Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, The Witch and the Wardrobe

Theatrical Release Date: 2005 12 09 (USA)

UPC: 786936292916

Studio: Walt Disney Video

MPAA Rating: PG   Contains:[Mild Violence, Watch With Your Kids, Scary Moments]

Summary: Four siblings -- Edmund (Skandar Keynes), Lucy (Georgie Henley), Peter (William Moseley), and Susan (Anna Popplewell) -- are sent from their London home to the country estate of an eccentric professor in order to ensure their safety during World War II. The house is very dull, except for a large, ornate wardrobe discovered by young Lucy during a game of hide-and-seek. Venturing inside of it in the hopes of finding a hiding place, Lucy is transported to a snowy alternate universe: a magical world called Narnia. The land is populated by talking animals and ruled over by the benevolent lion god Aslan (voiced by Liam Neeson), but sadly, the world is also in a state of perpetual winter. The white witch Jadis (Tilda Swinton), lustful for power and governed by narcissism, has cursed Narnia with a tyrannical decree that it will always be winter but never Christmas. Now, the children must fight alongside Aslan for the salvation of Narnia, but one of them, seduced by the charisma of the white witch, may choose to fight on the wrong side. ~ Cammila Collar, Rovi

Category: Fantasy

Awards: Best Young Actress – Broadcast Film Critics Association Best Live Action Family Film – Broadcast Film Critics Association Best Original Score – null Best Original Song – null Best British Supporting Actress – London Film Critics Association Best British Supporting Actor – London Film Critics Association Best Performance by a Child Actress – Phoenix Film Critics Association Most Promising Performer – Chicago Film Critics Association Breakthrough Performer – Online Film Critics Association Best Costume Design – British Academy of Film and Television Arts Best Visual Effects – British Academy of Film and Television Arts Best Visual Effects – British Academy of Film and Television Arts Best Visual Effects – British Academy of Film and Television Arts Best Visual Effects – British Academy of Film and Television Arts Best Makeup and Hair – British Academy of Film and Television Arts Best Makeup and Hair – British Academy of Film and Television Arts Best Makeup and Hair – British Academy of Film and Television Arts Best Makeup – Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences Best Makeup – Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences Best Sound Mixing – Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences Best Sound Mixing – Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences Best Sound Mixing – Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences Best Visual Effects – Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences Best Visual Effects – Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences Best Visual Effects – Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences Best Visual Effects – Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences Best Original Song – Hollywood Foreign Press Association Best Original Score – Hollywood Foreign Press Association

Features: Bloopers
Discover Narnia fun facts
Kids & director commentary
Filmmakers' commentary

Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, The Witch and the Wardrobe

Format: DVD

Release Date: 04/04/2006

Aspect Ratio: 1.33:1 Pre-1954 Standard

Audio: DD5.1 Dolby Digital 5.1, DTS Digital Theater Systems

Runtime: 135 Minutes

Sides: 1

Number of Discs: 1

Language(s) English,French,Spanish

Subtitles: French,Spanish

Region: USA & territories, Canada

Chapters: Disc #1 -- The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, The Witch and the Wardrobe
1. Introduction [:00]
2. Mrs. Macready [:00]
3. The Wardrobe [:00]
4. Mr. Tumnus' House [:00]
5. Just Your Imagination [7:07]
6. Hail the Queen! [4:07]
7. Peter, Wake Up! [7:07]
8. The World Of Narnia [6:10]
9. Beavers' Home [5:06]
10. Behold the Queen's Castle [5:14]
11. They're After Us! [4:33]
12. The Queen's Lair [7:20]
13. Across the Melting River [3:32]
14. Aslan's Camp [6:19]
15. Sir Peter [:54]
16. The Lion and the Witch [3:37]
17. Aslan's Sacrifice [10:30]
18. You Have to Lead Us [:30]
19. Battle For Narnia [6:40]
20. Aslan's Resurrection [5:38]
21. Phoenix [7:13]
22. Peter Vs. the Witch [5:51]
23. The Royal Coronation [8:31]
24. Credits [:07]

