I agree that it went by too fast to enjoy. I never really felt creeped out or anything either. It had the potential to be good though...if there were more shots in there.
And Of course after Coriakin starts talking about the Green Mist, it all goes down hill for me!
I liked the Dufflepuds, but I wish we got to see more of them. I wanted to hear them say more jokes!

I thought the mansion's doors opening up to Lucy was eerie. Nice cinematography for that scene.

In the book you truly have no idea what to expect. You are in utter suspense, not knowing what will Lucy encounter at the next corner. You can feel how times just slows down as you inmerse yourself in the storyline. In the movie there is nothing like that, mostly because the first thing that happens is that when Lucy enters the house the book is just there. They just didn't got the sense of wonder of the unknown. Also, suffi e to say Coriakin was just way out of character. There was no joy or jollyness in his face. He was so... Bland.

I have to agree with this. There was no sense of mystery as in the book. When I was reading that scene, I was in utter suspense as to what would come next ....I did not get that in the movie. It could have been done better and it did seem rushed.

I agree they missed out the suspense the book had. I think the whole setting was a bit too light to seem eerie, and they didn't leave enough time for Lucy to explore which took quite a lot away from the scene. Then of course Coriakin burst in with his funny speech about the Green Mist which was rather amusing.
That said, the scene did have some potential to be great, if only they'd fleshed it out a bit more. The Dufflepuds were spot on, and they did make me giggle! I wish we'd had more time to talk to them...and in the book, I always felt that Coriakin was fond of the Dufflepuds, even if they were a handful. I didn't get this so much in the film.

I love this scene!
Lucy looked properly scared (after all, she just got kidnapped) and I love how the snow falls and all that!
and Coriakin was perfect!

Like I said, I LOVE the movie ( ) but one thing that was really annoying and disappointing was the pacing. This is one of the most sped-through scenes that kinda hurts because of it. The eeirieness was somewhat there, but it could've been done better. As for Coriakin and his speech, if I hadn't read the books, I might've been really moved, but since I have read the book and know both it's plot and Coriakin, I felt really... weirded out by all of it. The Dufflepuds were awesome and hilarious, but as my sister pointed out, they should've been explained more, like how they became Dufflepuds. I'd say in the end that the scene was good, but the DI plot and the pacing weakened this scene pretty badly.

Yep, agreed with all who think the scene is rushed. But, most of them are. So, that is of no surprise.

One change that I was pleasantly delighted by was the house being invisible also. I can't say that I was very awed when Coriakin became visible, but it was neat to see the dufflepuds become visible as well as the house. And, man, getting the dufflepuds to stand on each other to appear bigger was pure genius. That moment made me smile.

However, Coriakin ruined the scene for me. All he was there for was to be a visible narrator. Seriously, that is how I rate his character: a visible narrator. All he did was tell the children what they needed to do next. Oh... my... ASLAN! How lame! Sigh.

So, besides the scene being rushed, Coriakin really didn't click for me at all.

I was really upset by the way Coriakin was treated . His relationship with the Dufflepuds was practically non-existent, and we never get to learn that he is actually a star. I felt that instead of fleshing him out as an actual character, he was instead used merely as a plot device, as a way to inform the characters about their "mission". He really felt like the Wise Old Man out of the Archetypal Quest, minus the "Wise" and adding in "Just Plain Creepy". I think Eustace put it perfectly: "And now we're following the advice of a senile old coot who doesn't possess a razor and hangs around in a bath robe."

I thought they captured the eeriness and strangeness of the Magician's House quite well, but it was too short as was most of the movie.

They did okay with Lucy walking into the House. The eeriness was definitely there for that. After Coriakin appeared, everything was just rushed.
I would've liked for them to have kept the part where it was Lucy and Coriakin talking to each other, eating pretty leisurely. Honestly Coriakin appeared to be a creep. The creepiness of Coriakin should have been transferred to the creepiness of the House itself.