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- Region: Region 2 (This DVD may not be viewable outside Europe. Read more about DVD formats.)
- Number of discs: 2
- Classification: PG
- Studio: Walt Disney Studios HE
- DVD Release Date: 19 Oct 2009
- Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars See all reviews (30 customer reviews)
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The Lion, The Witch And The Wardrobe
C.S. Lewis's classic novel The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe makes an ambitious and long-awaited leap to the screen in this modern adaptation. It's a CGI-created world laden with all the special effects and visual wizardry modern filmmaking technology can conjure, which is fine so long as the film stays true to the story that Lewis wrote. And while this film is not a literal translation--it really wants to be so much more than just a kids' movie--for the most part it is faithful enough to the story, and whatever faults it has are happily faults of overreaching, and not of holding back. The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe tells the story of the four Pevensie children, Lucy, Peter, Edmund, and Susan, and their adventures in the mystical world of Narnia. Sent to the British countryside for their own safety during the blitz of World War II, they discover an entryway into a mystical world through an old wardrobe. Narnia is inhabited by mythical, anthropomorphic creatures suffering under the hundred-year rule of the cruel White Witch (Tilda Swinton, in a standout role). The arrival of the children gives the creatures of Narnia hope for liberation, and all are dragged into the inevitable conflict between evil (the Witch) and good (Aslan the Lion, the Messiah figure, regally voiced by Liam Neeson).
C.S. Lewis's classic novel The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe makes an ambitious and long-awaited leap to the screen in this modern adaptation. It's a CGI-created world laden with all the special effects and visual wizardry modern filmmaking technology can conjure, which is fine so long as the film stays true to the story that Lewis wrote. And while this film is not a literal translation--it really wants to be so much more than just a kids' movie--for the most part it is faithful enough to the story, and whatever faults it has are happily faults of overreaching, and not of holding back. The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe tells the story of the four Pevensie children, Lucy, Peter, Edmund, and Susan, and their adventures in the mystical world of Narnia. Sent to the British countryside for their own safety during the blitz of World War II, they discover an entryway into a mystical world through an old wardrobe. Narnia is inhabited by mythical, anthropomorphic creatures suffering under the hundred-year rule of the cruel White Witch (Tilda Swinton, in a standout role). The arrival of the children gives the creatures of Narnia hope for liberation, and all are dragged into the inevitable conflict between evil (the Witch) and good (Aslan the Lion, the Messiah figure, regally voiced by Liam Neeson).
Director (and co-screenwriter) Andrew Adamson, a veteran of the Shrek franchise, knows his way around a fantasy-based adventure story, and he wisely keeps the story moving when it could easily become bogged down and tiresome. Narnia is, of course, a Christian allegory and the symbology is definitely there (as it should be, otherwise it wouldn't be the story Lewis wrote), but audiences aren’t knocked over the head with it, and in the hands of another director it could easily have become pedantic. The focus is squarely on the children and their adventures. The four young actors are respectable in their roles, especially considering the size of the project put on their shoulders, but it's the young Georgie Henley as the curious Lucy who stands out. This isn't a film that wildly succeeds, and in the long run it won't have the same impact as the Harry Potter franchise, but it is well done, and kids will get swept up in the adventure. Note: Narnia does contain battle scenes that some parents may consider too violent for younger children. --Dan Vancini
Prince Caspian
More exciting than The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe, The Chronicles of Narnia: Prince Caspian continues the movie franchise based on C.S. Lewis' classic fantasy books. The movie picks up where the first left off... sort of. It's been a year since the Pevensie children--Peter (William Moseley), Susan (Anna Popplewell), Edmund (Skandar Keynes), and Lucy (Georgie Henley)--returned to England from Narnia, and they've just about resigned themselves to living their ordinary lives. But just like that, they're once again transported to a fantastical land, but one with a long-abandoned castle. It turns out that they are in Narnia again--and they themselves lived in that castle, but hundreds of years ago in Narnia time. They've been summoned back to help Prince Caspian (Stardust's Ben Barnes, resembling a young, cultured Keanu Reeves), the rightful heir to the throne who's become the target of his power-hungry uncle, King Miraz (Sergio Castellitto). And he's not the only one threatened: Miraz's people, the Telmarines, have pushed all the Narnians--the talking animals, the centaurs and other beasts, the walking trees--to the brink of extinction. Despite some alpha-male bickering, Peter and Caspian agree to fight Miraz alongside the remaining Narnians, including the dwarf Trumpkin (Peter Dinklage) and the swashbuckling mouse Reepicheep (voiced by Eddie Izzard). (Also appearing is Warwick Davis, who was in Willow and the 1989 BBC version of Prince Caspian.) But of course they most of all miss the noble lion, Aslan, who would have never let this happen to Narnia if he hadn't disappeared.
