The Chronicles Of Narnia - The Lion, The Witch And The Wardrobe [2005]

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Starring: ~ Tilda Swinton, Georgie Henley William Moseley Sophie Winkleman Liam Neeson
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Studio: Buena Vista Home Entertainment

Region: 2

Number of Discs: 1

Format: Dubbed, PAL Widescreen

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Sales Rank: 159

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A Poorly produced film with a cheap feel to it. (10 July 2008)
This modern attempt at adapting this classic book into film is not a good one. When compared to other classic book-to-film adaptations of classic fanatasy (ie. Lord of the Rings and Stardust) this falls well short of standard set by previous fantasy movies. In contrast, Narnia appears cheap with inferior acting, poor casting, bad direction, cheap looking sets and generally poorly produced.

Narnia is not a terrible movie and you'll find your children enjoying it ..... but unlike other fantasy films like stardust and LOTR ,this isnt really enjoyable for adults.

This film seems like a knee-jerk reaction to the success of 'the Lord of the Rings' trilogy, but sadly falls well short of the high standard set by Peter Jackson's adaptation of Tolkiens work. Thus this attempt at adapting CS Lewis classic tale feels like it has been rushed and made on the cheap. At best this an average film ... at the worst; its a big disapointment.

If anyone is in the mood for escapism fantasy ... i would not recommend this film at all.

Absolutely fantastic! (20 June 2008)
The credits are still rolling but I had to get this review in!

After watching the painful BBC version this is brilliant by comparison. Please don't buy the BBC one, get this instead. I can't fault it! It is just like the image of narnia in my head. Very believeable, great characters, great battle scenes. I cringed all the way through the BBC version but this was a delight to watch.

Can't wait for Prince Caspian now!

enjoyable family fantasy adventure (18 June 2008)
In their first major career roles, Georgie Henley (Lucy) Skandar Keynes (Edmund) William Moseley (Peter) and Anna Popplewell (Susan) star in this C.S Lewis adaptation about their characters finding a magical world in the back of a wardrobe.

Having never read the book but heard rave reviews, I was intrigued to see this film and wasn't to be disappointed.

In a magical fairytale for the whole family, The Lion, The Witch and the Wardrobe has something for everybody, the mystical adventure for the younger generations, and a few good characters and experienced ideologies for adults.

A question mark hovers over the acting but with first performances it is understandable.

Tilda Swinton (Michael Clayton) is excellent as the witch, her cold personality and the character epitomizes the true essence of evil, which is what the story follows.

Good vs evil is often very obvious, which is the case here with the golden spirit of Aslan and the cold white heart of the witch, giving the film good balance.

The writing and mystery behind Narnia is very good. The sheer imagination of a wardrobe containing a magical kingdom is a good enough reason to go and see the film and is well established by Andrew Adamson. Though not the best direction, it gets the required effect.

I'm not a huge lover of CGI being a person for realism in context and etc. There is no question that the work that has gone into creating all the creatures and scenery is outstanding. But I'm personally not a fan of it, but if you do like it, then this is CGI at its peak.

Apart from a few lapses in the story and pretty bad acting, it is an enjoyable fun film for the whole family.

7/10

A mix between The Lord of the Rings and Harry Potter... (26 April 2008)
This film was one I had an idle interest in watching when it first came out, but so idle I never actually got round to it. But having seen posters for the new film and been advised to watch it, I eventually dedicated some time to The Chronicles of Narnia - The Lion, The Witch and The Wardrobe. And it was worth it. I've not read any of the books either, so I really had no idea what it was about, except it was a kind of fairy tale type thing.

I found it sad right from the off as the children are sent away into the country during the war to keep them safe. The scene where they leave their mother I found particularly touching, especially as the oldest boy, Peter tries to be the man and say he'll look after everyone.

On arriving in the countryside where they are to live with a professor on his sprawling estate, the children are quite taken aback at the manner of his housekeeper, and decide to keep out of hers and the professor's way at all times. Given the house and gardens are enormous, they realise that's not going to be a problem. In fact, youngest girl Lucy discovers that the grounds are even larger than they deemed possible. As the children play Hide and Seek one day, Lucy finds an ornate wardrobe in a spare room and makes up her mind this is the perfect place to hide. Even more so when she ventures further into the wardrobe and suddenly plops into thick snow. Lucy has arrived in the world of Narnia. The little girl explores alone, and even finds herself a friend and has an adventure. On returning to the wardrobe so her brothers and sister don't get too worried, Lucy is dumbfounded when they hadn't even noticed she'd gone. Although Lucy had been in Narnia for hours, the other children were still playing that same game of Hide and Seek.

Realising she's found something rather special, Lucy tells her siblings the story. None of them believe her, and when she goes to prove it to them, the back of the wardrobe is predictably, solid wood. Frustrated and upset, Lucy insists she is telling the truth, but with no proof to back her up, she is forced to accept her family won't believe her.

Soon enough though, all of the children hide in the wardrobe after smashing a window in the professor's house. And this time, the gateway to Narnia is open once more. Delighted and smug, Lucy is in her element. And this is where their adventures really begin. It appears the children have stumbled into the middle of a war for control over Narnia - and their part is more important than they ever believed possible...

I'm glad I watched this. I won't say it was mind-blowing, but it was very good. And of course it's important to remember this is aimed at children, though there's no reason big kids (such as myself) won't enjoy it. The way I'd describe this film is a mix between The Lord of the Rings and Harry Potter, which given I'm a huge fan of both, is no bad thing. It didn't have quite so much tension as the other two, but as a PG, they wouldn't have been able to include violence or anything too scary!

Overall, I reckon you'll enjoy this if you're a fan of LOTR and/or HP and you love fairy tales!

Tilda Swinton? I don't think so ... (15 March 2008)
Respectful adaptation, but spoiled by a dreadful, self-congratulatory performance by the repellent Tilda Swinton and some very laboured and wooden battle scenes toward the end. The TV series was better.