Magical, fabulous, and wonderfully old fashioned

Rating: 10/10 (15 December 2005)

I can only recommend it to those young, and the young-at-heart. If you like classic Fantasy - from the likes of Tolkien, Lloyd Alexander or the very Mr. C. S. Lewis - you must not miss it. Not only is it quite true to the book's words, but it is IMHO also true to it's spirit. There are two or three minor changes, but they really are so minor they do not affect the story or your viewing pleasure. The cast is very good, the FX are precisely there when they are needed - and only then. The dialog seems at times a little bit modernized, but not so much as to spoil the 1940's/1950's feel. Without spoilers, I cannot say much more. See for yourselves.