Prince Caspian is epic, evoking memories of Peter Jackson's Lord of the Rings films. (Some of the battle elements may seem too familiar, but they were in Lewis's book.) And it's appropriate for kids (Reepicheep could have come out of a Shrek movie), though the tone is dark and there is a lot of death, albeit bloodless. After two successful films, Disney and Walden Media's franchise has proved successful enough that many of the characters are scheduled to return in The Voyage of the Dawn Treader. --David Horiuchi, Amazon.com
Synopsis
In THE LION, THE WITCH AND THE WARDROBE director Andrew Adamson gives a new dimension to C.S. Lewis's enchanting story with this long-awaited Disney adaptation. As the story begins, Mrs. Pevensie in order to keep her children safe during World War II sends Lucy (Georgie Henley), Edmond (Skandar Keynes), Susan (Anna Popplewell), and Peter (William Moseley) off to stay at a professor's country estate. Once there, an innocent game of hide-and-seek leads young Lucy to a spare room containing a large wardrobe, she discovers something that will change their lives forever. Inside the wardrobe there is a world frosted with ice and filled with magical beings. Known as Narnia, the land is stuck in eternal winter at the hands of the cruel White Witch, played with great force by Tilda Swinton. After much disbelief, the others finally enter the world as well, learning that the creatures of Narnia have long been waiting for humans like themselves to appear and break the witch's spell. Under the leadership of the great lion Aslan (voice of Liam Neeson), can Lucy, Edmond, Susan, and the oldest, Peter, prove themselves heroes in the ultimate battle of good vs. evil?
In the second chapter in The Chronicles of Narnia, the Pevensie children return to the fantastic land. But though only a year has passed on Earth, more than a millennium has gone by in Narnia. A wicked king now rules the country, but Prince Caspian--the young man who should be on the throne--and the Pevensies join forces to once again return Narnia to its former state.
From the studio
Walt Disney Pictures and Walden Media invite you to discover C.S. Lewis' timeless and beloved adventures in this two-movie collection of The Chronicles Of Narnia. Venture into mystical lands with incredibly realistic special effects as Peter, Susan, Edmund and Lucy meet countless colourful characters and learn valuable life lessons along the way. In The Lion, The Witch And The Wardrobe, join the four siblings as they step through a magical wardrobe and fi nd the land of Narnia. There, they discover a charming, once peaceful kingdom that has been plunged into eternal winter by the evil White Witch. Aided by the magnificent lion Aslan, the children lead Narnia into battle to be free from her glacial powers forever! The magic continues in the second installment of The Chronicles of Narnia series, Prince Caspian. The children join forces with the mighty and magnificent Aslan, and a brand new hero, Prince Caspian, as they lead the Narnians on a remarkable journey to restore peace and glory to their enchanted land.
- The Bloopers of Narnia
- Discover Narnia Fun Facts
- Director and Kids' Commentary
- Filmmakers' Commentary
- Audio Commentary With Director Andrew Adamson And Actors
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21 of 22 people found the following review helpful
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For several years, fantasy films were MIA, except the occasional hack job.
