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Aspect Ratio: 2.35:1
Audience Rating: Parental Guidance
Binding: DVD
EAN: 8717418086527
Format: Dubbed, PAL, Widescreen
Label: Buena Vista Home Entertainment
Languages: DanishSubtitledEnglishSubtitledHindiSubtitledNorwegianSubtitledEnglishOriginal LanguageDanishDubbedHindiDubbedNorwegianDubbed
Manufacturer: Buena Vista Home Entertainment
Number Of Items: 1
Publisher: Buena Vista Home Entertainment
Region Code: 2
Release Date: April 03, 2006
Running Time: 137 minutes
Studio: Buena Vista Home Entertainment
Theatrical Release Date: 2005

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Editorial Review:

Amazon.co.uk Review:
C.S. Lewis's classic novel The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe makes an ambitious and long-awaited leap to the screen in this modern adaptation. It's a CGI-created world laden with all the special effects and visual wizardry modern filmmaking technology can conjure, which is fine so long as the film stays true to the story that Lewis wrote. And while this film is not a literal translation--it really wants to be so much more than just a kids' movie--for the most part it is faithful enough to the story, and whatever faults it has are happily faults of overreaching, and not of holding back. The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe tells the story of the four Pevensie children, Lucy, Peter, Edmund, and Susan, and their adventures in the mystical world of Narnia. Sent to the British countryside for their own safety during the blitz of World War II, they discover an entryway into a mystical world through an old wardrobe. Narnia is inhabited by mythical, anthropomorphic creatures suffering under the hundred-year rule of the cruel White Witch (Tilda Swinton, in a standout role). The arrival of the children gives the creatures of Narnia hope for liberation, and all are dragged into the inevitable conflict between evil (the Witch) and good (Aslan the Lion, the Messiah figure, regally voiced by Liam Neeson).

Director (and co-screenwriter) Andrew Adamson, a veteran of the Shrek franchise, knows his way around a fantasy-based adventure story, and he wisely keeps the story moving when it could easily become bogged down and tiresome. Narnia is, of course, a Christian allegory and the symbology is definitely there (as it should be, otherwise it wouldn't be the story Lewis wrote), but audiences aren't knocked over the head with it, and in the hands of another director it could easily have become pedantic. The focus is squarely on the children and their adventures. The four young actors are respectable in their roles, especially considering the size of the project put on their shoulders, but it's the young Georgie Henley as the curious Lucy who stands out. This isn't a film that wildly succeeds, and in the long run it won't have the same impact as the Harry Potter franchise, but it is well done, and kids will get swept up in the adventure. Note: Narnia does contain battle scenes that some parents may consider too violent for younger children. --Dan Vancini




Rating: - A Poorly produced film with a cheap feel to it.
This modern attempt at adapting this classic book into film is not a good one. When compared to other classic book-to-film adaptations of classic fanatasy (ie. Lord of the Rings and Stardust) this falls well short of standard set by previous fantasy movies. In contrast, Narnia appears cheap with inferior acting, poor casting, bad direction, cheap looking sets and generally poorly produced.

Narnia is not a terrible movie and you'll find your children enjoying it ..... but unlike other ... Read More

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Rating: - Absolutely fantastic!
The credits are still rolling but I had to get this review in!

After watching the painful BBC version this is brilliant by comparison. Please don't buy the BBC one, get this instead. I can't fault it! It is just like the image of narnia in my head. Very believeable, great characters, great battle scenes. I cringed all the way through the BBC version but this was a delight to watch.

Can't wait for Prince Caspian now!

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Rating: - enjoyable family fantasy adventure
In their first major career roles, Georgie Henley (Lucy) Skandar Keynes (Edmund) William Moseley (Peter) and Anna Popplewell (Susan) star in this C.S Lewis adaptation about their characters finding a magical world in the back of a wardrobe.

Having never read the book but heard rave reviews, I was intrigued to see this film and wasn't to be disappointed.

In a magical fairytale for the whole family, The Lion, The Witch and the Wardrobe has something for everybody, the mystical ... Read More

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Rating: - A mix between The Lord of the Rings and Harry Potter...
This film was one I had an idle interest in watching when it first came out, but so idle I never actually got round to it. But having seen posters for the new film and been advised to watch it, I eventually dedicated some time to The Chronicles of Narnia - The Lion, The Witch and The Wardrobe. And it was worth it. I've not read any of the books either, so I really had no idea what it was about, except it was a kind of fairy tale type thing.

I found it sad right from the off as the children ... Read More

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Rating: - Tilda Swinton? I don't think so ...
Respectful adaptation, but spoiled by a dreadful, self-congratulatory performance by the repellent Tilda Swinton and some very laboured and wooden battle scenes toward the end. The TV series was better.

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