just boring

Rating: 1/10 (28 December 2005)

Well Disney exactly knew which scenes they had to show in the previews; the mouth-watering final battle to allure those people who did not read the books. But one after another:
My girlfriend and me went to cinema to watch this movie, at the end she did enjoy it and I was bored to death. Here are some reasons why this film was...unconvincing...for me:
The characters weren't worked out properly, they remain flat until the end, so it was hard to feel with them. Same with the story; if you haven't read the books some questions are intruding; why is Peter able to fight like a maniac in the final battle when he killed a single wolf just by luck a couple of scenes ago ? Why are the humans so important for Narnia ? What does the professor give to the kids at the end ?
The CGI were nice sometimes to look at ( panning shots ), but most of the time they remained at B-Movie -level. ( Read some other comments because of that )
The famous final battle was very disappointing. It was neither coordinated nor thrilling, I thought "Well, at least It'll be over soon". Battle characters and animals weren't introduced, they hopped around thats it. What about the Minotaurs for example ? And didn't I saw the scene with the sword-pointing Minotaur on the rock somewhere else ? ( Yes I remember, Battle of Helms Deep in LotR II, change the minotaur with the orkchief )
Its a miracle how they keep characters shallow because shortage of time and make you feel like it never will end, I constantly watched my clock in desperate mood.
No no, shame at you Disney. It is possible, look at LotR! But that requires more than a couple of CGI's and well done advertising. Maybe good for kids but boring else.
Rent the DVD at your video shop if you are a fan of the books, don't waste money for the ticket.