Then Peter Jackson's glorious "Lord of the Rings" came and went, leaving some pretty big shoes to fill, as far as fantasy films go. And while "The Lion the Witch and the Wardrobe" and its grittier sequel "Prince Caspian" don't quite fill those shoes, they come a lot closer than any movie has since. Andrew Adamson brings C.S. Lewis's classic fantasy novels to life with plenty of beauty, drama and solid acting.
With WW II raging, the four Pevensie children are sent to the countryside, at an eccentric professor's mansion. But during a game of hide-and-seek, little Lucy (Georgie Henley) hides inside a wardrobe -- and stumbles into a wintry wilderness, with a faun she befriends. Alas, her brothers and sisters don't believe her -- but they don't know that Edmund (Skandar Keynes) has also gone through, and befriended a sinister, beautiful Witch (Tilda Swinton).
Eventually all four end up going through the wardrobe, but but they soon find that the Witch is hunting for them, in fear that they will fulfil an ancient prophecy. But Edmund has run off to join the Witch. And so the remaining three must join up with Aslan (Liam Neeson), the leonine god-king of Narnia. But the price for victory against the Witch may be too high.
And then we have the drastically different story of "Prince Caspian" -- 1,300 years later, wioth the native Narnians driven underground by human Telmarines.
When King Miraz's (Sergio Castellitto) wife gives birth to a baby boy, his nephew -- the rightful heir -- becomes an obstacle. Young Prince Caspian (Ben Barnes) flees from his treacherous uncle, and is discovered by a band of Narnians. Along the way, he accidentally ends up summoning the ancient Kings and Queens of Narnia -- also known as the Pevensie children, who were waiting at a train station when they were unexpectedly sucked trough a tunnel.
Though initially delighted to have returned to Narnia, the Pevensies are horrified by what has happened to Narnia. Caspian has organized a ramshackle army of Narnians, but Peter (William Moseley) finds that fighting an organized, armed force is very different from battling the White Witch. After a disastrous attack, the Narnians are facing almost certain destruction -- but Lucy (Georgie Henley) is convinced that Aslan can somehow save them, and restore the kingdom to Prince Caspian.
Director Andrew Adamson has obviously given the two Narnia films plenty of creative love, majesty and humor. This is especially difficult because the two films are rather different in style -- the first is more of a children's fantasy, and the second is a darker, grittier war story where some of the good guys won't make it out alive.
Adamson does a spectacular job bringing Narnia to life -- races across a frozen river, tea with Tumnus, the Witch's final battle with Peter, a battle interrupted by raging tree roots and castle-wide battles, as well as the more harrowing character-driven scenes like Miraz taunting his anguished nephew. All of these come to life with remarkable skill and grace. The most powerful scenes are lion-god Aslan's -- including a truly ghastly sacrifice scene that does justice to Lewis' novel.
But Adamson doesn't let it get overinflated on its own ego. When Edmund tells his horse, "Whoa, boy!" it retorts peevishly, "My NAME is Philip!"; and the grimmer "Prince Caspian" is kept afloat by the chivalrous mouse Reepicheep. Those moments of lightness -- and giving Aslan a sense of humor -- keep the films from seeming too grim or self-important.
And of course, the special effects. WETA workship deserves an award (it's been nominated for a few) for the amazing CGI, ranging from Aslan (who looks almost real) to the witch's "resurrection" in a solid slab of ice. They are especially good in battle scenes, which are startlingly savage and brutal for younger viewers' movie.
The young actors do solid jobs here -- the four Pevensie actors do thoroughly solid jobs. The best is Georgie Henley is probably the most capable actress here, conveying misery, awe, delight, childish glee and sorrow. Tilda Swinton is pitch-perfect as the cruel White Witch, Ben Barnes is solid as handsome Prince Caspian, and Liam Neeson sounds suitably warm, kind and paternal as Aslan.
