Wooo! We just now saw the movie and are ready to go fight for ASLAN!

And I can't wait for the next one to come out!

OK, totally not about the movie itself, but in case you didn't see the SNL Short "Lazy Sunday" ...this is hilarious

Mr. Pibb + Red Vines = Crazy Delicious

Did anyone else find it amusing that the voice actor for the Christ figure is gay?

Liam Neeson is gay? I bet Natasha Richardson would be surprised to hear that.

My fiancee said the same thing.

I heard it somewhere, then googled a bit to confirm it.

Do you have a link for the page that says he's gay? I googled, but I only found a gay role that he played in a movie. I know that a lot of times when an actor takes on a homosexual role, rumors start to develop that he/she is gay in real life. He's been married since '94, so I doubt he's openly gay.

While this is published order:

The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe (1950)
Prince Caspian (1951)
The Voyage of the Dawn Treader (1952)
The Silver Chair (1953)
The Horse and His Boy (1954)
The Magician's Nephew (1955)
The Last Battle (1956)

The reading order is:
The Magician's Nephew
The Lion, The Witch, and The Wardrobe,
The Horse and His Boy
Prince Caspian
The Voyage of the Dawn Treader
The Silver Chair
The Last Battle

The "new publishers" actually put them in the order that Lewis wanted them to be read in rather than the order they were originally published/writting when they printed the one volume editions. If you have read the books, the stories make more sense because you have more background information when you read them in the order Lewis wanted them to be read.

Sarah

I'm not sure if this question was meant in earnest, but here is the answer:

Because at the beginning of Narnia (which you will find in the book The Magician's Nephew), it was the humans (Sons and Daughters of Adam) who brought evil into Narnia (the White Witch) when it was new and so humans will have to defeat it. Humans were also made the first King and Queen of Narnia.

I would SERIOUSLY recommend reading all the books. They are rather quick reads - or at least read Magician's Nephew, The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe, and the Last Battle if you don't feel like reading all seven! I also would recommend reading some of Lewis' other books - Screwtape Letters, Surprised by Joy, etc.

Sarah

Actually Lewis said to read them in writing order, as they won't make much sense if you don't. As the Magician's Nephew (written next to last) refers back to the books written previously.

How does it refer back to the other books. It gives you the background to the story (who the professor is, where the wardrobe came from and why it is connected to Narnia, where the White Witch came from, why animals talk, etc). Some of the middle ones would not make as much sense if you read them out of chronological order (Prince Caspian, Voyage of the Dawn Treader, Silver Chair), however you can actually read them in any order you want.

According to Lewis himself:

Sarah

I just saw the movie last night, and I LOVED it!!! I had never read the books before.

I actually recently bought the book that has all of the books in one, starting with Magician's Nephew... So that's where I'm at right now. Chapter 4, haha.

But, the movie definitely made me excited to keep reading. I love these kinds of stories. :)

Bobby, you seriously made me laugh more than I have in a while. Thanks for that. Seriously, I hated the White Witch. How gross-looking was she????? With the nasty hair and being all pale. Eww. So glad she is dead. I think that's a good call on the "pedifiler"... I think you're right about that.

What was the hint? I missed it.

I've never heard of The Chronicles of Narnia but I REALLY enjoyed the movie and now I look forward to going back and reading the books.

i went to the dollar movie theatre yesterday and saw this movie for 50 cents. :D

disney expects filming of "The Chronicles of Narnia: Prince Caspian" to begin this year. the studio eyeing a christmas 2007 release date. i can't wait!

I did too. What was it?

I'd still say Harry Potter kicked Narnia's ass.

.....DVD is out on Tuesday the 4th! Bet it sells big!

I love this series!!! BBC.com radio has been playing the whole series. I am listening to the silver chair now.

Has anyone ever seen the SNL Digital Short "Lazy Sunday" Also called "Chronicals of Narnia." It's pretty funny, it might be on youtube.com.

Here it is: http://www.boreme.com/boreme/funny-2...-narnia-p1.php