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The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, The Witch and The Wardrobe (2005)
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Reviews Counted:206
Fresh:156
Rotten:50
Average Rating:6.9/10
Consensus: With first-rate special effects and compelling storytelling, this adaptation stays faithful to its source material and will please moviegoers of all ages.
Theatrical Release: Dec 9, 2005 Wide
Box Office: $291.7M
Synopsis: Four kids travel through a wardrobe to the land of Narnia and learn of their destiny to free it with the guidance of a mystical lion. [More]
Starring: Georgie Henley, Skandar Keynes, William Moseley, Anna Popplewell
Director: Andrew Adamson
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REVIEWS FOR THE CHRONICLES OF NARNIA: THE LION, THE WITCH AND THE WARDROBE
Once I ignored the religious aspects, it was a very good film...
Apr 29, 2009
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Feb 27, 2009
The story never quite lives up to the grandeur of the visuals, and the narrative tends to drag, especially in the first half.
Jul 8, 2008
Appreciable is its willingness to tantalize with slow reveals, thus allowing its otherwise obvious religious readings to imbue themselves more fully into the unfolding narrative.
May 18, 2008
It is marked by a peculiarly English celebration of the Church Militant. That noted, it's also a ripping yarn.
May 17, 2008
A slow, cold first half is followed by a lively, sunny second half.
May 13, 2008
The bigger the scope gets, the less we really care.
Mar 26, 2008
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Jan 15, 2008
Certainly a feast for the eyes; once the story moves to Narnia, the film is never dull to look at.
Jul 14, 2007
The Chronicles of Narnia joins the ranks of other fantasy classics ... in creating an amazingly believable fantasy world.
Jul 10, 2007
With its crisply told narrative, excellent production values and great ensemble cast [it] is one of the best big-budget spectacles Hollywood has released this year.
Mar 1, 2007
This is a worthy opening salvo, a film that succeeds through the sheer weight of our expectations, and that won't disappoint younger audiences.
Feb 10, 2007
It’s an enjoyable adaptation and good enough for us to welcome this new franchise.
Dec 30, 2006
It is spendthrift in budget yet cautious in style, steadfast in holding to Lewis's imagination yet timorous about using any of its own.
Nov 11, 2006
My guess is that [it] will appeal to all of us in need of a jab of earnest, old-fashioned moralism to save the day
Aug 20, 2006
Aslan = Jesus. Now you don't have to buy a ticket.
Jul 27, 2006
...an engaging and visually-stimulating adaptation of the first book of Lewis' immortal seven-part Narnia series.
Jun 29, 2006
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May 28, 2006
There's something giddily entertaining about watching married beavers bickering--without the usual Disney attempt at cuteness.
May 4, 2006
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