Excellent! C.S. Lewis has a wonderful imagination!

Rating: 9/10 (2 April 2006)

The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe/2005/****
Main Stars: Georgie Henley Skandar Keynes William Moseley Anna Popplewell Tilda Swinton Liam Neeson
Being a big budget film, the makers of the film sure put a lot of effort into this. I respect them for putting a lot of effort in and I loved the film! It was worth the money definitely! From the very beginning to the very end were non-stop, well-acted great thrills, some humor (love it), creepy moments, dramatic moments, great music, and perfect storyline! I respect C.S. Lewis's imagination for creating the wonderful fantasy world of Narnia consisting of a witch (Tilda Swinton), and a lion (Liam Neeson). Then there is Mr. Tumnus (being one of the mystical creatures), and a few beavers, wolves and other creatures/animals that can actually talk. The witch pretty much symbolizes Satan and the lion symbolizes Jesus Christ. This did seem to remind me of "The Lord of the Rings" trilogy a bit (which I refuse to review) because of the battles of good versus evil (Gandalf versus Saruman from "The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring"). Now, in this film, hide and seek is a main thing because that's what starts it all. When their mother sends them far away from home after a catastrophic bombing attack, the four kids are sent to an enormous home. The home houses the four of them, a professor (who owns the place), and a housekeeper of some sort. The four of them are extremely bored and decide to play hide and seek and that's what starts it all. The little one of the four, Lucy Pevensie (Georgie Henley), is a curious child and finds the world of Narnia by herself while searching for a hiding place. Her two brothers, Edmund (Skandar Keynes) and Peter (William Moseley), don't believe in her and her fussy, annoying, picky older sister Susan (Anna Popplewell) doesn't believe in her either. The three of them apologize to Lucy in an unconvincing way of course after they discover the wonderful world of Narnia too. There was one really well done battle scene in this film consisting of Aslan (the lion, voice by Liam Neeson) and the satanic witch. What was good about the battle was the music, special effects, and the acting. This battle was extremely long though but very, very entertaining! The whole movie was entertaining! Being all British actors (minus maybe a few), I could understand what they were saying for once. But I've seen many British films so I'm used to their foreign way of speaking. This film is a remake of a televised production called "The Lion, the Witch, & the Wardrobe" and had the same story based on C.S. Lewis's famous novel. I think they should continue the C.S. Lewis "The Chronicles of Narnia" series until they have turned all seven books into seven films but who knows if they'll keep making the series. It depends on if they get enough money (I don't doubt it) from this one. And if they do continue making the series, how long will it take? Movie directed by Andrew Adamson.