in awe...

Rating: 10/10 (17 December 2005)

The scope and presentation of this movie alone make it spectacular. I (unfortunatly) haven't read the books in a couple of years, and even still, I knew what was going to happen - by far the best adaptation of a book i've seen in a long time. It was The Chronicles of Narnia, nothing more, nothing less. (This, unlike some fantasy adaptations of the recent past, was true to the books, didn't rely on special effects, interjections of humour, and actually had a 'comic' dwarf that was in character... impressive) Also a bonus is the fact that the director/screenwriter appear to be dedicated fans of the books themselves - the Witch's name (jadice), while appearing on the police notice, was never mentioned by Lewis until (I believe) The Magician's Nephew. As stated, the books are basically stand-alone stories with several reoccurring (albeit important) characters... hopefully the general public (those who aren't totally devoted to the books) won't lose interest.