The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe [Region 2]
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Actor: Anna Popplewell, Georgie Henley, Skandar Keynes, Tilda Swinton, William MoseleyDirector: Andrew Adamson
Cinematographer: Donald McAlpine
Producer: Andrew Adamson
Writer: Andrew Adamson
Editor: Sim Evan-Jones
Editor: Jim May
Producer: Perry Moore
Writer: Ann Peacock
DVD: Region Code 2
Audio: German (Subtitled); English (Subtitled); Italian (Subtitled); Spanish (Subtitled); English (Original Language), Dolby Digital 5.1; German (Original Language), Dolby Digital 5.1
Format: NTSC
Picture Format: 1.77:1
Audience Rating: PG (Parental Guidance Suggested)
Studio: Buena Vista Pictures
DVD Reviews of The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe [Region 2]
DVD Review: Wonderful movie!
Summary: 5 Stars
This blue ray disc is a must buy! Not only is the movie amazing, the quality that the blue ray adds is astounding! DVD Review: Great Movie
Summary: 4 Stars
This was a great movie that my whole family enjoyed. I think its suitable for a mature 8 year old and up.DVD Review: Sure To Be a Classic
Summary: 5 Stars
This remake is much better than the original. A must have for the dvd library.DVD Review: It can not be better..
Summary: 5 Stars
Just imagine the fantastic Narnia with the best sound and screen resolution available today.
Perfect!If you have a full high definition equipment, an envolving surround and HD monitor you'll have the sensation you are living in Narnia's land.
DVD Review: All I Really Need to Know About Murder I Learned in Narnia
Summary: 2 Stars
I have never read the Narnia books, so I only have this film to go on. Although mostly well-made, I don't see how something like this or its sequel can qualify as children's movies. The essential story of the Narnia films is one of glorifying a male-dominated system and hierarchy in which the most evil person involved is a woman. The films, like most American films, carry the message that some people are so bad they must be murdered--and murdered they are in climaxes that amount to bloodsport. The Christian symbology only confuses things further. The idea seems to be that "We're allied with the the righteous male power figure, so our killing is good killing." This sort of muddle-headed thinking should have died off with Cro-Magnon man, but instead appears on our screens as stories that Disney marks suitable for children.
Description of The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe [Region 2]
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
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