Narnia better story than LOTR, LOTR better movie

Rating: 7/10 (6 December 2005)

**A few spoilers but nothing new if you have read the book** I was disappointed with the CG in this movie, not nearly as good as Lord of the Rings. Almost looked like a made for TV movie in parts. Acting was just okay. The best performances were given by the white witch. She was my favorite character. For those of you who read the books, you may be a little disappointed. One of the most critical scenes in the movie is when Aslan heads up to the stone table to be sacrificed. There is supposed to be an emotion connection with the audience, but due to the fact that Aslan was only in the movie for a few scenes beforehand, you really don't' feel the impact. Then the children stay behind after Aslan's death and weep for a day or so. This again, after only meeting him a few minutes before in the film. Those were only some of the things that bothered my about the film.
Maybe Peter Jackson could have done better with the way the enviorments looked in the movie, they didn't seem to blend very well. The animals were actually done very well.
I give the movie a 7 in all, the book remains one of my favorites of all time. I liked it a lot more than LOTR although the LOTR movies are much better. I think maybe the lack of description compared to Tolkien in CS. Lewis's books came through on film. Who knows.