The Pevensie trilogy is complete.

After loving The Lion, The Witch & The Wardrobe and disappointed by Prince Caspian, expectations were both high and low for the third instalment in the Narnia franchise. As stated in the other two reviews of the Narnia films I have done, the two older Pevensie children aren't in it so that is one thing that made it better than the first two films but where I don't think it was better than the first one was because it felt quite rushed. I mean, it perhaps needed to be a bit more precise because this felt rushed and admittedly, its two predecessors were quite slow so all three lose in that case. For the third time in a row, we see another different Narnia where we experience different adventures and meet new characters. Unusually, this didn't feel like Narnia seeing as pretty much every character was human and I think there was only like three Narnian creatures within: the mouse Reepicheep, the minotaur aboard the Dawn Treader and, of course, the great lion and the highest of all the Kings of Narnia: Aslan. The Pevensie's enter Narnia three different times in all three films: through the wardrobe in the spare room and entered a forest in the snow which was optional in The Lion, The Witch & The Wardrobe, the London Underground was collapsing and a train past them and they saw Narnia on a beach in Prince Caspian and through a painting of a ship in a bedroom and each time we experience a different adventure.


Disney not part of it is perhaps the main reason why I wasn't sure what to make of this one because they produced The Lion, The Witch & The Wardrobe and Prince Caspian but then again, at least another fantastic studio: 20th Century Fox took their place. Yeah, they made the film more adult but I couldn't quite feel the magic (like I couldn't in Prince Caspian) which is another flaw that this film has. I mean, yeah, I appreciate that the stories take us on different stories about Narnia in different areas but at least make it feel like it is still the same place that we have seen before! As far as the making of Voyage Of The Dawn Treader, it was really well filmed especially the scenes on the Voyage Treader. The effects are absolutely fantastic as predicted! They used the same water tank that was used in Titanic and Master And Commander: The Far Side Of The World for filming the Dawn Treader and water scenes. The make-up was splendid also and the art direction was different to what has been seen in the two previous films but still brilliant! The way the Dawn Treader was constructed was just incredible and it did look really good on-set.


With Peter and Susan now too old to enter Narnia and are away elsewhere (Peter is studying with Professor Kirke and Susan is in America with her parents) so it is now the last time we will see Lucy and Edmund Pevensie in Narnia. They aren't alone, however. They are transported into Narnia with their cousin Eustace. Before this happens, Lucy and Edmund are staying with their aunt and uncle Harold and Alberta and cousin Eustace. In the house, Lucy and Edmund notice a painting in Lucy's room and they discuss Narnia but Eustace overhears and starts teasing them about their 'secret country'. They realise that water is leaking out of the painting and as more of the water comes out, it gradually begins to flood the room and out of nowhere, they are underwater in the middle of the ocean. Luckily, they are found by Prince Caspian and his crew and they aboard the Dawn Treader and go on a new but darker adventure.


Georgie Henley was just a little girl in The Lion, The Witch & The Wardrobe, she changed a lot in Prince Caspian but in Voyage Of The Dawn Treader, she is now almost like a grown woman. Her performance as Lucy Pevensie was brilliant once again so that has made is a successful trilogy for her and her character a success. Shame she's not in anymore of the Narnia films that we will see but she's still done very well. Skandar Keynes was great as Edmund Pevensie! Better in this than Prince Caspian but still really like his performance in Voyage Of The Dawn Treader. Shame we won't see him anymore either after this but it has still been an incredible experience watching them both on-screen. Hope they both stick around and be part of more films. Will Poulter actually really surprised me as Eustace! He really made me laugh and his character was actually really strong! At first, Eustace really is one of those kids where you only have to flick on the arm before he cries and where you just want to beat the living hell out of him but after an event that occurs whilst in Narnia, that all changes. I'll be glad to see him return in The Silver Chair. Well, if Poulter is still cast as Eustace anyway. Ben Barnes wasn't that bad this time which really surprised me and he did make Caspian a good king. I think I preferred him this time seeing as he used a British accent than the Spanish accent which was used in Prince Caspian.


Michael Apted become director replacement over Andrew Adamson who directed the first two films so that was another change as well as the studio change. Despite that, he did a good job and in some ways, better than Adamson did; mostly because the action scenes were better filmed in this one than the two predecessors. As stated previously, the filming on the Dawn Treader ship were impressive and was similar to filming from Peter Weir in Master And Commander: The Far Side Of The World and Gore Verbinski in the Pirates Of The Caribbean trilogy. The script was good and I have to say that out of the three Chronicles Of Narnia novels that I have read, this is the film out of three that have been released thus far that stays loyal to the book.


Overall, The Chronicles Of Narnia: The Voyage Of The Dawn Treader is a good third instalment in the Narnia film franchise that I did enjoy despite the flaws that it had. I preferred this over The Chronicles Of Narnia: Prince Caspian but didn't like as much as The Chronicles Of Narnia: The Lion, The Witch And The Wardrobe. It isn't one of the best films of 2010 but it is one of the most entertaining and one of the best cinema experiences you'll see out of the films released in 2010. I'll be looking forward to The Silver Chair's release.