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Saw Chronicles of Narnia tonight. Beautiful movie. I loved it so very much.
I really liked that sort of unearthly look Narnia had. There was something vastly appealing about the deep bright reds of their armour, the extra-shinyness of Peter's sword (they'd better sell that as a replica!), and the surreal look of the White Witch's castle. Basically, Narnia looks like a world as a child might imagine it.
It was also nice and long, and didn't have that frenetic rushed feel that the past two Harry Potters have been guilty of (and understandably so, since the book's much shorter). Action was fantastic (except I wish the ending battle was longer). Tilda Swinton made a formidably haughty queen. And I ♥ Liam Neeson's voice, so he made the perfect Aslan. The kids were ok; Lucy was too adorable.And Peter was hawt.
Ok, it's way too late for me to think clearly, so that's all I'll say for now.
Hm, I think I want to re-read all the books. From what I can recall though, the film was quite faithful. And they get extra kudos for that.
In conclusion, it's no Lord of the Rings, but it's still one heck of a great movie.
NATALIE'S RATING METER: ♥♥♥♥♥/5
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I really liked that sort of unearthly look Narnia had. There was something vastly appealing about the deep bright reds of their armour, the extra-shinyness of Peter's sword (they'd better sell that as a replica!), and the surreal look of the White Witch's castle. Basically, Narnia looks like a world as a child might imagine it.
It was also nice and long, and didn't have that frenetic rushed feel that the past two Harry Potters have been guilty of (and understandably so, since the book's much shorter). Action was fantastic (except I wish the ending battle was longer). Tilda Swinton made a formidably haughty queen. And I ♥ Liam Neeson's voice, so he made the perfect Aslan. The kids were ok; Lucy was too adorable.
Ok, it's way too late for me to think clearly, so that's all I'll say for now.
Hm, I think I want to re-read all the books. From what I can recall though, the film was quite faithful. And they get extra kudos for that.
In conclusion, it's no Lord of the Rings, but it's still one heck of a great movie.
NATALIE'S RATING METER: ♥♥♥♥♥/5
(When have I started using so many hearts?! I blame
wtfsad for teaching me. WHAT HAVE YOU UNLEASHED?!?)
