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Never read those books. I was too occupied with Beverly Cleary books at that age.

You really should. they're fantastic.

Why would you be ticked off? The movie we got before was decent enough, but it didn't really do justice to the scope and depth of the books. This series, though, has the potential to, and based on what we've heard it sounds like it could definitely deliver. I am ridiculously excited to see what they do with this.

It's just my gut reaction when hearing of print to visual adaption. I don't even have enough knoledge about it to know if I have anything to worry about.

It's just my gut reaction when hearing of print to visual adaption. I don't even have enough knoledge about it to know if I have anything to worry about.

Netflix has a decent track record with their original programming. It's typically been more creator-driven than network TV; more like HBO than NBC. In this particular case, Daniel Handler seems to be pretty deeply involved in the adaptation, and the fact that they don't have a director yet but are making the announcement anyway suggests they're waiting for the right person. A bit of skepticism is typically healthy but in this case it seems like you're just being pessimistic.

You're probably right about that.

 

After thinking about it for awhile I'm pretty hyped for it. Especially knowing what the author said about it.

The movie adaptation is terrible if you consider book-to-movie adaptations to be only as good as their script and acting is faithful to its source. With that train of thought, the first Chronicles of Narnia movie was the single greatest adaptation of all time.
 
Aside from that, I haven't seen the movie in nine years but I remember it being bad enough that I never had any intention of ever seeing it again. (There's a reason you never see it on TV.)

The movie adaptation is terrible if you consider book-to-movie adaptations to be only as good as their script and acting is faithful to its source. With that train of thought, the first Chronicles of Narnia movie was the single greatest adaptation of all time.

I actually think that the Chronicles of Narnia movies were better than the books they adapted. (With the exception of the Voyage of the Dawn Treader adaptation, it was awful. Best book, worst movie.)

 

I have never thought that of any series before or since. 

The movie adaptation is terrible if you consider book-to-movie adaptations to be only as good as their script and acting is faithful to its source. With that train of thought, the first Chronicles of Narnia movie was the single greatest adaptation of all time.

 

Aside from that, I haven't seen the movie in nine years but I remember it being bad enough that I never had any intention of ever seeing it again. (There's a reason you never see it on TV.)

It wasn't the best adaptation, for sure. But the set, prop, and costume designs were excellent, the soundtrack was good, and I'd consider Jim Carrey's Count Olaf to be one of his greatest roles (perhaps second only to The Truman Show), since it allowed him to ham it up gloriously.

 

For those reasons I'd struggle to consider it a bad movie. Maybe not the best, but certainly far from the worst.