Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe

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Vinicius M @Vini_Monteiro Jul 12 The 1979 animated adaptation of The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe is a poorly aged TV movie that fails both technically and emotionally. While some praise its loyalty to C.S. Lewis’s book, this faithfulness is ruined by disastrous editing—like removing Father Christmas, creating huge plot holes—and a lack of character development. Visually, the story's epic scale is destroyed by a low budget, resulting in embarrassing creature designs, sterile backgrounds, and clunky rotoscoping. The audio is equally terrible, plagued by artificial voice acting, an apathetic Aslan, and nonexistent lip-sync, stripping core scenes of their emotional weight. Coupled with awful pacing—a dragging first half and a severely rushed climax—the film is a lifeless artifact. Without childhood nostalgia, it is a tough watch, though still a fascinating piece for those curious to see how early studios squeezed epic fantasy into broadcast TV. See more Ashton S @Ashton74 Sep 2 Great early animated version of a timeless classic See more Teddy B @RT38636458 02/09/2025 Charming adaptation of a classic by a likeable director. See more bill t @Spuzz 09/12/2016 Crudely animated, but oddly compelling telling of this classic story by CS Lewis. Probably the source material that suckered me in. See more 12/06/2013 Nos encontramos frente a una adaptación inteligente, que afronta con total gallardía unos cuantos errores del libro y hace todo lo que tiene en sus manos para corregirlos, superarlos y llevar a la historia por buen camino. En otras palabras, es una obra que expone bien las virtudes de libro, y al mismo tiempo, intenta corregir sus fallos como puede. Claro, tiene pequeñas falencias, estando estas últimas ligadas a la complicada situación con la que se gestó la película, pero aun así, es un gran proyecto que supera a su material original, y este es un hecho poco común entre las adaptaciones. See more 02/25/2013 Seen many years later in adulthood, the cartooning seems limited but the story still has its charms especially when Aslan poops flowers on resurrection. See more Read all reviews

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