The Chronicles Of Narnia The Lion, The Witch And The Wardrobe (DVD)

As evacuees from London in the second world war, Peter, Susan, Edmund and Lucy find themselves in a grand mansion in the country. Put up by a rather eccentric old professor, they find that the housekeeper takes an instant dislike to them and in order to escape her wrath they must try and amuse themselves away from wherever she may be. So, one day as they are pottering about exploring in the upstairs of the house, they find an empty room with a large ...
...and continue to explore however the youngest, Lucy, decides to take a look inside to see what is there, not realising the adventure she has set in motion for herself and her siblings….. While shopping in Asda the other day, I was given a right blast from the past with the cover of this particular DVD. Out from the shelves, stared the White Witch – a woman who had scared the life out of me as a youngster! So, £11.99 later, I was back at home eager ...

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Review of The Chronicles Of Narnia The Lion, The Witch And The Wardrobe (DVD)

With the release of the new film version of The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe due to come out soon, I thought it was about time I got round to reviewing the old BBC version that I remember watching on TV as a child back in 1988, and more recently on DVD. Though the budget was very limited and so the special effects weren't (special, I mean), this screen adaptation of the C S Lewis book still holds up very well. Despite the fact that it's designed ...
...and bad language, of course.) The basic story is of course about four children (Peter, Susan, Edmund, and Lucy) who are sent to live in the country during the war. More to the point, it is about their journey into the mystical land of Narnia through the wardrobe in the house they're staying in, which is owned by an old professor. In this land they find themselves caught in a struggle between good and evil, that is to say between the White Witch and ...

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Review of The Chronicles Of Narnia The Lion, The Witch And The Wardrobe (DVD)

...video, every single week, from the video shop in my local town. I was obsessed with "The Lion, The Witch, And The Wardrobe" and I could never stop watching it. The tale captured my imagination and everything about it was so magical and lovely. Years later, this is still one of my all-time favourite films. == BRIEF PLOT SUMMARY == Peter, Susan, Edmund & Lucy are evacuees from London, and move to stay with the Professor in a large house, where Lucy ...
...the house. Here she meets Mr Tumnus, who is under instruction by The White Witch (who calls herself The Queen) to capture and bring to her any son/daughter of Adam & Eve. Mr Tumnus, however, can't capture Lucy, as they have become friends, and instead he decides to tell her all about The White Witch's cruel reign over Narnia. When Lucy goes home to tell the others, nobody believes her, but then Edmund finds himself in the Wardrobe, and meets The ...

Sonic4290 26.12.2008 · Read full review
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Review of The Chronicles Of Narnia The Lion, The Witch And The Wardrobe (DVD)

...fantastic film because it follows the exploits of the four pevensive siblings-Lucy, Edmund, Susan and Peter in the world war ll england who enter the world of Narnia through a magic wardrobe while playing a game of 'hide and seek' in the rural country home of an elderly professor.Once there, the children discover a charming,peacefull land inhabited by talking beasts, dwarfs, fauns, centaurs and giants that has become a world cursed to eternal winter ...
...noble and mystical ruler, the lion aslan, the children fight to overcom the white witchs powerfull hold over Narnia in a spectacular, climactic battle that will free narnia from Jadis's icy spell forever.There is also a sad part when the white witch says that she will have to kill Edmund the Aslan says that you can kill him when she kills him when the battle starts Aslan comes back alive and eats Jadis. Aslan: Aslan is a very important part in ...

Hitengauri 13.02.2006 · Read full review
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