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All reviews by user Date  Helpful Rating 5 out of 6 users found this helpful  FINALLY!Posted: 12/19/2005A review of The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe by GPS432 I have been waiting a LONG time for this movie to come out. The BBC version is OK but it doesnt give the story, especially the battle, the credit it deserves. I liked the casting for the movie. Having Liam Neeson play Aslans voice was an excellent choice. And no matter what some others might say about the evil creatures, evil is evil is evil. Show kids evil the way it really is, all twisted and rotten and ugly and disgusting. And on the other side, show goodness for what it really is, pure and beautiful and noble. Tilda Swinton was perfect in the role of the White Witch, she really personified the evil that the character represents. The battle scene was AWESOME! No way its a LOTRs wannabe, its its own movie with its own huge battle. I really liked the swordplay. Orius the Centaur swinging his swords around walloping off enemy heads and the Witch fighting Peter. Also, the way the Griffins came swooping down to attack was very cool to watch, and the Phoenix creating the line of fire. And of course the way the Crucifixtion and Ressurection was portrayed with the Witch killing Aslan and then Aslan coming back to life. There really was a small earthquake. I hope to hear very soon that production on Prince Caspian will be starting. That should be very good. Was this review helpful? Sign In 1 out of 2 users found this helpful the dad is not dumbI didn't really know what to expect when I walked into the theater with my family and another couple from church. The animation was totally amazing, the 3D effects were done very well. I think the plot was pretty good considering, and the vocal talent was very good. Whoever wrote the script must have had a lot of fun because my entire group was laughing our heads off for the entire movie. Some might think that the references to other movies and the puns were cheesy, but I thought they were very clever. Since it's 20th Century Fox, they were able to use a lot of the Star Wars stuff in the movie, and they made it very easy to point them out, especially since Episode II was so fresh in our minds. The mix of humor, pop culture, and nostalgia were really put into this movie. We almost died of laughter after Aunt Fanny majorly cut the cheese, resulting in the death of a lightpost. The music was put in appropriately in their respective scenes, such as the guys listening to a modern rap song in the front of Big Weld's car while Aunt Fanny is swooned by Barry White's voice in the back.
The family values are the best that I have ever seen in a present day movie. The Dad was seen as a supportive parent who encouraged his son to follow his dream even when things were getting pretty rough. Just a couple of weeks before we saw this movie, my Dad had been complaining that all of the major kid's movies made the Dads look dumb and like idiots. Robots changed that outlook completely. There was what some might call very crude family type jokes that only those who know would get. Examples are the part where the bathroom doors show an outlet and a plug in to designate which is the Men's and Women's.
I missed my school's Sadie Hawkins Dance as a result, but I do not mind it one bit. This is by far one of the best animated movies I have ever seen, and that's after seeing Toy Story 1 & 2 along with Finding Nemo and The Incredibles. Was this review helpful? Sign In 1-2 of 2 Per Page |
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