I loved them.
(Enough said, your turn?)
2006-11-17 21:16:23 · 14 answers · asked by Anonymous in Arts & Humanities ➔ Books & Authors
Yup they're making films, I hope they don't ruin it though.
2006-11-17 21:29:34 · update #1
Yes I thought they were great. If you enjoyed the His Dark Materials trilogy you may also enjoy the Garth Nix trilogy - Sabriel, Lirael, and Abhorsen. Another very good series, happy reading.
2006-11-19 04:41:01 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
I received an e-mail about the movie coming out in time for the Christmas season this year, that included that link. Scopes is usually reliable, so I would consider it. Philip Pullman thinks The Chronicles of Narnia are bad for kids and that C.S. Lewis was the most dangerous of all English writers?!? I don't care how good the story, if it's an attack on Christianity and it's about fighting God, I want no part of it. My suggestion to you, since you've already given your son these books: read it with him and discuss the ideas being presented. If you want to go further, after you read this series together, read The Chronicles of Narnia series with him, too. Then discuss the ideas presented in C.S. Lewis' books with him. This way you won't be depriving him of reading books he's looked forward to reading, but you will be able to show him what you believe to be right and wrong and explain any faults you find. History is replete with men who use the very talent God has given them to fight Him. They haven't won yet; nor will they! I wouldn't worry about it, if I were you. God is certainly bigger than a book....even a series or a movie! Let me emphasize: READ IT WITH HIM!!! BTW: I just remembered something. Years ago I read that Voltaire said that in 100 years the Bible would be extinct. A 100 years later, the biggest Bible publishing company in the world was being run from what was once Voltaire's property. Talk about the last laugh... BTW2: As a Christian, I don't have a problem with the Harry Potter series. I only have a problem with books that push an anti-Christ theology.
2016-03-29 00:27:21 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Bizarrely, I JUST finished recommending this trilogy to someone on a question about fantasy fiction recommendations.
Spooky.
I just loved this so much.
I loved Pantalaimon. I LOVED Iorek Byrnison. I cried so hard in places, and I thought the end was perfect.
I haven't enjoyed a book so much ... almost ever.
They made it into a theatre show over two nights at the Royal Court Theatre... check out this picture:
http://image.guardian.co.uk/sys-images/Guardian/Pix/arts/2004/12/10/kenton_materials3.jpg
They used puppets for the animals and daemons, Timothy Dalton was Lord Asrael. I didn't get to see it because I live on the other side of the world, but I wish wish wish I could have.
And now they're doing the movie... somehow I don't trust this as much as I should... I hope it's good but I don't know if I want to risk spoiling the really vivid imagery that Pullman created in my mind...
in short... I LOVED them. As well. :D
2006-11-17 22:16:19 · answer #3 · answered by Greta B 3 · 2⤊ 0⤋
I loved this trilogy too. I have never even picked up a Harry Potter book in a shop (I am 34 for god's sake and not exactly the mumsy type). I read this after I saw a programme about it on the bbc's greatest books programme (I think it finished in 2nd or 3rd place eventually) and was just gripped by the story and the things people were saying about it. Hope they don't ruin it in the film, they have to keep Pantolaimon exactly the same, I'm assuming they'll have to use CGI for his character though. I hear Daniel Craig and Nicole Kidman are in it, but haven't heard much more. Iorek Byrenson was also a fave of mine. Just so full of great characters. I'm hoping to convince friends to come with me to see it as I've been trying to convince them to read it without much success.
2006-11-18 07:52:11 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
I loved them, and yes, I cried too. And I'm a 63-year-old grandmother! Never too old to use my imagination and enjoy a good book, I hope! Not sure about the film though.
2006-11-23 07:05:51 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
I most definitely did, the whole trilogy was fantastic and although I was initially wary that "The Amber Spyglass" would let me down as a bad ending as so many authors fall into all the obvious traps, it didn't and summarised everything - quite a job for a book that made me feel so emotional and made me ask so many questions!
2006-11-25 04:31:02 · answer #6 · answered by Jenny 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Loved the books, spellbinding. Hope the films go close to the books, as they have the potential to be just as big as Lord of the Rings if done right...
2006-11-21 22:45:56 · answer #7 · answered by Dumbledore 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Me, wish i could have seen the theatre production, will definitely be looking out for the films. Cried at the end of the series though!
2006-11-19 00:37:41 · answer #8 · answered by Nikita21 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yeah they are so good I wrote about them in English. I love daemons! Oh yeah n i hope the film isn't rubbish because it has the potential to be soooo good!
2006-11-18 08:41:12 · answer #9 · answered by strummer 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
i got it as a present for my daughter a couple of Christmases ago, i started to flick through it and couldn't put it down. she didn't get it until i had finished it. a wonderful story so well written, so well constructed. i heard that they are making a film of it but they are leaving out god! how can they do that, it's the whole point of the book isn't it?
2006-11-17 21:25:57 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