Four young adventurers playing hide-and-seek in the country home of an old professor stumble upon an enchanted wardrobe that will take them places they never dreamed. Stepping through the wardrobe door, they are whisked out of World War II London into the spectacular parallel universe known as Narnia--a fairy-tale realm of magical proportions where woodland animals talk and mythological creatures roam the hills. But Narnia has fallen under the icy spell of a mad sorceress, cursed to suffer through a winter that never ends by the White Witch Jadis. Now, aided by Narnia's rightful leader, the wise and mystical lion Aslan, the four Pevensie children will discover their own strength and lead Narnia into a spectacular battle to be free of the Witch's glacial enslavement forever.
Also Known As:One Hundred Year Winter Paravel The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe
Production Status:Released
Genres:Action/Adventure, Art/Foreign, Drama, Kids/Family, Science Fiction/Fantasy and Adaptation
Running Time:2 hrs. 19 min.
Release Date:December 9th, 2005 (wide); December 12th, 2006 (Extended Edition DVD release)
MPAA Rating:PG for for battle sequences and frightening moments.
Distributors:Buena Vista Pictures Distribution
Production Co.:C.S. Lewis Company, Walden Media
Studios:Walt Disney Pictures
Financiers:Co-Financier: Walden Media, Walt Disney Pictures
U.S. Box Office:$291,709,845
Filming Locations:New Zealand London, England Czech Republic
Produced in:United States
Sunday, September 23, 2007
From a diehard lewis fan... - The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, The Witch and The Wardrobe Reviews
I've read the Narnia series every year for the last 25 years. While the movie deviates from the story line at certain points, the overall flow does an excellent job in keeping to Lewis' story. The director mixed in little details from that book that are probably transparent to many (i.e. a fly dies on a window sill), but that I really appreciated. The thematic movement of the book is really captured in the movies. This is a must see. I took my kids (9,7, and 5) and they all watched with rapt attention. The casting was superb.
The only negative thing I could come up with was that I was slightly disappointed with the Aslan character, but only slightly. The CG lacked a little realism with the animals speaking, but how would you make it look real? :)
If you are not familiar with the Narnia series, know that as you watch this movie, there are elements that are not in the book and many that are missing, but the story line is quite true to the book.
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