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The Chronicles of Narnia : The Voyage of the Dawn Treader 3D
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2010
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The Chronicles of Narnia : The Voyage of the Dawn Treader 3D
Positive Reviews
76
Negative reviews
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Average Rating
2.9
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2.0
Theres a businesslike, barrel ahead determination to the proceedings, as if the players (and, in the bigger picture, the producers) were ticking off i ..
EW
3.8
I will say it has the best rendition of 3 D Ive seen in one of these action spectaculars; Apted uses it and is not driven by it.The light level is dim ..
Rogerebert
3.0
So although this saga isnt quite as memorable as other epic fantasies like LOTR and the Harry Potter movies, The Voyage of the Dawn Treader is a worth ..
Common Sense Media
3.0
That said, this Narnia provides rousing enough young family entertainment though theres less to engage maturer Lewis fans and possible disappointment ..
Time Out
1.9
Nothing is really sacrificed and everything is still just make believe.
3.0
With its re jigged cast, rampaging monsters and uneven 3D effects, the third installment in the Chronicles of Narnia franchise is both livelier and mo ..
Screen Daily
2.5
Movie review: The Chronicles of Narnia: The Voyage of the Dawn Treader The third film in the series has wonderful moments and delightful characters, b ..
2.5
Voyage of the Dawn Treader doesnt exactly kill the Narnia movie franchise, as Lewiss series was never exactly ready made for film adaptation, but its ..
Cinema Blend
3.0
But whether you compare this chapter to any Harry Potter or even to the first, majestic Narnia film, its hard to avoid the absences at its core.
Ny Daily News
2.5
A scaled back, rather dull addition to the NARNIA franchise. Good for VERY young children, but no one else.
JoBlo
3.0
Its a beautifully shot film, but once again the heroes are not the highlight.
Screen Rant
2.5
Could be an optical illusion, but it seems that a flat, dull movie shot in 3 D just looks flatter and duller.
The Globe And Mail
3.1
Unfortunately, between its ripsnorting beginning and moving finale, Apteds film sails into the doldrums.
Philly
2.0
If you drop your glasses during Dawn Treader, youll see long stretches of what is essentially a 2 D movie, with intervals of converted 3 D.I dont thin ..
Philly
3.0
Visually opulent, but episodic and, despite all the action, oddly tame and lethargic.
One Guys Opinion
2.0
This is, I believe, the difference between a classic and a successful franchise reboot.
Village Voice
3.0
And the finale here is so satisfying that revival or fond filmed farewell, the Dawn Treader makes port after a voyage well worth taking.
Rogers Movie Nation
2.5
As such, Apted is the author of arguably the greatest documentary character study ever committed to film.
ReelViews
4.0
The beguiling creature designfrom minotaur to dragon, sea serpent to one footed dwarfand 3D effects heighten the illusion of a storybook coming alive, ..
Chicago Reader
2.5
While the first film skated by on its faithful, rich recreation of Narnia, its two sequels are less concerned with the storys world (let alone the sto ..
Mark Reviews Movies
3.0
But if the story seems to be simply going through its motions, what Apted has splashed across the screen is beautiful.
2.5
SERIES FATE: Reaction will determine if film voyage continues The seafaring story lacks narrative flow.
Usa Today
1.9
Having said that, theres a lot here worth recommending starting with the superb performances and stellar special effects.
Reel Film Reviews
2.0
This latest film has a look of finality in it, and its box office results have been the worst of the series.Voyage of the Dawn Treader seems to suffer ..
Lariat
4.0
Wonderful escapist fantasy flows non stop in the best instalment in the Narnia series to date.
Radio Times
3.0
Its a nice message in the end, but the whole thing really feels like a two hour epilogue to a larger, more compelling story.
Screen It
3.5
In the end, the film is enjoyable enough, with some stronger than usual themes about confronting your inner fears and doing the right thing.
Shadows On The Wall
3.0
Enjoyable childrens adventure enlivened by strong performances, solid direction and some impressive effects work...
View London
3.0
The 3 D effects are standard, the children and the prince are a bit bland, and Michael Apteds direction veers into listlessness, but there is, at time ..
Cs Monitor
3.8
So Aslan says to Hogwarts: Ill see your Harry Potter and raise you a Pirates of the Car ibbean..The eye popping and entertaining The Chronicles of Nar ..
New York Post
2.5
It aint over until the Christ like lion roars, but The Voyage of the Dawn Treader feels like the last gasp of a franchise rather than a creative rebir ..
Film Journal International ..
3.0
Fans of the books will enjoy spending a couple of hours inside Lewis imagination.
