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The Lion, The Witch And The Wardrobe [DVD]

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4.3 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (19 customer reviews)
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  • Directors: Bill Melendez
  • Format: Animated, PAL
  • Language English
  • Region: Region 2 (This DVD may not be viewable outside Europe. Read more about DVD formats.)
  • Number of discs: 1
  • Classification: U
  • Studio: Optimum Home Entertainment
  • DVD Release Date: 7 Nov 2005
  • Run Time: 95 minutes
  • Average Customer Review: 4.3 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (19 customer reviews)
  • ASIN: B000AMSSBQ
  • Amazon.co.uk Sales Rank: 9,375 in DVD (See Bestsellers in DVD)

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DVD Description

Made in 1979, this Emmy Award winning The Lion, The Witch And The Wardrobe perfectly captures the spirit and charm of C.S. Lewis' famed book with a unique, visual style all its own. This magical film is presented here digitally restored with the original UK voice cast for a new generation to discover.

Synopsis

Four young children, Peter, Susan, Edmund and Lucy are evacuated to the country house of an old Professor. Whilst playing 'hide and seek' Lucy enters a wardrobe and discovers the magical world of Narnia, where an evil witch has pronounced herself Queen and rules over the fawns, beavers and mystical creatures of the kingdom. She has cast a spell over the land so that it is always winter but never Christmas. Only Aslan the Lion can help them restore the seasons to Nania.

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26 of 26 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars Still enjoyable as a grown up!, 21 Oct 2005
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I always think of this animated version of the classic tale very fondly, since it is single handedly responsible for me discovering the wonderful world of Narnia! Yes, the animation is rather dodgy, but this is made up for by a fantastic musical score and the story has been minimally messed with, always important in adaptations from books. Whilst this may not hold the thrill for me now that it did when I first saw it around 25 years ago, it is still very enjoyable. Thank goodness, it is the British soundtrack version, although unfortunately the American credits have been put on the end of the film, leaving the likes of Sheila Hancock, Arthur Lowe, Leo McKern, June Whitfield and Leslie Phillips sadly uncredited!
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9 of 9 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars Still a classic., 5 Dec 2005
By peteg1969 "peteg1969" (SURREY England) - See all my reviews
I'm so glad the new live action movie of "The Lion, The Witch And The Wardrobe" got made as it's a great excuse for this superb animated version to finally get the DVD treatment.

Seeing this back in 1979 it was absolutley magical and although it shows it's age, it's still a great movie.

This particular DVD has indeed the original british cast lending thier voices (Arthur Lowe, Leslie Phillips etc) but the end credits list the american actors which is strange.

The extras are not too bad, with commentary from some of the crewand plenty of production stills and early sketches as well as a few storyboards.

There is a brief but interesting interview with the producer about the problems getting the movie made and there is also a deleted scene from towards the end of the movie whic doesn't show any animation as such but retains the original voice over and shows how the scene would have played out with the aid of early sketches.

It's well worth buying but I feel that people will be disappointed with this if they have seen the new cgi movie and expect a similar film.

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6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars Animated Narnia from 1979, 15 Jan 2006
By Erich Mohr "Arandil" (Sonoma County, Ca) - See all my reviews
This review is from: The Lion, The Witch and the Wardrobe [DVD] [1979] [Region 1] [US Import] [NTSC] (DVD)
This is the animated version of The Lion The Witch and The Wardrobe made by the same animation group that made many of the Peanuts cartoons (Mr Melendez himself was Snoopy many times). The animation was about average for the time, which looks very crude by todays' standards, but was quite good for a television production of the 70's/80's. There has been no restoring of the film to my knowledge, so this is as clean a transfer as one can get from film without resorting to digital cleaning (a lengthy process).

Extras listed are simply text information, there are no featurettes, clips, etc.

One word of warning, the principle actors have all been replaced with American dubs, with the exception of Aslan himself, so those looking to find the ITC (or PBS if you are from the States) broadcast version, you might be let down.

There is another version of this available on DVD with the original British cast, available only as Region 2 or 4 DVDs. This other version also contains commentary, although fairly limited according to those who have it. I'll take any suggestions as to where to find a Region 1 version.

Hope this helps anyone trying to confirm WHICH version of the animated feature this is.

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5.0 out of 5 stars A magical journey into fantasy
In this age of cgi animation, it might be easy to overlook the 1979 version. But behind its deceptively simple cartoonish style lies the best version of CS Lewis's fantasy tale... Read more
Published 14 months ago by Eric Ian Steele

5.0 out of 5 stars On Region TWO DVD at long last!!!
I bought this some time ago on Region ONE DVD as that's all that was available at the time. Great to see this on Region TWO now for UK/Europe. Read more
Published on 17 Dec 2007 by Mr. D. mcgrath

5.0 out of 5 stars Great
This is the original, or the DVD I purchased is, mine came in a with the modern looking art work as seen one other sites with cardboard outer (much like the latest Narnia cases,... Read more
Published on 14 July 2007 by Meadows

2.0 out of 5 stars Not the cartoon from my Childhood
I keep trying to find the original Magical British animation of my Childhood. I've tried this one but not with the British voice over. Read more
Published on 2 Feb 2007 by Mark C. E. Combe

3.0 out of 5 stars Don't be too excited
For those of you who don't know...this cartoon version was made BEFORE the feature film, so please read the description carefully. Read more
Published on 24 Jan 2007 by M. Trudgill

5.0 out of 5 stars THE REAL NARNIA!!
Just to make it clear, this is not the recent live action film of Lewis's classic story. And praise be to Aslan for that since this 1979 animation, which is utterly faithful to... Read more
Published on 17 Jan 2007 by David Morris

5.0 out of 5 stars D'oh! Read the description......
This is a great cartoon version, made many years before the latest movie, and brings back lots of memories of watching it during my childhood... Read more
Published on 29 Dec 2006 by v

5.0 out of 5 stars a piece of my childhood!
Watching this takes me back to when I was a child and would watch the animated version on an old video at my Great Aunt's house in Durham. Read more
Published on 16 April 2006 by Rohun

5.0 out of 5 stars HdC
I'm sorry if people have bought this thinking it's the new film that's just come out - but please keep an open mind! Read more
Published on 10 April 2006 by HdeC

1.0 out of 5 stars NOT THE REAL MCCOY!
Rented this one thinking it was the lastest production of Narnia. Mostly because the cover of the DVD looked like the one on the cinema, but also because the date of production... Read more
Published on 15 Mar 2006 by The Cat Vet

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