The Chronicles of Narnia
Today Laura & I finally got out to go see The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, The Witch, and The Wardrobe. I had read the book many many years ago, but mostly forgotten it. Most of what I remember comes from the old Animated verison I saw as a child on TV.
In short: The movie is simply amazing. The story is perfect, and the special effects rival even the Lord of the Rings. Seamless interaction between the actors & CG characters, and the environments are breathtaking. I highly recommend everyone go see it. Except small children: The death of Aslan is a rather dark moment, and suitably so, but probably not fitting for small children. The movie has some good tear-jerking scenes in it, and for child actors they do an amazing job. Also, the final battle in the movie is 10x better than anything I ever saw in Lord of the Rings. The initial charge, how it gets so eerily quiet and in slow motion right before the first two bodies slam into eachother at full speed, it’s amazing to watch.
Also, while we were there we saw previews for some other interesting films:
- Pirates of the Caribbean 2: Dead Man’s Chest the Sequel to the original, with most of the original cast.
- Cars the new film from Pixar, you gotta see the Cars Trailer.
- Over the Hedge Hilarious CG Comedy from the creators of Shrek, starring Bruce Willis as the Raccoon and William Shatner as a melodramatic Possum. Looks good for a laugh. Checkout a trailer for the great “Humans worship food” speech.
Looks like this summer may be good for movies.
