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Andrew Adamson

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Shrek (2001)

Lo and behold—archaeologists digging deep in the Looking Closer archives have unearthed Overstreet's original 2001 review of Shrek.

The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch and Wardrobe (2005)

The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch and Wardrobe (2005)

This review was originally published at Christianity Today in December 2005. It is reprinted here with permission.

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Dawn-Treading Where They Shouldn't?

Let's just be clear. These Narnia movies aren't supposed to be based on the books. They're supposed to be based on the filmmakers' memories of the books, which they might not have read since childhood. Because, you know, those memories will be so

How Prince Caspian botches the meaning of the book

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How Prince Caspian botches the meaning of the book

Want to know if Andrew Adamson’s Prince Caspian is fun and entertaining? Check out the reviews archived at Rotten Tomatoes. But if you’re a fan of C.S. Lewis’s Prince Caspian, which is something quite different, and if you hope to see Lewis’s ideas come to

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"Prince Caspian" Update

My least favorite part of Andrew Adamson's The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe... the unimaginative, excessive battle scene. So imagine how I felt today as I read this news in Variety: "Helmer Andrew Adamson delivered a taped message saying that, unlike the original, Prince Caspian will

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Who Would You Pick to Direct the Narnia Films? Or The Lord of the Rings?

Many recent comments have raised this question. Please don't use this thread as a chance to bash Jackson or Adamson. We've got enough of that going elsewhere, and frankly, I'm fairly pleased with both directors and I'm tired of focusing on the

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I Have Seen Aslan.

Saw the first full-length trailer for The Lion, The Witch, and the Wardrobe at Biola's Media Conference. Twice. That's how much the crowd loved it. Can't say more at this point, except that all of the main characters get their close-ups, and it'

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Shrek 2 (2004)

Shrek 2 ends up not so much an extension of Shrek’s story as an improved retelling.