Az Central
2.5
I suppose one should never completely abandon dull literary movie franchises.
Boston
2.0
Unfortunately Voyage of the Dawn Treader has all the magic of a toy boat in a bathtub it doesnt look real, feel real or provide much excitement except ..
Smh
3.5
Its a peripheral stoush; one melee among many.Still, its a cute, imaginative fracas, and its typical of Michael Apteds film, a family friendly romp th ..
Smh
2.0
This latest entry is the kind of movie that plays like a spoof of its own genre.
Mountain X
3.8
The film is a throwback to colorful, wholesome adventures like The Seventh Voyage of Sinbad and Swiss Family Robinson, with rollicking adolescent derr ..
Star Tribune
1.5
The postproduction conversion to 3D doesnt help, either: it succeeds only in rendering the sweet faced kids and the lovely landscapes creepy and fakey ..
2.5
Still, there isnt a whole lot in this film that is likely to appeal to adults in the audience other than the message it conveys without much subtlety ..
Toronto Star
3.0
The weaknesses, unfortunately, are human; like the Potter kids, performance anxiety is getting to the Pevensies.
Guardian
5.0
The really good news is that if youre looking for a thoroughly enjoyable family outing this Christmas, you need look no further.This is a delight.
Daily Mail
3.0
Its attempts to overcome the storys episodic nature are clumsy, its effects only intermittently special, and its dufflepuds not nearly funny enough.
Slate
3.5
Still, even if you rather wish the lion had stayed in the wardrobe, this is a solid entry in the franchise and well worth a look.
Eye For Film
4.0
Like all the effects and all the fantasy elements, this is expertly done.
3.5
Each character is tempted and tested: To defeat the darkness out there, you must defeat the darkness inside yourself.
Susang Ranger
3.0
Whats The Deal: Disney should have really held out for this third installment.
Movies
1.5
I suspect most families will (and should) stick to catching up with Disneys marvelous animated tale Tangled.
Flim Threet
2.5
The film is not objectionable, just perfunctory a decorous succession of adventure cliches with a cast of performers who should seek treatment for cha ..
Time
2.0
The screenplay by series adapters Christopher Markus and Stephen McFeely and Narnia newcomer Michael Petroni (Queen of the Damned) is a dense problem ..
Boston Herald
2.5
Itll probably satisfy fans who are just looking to see the characters return to the big screen, but it never exhibits any sense of urgency or exciteme ..
Las Vegas Weekly
3.0
Never thought wed say it, but Voyage Of The Dawn Treader injects just enough oomph back into the limping kiddie adventure franchise to make us almost ..
Total Film
2.0
The Chronicles of Narnia: The Voyage of the Dawn Treader is blandly enjoyable but never fun or gratifying.
Coles Mithey
3.8
It is a fun film that runs under two hours and more or less gets the job done, and while it is far from perfect as family entertainments go this one i ..
Movie Freak
2.0
The Chronicles of Narnia: The Voyage of the Dawn Treader is still very much a Narnia movie. In other words, its filled with fantastical creatures, blo ..
Detroit News
4.5
with The Voyage Of The Dawn Trader, the franchise has managed to deliver its best adventure yet, and Im curious to see if it ends up being too little ..
Hit Fix
2.5
The special effects can hardly be classified as special (although a post production conversion to 3D can take some of the blame).The acting of the you ..
Herald Sun
3.5
Its a lot of fun, and the journey is a blast with your kids in tow.
7M Pictures
3.0
Its still a fun family adventure, but it could have (and should have) been better.
E Online
2.5
If The Voyage of the Dawn Treader never commits the offense of being spectacularly bad, its guilty of what might be a far more sinister crime: profoun ..
Film School Rejects
3.5
While Dawn Treader is competent enough, with good special effects, it never rises to great heights.
The Age
3.5
As the Harry Potter films have become longer, slower and ever more pretentious the Narnia jaunts have merrily skipped off in the opposite direction, h ..
The Age
2.0
That is all well and good, but it doesnt make it an entertaining film nor turn it into the equivalent of the Potter or Rings series.
Maki At The Movies
2.0
Embarking upon this seemingly endless, dot to dot like quest of flat and laborious special effect driven events, we fall victim further still to the f ..
Cine Vue
4.0
It is a fantasy flick that will appeal to youngsters and is also smart and savvy enough to keep their parents happy.
Mirror
3.0
The clergymen who sat near me at a recent screening seemed to approve. Ill bet they know when a sermon is running too long. Fox will probably see the ..
Tamp A Bay
3.0
Its not bad, though it feels less substantial than the last Harry Potter movie and certainly lacks a similar aesthetic richness.
