretty heady stuff when you think about it). I have to point out however that if you're thinking Ghostbusters rip-off, you may have it backwards - for C.S. Lewis penned The Dawn Treader decades before Ghostbusters.

    In the end, this is miles away from Tolkien, but then again, the books are as well (closer to Potter actually, both in target audience and tone); and certainly there have been far worse films based on beloved children's books (The Gold Compass comes to mind).
  • fb701560354
    September 22, 2011
    fb701560354
    The third in the series, The Chronicles of Narnia: The Voyage of the Dawn Treader's leisurely pace will help kids enjoy it; it's fantastic performances, story, and visual effects will help the adults enjoy it. Overall, Dawn Treader is visually spectacular, exciting and moving, ... read moreeven if it's a little slow.
  • Tomassgringo
    August 17, 2011
    Tomassgringo
    Just what would be expected! A fun continuation to the Narnia series.
  • EightThirty
    July 20, 2011
    EightThirty
    21/05/2011 (DVD)

    A standard watch for me. Although visually Wowing I wasn't taken away. Books are always better but with the stunning trailer like that it had me thinking it was going to actually draw me into the world of "Narnia".

    I think I enjoyed the old BBC version better... read more but perhaps its because I saw it first, I don't know? It wasn't a drag but my bars were raised really high for this one, so raised.

    Its not entirely bad, in fact it is a good sit through, but I guess I raised the bar too high. I have enjoyed my time through all adaptations and if they do make the next one I am willing to see it, actually I hope they do. So that's the end of my "Narnia" experience until there is another installment.
  • LWOODS04
    July 13, 2011
    LWOODS04
    Cast: Will Poulter, Georgie Henley, Skandar Keynes, Ben Barnes, Gary Sweet, Terry Norris, Bruce Spence, Liam Neeson, Tilda Swinton, Simon Pegg

    Director: Michael Apted

    Summary: With their dour, bookish cousin Eustace (Will Poulter) in tow, the youngest Pevensie offspring -... read more- Lucy (Georgie Henley) and Edmund (Skandar Keynes) -- take an unexpected trip back to Narnia and join noble King Caspian (Ben Barnes) for an epic high-seas adventure. Setting sail aboard the Dawn Treader, the young heroes head for the end of the world, determined to rescue seven once-powerful lords banished by Caspian's evil uncle.

    My Thoughts: "I must admit, I missed Susan, Peter, and the White Witch. But the film was still enjoyable, even with some of the main characters missing. The adventure was not as great as the previous films, but still a solid third installment. Reepicheep's relationship with Eustace is very entertaining. They have quite the love and hate relationship. I suppose that is how the audience will feel with Eustace as well. You will dislike him at the start, but you will soon be cheering him on. The Narnia films are great for kids and adults alike. I must say though, I really do still love the first film much more then the last two films made. But this is a great addition to the previous flicks. See it if you enjoyed the other films before this one."
  • Deano78
    June 3, 2011
    Deano78
    Another solid film in the Narnia series. The first is my fave, as I know that story so well, the 2nd had some good battle scenes and a bit more action. This is entertaining but in a different way to the others. I found the new cousin in this rather annoying and it's a pity many o... read moref the characters of the previous films are not in it that much.
    Otherwise it felt a bit like the Sinbad films for me, a great looking ship, plenty of creatures and traps and riddles to overcome before a big finale. The SFX are very good, especially for the green mist effects. Overall a great family adventure if not quite on the level as the first two in my opinion.
  • fb634552688
    May 24, 2011
    fb634552688
    The 3-D is useless but it's still a pretty solid movie
  • fb535316333
    May 17, 2011
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    Likable Characters, you need at least one that isn't a talking CGI mouse. As far as fantasy epics go it was pretty standard. Standard sucks.
  • fb733768972
    April 23, 2011
    fb733768972
    Honestly, I have been a big fan of this film franchise, and every time a new film is released I am extremely excited, and this film was good, but I expected a lot more. The first half of this film is a bit laughable, but once the real action begins and we start caring about these... read more new characters, I really started to enjoy it. While the effects are far worse than it's predecessors and the visuals of the Dragon wanted to make me barf, the film did hold a pretty solid script, decent pacing, kept me interested, and finished with one of the best fights in the series so far. The Chronicles of Narnia: The Voyage of the Dawn Treader is definitely no disappointment, but they could have controlled the story a little better. All-in-all, this film is just plain fun!

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Lisa Kennedy
December 17, 2010
Lisa Kennedy, Denver Post

Not quite a must-see, The Voyage of the Dawn Treader is nonetheless a sturdy outing with many of the charms that have become franchise trademarks. Full Review

Rick Groen
December 10, 2010
Rick Groen, Globe and Mail

Could be an optical illusion, but it seems that a flat, dull movie shot in 3-D just looks flatter and duller. Full Review

Amy Biancolli
December 10, 2010
Amy Biancolli, Houston Chronicle

The visual splendor is still there, in moderate amounts. Full Review

Tom Long
December 10, 2010
Tom Long, Detroit News

The Chronicles of Narnia: The Voyage of the Dawn Treader is still very much a "Narnia" movie. In other words, it's filled with fantastical creatures, bloodless battles, quasi-mystical undercurrents an... Full Review

Nancy Churnin
December 10, 2010
Nancy Churnin, Dallas Morning News

Despite some rejiggering of the book's plot, it's a film that should please Narnia fans and, if it does well, may lead to the return of Eustace in the next installment, The Silver Chair. Here's hoping. Full Review

Peter Rainer
December 10, 2010
Peter Rainer, Christian Science Monitor

The 3-D effects are standard, the children and the prince are a bit bland, and Michael Apted's direction veers into listlessness, but there is, at times, a pleasing elegance to the production, too. It... Full Review

Kyle Smith
December 10, 2010
Kyle Smith, New York Post

Apted brings back a sense of the old-fashioned fun of the low-tech 1960s myths-and-monsters matinees, when no roiling sea ever failed to harbor a giant serpent -- and men stood in the bows of ships fa... Full Review

Michael O'Sullivan
December 10, 2010
Michael O'Sullivan, Washington Post

It's great to be back in Narnia. Full Review

Eric D. Snider
December 9, 2010
Eric D. Snider, Film.com

Where the others aimed for greatness and missed, this one aims for middle-of-the-road and basically hits it. Full Review

Glenn Kenny
December 9, 2010
Glenn Kenny, MSN Movies

This picture... mostly plays like a perfunctory cross between watered-down iterations of The Wind in the Willows and any Pirates of the Caribbean movie... Full Review

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    • Eustace Scrubb: The only consolation is everyone is finally as miserable as I am. Except for that show-off talking rat. He's one of those annoying 'glass is always half-full' types.
    • Aslan: I shall be watching you, always.
    • Reepicheep: What a magnificent puzzle you are.
    • Reepicheep: [slashing at Eustace] That was for stealing, that was for lying [hits him on the face] and that was for good measure!
    • Lucy Pevensie: [kneeling] May I?
    • Reepicheep: Well, I suppose, just this once-
    • Lucy Pevensie: [hugs Reepicheep]
    • Reepicheep: Goodbye, Lucy. [hugs back]
    • Young Man: But you have no food, and no means of staying warm, your majesty.
    • Eustace Scrubb: [as the dragon, breathes fire on dry twigs]
    • Reepicheep: Uh, you were saying?
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