Everyone should see this!

Rating: 10/10 (30 December 2005)

After watching the verbal bashing given by Jonathan Ross on BBC a few weeks ago, I was a little wary of going to watch this one. Since my kids and other half wanted to see it, I quashed my reservations and off we went...
Well, what a delight! I have read the Narnia books several times over the years and had a good mental visualisation of what I thought it was like. In many cases, the film echoed this pretty well, with the exception of the witch's palace. I just loved Mr Tumnus! My other half, who is notoriously choosy about his film viewing was entranced, too, not to mention the children, my teenage daughter, especially who was viewing for the second time! So, I think the film will appeal to all.
I must mention that the filming, special effects and photography were beautiful, with such wonderful scenery that it briefly made me want to emigrate to NZ! The musical score was also lovely; it reminded me a bit of the Lord of the Rings score at times - along with the scenery, of course. Fantastic!
So, to summarise, great film, well worth watching however old you are. You don't need to have read the book to understand the film, either. I'd recommend to Jonathan Ross that he should go and read the book of the film he rubbished, whether he has read it before or not. Then, he will see it ain't half bad, mate! I nearly missed out on seeing a cracker, 'cos I listened to you....