Abc
2.0
But it looks to have been a futile rescue.The Voyage of the Dawn Treader should have been a great, seafaring adventure and instead its a wishy washy a ..
Digital Spy
1.9
An utter shipwreck, a would be adventure with meager rations of magic and a listless crew.
Stl Today
3.0
Shut your ears to the dialogue, and the dinning of New Testament pedagoguery, and you might almost have a good time.
Ft
2.5
The final ten minutes are, indeed, the best part, provocatively bold and surprisingly touching even as its attempts at religious allegory are about as ..
Dustin Put Man
2.5
The true disappointment, however, is that this Narnia installment is reductive of Lewis, at best.
Larsen On Film
3.1
But Voyage would seem a better fit for a movie treatment than the comparably dull and straightforward plot of Caspian.
Christianity Today
3.0
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The Sun
3.0
The camera swoops, the serpents coils scintillate nicely, and if the principals involved dont generate any real sense of danger, Reepicheep embodies e ..
Killer Movie Reviews
3.5
The third outing in the Chronicles of Narnia series is a superb adventure fantasy, enriched in its visuals, story, and themes.
Matts Movie Reviews
2.0
For the first act, theres electricity here that elevates the franchise, finding a new adventurous purpose beyond the observance of Narnia wonderment.
Brian Or Ndorf
2.0
Comfortably the worst of the three movies... perversely anti fun in a way that no fantasy epic has any right to be.
Antagony & Ecstasy
3.1
Apteds ultimate downfall is the over utilization of special effects in a film that simply doesnt require them to such excess.
2.0
Very little is added in terms of 3D effects and its not worth the extra price tag.
The Film Pie
2.5
Thats really all The Voyage of the Dawn Treader is, entertainment.
Shockya
3.0
Veteran director Michael Apted opts for the virtues of old fashioned storytelling to craft a cracking adventure yarn shot through with some but not to ..
Sky
2.0
It will send the kids out on a high, but its too much too late in storytelling terms.
Sbs
2.5
You will be able to save yourself from getting disappointed of watching nothing but a lame movie.
Window To The Movies
3.1
The visual splendor is still there, in moderate amounts.The Voyage of the Dawn Treader marks the first three dimensional entry in the Narnia saga, and ..
Chron
2.5
With no real sense of danger or urgency, the adventure of the Dawn Treader remains as by the books and generic as ever.
Scene Stealers
2.0
Unfortunately were left to wonder what visionary directors like Gulliermo del Toro and Alfonso Cuaron might have done with the same material while wat ..
The Ooh Tray
4.5
The narrative sometimes gets becalmed and the tales Christian allegory is blatantly unsubtle, but Apted and cinematographer Dante Spinotti do manage t ..
What So
2.0
Well enough.Its not the radical departure from the earlier films that fans may have hoped for, but its a decent fantasy family film with colorful effe ..
Decent Films
2.0
I think this one can be blamed on the lacklustre direction, stiff acting and tedious screenplay.The Voyage of the Dawn Treader is an absolute slog; an ..
Streaming Quickflix
3.1
While Dawn Treader still had the look, it didnt feel like a Narnia film because of its meandering storyline.
3.5
Many families will find this installment the most entertaining, action filled, and humorous of the three.
Movie Metropolis
3.0
Like Potter, theyre also wholesome adaptations of a best selling seven book fantasy, made with predominantly British casts and an old fashioned sense ..
The National
3.0
The Dawn Treader ends up being a wonderful treat for the entire family.
Review Express
3.0
There is fun to be had with this story, and Apted doesnt try to disguise its freewheeling nature.
Future Movies
1.9
With a mixture of nostalgia and hope for another great fantasy series like Harry Potter and The Lord of the Rings, audiences flocked to the film.
Cinema Sight
3.0
A beautifully realised, infinitely soaring wave and genuinely tearful goodbyes are a satisfying payout at the end of a generally well made film.
Fan The Fire Magazine
3.8
What a lovely finale and final (I think) installment of the fantasy/Christian allegory created by C. S. Lewis.
Qc Times
2.0
Apted gives it little sense of scope or purpose; everything feels perfunctory as in a bad video game.
New York Time Out
2.0
The Chronicles of Narnia: The Voyage of the Dawn Treader isnt exactly bad, but it lacks magical resonance and does not make up for it in character dep ..
Assignment X
2.0
This Chronicles feels much more like a spin off with only half the main cast present instead of an epic fantasy tale.
The Scorecard Review
3.0
The Voyage of the Dawn Treader is a solid sequel that might even surpass the first entry as the best in the series for some fans.
