I had a good time tonight at the movies but mainly because I was spending time with my friends. The first two films, problems and all, were still able to affect me emotionally where I could genuinely feel happy and sad at the right moments in the stories. With VDT, it was fun but it didn't give me any type of wonder or excitement I've felt in reading the books and that was the most disappointing. But that's that. I probably won't write a full review until I get a chance to see it again.

Just over half the theatre was full, but there were two theatres running it at my cinema. I don't know how full the other one was though. I large amount of the audience was made up of adult/teens not children suprisingly.

I walked out of the movie happy, but while pondering about it before going to sleep I realized a few thing.

I realized that I was forcing myself to be happy with some scenes. Example: I wanted to feel the emotional impact of the World's End, so I forced myself to be excited and happy about it. The film itself didn't do this for me.

The pacing was what caused the most problems I think. I feel the movie would have been much better is they had built up the longing for Aslan's Country and the relationship between the characters.

Most of the stuff added to the film did nothing at all. I wonder why they added the "mist/ seven swords plot" considering it did not drive the plot- which was the whole point.

The first half of the movie everyone making fun of Eustace. Not very chivalrous of them.

I couldn't help but feel annoyed with this as well.

Anyways, I think I will have to watch the movie again just to collect my thoughts. Maybe I'll take a pen and pad to make notes on what I liked/didn't like.
Overall, I thought it was good, but I did not walk out of the theatre excited or satisfied like I did for LWW and PC. Ok to be honest, I really don't know how to feel about it. I feel happy and dissappointed at the same time...

Oh, I forgot to mention… My theater had three screens playing the movie, and one was sold out.

I saw VDT last night and thought it was absolutely amazing! The theatre I was in was 95% full (I didn't see it in 3-D) and the 3-D theatre was full! I went with my father and he enjoyed also! He cried at the very end when Reepicheep was leaving.
I thought the movie was extremely well done. Michael Adpet did a great job keeping up with the high expectations, at least in my mind. I really enjoyed everything about it. Even the Carrie Underwood song gave me chills!!!

I'm so so glad you liked it, smarty!! That makes me really happy.
I went with Destined-to-Reign, my sister, and though not full, there were a lot more people than usual in the theatre. It was amazing, and I was so excited and nervous because it was really happening. I perfectly agree with everything Smartypants said - everything was great, and I'm so happy about it!!! And I love that song! *listens to it for the third time this morning*

Nothing was developed. The only ideas that came even close to being well-formed did not come from the book at all. The green mist and seven swords, which were supposed to be the 'glue' that held the adventures together, were poorly done. Lot's of time was spent building up this idea, but the defeat of this 'evil' was so anti-climatic. Eustace places the final sword on the table, 'Ooh, look the green mist is going away! Hey, there's Aslan's country! Let's go!'
There were sprinklings of events that were true to the story, but they were so rushed and under-explained.

I agree with this a LOT. I saw Dawn Treader yesterday, and while the beginning and end of the film were right on, the middle was kind of rushed and weird. I wasn't scared by dark island. Lucy and Edmund and Caspian had little to no character development. Even the green mist and seven swords plot was not very much explained; I never understood where the green mist came from, or exactly WHY the swords broke its power. Why did it want the people, anyways?

These aren't questions that I should be asking. Yes, a movie can't explain everything, but it should explain the major elements of the plot. Besides which, character development is integral to the story. We saw the actions that the characters did, but barely ever the whys of why they did them. Even the romance between Caspian and Lilliandil was underplayed to be almost nonexistent. In just a few words, they could have made it so much more obvious and sweet, and they didn't do it.

One more thing to add. The theater I was in was full but not packed out. It could have been because it was the 2D version and the time of night, 8:30. And even though my reactions to the movie weren't very positive, I kept them to myself because right after the movie ended, both of my friends said that they like this one more than Prince Caspian and maybe even more than Lion, Witch, Wardrobe and they aren't too familiar with the books. I was happy they enjoyed themselves and I wonder if non-book fans are getting more enjoyment out of it.

I was disappointed that the theater was barely half packed! But I think the film was great overall. All the scenes with Susan and Peter were perfect. There was a lot of Susan but that was mostly Lucy wanting to look like her. It was a great addition.

I am also glad my theater only had the 2D version.

I was not at all happy with the green mist/dark island being evil plot... that kind of ruined the film for me but the tie in theme of temptation, I think, saved it.

I really enjoyed the beginning of the film, Eustace as a dragon and the ending of the film. All were so spot on. The middle stuff wasn't the greatest... I teared up at the end of the film and I loved the mention of Jill Pole and I feel like there was some LB foreshadowing (I won't say anything more on that subject).

I loved this movie but I almost feel like I liked Prince Caspian better... plot wise at least.

The movie did a great job setting up for SC but if the film doesn't succeed box office wise then it did a nice job of ending it.

