to shed a tear while watching The Voyage of the Dawn Treader today?

[BalloonSlayer]

It was my favourite book as a child.

I really REALLY wished someone would make it into a film.

Saw it today with the DCs and as soon as I saw the boat - looking exactly like it does on the cover of my old book - I got all tearful.

And the bit at the start with the painting was just fab.

Am I a ridiculous wuss to be moved at seeing my old favourite on screen after all these years?

JameieLee - Everybody read the book about 30 years ago so no one notices that they made a complete hash of the story. Some nice touches, admittedly, and the Eustace actor was vg etc, but there was no need to create a completely new story bearing no resemblance, or almost none, to the book.
Just kill me now and put me out of my misery.

Eustace wasn't a dragon for the whole film tho!

I agree the swords bit was a bit of a pain, but I thought might be there for those not quick enough (in a film) to catch on to the "7 lords" aspect.

Yes, they condense the book, you can't compare the media and it's foolish to do so IMO (for example there's a lot lot mor ein the scene where Lucy reads the spell and all the stuff on that island); I did think it captured the spirit of the book well tho and the visuals were stunning.

Clary - yes, It (and all the other films) do capture the sprit of the books, and for that reason, I'm happy