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Review by Matthew K

5.0 / 5

The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, The Witch and the Wardrobe may just be the best movie I have ever seen.
Everything in the movie is so amazing(acting, special effects, music...) I couldn't believe it. That's why I've have seen it a total of 3 times and counting. I just can't get enough.

I liked it so much that I borrowed all the books from a friend, and read them all in two days.

A few days after seeing Narnia I went and saw King Kong. I left the theater after the movie saying to myself "Yea, that was an OK movie(great special effects, great sound) but it just feels like something is missing". So I spent the next couple of days thinking about what this movie(King Kong) was lacking.
And one day it hit me. There's just no spiritual, moral, or 'WHAT EVER YOU WANT TO CALL IT' component to King Kong like there is in The Chronicles of Narnia.
Yea, King Kong has great special effects (they are actually better than Narnia, although not by much!), but there's just no "deeper meaning". All King Kong is, is a 30 foot gorilla smashing and bashing everything in sight except this one beautiful woman because he loves her or something! That's it to King Kong; there's absolutely nothing you can glean from it that applies to your personal life.
So that is why I think The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, The Witch and the Wardrobe is one of the all time greats in movie history, because it has that deeper meaning to it !!!AND!!! a bunch of great acting, amazing computer effects, and great music. We just don't see a lot of both in Hollywood very much anymore :(.

Matthew

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Category scores

Directing5
Acting5
Screenplay5
Cinematography5
Music (Score)5
Art Direction5
Costume Design5
Make-Up5
Special Effects5
Editing5

Cast

Liam Neesonas Aslan5
William Moseleyas Peter Pevensie5
Anna Popplewellas Susan Pevensie5
Georgie Henleyas Lucy Pevensie5
Skandar Keynesas Edmund Pevensie5
James McAvoyas Mr. Tumnus5
Ray Winstoneas Mr. Beaver5
Dawn Frenchas Mrs. Beaver5
Rupert Everettas Fox5
James Cosmoas Father Christmas5
Tilda Swintonas The White Witch4
Kiran Shahas Ginarrbrik5
Michael Madsenas Maugrim5
Patrick Kakeas Oreius5
Shane Rangias Otmin5
Jim Broadbentas Professor Kirke5
Elizabeth Hawthorneas Mrs. Macready4
Judy McIntoshas Mrs. Pevensie5

Moments & details

Andrew Adamson in bringing The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe to the big screen5
The realism of the computer-generated creatures and armies of Narnia5
The opening bombing-raid scenes in London5
The realization of Lucy meeting Mr. Tumnus on screen5
The addition of the escape on the icy river by Peter, Susan and Lucy5
The realization of meeting Aslan for the first time on screen5
The realization of The Stone Table on screen5
The Battle at the Fords of Beruna5
The resurrection of Aslan5
The final sequence at Cair Paravel5
The Hunt for the White Stag5
The emotional effect of The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe5
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