Walt Disney Pictures
2005 - Rated PG - 2 hr 23 min
Director: Andrew Adamson
Starring: Tilda Swinton, James McAvoy, Jim Broadbent, Liam Neeson
I was pretty psyched when I found out they were making a live-action version of this book - one of my personal favorite stories as a kid. I looooooooooooved the animated version so, of course, I had to see this in the theater and then own it on DVD. Of course.
Fortunately for me, this is a worthy incarnation of the classic tale. In my opinion, the kids are perfectly cast, plus Liam Neeson as Asland rocks. And Tilda Swinton is my girl. So creepy too.
Anyhow, there's nothing earth-shatteringly wonderful about this movie. It's pretty to look at and it follows the book, more or less. The casting is great, the sets and costumes and effects impressive. There's not much to say but that it's a great big-budget production of a time-honored classic. And just to be totally cheesy, I'll also add that the "entire family will love it." That's probably true.
Alot of people tend to poo-poo this film and I don't get why. I thought it was wonderful. Felt like people just got bummed that it wasn't quite "Lord of the Rings" all over again.
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