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Review by McTricks

4.9 / 5

I absolutely love this movie. The direction, make-up, music, and really, I can't see room for much improvement. The only thing that I could see wrong, is the special effects. They were great, but I could see the ever so slight difference between the actual set, and a green screen. Mainly, it was the beginning scene. To be honest, when I saw it in theaters, I thought it was going to be a trailer for a well-animated WW2 movie. But the scene is great. In the book, that entire scene is wrapped up in the sentence "This story is about something that happened to them [Peter, Susan, Edmund, and Lucy] when they were sent away from London because of the air-raids." In the movie the scene really gives a good picture about what C.S Lewis was writing about.

I especially liked the way they showed how that Narnia and earth have different time. That is, when Lucy is first entering the wardrobe, you can here Peter counting, "98, 97, 96, 95" then when Lucy gets comes back, Peter is still counting, "94, 93, 92, 91"

The make-up was outstandingly good. Especially the White Witch. They did a very good job at making her beautiful, yet, cold, and proud.

The number one thing in the movie, I think, would be the music. I'd give the music five stars. I strongly recommend buying the soundtrack, if you already haven't. Over all, I give the movie five stars, and really if I could I'd give it seven.

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Category scores

Directing5
Acting5
Screenplay5
Cinematography5
Music (Score)5
Art Direction5
Costume Design5
Make-Up5
Special Effects4
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 Witch5
Kiran Shahas Ginarrbrik5
Michael Madsenas Maugrim5
Patrick Kakeas Oreius5
Shane Rangias Otmin5
Jim Broadbentas Professor Kirke5
Elizabeth Hawthorneas Mrs. Macready5
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 London4
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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