Though Lewis was reportedly against a live-action adaptation of the Chronicles, it's hard to imagine him having a problem with these rapid-fire adaptations -- the sparkling "The Lion the Witch and the Wardrobe," and the grimier war story "Prince Caspian."
Then Peter Jackson's glorious "Lord of the Rings" came and went, leaving some pretty big shoes to fill, as far as fantasy films go. And while "The Lion the Witch and the Wardrobe" and its grittier sequel "Prince Caspian" don't quite fill those shoes, they come a lot closer than any movie has since. Andrew Adamson brings C.S. Lewis's classic fantasy novels to life with plenty of beauty, drama and solid acting.
With WW II raging, the four Pevensie children are sent to the countryside, at an eccentric professor's mansion. But during a game of hide-and-seek, little Lucy (Georgie Henley) hides inside a wardrobe -- and stumbles into a wintry wilderness, with a faun she befriends. Alas, her brothers and sisters don't believe her -- but they don't know that Edmund (Skandar Keynes) has also gone through, and befriended a sinister, beautiful Witch (Tilda Swinton).
Eventually all four end up going through the wardrobe, but but they soon find that the Witch is hunting for them, in fear that they will fulfil an ancient prophecy. But Edmund has run off to join the Witch. And so the remaining three must join up with Aslan (Liam Neeson), the leonine god-king of Narnia. But the price for victory against the Witch may be too high.
And then we have the drastically different story of "Prince Caspian" -- 1,300 years later, wioth the native Narnians driven underground by human Telmarines.
When King Miraz's (Sergio Castellitto) wife gives birth to a baby boy, his nephew -- the rightful heir -- becomes an obstacle. Young Prince Caspian (Ben Barnes) flees from his treacherous uncle, and is discovered by a band of Narnians. Along the way, he accidentally ends up summoning the ancient Kings and Queens of Narnia -- also known as the Pevensie children, who were waiting at a train station when they were unexpectedly sucked trough a tunnel.
Though initially delighted to have returned to Narnia, the Pevensies are horrified by what has happened to Narnia. Caspian has organized a ramshackle army of Narnians, but Peter (William Moseley) finds that fighting an organized, armed force is very different from battling the White Witch. After a disastrous attack, the Narnians are facing almost certain destruction -- but Lucy (Georgie Henley) is convinced that Aslan can somehow save them, and restore the kingdom to Prince Caspian.
Director Andrew Adamson has obviously given the two Narnia films plenty of creative love, majesty and humor. This is especially difficult because the two films are rather different in style -- the first is more of a children's fantasy, and the second is a darker, grittier war story where some of the good guys won't make it out alive.
Adamson does a spectacular job bringing Narnia to life -- races across a frozen river, tea with Tumnus, the Witch's final battle with Peter, a battle interrupted by raging tree roots and castle-wide battles, as well as the more harrowing character-driven scenes like Miraz taunting his anguished nephew. All of these come to life with remarkable skill and grace. The most powerful scenes are lion-god Aslan's -- including a truly ghastly sacrifice scene that does justice to Lewis' novel.
But Adamson doesn't let it get overinflated on its own ego. When Edmund tells his horse, "Whoa, boy!" it retorts peevishly, "My NAME is Philip!"; and the grimmer "Prince Caspian" is kept afloat by the chivalrous mouse Reepicheep. Those moments of lightness -- and giving Aslan a sense of humor -- keep the films from seeming too grim or self-important.
And of course, the special effects. WETA workship deserves an award (it's been nominated for a few) for the amazing CGI, ranging from Aslan (who looks almost real) to the witch's "resurrection" in a solid slab of ice. They are especially good in battle scenes, which are startlingly savage and brutal for younger viewers' movie.