The movie did a great job setting up for SC but if the film doesn't succeed box office wise then it did a nice job of ending it.

I agree 100%
They did a great job doing both things at the same time. Oh, and I also saw hints of TLB in the movie, (though I also won't say more about it).

Even the green mist and seven swords plot was not very much explained; I never understood where the green mist came from, or exactly WHY the swords broke its power. Why did it want the people, anyways?

I asked myself the same questions (or ones similar to those), and found myself wishing there were answers to some extent at least. I thought perhaps it was setting up for something in SC, but then would it not have said/shown something to that effect? I guess it was a loose end that should have either been tied up effectively, or, finished in a cliff hanger for the next film. (I would have preferred the first option, of course).

As to my own reactions about the film, I enjoyed it, yes, and did like some parts, but I can't say I loved it. Yet neither do I hate it. So I'm kind of in the middle. There weren't many people in the theatre, but it was the 9:15 pm showing, and there was an earlier one yesterday, so perhaps more people saw that one. No one in the audience laughed or anything at the funny parts, although my sister and I agreed that we thought the parts that were intended to be funny were by and large funny. Ah well.

After hearing that lots of the theatres were empty on NW I was really worried when I went to go see the movie, but I was kinda surprised because I went to a 7:30 showing and there were lots of groups and some families.

During the movie it was very interactive too... They laughed at the funny Eustace parts, "oh, no!" 'ed at suspenseful parts when the green mist goes after the undragoned eustace, and "oh wow " 'ed with me at the predictable/boring parts... Judging by just the audience, I'd say the movie was awesome at the theatre I saw it in.

I just saw the movie today for the first time and I went in with lowered expectations. It was pretty "meh" overall. It was the first 11am early bird showing of the 2D version and I think there may have been 25 people in the screening room with me. I'm sure the 3D screens were probably fuller than the 2D. I went by myself, may watch it with other family members later. They gave away some posters too free, of which I snagged two because the artwork is really nice on them.

I agree with glumPuddle about it being devoid of "coherent storytelling". The ingredients (i.e. actors, production staff, music, etc.) were all there, but there wasn't a narrative that was grabbing and holding my attention/nor my emotions. Certain portions did (most of the Eustace scenes and particularly the end scene). But the overall movie didn't have the heart/emotional impact-payoff of LWW.

Funny as I left today's screening a whole other family (mostly with young girls) were commenting about the "bogus" girl-Gael. I was just chuckling to myself when I heard these kids describe Gael with that word, because they were definitely book fans and were divided on thinking if "bogus" girl was a plus or minus for the movie. They didn't intend to be mean, they were just the sort of comments kids make when they're discussing things they don't like in their vernacular. One of them thought she was cute, which she was, they just didn't go anywhere with her in the story.

I think she was only put there to show Lucy learned her lesson of being tempted to be someone she wasn't by telling Gael she had to be herself.

Anyway things I am thankful for with VDT.

1. Will Poulter
2. Will Poulter
3. Will Poulter
4. Lovely lovely cinematography. Gorgeously shot.
5. Nice score from David Arnold
6. Great set decoration details (i.e. Eustace's room-LOL at the certificate of hygiene, the Dawn Treader cabins and deck-the whole ship)
7. Not too jarring cameos with Peter and Susan.
8. CGI Reepicheep and voice of Simon Pegg (great mentoring relationship with Eustace)
9. CGI Dragon-Eustace (he was pretty decent to me)
10. Will, Skandar, Ben, and Georgie doing their best with what they were given.
11. Edmund and Caspian's swordplay
12. The end credits with Pauline Baynes' illustrations

My sister and I had fun afterward eating ice cream and discussing everything we thought was wrong with the movie. We did discuss some things we liked, but we spent most of the time trying to figure out the plot. Green Mist? Temptation? Seriously?

There were less than 50 people in the theater, but we went to the 2D and there were two 3D showings that had started earlier so those might have had more people. Oddly enough, it looked like most of the people in there were middle-age couples who had read the books when they were kids. The people sitting behind us said it was better than the first two. I disagree. There were some good moments (Dragon Eustace crying, Reepicheep coaching Eustace), but overall I didn't like it. I didn't hate it, but I didn't like it.

I went the day after it came out, in the afternoon like a loser! xD With my awesome possum friend.
The theatre was really empty! There were probably around 12 people, including us! My friend enjoyed it a lot, even though she hasn't seen the other movies and only read the first book. But during the scene with the snake-serpent thing there was a 6 year-old girl who left the theatre crying! But that part was freaking me out too!! My only thoughts while watching it were either "This is so awesome!" or "That is so cheeeeeeesy."

I'd sum up my feelings by saying the movie is a very short and speedy mash-up of very good scenes, effects, and other elements (costuming! ), disgustingly cliche Believe in Yourself gunk, pointless swords, and an awful lot of revolting green mist. Result: a very random movie that doesn't really fit with the first two.