Good movie, very close to the original book

Rating: 9/10 (19 December 2005)

The movie was a good film to take my family to. The story was very close to the book and the few differences were mainly omissions of a few scenes that while were of interest in the book, really were not needed to advance the story and were likely cut for time. The pace of the movie really kept you interested through out the whole movie and it was visually stunning with the special effects and the CGI work for the characters.
The movie is also both safe and fun for the whole family. There was little in the way of excessive violence and certainly no gore. I took an eight-year-old to see it and he had no problems with it. It was also entertaining for all of us. For the children it told a wonderful tale that they had not heard before, and for us adults who were read to from the Narnia series. I only hope that they plan to do more of the series and that they do them in the same, high standards as they did this one,