I was a bit disappointed actually

Rating: 6/10 (9 January 2006)

Don't know what I was expecting exactly - I think perhaps I would have liked it more if I had read the book as a child as there would be an emotional connection to the story. As it is, I feel the story wasn't strong enough to sustain a full-length feature film. Maybe it is the Lord of the Rings effect...
I thought the children were very pretty, but not very likable - haven't read the book so don't know if they are like that on the page? The eldest children constantly wanting to dash and leave the poor talking critters to face their fate, Edward being horrible... Little Georgia is, of course, all cute and nice. But a whole lot of pointless pouting was taking place, I say.
On the positive side, my son loved it - it sure is a good film for the kiddies. The wardrobe transition scenes are excellent, as are most of the CGI characters and the Narnia landscape.