Ketrivie It isn't all that great, actually. Really cheesy and very predicable of how certain scenes are gonna turn play out. However, I guess that's the charm of it all, because I would consider this one of my guilty pleasures.

KnotStronger This is a must-see and one of the best documentaries - and films - of this year.

Lollivan It's the kind of movie you'll want to see a second time with someone who hasn't seen it yet, to remember what it was like to watch it for the first time.

Micah Lloyd Excellent characters with emotional depth. My wife, daughter and granddaughter all enjoyed it...and me, too! Very good movie! You won't be disappointed.

Torrin-McFinn77 I had grown up with the Narnia books and while I enjoyed all of them, the one that stayed with me the most was The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe. It introduced us to a world inspired by Greek mythology and the Christian Bible. I admit that if you're not Christian, this movie isn't for you, but if you grew up with the books seeing this movie may be on your to-do list. I did not get to see it in theaters, but I got to watch it that spring around Easter. Not only do we get lions, centaurs, griffins, fauns, and other critters but we get four siblings who stay together and look out for each other. Now that's family!

alleywayambush As a 35-year-old I obviously remember the old BBC NARNIA SAGA. Good old cheap + kitsch yet charming and classy kids' TV it was, and particularly impressive considering the (then) innovative use of blue screen, and in a low-budget production!Can't say I think quite so much of this mind ! The child actors are all smug and trendy - trust me, you'll literally lose count of how many times 'LIKE' is used in their DVD commentary; it's every other word ! The effects are over-digital, plastic + generally fake, the acting over-sentimental and unconvincing, and the reassuring simplicity of the BBC version is replaced with a grandoise epic extravagance that defeats the objective of this being a mere children's fantasy novel. OK, so the score was quite beautiful - if a bit excessive for a kids' fantasy, thus reflecting the OTT style of the film in general - but why the trendy pop songs during the end credits? Overall, this is just plastic millennial crap ! It would at least have SOME merit if they'd featured an actor from the BBC version; think Jenny Agutter's roles in the 1970 + 2000 versions of The Railway Children.

generationofswine Do I have to do the "I'm a Christian" disclaimer to review this title, good or bad? Do the weird Calvinists that have usurped the title even consider an Irish-Catholic like me "Christian" these days? Inquiring minds want to know...so does the Weekly World News.So anyways I'm a "Christian" and forget about it, really not going anywhere else with that...but it seems you have to mention what church you were raised in...if any...to review this.That being said...watch the cartoon.Like the books, the cartoon I loved when I was little. And, unlike the book, the cartoon has aged well into my adult years. It sort of has the Secret of Nimh quality.The movie lacks it and one reviewer pointed out a lack of rhythm. I couldn't really put my finger on the distaste I held for the movie until I read those words "lack of rhythm." The cast does a decent enough job. Anna Popplewell and Skandar Keynes are certainly highlights and you can't really find one performance that is vile.And I've never cared that much about the special effects. I mean, I was a little kid in the 80s, utterly nasty special effects are fine with me until it gets to look too computer. I'd rather see the strings.So the whole acting and effects things, they aren't bad.But the rhythm, the pacing, it's just horrible. It feels rushed and prolonged and there is really no fluidity to it. There is no clear Act I, II, and III.It's not a roller coaster with ups and downs...instead it's just a stream of consciousness, trying to tell a familiar story with really no idea of how to tell a story for dramatic effect.It makes it a horrible thing to watch.It's a good film, but one that was put together by the boss you always get stuck with, that thinks he's funny, but really doesn't know how to tell a joke. Watching the movie feels like you are working with him for a week and have no co-worker to use as a buffer zone when he goes "on a roll"

jacklyn_lo This movie is about a parallel world called Narnia, its inhabitants and human kids who have found a portal to this land. In accordance with New Age "gurus", there are 7 parallel worlds around our Earth, each of them full of various creatures. Those creatures have different appearances such as, goblins, boggarts, etc., but also other dissimilar capabilities from our world. For example, animals - inhabitants in Narnia are able to talk, other creatures, like the witch, are capable of transforming a living person into a frozen statue.Normally, the inhabitants in the parallel worlds do not interact with each other, except in specific circumstances.The entry happens through certain portals on Earth. One of the most famous portals on Earth is Bermuda Triangle. In the Chronicles of Narnia, the portal is the wardrobe. In accordance to prophecy, Narnia will be freed from the power of the White Witch by the hand of a human. Prophecy as a spiritual awakening element is a very mysterious concept, which normally charms or/and scares people. From a spiritual point of view, prophecy is a destiny (= scenario), written for a land, person or even a civilization. Some predictions, as in this movie, give a hope and some induce a fear because humankind doesn't know how to deal with that. One more exiting spiritual element in the story is time. Time in the parallel world runs in a different way to our world. Kids are returning back home as the same age they had when they started their journey to Narnia.This positive movie with several spiritual-awakening elements is recommended for the whole family.