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The Chronicles of Narnia - The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe (Special Two-Disc Collector's Edition) Features:
AC-3
Closed-captioned
Collector's Edition
Color
Dolby
Dubbed
Special Edition
Subtitled
Widescreen
NTSC Rating:
PG (Parental Guidance Suggested)
DVD Description:
C.S. Lewis's classic novel The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe makes an ambitious and long-awaited leap to the screen in this modern adaptation. It's a CGI-created world laden with all the special effects and visual wizardry modern filmmaking technology can conjure, which is fine so long as the film stays true to the story that Lewis wrote. And while this film is not a literal translation--it really wants to be so much more than just a kids' movie--for the most part it is faithful enough to the story, and whatever faults it has are happily faults of overreaching, and not of holding back. The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe tells the story of the four Pevensie children, Lucy, Peter, Edmund, and Susan, and their adventures in the mystical world of Narnia. Sent to the British countryside for their own safety during the blitz of World War II, they discover an entryway into a mystical world through an old wardrobe. Narnia is inhabited by mythical, anthropomorphic creatures suffering under the hundred-year rule of the cruel White Witch (Tilda Swinton, in a standout role). The arrival of the children gives the creatures of Narnia hope for liberation, and all are dragged into the inevitable conflict between evil (the Witch) and good (Aslan the Lion, the Messiah figure, regally voiced by Liam Neeson).
Director (and co-screenwriter) Andrew Adamson, a veteran of the Shrek franchise, knows his way around a fantasy-based adventure story, and he wisely keeps the story moving when it could easily become bogged down and tiresome. Narnia is, of course, a Christian allegory and the symbology is definitely there (as it should be, otherwise it wouldn't be the story Lewis wrote), but audiences aren’t knocked over the head with it, and in the hands of another director it could easily have become pedantic. The focus is squarely on the children and their adventures. The four young actors are respectable in their roles, especially considering the size of the project put on their shoulders, but it's the young Georgie Henley as the curious Lucy who stands out. This isn't a film that wildly succeeds, and in the long run it won't have the same impact as the Harry Potter franchise, but it is well done, and kids will get swept up in the adventure. Note: Narnia does contain battle scenes that some parents may consider too violent for younger children. --Dan Vancini
Average Customer Rating:
Great Film!
This is probably one of the best fantasy movies Iv'e ever seen! However, the critics don't think so. This movie takes lots of crap from everyone that it doesn't deserve! However I must admit that there are some slight changes from the book that are slightly annoying, but it's nothing to fuss about. I would say that the best acting performance is probably the girl that plays Lucy, she is just like in the book, (Peter, Edmund, and Susan are changed a little bit), The White Which's acting is also very good. In all, I would say that anyone who read and liked the books would enjoy this film. I recommend it for ages six and up.
Are you people insane!?!?
This movie is fantastic and the actors are great! The graphics and animation of the creatures are amazing and Unbelievable! The scenes are great and apeal to your eye. The witch (even though she is evil) is beautiful and so is her dress! I know im just a kid but i know what I'm talking about when i say this is a good..no, great movie! I will be buying the 2-disk specail edition! If u have kids that have great imagination, than show them this movie and their imaganation will go wild! C.S lewis brings out the beauty and love in all of us in this movie! Don't listen to the lies that this movies is dull or boring. It's not! Hope i helped you :)
THE TRASHING OF A CLASSIC
**SPOILER ALERT (possible spoilers for both the movie and the book)**
I, like every other lover of the, Chronicles of Narnia books, was very happy to find that someone had finally decided to do a big screen version of the second book in the Narnia series (as although it was the first book written, The Magicians Nephew is the official first book in the reading order, and rightly so, as it explains the origins of the white witch, and why the professor is not so fast to dismiss Lucy's claim of having visited Narnia).
And when I finally saw the trailer, I was even more in anticipation of the films opening (although, I must confess that the battle sequences shown in the trailer, seemed to me to be bordering a tad too much, on the, Lord Of The Rings, CGI, battles, and I had a slight fear that the film was going to try and cash in on the, Lord Of The Rings craze).
Then, with popcorn and drink in hand, I settled down to what I though (hoped, more like it) was going to be a faithful telling of the great book (a book that like, Harry Potter wasn't just written for kids, but also for the kid inside, and thusly, could be equally enjoyed by both young and old alike).
Oh sure, I was expecting the odd embellishments here and there, as movies always do, when sourced from a novel, but what they did, went WAY beyond the odd embellishments.
Whole lines of amazing dialog, from the book, had been replaced with longer, but crappier lines, whole scenes changed, for no obviously good reason, and the worst part, is that, except for Lucy, all of the other children came off as whiners, who would spend their time in Narnia, wanting to go home and leave the fighting to the poor Narnians.
In the book there is one instance where Susanne mentions that maybe they should go home, but when Lucy points out that they have to rescue the fawn who helped her, as it's her fault that he's been taken away, then from that moment on, all are intent on seeing it through to the end.
But in the movie, it seems every other moment, Peter and Susanne are all for leaving the Narnians to there fate ("this is not our fight") and saving their own skins.
The only reason that they end up staying, and even fighting, in the final battle, isn't because they suddenly feel for the plight of the Narnians, but because they have no other choice.
So at the end, when they are crowned as king and queens of Narnia, it feels wrong (with the exception of Lucy, who stays true to her character in the book, through out the film).
Because of the constant whining of Susanne and Peter, you never connect with them, as you do in the book, and thus, don't really care what happens to them in the film.
If you want to see a better telling of the story, then either the BBC mini-series or the animated TV special (which are both available on DVD) are much better.
Oh sure, the BBC version tends to drag slightly in spots, and the special effects were done on a shoestring budget, but that is quickly forgotten, as the story unfolds, and you get swept up into the magical world of Narnia.
The acting is much better (especially in the case of the White Witch, who is played with over the top glee, by the actress portraying her, as is the way she is portrayed in the book) and the writers and director, having realized that the book was so well written, that no liberties were needed to be taken, do a much better job of bringing the story to life.
Also, the fawn in the BBC production is much more suited to the part, coming across as older and wiser, where as the younger fawn in the movie, just doesn't play as true to the character in the book.
All in all, I'd have to say that I was very disappointed with the movie, and advise anyone watching it to either rent or buy, the BBC production, and watch, The Chronicles of Narnia, as they where intended to be seen.
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