It isn't as good as L.O.T.R., but is still a good movie.

Rating: 8/10 (23 November 2009)

Shrek director Andrew Adamson makes his big screen version of a classic novel. Perhaps I am a little too late reviewing this movie. Because it came out four years ago. But here I am now, reviewing it because I never have before.
In this decade, there has been quite a few fantasy films. We've had Lord of the rings, Harry Potter, The Golden compass, Spiderwick, Twilight. I could go on forever. But I left out one film series. Probably the oldest one of them all. The Chonicles of Narnia:The lion, the witch and the wardrobe(try saying that ten times fast), the first of C.S. Lewis' novels.
There are only two films as of right now. I think that the original is best, as what I thought on the books. Only cause I read the first one. I'll admit that the Narnia films aren't as good as Lord of the rings, but i'll admit that they go more for the family audience, which I kind of appreciate. A lot of children's films recently have sucked. Besides Up and Where the wild things are. Both have made my favorites of the year list.
The Narnia films have something special. They have a happy mood throughout a lot of them. The Lord of the rings, though better, has a darker creepy mood. Same goes for Mr. Potter, The Golden compass and others. The Narnia films have some disturbing things, just look at Tilda Swinton as the White witch. Ew.
The films revolves around The Pevinseive children, Susan, Peter, Edmund, and Lucy. When they are sent off to live somewhere else during the war, Lucy, the youngest, discovers a passage way to another land,m called Narnia, through a wardrobe. Where she meets a faun named Mr. Tumnus(James Mcavoy). Edmund also discovers Narnia, but screws everyone over when he meets The White witch (played very well by Tilda Swinton)and says that he can bring his brother and sisters for some treats. What a deal.
So, the four children enter Narnia, where they meet a few Beavers(one voiced by Ray Winstone). Soon, once they learn of their brother's betrayal, Susan, Peter, and Lucy and the beavers set off to find their brother and save him.Also, they must fight in a war for Narnia with the king, Aslan(voiced by Liam Neeson).
As I said before, these films aren't as good as Lord of the rings or Harry Potter. But I like what they aim for. They don't want to scare children, though they may do it occasionally. I like the Narnia films, and I hope to see more of them in the future.