An Unexpected Treat

Rating: 10/10 (29 December 2005)

This was meant to be a "stocking-filler" - just a movie on a cold Christmas holiday afternoon. A children's story from over 50 years ago - probably with so many anachronisms and cuteness it might even be kitsch.
Having already suffered the appalling massacre of JK Rowling's 4th book, I knew I could manage anything. However, when "Disney" came up in the opening credits I settled down for a good snooze. Definitely this was not a film this "Grumpy Old Man" could possibly enjoy!! Well how wrong I was!!! The cast was excellent. All credit to the 4 children, great young actors. The animation was stunning and the scenery, wow!! I was enthralled right from the start.
There were a few tongue-in-cheek pieces of "modern" dialogue - but I found them to enhance the believability rather than the opposite. I would have to be a real old *** to find fault at all.
Reading a couple of the (very few) negative reviews for this film  I wonder just what those critics expected from Narnia. This was a superbly-made children's fantasy!!