Good Flick - I would say 50-70% like the book

Rating: 8/10 (15 December 2005)

The special effects were terrific, and the basic story remains intact. Most of the differences are in details. Some of the changes seem to have been made merely to add more action to the story. From the time Edmund defects until the other three arrive with the beavers at Aslan's camp, the film bears little resemblance to the book. Most of the rest of the movie is much closer.
The movie version made by BBC in the late 1980s (aired on PBS and available on video) lacked the impressive special effects, but was much closer to the book in storyline. The differences between the book and movie versions as well as between the two live-action movie versions make form great English classes. There is a lot that can be compared and contrasted. :-)