08 February 2007
Real World: Lions, Witches, and Kitsune, Oh My!
DELAY NOTICE: This entry has been significantly delayed - but it contains commentary that I feel, nonetheless, should become part of the record.
From 24 Jan 2007:
Last night, I was at a friend's house - we'll call him SpawnX2, his online nickname - watching The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, The Witch, and The Wardrobe.
As he had done with all three volumes of The Lord of the Rings, he had bought the 4-disc extended edition (if anyone hasn't watched those end-to-end, they should - a lot of interesting material has been added - including some stuff many Tolkien fans had noticed was missing from the novel).
(X2's DVD library never ceases to amaze me - he has close to 100 - if not more - titles. All of this with no piracy!)
Two interesting - but probably often overlooked - things I saw in the movie were (worded minimally to avoid becoming spoilers):
1.) The poor red fox. Wasn't he brave and sweet? =:o)
2.) Lucy's dagger throw at the archery range. That was so cool! In my humble opinion, it's a shame we didn't see more fighting out of the girls in the movie - after all, Susan ends up being an impressive archer.
Indeed - Susan Pevensie, along with Kagome from Inu-Yasha - are the inspiration for what will become "legendary-class" archery skills for Justin in later Fenrisian stories.
But.. shh! Don't tell Justin's player..
..whoops. Too late. =;o)
¶ 2/08/2007 09:29:00 PM
DELAY NOTICE: This entry has been significantly delayed - but it contains commentary that I feel, nonetheless, should become part of the record.
From 24 Jan 2007:
Last night, I was at a friend's house - we'll call him SpawnX2, his online nickname - watching The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, The Witch, and The Wardrobe.
As he had done with all three volumes of The Lord of the Rings, he had bought the 4-disc extended edition (if anyone hasn't watched those end-to-end, they should - a lot of interesting material has been added - including some stuff many Tolkien fans had noticed was missing from the novel).
(X2's DVD library never ceases to amaze me - he has close to 100 - if not more - titles. All of this with no piracy!)
Two interesting - but probably often overlooked - things I saw in the movie were (worded minimally to avoid becoming spoilers):
1.) The poor red fox. Wasn't he brave and sweet? =:o)
2.) Lucy's dagger throw at the archery range. That was so cool! In my humble opinion, it's a shame we didn't see more fighting out of the girls in the movie - after all, Susan ends up being an impressive archer.
Indeed - Susan Pevensie, along with Kagome from Inu-Yasha - are the inspiration for what will become "legendary-class" archery skills for Justin in later Fenrisian stories.
But.. shh! Don't tell Justin's player..
..whoops. Too late. =;o)
"He's not a Jedi yet." --Palpatine, Star Wars.
¶ 2/08/2007 09:29:00 PM
