The version every fan of the book has waited for

Rating: 10/10 (21 December 2005)

As someone who grew up with the C.S. Lewis Narnia books this version of 'The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe' is the one I have long waited for. Prior to this we had the 1978 animated movie and a rather low-budget BBC series, and while both were adequate neither really managed to truly capture the imagination as completely as the book has for generations of readers. Thankfully the success of the LOTR movies gave Buena Vista the courage to attempt this excursion into the fantasy realm and the result is a truly remarkable movie filled with wonder and spectacle. It really has to be seen to be believed and certainly on the big screen where all its majesty can be effectively conveyed.