The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, The Witch and The Wardrobe: Tried and tested - The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, The Witch and The Wardrobe Reviews


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
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Friday, September 28, 2007

Tried and tested - The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, The Witch and The Wardrobe Reviews

C.S. Lewis to masterpiece to the big screen is not as easy as Shrek, but they did a good job even if it is not as great as Lord of the Rings. I know that the audience are clamoring for Lord of the Rings type of movies, but hey Peter Jackson is on the other movie and it would heck of a big difference if he decided to this one. The movie is about 4 Penesieve children named Peter, Edmund, Susan and Lucy who used the closest as gateway to another world. They said its actually Middle Earth as well. But from the looks of things it definitely looks like a computer generated imagery. If Aslan was not Liam Neeson, then the character would have diminished its charismatic role to a Nth degree. Neeson is very good especially with that voice that strikes with vigor and clamour from the audience. Neeson in a World War II film again. call the Oscars! The White Witch is Hot! She did a marvelous job of potraying the villain here. I didn't read the children books so the story for me is brand new. For a children movie with a PG rating is bad, since if they really wanted to make it good they could have shifted their market segmentation to the adult segment ala LOTR and make the movie worthy of action scenes parallel to it. Children don't need to see animals getting killed and the bloody action sequence. We already have enough violence already. Finally, I reckon the movie would do just ok from the very poor attendance in the movie theatre I am watching. But I did enjoy it to cool off from the hot weather here.

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