Cammila Collar

This noble adaptation of C.S. Lewis' classic novel is both graceful and fun, employing many of the epic themes of the Lord of the Rings trilogy with a simpler, more child-friendly story. The studio may have shot itself in the foot when it went on a PR trip, extolling the Christian symbolism of the film's script in order to avoid a fundamentalist backlash against all subject matter dealing with magic. Without being forced to bear this apparent intention of the author in mind, the audience is in no way obligated to interpret the events of the film this directly. There is obvious spiritual and perhaps even moral subtext, but this is not a heavy-handed movie and the ultimate meaning is left up to the viewer. What is undeniable about the film is the fantastic depth of its young characters, sometimes surpassing Lord of the Rings in this regard, as Narnia doesn't require the intense mythological and historical backstory of Middle-earth, thus freeing up screen time for character development. Each of the film's young actors give performances that are real and organic, never relying on cuteness or sappiness for audience approval. This goes doubly for eight-year-old Georgie Henley, whose charm, talent, and ease could K.O. Dakota Fanning in a single round. Tilda Swinton surpasses already high expectations, playing the part of the evil White Witch with fascist sensibilities, narcissistic greed, and glam-rock style, so that both children and adults alike are likely to feel a combination of fear and hatred every time she enters a scene. A film adaptation of The Chronicles of Narnia seemed like a natural step after the success of the Lord of the Rings trilogy, since Hollywood loves to capitalize on a successful trend -- not to mention the fact that both works of literature were written around the same period of time, and that C.S. Lewis and J.R.R. Tolkien were known to have been friends. The overall tone of The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe, however, is more suitable to younger viewers than the Lord of the Rings trilogy, containing far less violence and less generally dark material. The plot itself is also less complex, and the timeline is far simpler, but these changes do less to make the film unsuitable to adults and more to simply invite children to join its viewership. ~ Cammila Collar, Rovi

Cast and Crew: Jim May  Actor 
Mark Wells  Actor 
Shelley Edwards  Actor 
Douglas Gresham  Actor 
Felicity Hamill  Actor 
Nikhom Nusungnern  Actor 
Ray Winstone  Actor 
Lee Tuson  Actor 
Zakiuddin Mohd Farooque  Actor 
Rupert Everett  Actor 
Alina Phelan  Actor 
Prapraphorn Chansantor  Actor 
Morris Lupton  Actor 
Lucy Tanner  Actor 
Allison Sarofim  Actor 
Rachael Henley  Actor 
Richard King  Actor 
Sim Evan-Jones  Actor 
Kate O'Rourke  Actor 
Jaxin Hall  Actor 
Charles Williams  Actor 
Ajay Ratilal Navi  Actor 
Noah Huntley  Actor 
Cameron Rhodes  Actor 
Terry Murdoch  Actor 
Vanessa Cater  Actor 
Doungdieo Savangvong  Actor 
Stephen Ure  Actor 
Susan Haldane  Actor 
Margaret Bremner  Actor 
Tiggy Mathias  Actor 
M. Ramaswami  Actor 
Russell Pickering  Actor 
Sonya Hitchcock  Actor 
Bhoja Kannada  Actor 
Dawn French  Actor 
Philip Steuer  Actor 
Sophie Winkleman  Actor 
Elizabeth Kirk  Actor 
Sam Lahood  Actor 
Mark Johnson  Producer 
Harry Gregson-Williams  Composer (Music Score) 
Andrew Adamson  Director 
Andrew Adamson  Executive Producer 
Andrew Adamson  Screenwriter 
Philip Steuer  Executive Producer 
Philip Steuer  Producer 
Matthew Stillman  Producer 
David Minkowski  Producer 
Ann Peacock  Screenwriter 
Lee Berger  Executive Producer 
Cheryl Bainum  Executive Producer 
David Sanger  Producer 
Christopher Markus  Screenwriter 
Stephen McFeely  Screenwriter 
Perry Moore  Executive Producer 
Georgie Henley  Actor 
Skandar Keynes  Actor 
William Moseley  Actor 
Anna Popplewell  Actor 
Tilda Swinton  Actor 
James McAvoy  Actor 
Jim Broadbent  Actor 
Liam Neeson  Actor 
Kiran Shah  Actor 
James Cosmo  Actor 
Judy McIntosh  Actor 
Elizabeth Hawthorne  Actor 
Patrick Kake  Actor 
Shane Rangi  Actor 

Country: USA