Movies Ign
2.5
Probably for the same reason its predecessors felt like slogs: Most of its characters are supremely bland, so finding out who comes out on the bad end ..
Miami
4.0
If it delivers, The Silver Chair will reach theaters in due time.
World Wng
2.0
Where the others aimed for greatness and missed, this one aims for middle of the road and basically hits it.
Film.com
3.0
...its instructive to consider the care and craft that has gone into each successive Potter film while Narnia offers up only ever diminishing returns
Metro Times
2.5
The tone struck here telegraphs that no ones in any real danger and that everything will be fine.
Illinois Times
2.0
Their joyous return to Narnia washes away as their comfort in the face of the fantastic sets in. Nothing appears new to them, and likewise, nothing en ..
Week In Rewind
3.0
But I think the Spider Man mythology transcends not only generations but directors as well.
Eclipse Magazine
2.0
This picture... mostly plays like a perfunctory cross between watered down iterations of The Wind in the Willows and any Pirates of the Caribbean movi ..
MSN Movies
2.5
The wonderfully realised creatures of the past films look like bad CGI from five years ago and not very imaginative at that.
The Diva Review
2.0
The series moves smoothly into 3D, designed to draw you into the world of Narnia.
Movie Mom
2.5
When Edmunds worst fears are conjured up and made physical, the self loathing and repressed results will delight Freudian theorists everywhere (hint: ..
Cinema Autopsy
3.0
Production design is impressive and the script introduces two monsters for the special effects heavy finale that should delight younger audiences.
Liver Pool Echo
3.1
At least the sea serpent part cobra, part eel is fierce, and welcome...
Gomemphis
3.5
Its hardly groundbreaking, but after the stodgy, cluttered, overblown last couple of Potter pics this unpretentious fantasy flick feels like a nostalg ..
Sfx
1.5
Lacking almost all of author C.S. Lewis metaphysical depth and fantastical breadth, The Chronicles of Narnia: The Voyage of the Dawn Treader is a midd ..
Brandon Fibbs
4.0
A little uneven, highlighting an unlikable character, but also incredibly enjoyable when the film is focused on the magnificently imaginative Narnian ..
Blu Ray Ign
2.0
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News Of The World
4.4
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3.0
Though never bad, it does feel awfully tired at times, as fantasy fatigue slowly catches up to it.
Mania.com
2.5
The result is a western both entertaining and also with substantial staying power, thanks to the indelible personalities painted by the performances.
The Movie Report
3.1
Dawn Treader delivers some epic sized adventure, but it simply isnt good enough to extend the franchise.
Washington Times
3.5
A good old fashioned adventure story, this family friendly film benefits from several outstanding supporting characters.
Big Hollywood
3.0
The film unfortunately ends on the tedious chore of Aslan the lion (Liam Neeson again) returning and delivering a thinly veiled religious sermon aimed ..
3.0
Its not a shipwreck of a film, managing to stay afloat and be mildly entertaining for two hours. But its not especially good, either.
2.0
Lacking a strong central narrative force, there is little sense of what is at stake.
Maki At The Movies Blogspo ..
2.5
Well see if Dawn Treader creates enough monetary momentum to make the next in the series, The Silver Chair.
The Movie Kit
5.0
The good news is that the film is greatly enjoyable as a story first of all and fine entertainment.
Ncr Online
4.5
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Screen Junkies
2.0
This is simply time filling nonsense designed for those who cant yet handle the infinitely superior Harry Potter films.
Scotsman
3.0
A spirited and visually resplendent fantasy adventure that is let down by its youthful cast.
Empire Online
4.0
Michael Apted opts for a certain dated and mannered appeal with a whiff of nostalgia for more innocent times, which lends added enchantment.
4.5
The most remarkably unremarkable fantasy franchise around doesnt exactly break that streak with The Voyage of the Dawn Treader, but it comes the close ..
Cinematical
2.0
Likewise, fans of Lewis will enjoy the fact thats its a pretty faithful adaptation of his story.
Baltic Times
4.0
The standard perils of sequels are visible ... but a great deal of care and thought has let the filmmakers avoid most of the pitfalls and clamber out ..
Wild Sound
2.5
The Voyage of the Dawn Treader has an inspired moment or two, but only the most devoted fans will truly feel its magic.
Iamrogue
4.5
We might all be grateful for the persnickety Eustace, who doubts the existence of Narnia even when he lands splat in it.
Time to Play Magazine
3.3
The series most entertaining movie so far ... either the screenwriters dont understand Lewiss story, or theyre actively subverting ideas he illustrate ..
3.5
In the end this is a solid and entertaining family film that shows the series still has plenty of life left in it.
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