DVD : The Chronicles of Narnia - The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe (Widescreen Edition)
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Aspect Ratio: 2.35:1
Audience Rating: PG (Parental Guidance Suggested)
Binding: DVD
Brand: Buena Vista Home Video
EAN: 0786936292930
Format: AC-3, Closed-captioned, Color, Dolby, DTS Surround Sound, Dubbed, DVD-Video, Subtitled, Widescreen, NTSC
Item Dimensions: 300
Label: Buena Vista Home Entertainment / Disney
Languages:
Manufacturer: Buena Vista Home Entertainment / Disney
MPN: DISD40987D
Number Of Items: 1
Publisher: Buena Vista Home Entertainment / Disney
Region Code: 1
Release Date: April 04, 2006
Running Time: 143 minutes
Studio: Buena Vista Home Entertainment / Disney
Theatrical Release Date: December 09, 2005
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Editorial Review:
Product Description:
Four young siblings discover a magical wardrobe and are transported to narnia an enchanted world ruled by the glacial powers of an evil white witch. With courage and heart-felt desire to save narnia the children must band together to fight the witch in a spectacular climatic battle. Studio: Buena Vista Home Video Release Date: 03/28/2008 Starring: Tilda Swinton Jim Broadbent Run time: 134 minutes Rating: Pg
Amazon.com:
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
Customer Reviews
Average Rating: 
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- DVD - New Condition
The movie got to me in a very timely manor. It was exactly as the seller described.
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- 3 stars out of 4
The Bottom Line:
A perfect performance by Tilda Swinton as the White Witch, impressive set design, and a number of effective scenes are enough to recommend this movie despite the uninspired acting of its leads.
Rating: - a satisfying, solid fantasy movie that even the harshest critic can enjoy (like myself)
I don’t think I’ve ever used the phrase, “a movie everyone can enjoy” to describe a movie, but I’ll do it here. OK, done. I’ll give props where it’s due, for a PG movie for kids, this was surprisingly engaging, non-clich茅, and very, very well written.
There aren’t a lot of fantasy movies I like, and that has to do with the way they’re presented to you. They present the world to you in an already existing state, bombarding you with everything without gradually introducing you to its … Read More
Rating: - educational standpoint
As a high-school teacher for English foundations (resource students), I choose one elementary-based book that is loaded with mythical characters and easy to understand scenes. Because my students can be overloaded with standardized testing and a strict curriculum, I throw a little fun in the lesson to keep students engaged in their learning. After a shortened version of a reading, I utilize movies as a visual aide supplement to help them connect with the characters, setting, dialogue… I strongly … Read More
Rating: - I think C.S. Lewis would’ve been pleased…
It would be difficult to give a “detailed and specific” review of this movie without filling it with spoilers — and this movie is worth seeing fresh. In every detail that matters — the animation, the live action, the props and costuming, the acting, the casting, the setting, the special features, the delightful commentary by the director and the child actors, and on and on — this film is first-rate. If the appearance of Father Christmas (the UK’s version of Santa Claus) seems a tad disconcerting, … Read More
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