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

Advantages: Great adaptation, good special effects
Disadvantages: Some will find it too long

When the Pevensie children, Peter, Susan, Edmund and Lucy, are evacuated to the countryside during the war, they think they are in for a deeply boring time. Then during a game of hide and seek, Lucy goes into a wardrobe to hide and finds herself in a magical, snowy world called Narnia. At first, none of the others believe her, thinking that she is playing make-believe. But then they all end up in Narnia, which is in the middle of a Civil War, with ...
...representing Evil. The Pevensies are tasked with helping Aslan win the War - but is this possible when they are only children? Especially when the White Witch is doing her best to cajole Edmund over to her side... As a child, I loved all the Narnia books, written by C S Lewis, and have fondest memories of The Lion, The Witch and The Wardrobe. It was always going to be a tall order to make a quality film adaptation - I remember a TV version of the ... Read review

Advantages: Wonderful story, great acting and effects
Disadvantages: Some very noticable added back drops

The Chronicles of Narnia, The Lion, The witch and The Wardrobe is something which I vaguely remember watching when I was little. There was a television series on every weekend but now all these years later I cannot remember what happened in the end so when I came across this DVD I decided to give it a watch. Hubby was very pleased with my film choice as well as he too watched this when he was little. The film is set around 4 children, Lucy, Edmund, ...
...massive wardrobe in one of the rooms and decides that it would be a good hiding place. Lucy goes into the wardrobe as is shocked when she finds herself in a magical kingdom where she meets Mr Tumnus who is a fawn. Mr Tumnus invites Lucy to his house for tea and when there he send word to the White Witch that a human is in the land of Narnia. Mr Tumnus regrets doing this and helps Lucy to get back to the wardrobe and home again. Lucy makes it back ... Read review

Advantages: entertaining, funny, sticks to the plot of the novel
Disadvantages: One line I would have changed, Aslan could have had more presence

I loved the books for The Chronicles of Narnia, I loved the BBC TV adaptation, so there was no way I could not go to the cinema and watch this when it came out. It's definitely aimed more at the children, but I think it's a family film that all ages will enjoy, especially those who have liked Narnia in its earlier incarnations. I found the story entertaining, the acting excellent (especially considering the age of two of the lead actors) and the ...
...book, but on the whole I think they worked. ~~~ The Plot ~~~ The Lion the Witch and the Wardrobe is set during the Second World War. Four children, Peter Edmund, Susan and Lucy are evacuated to a large house in the country owned by a Professor Kirk. While playing hide and seek Lucy hides in an old wardrobe. Suddenly, she finds herself in the magical land of Narnia and meets a fawn called Mr Tumnus. It turns out that Narnia is ruled by an evil witch ... Read review

Advantages: Great film, great cast, great effects
Disadvantages: None for me

I remember reading the Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe by C.S.Lewis when I was 10 years old and I loved the book. I also read Prince Caspian but didn’t go on to read any more of the series after that as two of the main characters left at the end of Prince Caspian and I remember feeling as though I had lost two of my friends! I was thrilled when I heard that Walt Disney had decided to make a film of the Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe for release ...
...I didn’t get to see the film at the cinema but we did purchase it on DVD as soon as it was available. As I am currently watching it again I thought I would tell you all about it and why I enjoyed it so much. Cast List – main characters Georgie Henley Lucy Pevensie Skandar Keynes Edmund Pevensie William Moseley Peter Pevensie Anna Popplewell Susan Pevensie Tilda Swinton The White Witch James McAvoy Mr Tumnus Jim Broadbent Professor Kirke ... Read review

Advantages: Casting, acting, writing, story, special effects
Disadvantages: not for ssensetive children

Synopsis As the story begins, Mrs. Pevensie in order to keep her children safe during World War II sends Lucy, Edmond , Susan , and Peter off to stay at a professor's country estate. Away from London and under the care of a strict housekeeper, they are instructed to stick to themselves and stay out of trouble. But when an innocent game of hide-and-seek leads young Lucy to a spare room containing a large wardrobe, she discovers something that will ...
...magical beings. Known as Narnia, the land is stuck in eternal winter at the hands of the cruel White Witch. . When she steps back into reality, Lucy struggles to convince her sceptical siblings of the things she's seen. After much disbelief, the others finally enter the world as well, learning that the creatures of Narnia have long been waiting for humans like themselves to appear and break the witch's spell. But in order to be of any help to the ... Read review

Advantages: Magical, brilliant story, clean family fun, a classic
Disadvantages: A long film, which might test young childrens concentration

...I remember being four years old and renting this out on 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 discovers the land of Narnia inside a wardrobe whilst exploring 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... Read review

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Advantages: Fantastic tale, acting, costumes.
Disadvantages: Special effects, re-mastering.

...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 to re-live what I remembered as one of the most enjoyable childrens dramatisations I could remember. The Lion, the Witch & the Wardrobe is a BBC dramatisation of the second book in the much loved series The Chronicles of Narnia and for me, was the reason I read the books in the first place so its for that reason I hold the program so high up in my memories of my childhood. The screenplay was written by Alan Seymour (based on the book written by the wonderful C.S Lewis) and his influence can easily be seen by looking at his later work on the House of Elliot as he works hard to capture the essence of the time in which it was based and very much succeeds in this. The costumes design fits very nicely with the writing... Read review

Ciao members have rated this review on average very helpful

Advantages: Great adaptaion, good story
Disadvantages: -

...This is a wonderful film for the entire family. The effects are staggering, and the story is faithful to the original story - The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe. C.S. Lewis was a great storyteller and a theologian. He was able to weave together elements from fairly orthodox Christian belief into metaphoric stories that show a classic battle between good and evil in ways that transcend the purely Christian context. Elements such as the innocence and wonderment expressed by children, the power of nature and natural elements, the struggle between good and bad - these are things that have been shown in mythological and cultural stories from the most ancient of times up to the modern day television serials. They are brought to a strong pitch here in this film, hopefully the first of several installments of the rest of the Chronicles... Read review

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