Synopsis:
Four kids travel through a wardrobe
to the land of Narnia and learn of their destiny with the guidance of a mystical
lion.
Brian's Rating: B+ :
I loved these books when I was a kid. It was
one of 2 series that I read a second time later
in life. There was a cartoon version of this
movie at some point that was not very good at
all, but I think because of it as well as some
play scripts, this is the most known of the
series.
Like Tolkein, I carried a strong bias into the
movie based on the source material and was not
disappointed at the adaptation. The story was
mostly true to the book, and did a good job of
capturing the major plot elements and style.
Although I would love to do so, I cannot quite
give put it in the A range because of a few
flaws. First, there are some added scenes that
draw out an already long movie that did not need
to be there. Also, although some of the CGI is
good, some of it is not and I am finding bad CGI
to be more and more distracting.
I think some people criticize the child actors
in this one, but they did not bother me. I
thought they did a good job of portraying the
character roles from the book.
Sebastian's
Rating: A- : Actually i quite liked this
movie. As said by brian it's a quite well done
book adaption, but i don't believe it contains
that many flaws. every scene of this movie was
good, entertaining all the time. the CGI wasn't
that bad, was used well. Overall it should be in
the A catergory, because it's a very well done
book adaption.
The Freak's
Rating: C+ : I'm going to catch some crap
for this rating, but I honestly can't see myself
watching it again. Books translate to film
with difficulty, but some definitely better than
others, as in the sequel's case. Prince
Caspian was far better. The CGI is
completely overdone in the film and without
Tilda Swinton, the film completely bombs in my
opinion. Once again, just because a movie
is about God doesn't mean it is good. Many
Christians may feel guilted into appreciating
the film, but I honestly just can't bring myself
to recommend it.
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