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Anfinwen
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I have to agree with Varnafinde, that is a scene I would really like to see.
Although, I think what I want to see most is the physical Calorman world, the architecture, the cities, the countryside, the sea, Lasaraleen's sumptuous home, the tombs and the two horses and riders from above racing across the desert.

I desperately want to see this scene:

At first Shasta could see nothing in the valley below him but a sea of mist with a few domes and pinnacles rising from it; but as the light increased and the mist cleared away he saw more and more. A broad river divided itself into two streams and on the island between them stood the city of Tashbaan, one of the wonders of the world. Round the very edge of the island, so that the water lapped against the stone, ran high walls strengthened with so many towers that he soon gave up trying to count them. Inside the walls the island rose in a hill and every bit of that hill, up to the Tisrocs palace and the great temple of Tash at the top, was completely covered with buildings - terrace above terrace, street above street, zigzag roads or huge flights of steps bordered with orange trees and lemon trees, roofgardens, balconies, deep archways, pillared colonnades, spires, battlements, minarets, pinnacles. And when at last the sun rose out of the sea and the great silver-plated dome of the temple flashed back its light, he was almost dazzled.

Oh, and all the Narnians taking counsel in Tashbaan!
Ok, yeah, I just want to see the whole movie of HHB.

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Posted : July 17, 2012 7:04 am
parableproductions
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there is sooooo much!!

I wanted to see Caspian and his nurse reunited.

I wanted to see Aslan's romp.

I wanted ot see Aslan shake the armour off of Trumpkin. I wanted to see Trumpkin's eyes open to the fact that Aslan is real - that was really poorly done in the movie.

I wanted to see Trumpkin be loyal to Caspian even when he didn't agree with him (you've had my counsel, now is the time to follow orders).

(I was REALLY disappointed in the PC movie)

I wanted to see Lord Bern buy Caspian and I wanted to see Caspian fool Gumpus into thinking there was an entire fleet of ships just out of sight.

I wanted to see the dispare of Eustace when he was a dragon and realized that he was still a problem because they couldn't figure out HOW they were going to bring him with them - he was too big for the ship and they didn't know how many days they'd be at sea before they would find land. Eustace couldn't be expected to fly for days on end.

I wanted to see Aslan rip the skin of Dragon Eustace.

I wanted to see the reformed Eustace attack the sea serpent that was trying to crush the ship - all he did was break the sword, but it was his first brave act.

I wanted to see a Marshwiggle.

I wanted to see Shasta - and his entire story.

I wanted to see the Creation of Narnia.

But most of all, I wanted to see those who made it to Aslan's Country swim up the waterfall!!

Further up and further in!!

Posted : July 19, 2012 2:50 pm
GlimGlum
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Oh, and all the Narnians taking counsel in Tashbaan!
Ok, yeah, I just want to see the whole movie of HHB.

I really hope HHB makes it to the big screen someday. But in addition to the above, just seeing Tashbaan itself should be a wonder moment. Here is a pretty neat artist's rendition of that great Calormen city: Link to rendition of Tashbaan

Just imagine that on a big screen!

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Posted : July 21, 2012 6:23 am
Narnian_Badger
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I really hope HHB makes it to the big screen someday. But in addition to the above, just seeing Tashbaan itself should be a wonder moment. Here is a pretty neat artist's rendition of that great Calormen city: Link to rendition of Tashbaan

Just imagine that on a big screen!

Oh wow, am I ever imagining. :-o That's incredible looking, Glim, thanks for sharing! Now I'm even more anxious for a HHB film. ;))

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Posted : July 21, 2012 7:24 am
Eustace
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The whole book of the Horse ad His Boy. But I guess if I had to pick one thing it is Queen Aravis. I really want to see her. This is my third favorite book of the series and it never got a movie.

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Posted : November 1, 2012 12:43 pm
Meltintalle
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Well, to deviate from things in movies that weren't made... one of the most disappointing 'missing scenes' for me was Edmund telling Eustace that "...you were only an ass, but I was a traitor."

It's a powerful scene, showing just how far Edmund has come from his introduction in LWW, and maybe even in VotDT. He owns up to what he did and shares a dark point in his own life with the kid he'd despised earlier.

