Neither of the version are a very good adaptation. I would prefer the leaked script to what we got because maybe we could made it better looking cutting out random things like Lucian romance (well, one sided romance) and stuff. We could have a really cool looking fan edited movie. But with this we have barely anything to work with and it is too fast paced.

After seeing the film multiple times, and now after reading the plot for the leaked script, I am content with the film as is. As I've said before, changes are necessary when adapting a book to film, -they are just less necessary than Hollywood would have you believe. I think that VDT would have worked fine as the episodic adventure that it is. There was no need for villains, darkness, or anything of that sort.

However, IF the production team has its heart set on changing the original story, then I'd much rather have the film be about Dark Island than the Lady of the Green Kirtle. First, the events of Dark Island in the movie was actually surprisingly like the events of Dark Island in the book. It was just the green mist that was intrusive in the rest of the film. The more I watch the film though, the more it makes sense. It gently moves the plot forward without too much damage to the book's original story, besides a significant shift in the overall tone of the film.

The Lady of the Green Kirtle on the other hand, would have murdered the plot of the book, without adding anything to the movie. Sure it would have had continuity with PC and SC, but it also would have killed SC. All of the mystery would be gone, and the LotGK would be quite recognizable when Eustace meets her halfway through the story. -But enough about SC. There is quite enough reason not to have that sort of nonsense by looking into VDT.

I agree that in the current version of the film the Lone Islands were ruined, but in the leaked script it looks like the Lone Islands were ruined anyway, without much reason. The beginning of the story only affects the end of the story (the underwater battle, which was made up by the filmmakers anyway), and does not serve to tie together the episodes on the other islands. The Dark Island plot does tie the episodes together, and does not delve into other chronicles in order to do so.

Nor does it have our main characters acting stupidly lovestruck over each other. Lucy for Caspian? Mrs. Trumpkin? Caspian wrecking his ship on dark island in order to see an image of Liliandil? -If that isn't a major change to the plot of the dark island chapter, I don't know what is.

Also, although I agree that they should have spotted the Blue Star a bit earlier in the film, I can't complain, because in the movie the first time we see Liliandil in bodily form is exactly were she should be: Ramandu's Island. I simply won't complain about the film being too much like the book.

Therefore, of the two plots, I prefer the final movie version, (although I would have liked it developed a bit more) and I would have preferred the original book's story over them both.

For a while I was thinking that much of the leaked script sounded better but I think I've changed my mind (you made some good points MA). If they went with the leaked script they might as well have called the movie the Voyage of the Silver Chair or Voyage to the Silver Chair or Voyage of the Dawn Treader and the Silver Chair. The plots would have been basically identical: People disappear and end up under something, people are enchanted, enchantments are broken, oh and missing family members. Seriously, we have already had enough deja vu in this franchise to last us a while. I think I would have preferred the Bern in the leaked script, but as MA said Narrowhaven was ruined in both scripts so it doesn't make much difference either way. I think the enchanted slave traders and glowing green eyes were just a bit much. It takes away from evilness of the characters if they are enchanted when they are doing things. Pug is clearly a villian - the earthmen in SC are not. As much as I hate to admit it, I find it easier to understand how the slaves got to where they were rescued from in the leaked script than the movie. Actually, it is more I can understand how they are found / have survived. Wait, I think I'm being to understand the dark island appearing in boats thing a little better. Now that I think about it, it isn't far off from what I imagined the dark island to be from reading the book. In the book, we don't know how Rhoop survives and in the movie we don't know how the people in the boat survive. In other words, much is unsaid in the book so why shouldn't there be some unsaid stuff in the movie? If I remember correctly when we were discussing views on the Dark Island, we ran into some problems with how some of us picture the dark island as kind of intangible and not truly an island and I think there might have been talk about Rhoop either swimming all that time or inhabiting a boat. I could be wrong and I'm too lazy to go and dig up the thread. How those people managed to survive without going insane like Rhoop I still can't figure out.

I hate the idea of Lucy having a crush on Caspian and the idea of the witch's knife being used for good. It oughtn't be allowed to be used at all. As much as I dislike the seven swords, I'll take them over the stone knife any day.

I think Edmund recognized the knife because it either looked like something the Witch would have (it is similar to her wand) or because he saw her with it at some other point. I'm sure she carried it with her. In the book, I think she almost kills him with it or at least that is what I assumed.

I think it would have been weird for Caspian to be having dreams about RD (I can't stand the name "Star Girl" ). In the book, there isn't much of a romance either so I don't have major problems with the way the movie depicted the attraction. Of course, I would have loved word for word from the book.

I also prefer Gael and Rhince looking for Helaine or whatever her name is to Trumpkin looking for his wife. It would have been hard if not impossible to believe and / or have Caspian and crew set out from Narnia without an idea things were wrong if Trumpkin's wife was missing. Anyway, I can't see him as being the marrying type.

Therefore, of the two plots, I prefer the final movie version, (although I would have liked it developed a bit more) and I would have preferred the original book's story over them both.

And that sums it up well. It also explains why I prefer the BBC's VDT.

Good! They didn't combine VDT with SC in the end! I would have been heart broken if they did because although that script sounds good, it would probably have killed SC or made the story weeker because LoTGK's snake identity would have already been known/guessed! Although the crew member going to Aslans country would have actually made sense in the current story line, and explains beeter why Reepicheep would want to leave narnia (I know it is 'his strongest wish' or something like that, but that would be confusing for non-book readers who saw PC, because Reepicheeps is more of a warrior than an adventurer (?) )
Also, I should like to have seen Aslan more, and him in Coriakins house would've been cool!