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December 18, 2005
Narnia
Off I went.. on a mission to see Harry Potter... It's been out a while and I'm finally getting out to see it now that work has simmered down.
So., lo and behold the ticket clerk makes a mistake.. and we end up in Narnia.
I think the guy had some sort of mental block, you would think that hearing the prior person complaining about receiving the wrong tickets would trigger me to double check... I guess I was too concerned about him not giving me my change. Duh..
it's sort of funny, because we walk to the next checkpoint, the person directs us to the theatre, I look up and see the narnia banner. I know it's the small theatre in this location and I think, OK only two shows a day, they are probably re-using this theatre.
So we sit, get comfortable, watch previews and the movie starts.
It's a war scene, mother and children run for cover. they hide in a bombshelter in the back of the house. They survive and next scene they are getting on a train. (here I'm thinking, gee.. new characters... a family... off to hogwarts via train... Hey they have the accents close enough). I guess the mind rationalizes things at times.
Then the title comes on and I'm thinking DOH!!!!! Wrong Movie!!!
Well I had planned to see it anyway.
So Tricia and I resolve to stay.. after all I would not want to walk into Harry potter missing the first 10 minutes.
So, Four London children arrive to s safe haven and discover a wardrobe that transports them to the land of Narnia out the back of the wardrobe. Cool Concept. Like a portal. It's a cold winter (for a hudred years) ruled by an evil witch. The children discover the folk of the land and gather forces with a Aslan (a lion) for a great battle of good and evil.
I loved the story, it reminded me of a shortend version fo Lord of the Rings, yet with Children and a mystical land. It kept me interested through out the whole. Filmwork and scenery were great, CGI animation was top notch. Very little artifacts in the character movement. The only CGI flaw I saw was the backdrop on certain outside scenes. You could tell it was a blue screen effect. This was a small minor artifact.
Overall I give this movie high marks.
Would love to see the story continue!
Posted by Me on December 18, 2005 11:55 PM
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