The young actors do solid jobs here -- the four Pevensie actors do thoroughly solid jobs. The best is Georgie Henley is probably the most capable actress here, conveying misery, awe, delight, childish glee and sorrow. Tilda Swinton is pitch-perfect as the cruel White Witch, Ben Barnes is solid as handsome Prince Caspian, and Liam Neeson sounds suitably warm, kind and paternal as Aslan.
Though Lewis was reportedly against a live-action adaptation of the Chronicles, it's hard to imagine him having a problem with these rapid-fire adaptations -- the sparkling "The Lion the Witch and the Wardrobe," and the grimier war story "Prince Caspian."
6 of 6 people found the following review helpful
Format:DVD
I bought this item for my six year old son, after he read the story at school and he has watched it nearly everyday since.
The DVD is very captivating and the story is every bit as I remember the original TV series back in the 80's, as of course i am having to watch it too!!
I would recommend this item to anyone who loves to escape back to their childhood fantasy land, as it is totally enjoyble to all,
The DVD is very captivating and the story is every bit as I remember the original TV series back in the 80's, as of course i am having to watch it too!!
I would recommend this item to anyone who loves to escape back to their childhood fantasy land, as it is totally enjoyble to all,
4 of 4 people found the following review helpful
Format:DVD
Is anyone else struggling to find the bonus features on the Prince Caspian DVD? I have the 2-movie collector's set and all the bonus features listed on the sleeve for The Lion, The Witch and The Wardrobe are on the DVD, but not so for Prince Caspian. There's only the commentary on the Prince Caspian DVD and I'm missing the bloopers, deleted scenes, and all the other mini-documentaries. It's like I'm missing an extra DVD, even though there's only space for the 2 film dvds in the case. All these bonus features are listed on the sleeve. Is there a special way to access them, like online? Or am I being stupid?
Excellent films though both. They look brilliant on DVD, and must be amazing on blu-ray.
Excellent films though both. They look brilliant on DVD, and must be amazing on blu-ray.
Most Recent Customer Reviews
Chronicles of Narnia double dvd
Arrived in good time. Really enjoyed both the dvd's. Would definately recommend buying these dvd's which included The Lion, The Witch and the Wardrobe and Prince Caspian.
Published 8 months ago by jm1961
Chronicles of Narnia
I bought this for my gransdson. Sat and watched it and he thoroughly enjoyed it. He is only 4 years old.
Published 8 months ago by Cassie
Narnia Chronicles
Very quick delivery and product as promised (with a lovely note)
Girls are in their element and enjoying the movie as we speak!
Thank you
Girls are in their element and enjoying the movie as we speak!
Thank you
Published 9 months ago by buggs4320
A great box set at a great price
My daughter loves these films and has watched them again and again on our PVR so I was eager to get them off the planner and was delighted to find them both together at a great... Read more
Published 12 months ago by Cheery Mum
Good films,shame about the service.
Loved these books when i was younger but have realised i have matured somewhat since then,hence only 4 stars. Read more
Published 12 months ago by cyril webster
Missing disc
Why, as details of out takes, etc. are given on the box, are these not included?
We bought this 'set' for our son, recently opened following his birthday. Read more
We bought this 'set' for our son, recently opened following his birthday. Read more
Published 12 months ago by Frank
great kids films
I got this set for my 8 yr old son. He loves them and thier; good clean fantasy disney films. They go into a magical world behind the wall in one of the kids homes. Read more
Published 14 months ago by T-HILL75
Pure Magic
Pure Magic film to try out on a new Blueray player, excellent quality film for all the family. Arrived safely within 3 days from ordering thanks to the Amozon system.
Published 15 months ago by R. Unwin
Back to front order, but all good!
The discs are just what I wanted, but I was most confused when I put disc 1 in and got Prince Caspian, The lion etc is disc 2. Not a large complaint, just a little niggle! Read more
Published 15 months ago by Mrs. P. J. Funnell
Love it!
Fab dvd's. Keep my daughters attention throughout. Never seen the film before, but read the books as a child. Read more
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