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The Chronicles Of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch & the Wardrobe

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6.92 h 22 min2005X-RayPG
Four siblings play a game of hide and seek and wind up entering a magical land. Once there, they discover a world inhabited by beasts, dwarfs, and giants and find themselves in a battle to defeat a witch.
Directors
Andrew Adamson
Starring
Georgie HenleySkandar KeynesWilliam Moseley
Genres
FantasyKidsInternationalAdventure
Subtitles
English [CC]
Audio languages
English
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Supporting actors
Anna PopplewellTilda Swinton
Producers
Mark JohnsonPhilip Steuer
Studio
Walt Disney Pictures
Rating
PG (Parental Guidance Suggested)
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4.8 out of 5 stars

14679 global ratings

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CarlReviewed in the United States on October 18, 2020
5.0 out of 5 stars
Excellent telling of the Christ story
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C.S. Lewis wrote this to explain the elements of good and evil, sacrifice and resurrection, and faith, which are the elements of the Christ story, to children. Be like the older brother who can make mistakes but is caring of his family and brave, and not like the younger sinful brother who was selfish and deceitful and betrayed his siblings in both innocuous and serious matters and for whom the "king" (lion) had to sacrifice himself. It even has females as the only witnesses to the risen king. The younger brother is redeemed and forgiven and changes and each of the siblings become kings and queens in the realm of Narnia. This is an excellent way to begin the teaching of values to children. Be good. Do good.
22 people found this helpful
Racheljoy ContiReviewed in the United States on May 3, 2020
5.0 out of 5 stars
This is the best movie ever
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I cannot say enough how much this film means to me. It is excellent!! I am a massive Narnia fan and I have seen this movie over 200 times since it came out in 2005. I never get tired of it. The cast and crew under the direction of Andrew Adamson went above and beyond to make this beautiful film come to life. Every time I watch this movie I see something I never noticed before. Please watch this movie. You will not regret it.
12 people found this helpful
DB2021Reviewed in the United States on May 7, 2021
3.0 out of 5 stars
Strayed way too much from story line.
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This was classic Hollywood/Disney, and I do not mean this as a compliment! Instead of saying this is based on C.S. Lewis' work, it should state LOOSELY based on it.  They diverted off the story line to add excitement in places where the story is exciting enough.  As a stand alone movie, not based on any other work, it's filled with adventure, fantasy and fighting, and is quite entertaining.  This is my biggest beef about books made into movies: They just can't seem to follow the story! For once I just wish when a filmmaker made a film from a book, especially such an excellent book, they would do their best to follow it!  But all you have to do is look at other books made into movies to see that true adaptations are hard to find.  The Little Princess (Shirley Temple) brought the father "back" to life (What?? He died! Deal with it! ) and Janette Oke's Love Comes Softly series only kept some of the names, but hardly any of the story line!  If you aren't going to follow the book at all, why not make movies without using a book?  Write your own story.  But I guess whoever is responsible for the story line is not that imaginative.  Or ambitious.  Sad.
4 people found this helpful
Andrew KReviewed in the United States on July 14, 2018
3.0 out of 5 stars
Uneven
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The movie is very uneven. The CGI is great for 2005 with the animals looking almost real. The practical effects are wonderful with the different fantasy creatures like the minotaurs and satyrs. The environments are very beautiful though when a green screen is used, it is sometimes visible. As I have not read the book, I do not know how that goes but the movie does a bad job at connecting the audience emotionally to the lead kids as their performance is pretty wooden. The big battle at the end also comes across as nothing unique and it is something you have seen before, though the visuals are one again great. The movie is carried by the big three I would say, Tilda Swinton, Liam Neeson, and James McAvoy who all do a great performance. The only emotions you will feel involve their characters and they sometime deliver some cheesy dialogue. Overall, I would say not too bad. There is a lot of good but also a lot of bad so it cancels itself out. I think this movie would work for kids that do not notice these things but for adults, I think you should still watch it but not expect anything too unique.
13 people found this helpful
ashbwellReviewed in the United States on December 2, 2014
5.0 out of 5 stars
The Narnia I'd Always Imagined
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Magical; I grew up reading the books and some of my earliest memories are the 1980s BBC adaptations that my parents would tape for me. This version is outstanding; the wonder and discovery of Narnia; the cold and calculating intimidating evil of the White Witch (Tilda Swinton could not be more perfect); the majesty, compassion, power and might of Aslan (who is rendered stunningly, even though the film is almost 10 years old now). Everything is perfect. Perhaps most telling of all, my guy loves this movie and requests to watch it fairly often. I don't think he saw it until he was over thirty years old and he never read the books and was not familiar with the story at all, but this film reaches out and wraps him in the magic of Narnia and awakens in him the imaginative young child that still sleeps within. My feelings of nostalgia with this story where a given but this movie has the power even to give adults new to the series the same sense of wistful longing and wonder that I treasure so dearly from this story. I've been wanting to find the right doorway my entire life (while my younger brother has eternally waited for his letter from Hogwarts) and I wouldn't even be surprised to find my guy tapping on the back of wardrobes because of the excellence of this film and its subject matter.
42 people found this helpful
Amazon CustomerReviewed in the United States on January 28, 2017
5.0 out of 5 stars
One of our favorite all time movies
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One of our favorite all time movies. Wonderful and exciting full of mystery and suspense! Tenderly written illustrating how a loving and noble King would give up his life for others. An epic battle between good and evil, betrayal and forgiveness.
25 people found this helpful
WillReviewed in the United States on April 14, 2015
5.0 out of 5 stars
Book is Better - But Great Movie
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Movie was fun and exciting and something I can let my kids watch. there's still a lot more in the book that was left out, but who knows what the editors did to it.

Few criticisms
Some spots (if you have not read the book) seem a little choppy and some of the characters in the book seem much bigger like the Witch and Aslan. Also the faun in the book seems to be a bit more sweet, etc... mostly small things like that.

Praises
Overall, the production was well done, the acting great and the CG was done very well which made the talking animals and various creatures believable. So other than the typical missing book to movie details - it was entertaining, heart-warming and captivating.

If you love the books then I think you'll love this movie too.
17 people found this helpful
Ryan B.Reviewed in the United States on December 25, 2020
5.0 out of 5 stars
A modern masterpiece
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I don't think much needs to be said to relate how much of a masterpiece this movie is. The pacing, the cast, and the music all work perfectly to tell this timeless story. The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe was my first modern fantasy movie that blended practical effects and cgi seemlessly, and I've been a fantasy fan ever since.

The blu-ray version looks amazing!
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