They'd set it up, even... and then skipped over the possibility and on to something else. :(

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Posted : July 23, 2013 6:03 pm
waggawerewolf27
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I really hope HHB makes it to the big screen someday. But in addition to the above, just seeing Tashbaan itself should be a wonder moment. Here is a pretty neat artist's rendition of that great Calormen city: Link to rendition of Tashbaan

Just imagine that on a big screen!

Oh wow! That rendition of Tashbaan looks a long way better than I ever imagined it might look. Except for one thing. How does Aravis & Lazaraleen get from the palace at the top of the hill to the gate at the bottom of the garden?

There are other things that I really would like to see, such as the Hall of statues in MN or the city of Charn spread out before the palace in that movie. Not to mention the Wood between the Worlds and the Creation scenes. The planting of Uncle Andrew and the flight to the garden are other scenes that would be worth seeing.

But I see what you mean about key scenes being forgotten about in VDT, such as Edmund making the comment about Eustace only being an ass, whilst Edmund had been a traitor. Don't forget there is a similar scene in HHB, when Edmund comments that 'even traitors may mend' when King Lune needs to decide what to do with Rabadash.

Posted : July 24, 2013 1:43 am
Meltintalle
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How does Aravis & Lazaraleen get from the palace at the top of the hill to the gate at the bottom of the garden?

...obligatory chase scene? More seriously, perhaps the Tisroc's palace is not quite at the pinnacle of the hill, and/or has an up and down stretch of land.

And yes, I heartily agree that 'even traitors may mend' really, really, really needs to be in HHB--along with "the bolt of Tash falls from above!" "Does it ever get caught on a hook halfway?" ;))

We have hands that fashion and heads that know,
But our hearts we lost - how long ago! -- G. K. Chesterton

Posted : July 24, 2013 10:15 am
waggawerewolf27
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According to the book (p. 47, beginning of Ch 4) the building at the top would be either the Tisroc's Palace or the Temple or Tash, or maybe both. I'd prefer the Tisroc's palace to be honest, and a somewhat different roofline. Boycotts because a building looks too like Hagia Sophia is not really a good idea.

I don't really like the idea of yet another 'obligatory chase scene'. I've seen enough badly constructed ladders, pathways meant for feathers, unsafe rockslides and long jumping in LOTR & the Hobbit. Perhaps when Lazaraleen loses her way she could somehow go down a ramp or three down to the Tisroc's secret bunker or something. It is only down on that level that she finally finds her way back outside to lead Aravis up the textually accurate garden gate and to freedom.

Posted : July 25, 2013 12:38 am
starkat
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The Horse and His Boy. It would have given us another chance to see the adult Pevensies or the kids acting in a more adult role. I'm also horse crazy, so I would have loved to see how they handled the horses.

Posted : July 27, 2013 12:30 pm
AnimalOfNarnia
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NarniaWeb Regular

If they don't make any more, I will be very disappointed if they don't show Bree, one of my favorite characters. He has such a personality! :)

I also would like to hear the song Aslan sings to create Narnia. Hearing Aslan singing would just melt my heart.

But the thing in the movies that HAVE been made I am most disapointed about being left out is the scene where Eustace wakes up a dragon, does to the pond, discovers he IS the dragon, and then cries under the night sky.

I haven't seen VDT, but I know it was cut; they kept the scene where Reepicheep comforts him, OBVIOUSLY, but they left the one I mentioned out, and which I find superior.

Oh, and this passage from PC, which just melts my heart, never made it to screen:

"AT the sight of Aslan the cheeks of the Telmarine soldiers became the colour of cold gravy, their knees knocked together, and many fell on their faces. They had not believed in lions and this made their fear greater. Even the Red Dwarfs, who knew that he came as a friend, stood with open mouths and could not speak. Some of the Black Dwarfs, who had been of Nikabrik's party, began to edge away. But all the Talking Beasts surged round the Lion, with purrs and grunts and squeaks and whinneys of delight, fawning on him with their tails, rubbing against him, touching him reverently with their noses and going to and fro under his body and between his legs. If you have ever seen a little cat loving a big dog whom it knows and trusts, you will have a pretty good picture of their behaviour."

It's such a beautiful passage that shows how loyal all these animals were.

And they cut it! :((

Posted : September 6, 2013 8:28 pm
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